diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eab571678..cf46a0d2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ nosetests.xml
 .project
 .pydevproject
 .idea
+.venv
 
 # Vim
 *.sw*
diff --git a/tests/test_ecs.py b/tests/test_ecs.py
index 8e631404c..73333bec5 100644
--- a/tests/test_ecs.py
+++ b/tests/test_ecs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,39 @@
 
 class TestECS(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_allow_placement_strategy_constraint(self):
+        task_definition = ecs.TaskDefinition(
+            "mytaskdef",
+            ContainerDefinitions=[
+                ecs.ContainerDefinition(
+                    Image="myimage",
+                    Memory="300",
+                    Name="mycontainer",
+                )
+            ],
+            Volumes=[
+                ecs.Volume(Name="my-vol"),
+            ],
+        )
+        ecs_service = ecs.Service(
+            'Service',
+            Cluster='cluster',
+            DesiredCount=2,
+            PlacementStrategies=[
+                ecs.PlacementStrategy(
+                    Type="random",
+                )
+            ],
+            PlacementConstraints=[
+                ecs.PlacementConstraint(
+                    Type="distinctInstance",
+                )
+            ],
+            TaskDefinition=Ref(task_definition),
+        )
+
+        ecs_service.to_dict()
+
     def test_allow_string_cluster(self):
         task_definition = ecs.TaskDefinition(
             "mytaskdef",
diff --git a/troposphere/ecs.py b/troposphere/ecs.py
index 5677e24c7..a00c0ab21 100644
--- a/troposphere/ecs.py
+++ b/troposphere/ecs.py
@@ -26,6 +26,36 @@ class DeploymentConfiguration(AWSProperty):
     }
 
 
+def placement_strategy_validator(x):
+    valid_values = ['random', 'spread', 'binpack']
+    if x not in valid_values:
+        raise ValueError("Placement Strategy type must be one of: %s" %
+                         ', '.join(valid_values))
+    return x
+
+
+def placement_constraint_validator(x):
+    valid_values = ['distinctInstance', 'memberOf']
+    if x not in valid_values:
+        raise ValueError("Placement Constraint type must be one of: %s" %
+                         ', '.join(valid_values))
+    return x
+
+
+class PlacementConstraint(AWSProperty):
+    props = {
+        'Type': (placement_constraint_validator, True),
+        'Expression': (basestring, False),
+    }
+
+
+class PlacementStrategy(AWSProperty):
+    props = {
+        'Type': (placement_strategy_validator, True),
+        'Field': (basestring, False),
+    }
+
+
 class Service(AWSObject):
     resource_type = "AWS::ECS::Service"
 
@@ -35,6 +65,9 @@ class Service(AWSObject):
         'DesiredCount': (positive_integer, False),
         'LoadBalancers': ([LoadBalancer], False),
         'Role': (basestring, False),
+        'PlacementConstraints': ([PlacementConstraint], False),
+        'PlacementStrategies': ([PlacementStrategy], False),
+        'ServiceName': (basestring, False),
         'TaskDefinition': (basestring, True),
     }