diff --git a/provider/ecs/config.go b/provider/ecs/config.go
index df28c315d..272c53970 100644
--- a/provider/ecs/config.go
+++ b/provider/ecs/config.go
@@ -14,25 +14,27 @@ import (
 // buildConfiguration fills the config template with the given instances
 func (p *Provider) buildConfiguration(services map[string][]ecsInstance) (*types.Configuration, error) {
 	var ecsFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
-		"filterFrontends":         filterFrontends,
-		"getFrontendRule":         p.getFrontendRule,
-		"getBasicAuth":            getFuncSliceString(label.TraefikFrontendAuthBasic),
-		"hasLoadBalancerLabel":    hasLoadBalancerLabel,
-		"getLoadBalancerMethod":   getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerMethod, label.DefaultBackendLoadBalancerMethod),
-		"getSticky":               getSticky,
-		"hasStickinessLabel":      getFuncFirstBoolValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerStickiness, false),
-		"getStickinessCookieName": getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerStickinessCookieName, label.DefaultBackendLoadbalancerStickinessCookieName),
-		"getProtocol":             getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikProtocol, label.DefaultProtocol),
-		"getHost":                 getHost,
-		"getPort":                 getPort,
-		"getWeight":               getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikWeight, label.DefaultWeight),
-		"getPassHostHeader":       getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikFrontendPassHostHeader, label.DefaultPassHostHeader),
-		"getPriority":             getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikFrontendPriority, label.DefaultFrontendPriority),
-		"getEntryPoints":          getFuncSliceString(label.TraefikFrontendEntryPoints),
-		"hasHealthCheckLabels":    hasFuncFirst(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath),
-		"getHealthCheckPath":      getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath, ""),
-		"getHealthCheckPort":      getFuncFirstIntValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPort, label.DefaultBackendHealthCheckPort),
-		"getHealthCheckInterval":  getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckInterval, ""),
+		"filterFrontends":             filterFrontends,
+		"getFrontendRule":             p.getFrontendRule,
+		"getBasicAuth":                getFuncSliceString(label.TraefikFrontendAuthBasic),
+		"hasLoadBalancerLabel":        hasLoadBalancerLabel,
+		"getLoadBalancerMethod":       getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerMethod, label.DefaultBackendLoadBalancerMethod),
+		"getSticky":                   getSticky,
+		"hasStickinessLabel":          getFuncFirstBoolValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerStickiness, false),
+		"getStickinessCookieName":     getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerStickinessCookieName, label.DefaultBackendLoadbalancerStickinessCookieName),
+		"getProtocol":                 getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikProtocol, label.DefaultProtocol),
+		"getHost":                     getHost,
+		"getPort":                     getPort,
+		"getWeight":                   getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikWeight, label.DefaultWeight),
+		"getPassHostHeader":           getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikFrontendPassHostHeader, label.DefaultPassHostHeader),
+		"getPriority":                 getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikFrontendPriority, label.DefaultFrontendPriority),
+		"getEntryPoints":              getFuncSliceString(label.TraefikFrontendEntryPoints),
+		"hasHealthCheckLabels":        hasFuncFirst(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath),
+		"getHealthCheckPath":          getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath, ""),
+		"getHealthCheckPort":          getFuncFirstIntValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPort, label.DefaultBackendHealthCheckPort),
+		"getHealthCheckInterval":      getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckInterval, ""),
+		"hasCircuitBreakerLabel":      hasFuncFirst(label.TraefikBackendCircuitBreakerExpression),
+		"getCircuitBreakerExpression": getFuncFirstStringValue(label.TraefikBackendCircuitBreakerExpression, label.DefaultCircuitBreakerExpression),
 	}
 	return p.GetConfiguration("templates/ecs.tmpl", ecsFuncMap, struct {
 		Services map[string][]ecsInstance
diff --git a/templates/ecs.tmpl b/templates/ecs.tmpl
index 371046b8c..d5c842700 100644
--- a/templates/ecs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/ecs.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 [backends]
 {{range $serviceName, $instances := .Services}}
 
+  {{if hasCircuitBreakerLabel $instances}}
+  [backends.backend-{{ $serviceName }}.circuitBreaker]
+    expression = "{{getCircuitBreakerExpression $instances}}"
+  {{end}}
+
   {{if hasLoadBalancerLabel $instances}}
   [backends.backend-{{ $serviceName }}.loadBalancer]
     method = "{{ getLoadBalancerMethod $instances}}"