diff --git a/provider/ecs/config.go b/provider/ecs/config.go
index 88a24aad8..ab77f5e77 100644
--- a/provider/ecs/config.go
+++ b/provider/ecs/config.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (p *Provider) buildConfiguration(services map[string][]ecsInstance) (*types
 		"getRateLimitsExtractorFunc": getFuncStringValue(label.TraefikFrontendRateLimitExtractorFunc, ""),
 		"getRateLimits":              getRateLimits,
 		// Headers
+		"hasHeaders":                        hasPrefixFuncLabel(label.TraefikFrontendHeaders),
 		"hasRequestHeaders":                 hasFuncLabel(label.TraefikFrontendRequestHeaders),
 		"getRequestHeaders":                 getFuncMapValue(label.TraefikFrontendRequestHeaders),
 		"hasResponseHeaders":                hasFuncLabel(label.TraefikFrontendResponseHeaders),
diff --git a/templates/ecs.tmpl b/templates/ecs.tmpl
index ca735535d..b96c1047d 100644
--- a/templates/ecs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/ecs.tmpl
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         {{end}}
     {{end}}
 
+    {{if hasHeaders $instance }}
     [frontends."frontend-{{ $serviceName }}".headers]
       {{if hasSSLRedirectHeaders $instance}}
       SSLRedirect = {{getSSLRedirectHeaders $instance}}
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@
         {{$k}} = "{{$v}}"
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
+    {{end}}
 
     [frontends.frontend-{{ $serviceName }}.routes.route-frontend-{{ $serviceName }}]
       rule = "{{getFrontendRule $instance}}"