diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
index 52079f93944d9..68dcbf4d91f83 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ export interface BaseServiceProps {
    * @default - AWS Cloud Map service discovery is not enabled.
    */
   readonly cloudMapOptions?: CloudMapOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the new long ARN format has been enabled on ECS services.
+   * NOTE: This assumes customer has opted into the new format for the IAM role used for the service, and is a
+   * workaround for a current bug in Cloudformation in which the service name is not correctly returned when long ARN is
+   * enabled.
+   *
+   * Old ARN format: arn:aws:ecs:region:aws_account_id:service/service-name
+   * New ARN format: arn:aws:ecs:region:aws_account_id:service/cluster-name/service-name
+   *
+   * See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/userguide/ecs-resource-ids.html
+   *
+   * @deprecated this property is no longer used. Long arns are automatically handled by cloud formation.
+   */
+  readonly longArnEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**