diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1676-changelog.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1676-changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d351367a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1676-changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ecs_cluster - append default value to documentation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1636).
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/ecs_cluster.py b/plugins/modules/ecs_cluster.py
index aaa94729153..8b64a14abbd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ecs_cluster.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ecs_cluster.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
                 description:
                   - How many tasks, at a minimum, should use the specified provider.
                 type: int
+                default: 0
     purge_capacity_providers:
         version_added: 5.2.0
         description: