diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 651d3236b6..fe9abed7a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Talk to the forestkeepers in the `runners-channel` on Slack.
 | <a name="input_webhook_lambda_timeout"></a> [webhook\_lambda\_timeout](#input\_webhook\_lambda\_timeout) | Time out of the webhook lambda in seconds. | `number` | `10` | no |
 | <a name="input_webhook_lambda_zip"></a> [webhook\_lambda\_zip](#input\_webhook\_lambda\_zip) | File location of the webhook lambda zip file. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_workflow_job_queue_configuration"></a> [workflow\_job\_queue\_configuration](#input\_workflow\_job\_queue\_configuration) | Configuration options for workflow job queue which is only applicable if the flag enable\_workflow\_job\_events\_queue is set to true. | <pre>object({<br>    delay_seconds              = number<br>    visibility_timeout_seconds = number<br>    message_retention_seconds  = number<br>  })</pre> | <pre>{<br>  "delay_seconds": null,<br>  "message_retention_seconds": null,<br>  "visibility_timeout_seconds": null<br>}</pre> | no |
+| <a name="runners_ebs_optimized"></a> [runner\_ebs\_optimized](#input\_runner\_ebs\_optimized) | Whether the runner instances are optimized for EBS I/O. This optimization provides dedicated throughput to Amazon EBS and an optimized configuration stack to provide optimal EBS I/O performance. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 645bb6d2f1..1617b10d41 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ module "runners" {
   pool_lambda_reserved_concurrent_executions = var.pool_lambda_reserved_concurrent_executions
 
   ssm_housekeeper = var.runners_ssm_housekeeper
+  ebs_optimized   = var.runners_ebs_optimized
 }
 
 module "runner_binaries" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 51bd7d8e10..0389b005b3 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -884,3 +884,9 @@ variable "instance_termination_watcher" {
   })
   default = {}
 }
+
+variable "runners_ebs_optimized" {
+  description = "Enable EBS optimization for the runner instances."
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}