diff --git a/modules/gateway-task/main.tf b/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
index dbaec083..2953c249 100644
--- a/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ resource "aws_ecs_service" "this" {
   name            = local.service_name
   cluster         = var.ecs_cluster_arn
   task_definition = aws_ecs_task_definition.this.arn
-  desired_count   = 1
+  desired_count   = var.gateway_count
   network_configuration {
     subnets          = var.subnets
     security_groups  = local.security_groups
diff --git a/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf b/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
index 67c9c1fc..63db1dc1 100644
--- a/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ variable "family" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "gateway_count" {
+  description = "Number of gateways to deploy to ECS."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 1
+}
+
 variable "ecs_cluster_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the ECS cluster where the gateway will be running."
   type        = string
@@ -354,4 +360,4 @@ variable "grpc_config" {
       contains(["port", "tls", "tlsServerName", "caCertFile"], key)
     ])
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/acceptance/tests/validation/terraform/mesh-gateway-validate/main.tf b/test/acceptance/tests/validation/terraform/mesh-gateway-validate/main.tf
index b903de4d..623b1a14 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/tests/validation/terraform/mesh-gateway-validate/main.tf
+++ b/test/acceptance/tests/validation/terraform/mesh-gateway-validate/main.tf
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ variable "lb_modify_security_group_id" {
   default = ""
 }
 
+variable "gateway_count" {
+  type    = number
+  default = 1
+}
 
 module "test_gateway" {
   source                             = "../../../../../../modules/gateway-task"
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ module "test_gateway" {
   subnets                            = ["subnets"]
   security_groups                    = var.security_groups
   kind                               = var.kind
+  gateway_count                      = var.gateway_count
   consul_server_hosts                = "localhost:8500"
   enable_mesh_gateway_wan_federation = var.enable_mesh_gateway_wan_federation
   tls                                = var.tls
diff --git a/test/acceptance/tests/validation/validation_test.go b/test/acceptance/tests/validation/validation_test.go
index ce419e6f..bb093089 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/tests/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/test/acceptance/tests/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ func TestValidation_MeshGateway(t *testing.T) {
 		lbModifySecGroup        bool
 		lbModifySecGroupID      string
 		expError                string
+		gatewayCount            int
 	}{
 		"kind is required": {
 			kind:                    "",
@@ -868,6 +869,13 @@ func TestValidation_MeshGateway(t *testing.T) {
 			lbModifySecGroup:   true,
 			lbModifySecGroupID: "mod-sg",
 		},
+		"multiple gateways": {
+			kind:         "mesh-gateway",
+			lbEnabled:    true,
+			lbSubnets:    []string{"subnet"},
+			lbVpcID:      "vpc",
+			gatewayCount: 2,
+		},
 	}
 	for name, c := range cases {
 		c := c
@@ -885,6 +893,7 @@ func TestValidation_MeshGateway(t *testing.T) {
 				"lb_create_security_group":           c.lbCreateSecGroup,
 				"lb_modify_security_group":           c.lbModifySecGroup,
 				"lb_modify_security_group_id":        c.lbModifySecGroupID,
+				"gateway_count":                      c.gatewayCount,
 			}
 			if len(c.kind) > 0 {
 				tfVars["kind"] = c.kind