diff --git a/modules/gateway-task/main.tf b/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
index 8b4e4b0b..b3126446 100644
--- a/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gateway-task/main.tf
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "this" {
   container_definitions = jsonencode(
     flatten(
       concat(
+        var.extra_container_definitions,
         [
           local.finalized_mesh_init_container_definition,
           {
diff --git a/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf b/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
index ff1de19d..507fe5ee 100644
--- a/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gateway-task/variables.tf
@@ -435,3 +435,9 @@ variable "exclude_uids" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = []
 }
+
+variable "extra_container_definitions" {
+  type        = any
+  description = "Any extra containers to add to the gateway task"
+  default     = []
+}