diff --git a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/transformers.go b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/transformers.go
index 88fb9267082..8f6878e5ffa 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/transformers.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/transformers.go
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ func convertStorageOpts(wlName *string, in manifest.Storage) *template.StorageOp
 	}
 	return &template.StorageOpts{
 		Ephemeral:         convertEphemeral(in.Ephemeral),
+		ReadonlyRootFS:    in.ReadonlyRootFS,
 		Volumes:           convertVolumes(in.Volumes),
 		MountPoints:       convertMountPoints(in.Volumes),
 		EFSPerms:          convertEFSPermissions(in.Volumes),
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/storage.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/storage.go
index a83c79f415a..f0db4f4baf0 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/storage.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/storage.go
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ var (
 
 // Storage represents the options for external and native storage.
 type Storage struct {
-	Ephemeral *int               `yaml:"ephemeral"`
-	Volumes   map[string]*Volume `yaml:"volumes"` // NOTE: keep the pointers because `mergo` doesn't automatically deep merge map's value unless it's a pointer type.
+	Ephemeral      *int               `yaml:"ephemeral"`
+	ReadonlyRootFS *bool              `yaml:"readonly_fs"`
+	Volumes        map[string]*Volume `yaml:"volumes"` // NOTE: keep the pointers because `mergo` doesn't automatically deep merge map's value unless it's a pointer type.
 }
 
 // IsEmpty returns empty if the struct has all zero members.
 func (s *Storage) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return s.Ephemeral == nil && s.Volumes == nil
+	return s.Ephemeral == nil && s.Volumes == nil && s.ReadonlyRootFS == nil
 }
 
 func (s *Storage) requiredEnvFeatures() []string {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/storage_test.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/storage_test.go
index 848a7183609..4d49d698345 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/storage_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/storage_test.go
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ func TestStorage_IsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 			in:     Storage{},
 			wanted: true,
 		},
+		"non empty storage with ReadOnlyFS": {
+			in: Storage{
+				ReadonlyRootFS: aws.Bool(true),
+			},
+		},
 		"non empty storage": {
 			in: Storage{
 				Volumes: map[string]*Volume{
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-customhealthcheck.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-customhealthcheck.yml
index 82f3dc93561..d6d74c13ff5 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-customhealthcheck.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-customhealthcheck.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
 #
 #variables:                    # Pass environment variables as key value pairs.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-nohealthcheck.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-nohealthcheck.yml
index d8854755d4c..e23f81f8337 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-nohealthcheck.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/backend-svc-nohealthcheck.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
 #
 #variables:                    # Pass environment variables as key value pairs.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/lb-svc.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/lb-svc.yml
index acf26414154..bf8ea1bce0d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/lb-svc.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/lb-svc.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+ 
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
 #
 #variables:                    # Pass environment variables as key value pairs.
@@ -39,4 +42,4 @@ exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-nosubscribe.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-nosubscribe.yml
index 2bf3924104b..47ab8e26710 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-nosubscribe.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-nosubscribe.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+
+
 # You can register to topics from other services.
 # The events can be be received from an SQS queue via the env var $COPILOT_QUEUE_URI.
 # subscribe:
@@ -36,4 +40,4 @@ exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-subscribe.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-subscribe.yml
index 457dbabf944..45532afecd8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-subscribe.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-subscribe.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+
+
 # The events can be be received from an SQS queue via the env var $COPILOT_QUEUE_URI.
 subscribe:
   topics:
@@ -37,4 +41,4 @@ subscribe:
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-with-default-fifo-queue.yml b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-with-default-fifo-queue.yml
index 00e1da5e041..ad30eadcb99 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-with-default-fifo-queue.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/testdata/worker-svc-with-default-fifo-queue.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ memory: 512    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 
+storage:
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+
+
 # The events can be be received from an SQS queue via the env var $COPILOT_QUEUE_URI.
 subscribe:
   topics:
@@ -37,4 +41,4 @@ subscribe:
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/validate.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/validate.go
index bd4a442ee8e..716efe366bd 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/validate.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/validate.go
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ func (l LoadBalancedWebServiceConfig) validate() error {
 	if l.TaskConfig.IsWindows() {
 		if err = validateWindows(validateWindowsOpts{
 			efsVolumes: l.Storage.Volumes,
+			readOnlyFS: l.Storage.ReadonlyRootFS,
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("validate Windows: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ func (b BackendServiceConfig) validate() error {
 	if b.TaskConfig.IsWindows() {
 		if err = validateWindows(validateWindowsOpts{
 			efsVolumes: b.Storage.Volumes,
+			readOnlyFS: b.Storage.ReadonlyRootFS,
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("validate Windows: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ func (w WorkerServiceConfig) validate() error {
 	if w.TaskConfig.IsWindows() {
 		if err = validateWindows(validateWindowsOpts{
 			efsVolumes: w.Storage.Volumes,
+			readOnlyFS: w.Storage.ReadonlyRootFS,
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf(`validate Windows: %w`, err)
 		}
@@ -449,6 +452,7 @@ func (s ScheduledJobConfig) validate() error {
 	if s.TaskConfig.IsWindows() {
 		if err = validateWindows(validateWindowsOpts{
 			efsVolumes: s.Storage.Volumes,
+			readOnlyFS: s.Storage.ReadonlyRootFS,
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf(`validate Windows: %w`, err)
 		}
@@ -1624,6 +1628,7 @@ type validateTargetContainerOpts struct {
 }
 
 type validateWindowsOpts struct {
+	readOnlyFS *bool
 	efsVolumes map[string]*Volume
 }
 
@@ -1772,6 +1777,9 @@ func isValidSubSvcName(name string) bool {
 }
 
 func validateWindows(opts validateWindowsOpts) error {
+	if aws.BoolValue(opts.readOnlyFS) {
+		return fmt.Errorf(`%q can not be set to 'true' when deploying a Windows container`, "readonly_fs")
+	}
 	for _, volume := range opts.efsVolumes {
 		if !volume.EmptyVolume() {
 			return errors.New(`'EFS' is not supported when deploying a Windows container`)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/validate_test.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/validate_test.go
index d1d0515f7d3..f8aaeb82e94 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/validate_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/validate_test.go
@@ -3269,10 +3269,22 @@ func TestValidateWindows(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantedError: errors.New(`'EFS' is not supported when deploying a Windows container`),
 		},
-		"should return nil efs not specified": {
+		"should return nil when no fields are specified": {
 			in:          validateWindowsOpts{},
 			wantedError: nil,
 		},
+		"error if readonlyfs is true": {
+			in: validateWindowsOpts{
+				readOnlyFS: aws.Bool(true),
+			},
+			wantedError: fmt.Errorf(`%q can not be set to 'true' when deploying a Windows container`, "readonly_fs"),
+		},
+		"should return nil if readonly_fs is false": {
+			in: validateWindowsOpts{
+				readOnlyFS: aws.Bool(false),
+			},
+			wantedError: nil,
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/partials/cf/workload-container.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/partials/cf/workload-container.yml
index e451cb152ad..595c2ef2c91 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/partials/cf/workload-container.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/partials/cf/workload-container.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     StartPeriod: {{.HealthCheck.StartPeriod}}
     Timeout: {{.HealthCheck.Timeout}}
 {{- end}}
+{{- if and .Storage .Storage.ReadonlyRootFS}}
+  ReadonlyRootFilesystem: {{.Storage.ReadonlyRootFS}}
+{{- end}}
 {{- if .CredentialsParameter}}
   RepositoryCredentials:
     CredentialsParameter: {{.CredentialsParameter}}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
index 1e644fdb871..6b4be00d4d2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your s
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 {{- end}}
 
+storage:
+{{- if not .TaskConfig.IsWindows}}
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+{{- end}}
+
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
 #
 #variables:                    # Pass environment variables as key value pairs.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
index 7f0c4f4b7fe..8667f3574bb 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your s
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 {{- end}}
 
+storage:
+{{- if not .TaskConfig.IsWindows}}
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+{{- end}}
+ 
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
 #
 #variables:                    # Pass environment variables as key value pairs.
@@ -52,4 +57,4 @@ exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
index a2f36c7a064..7c478504886 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your s
 {{- if not .TaskConfig.IsWindows }}
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
 {{- end}}
+
+storage:
+{{- if not .TaskConfig.IsWindows}}
+  readonly_fs: true       # Limit to read-only access to mounted root filesystems by default.
+{{- end}}
+
 {{if .Subscribe}}{{- if .Subscribe.Topics}}
 # The events can be be received from an SQS queue via the env var $COPILOT_QUEUE_URI.
 subscribe:
@@ -71,4 +77,4 @@ subscribe:
 #  test:
 #    count: 2               # Number of tasks to run for the "test" environment.
 #    deployment:            # The deployment strategy for the "test" environment.
-#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
+#       rolling: 'recreate' # Stops existing tasks before new ones are started for faster deployments.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/workload.go b/internal/pkg/template/workload.go
index b10baf5933a..9d33608caaf 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/workload.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/workload.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ type SidecarStorageOpts struct {
 // StorageOpts holds data structures for rendering Volumes and Mount Points
 type StorageOpts struct {
 	Ephemeral         *int
+	ReadonlyRootFS    *bool
 	Volumes           []*Volume
 	MountPoints       []*MountPoint
 	EFSPerms          []*EFSPermission