diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/265-fix-element-type-ecs_service.yml b/changelogs/fragments/265-fix-element-type-ecs_service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61bbd20a8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/265-fix-element-type-ecs_service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ecs_service - fix element type for ``load_balancers`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/265).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ecs_service.py b/plugins/modules/ecs_service.py
index 462f60cb946..499fa0d4711 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ecs_service.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ecs_service.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
           - The list of ELBs defined for this service.
         required: false
         type: list
-        elements: str
+        elements: dict
     desired_count:
         description:
           - The count of how many instances of the service.
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
         cluster=dict(required=False, type='str'),
         task_definition=dict(required=False, type='str'),
-        load_balancers=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list', elements='str'),
+        load_balancers=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list', elements='dict'),
         desired_count=dict(required=False, type='int'),
         client_token=dict(required=False, default='', type='str'),
         role=dict(required=False, default='', type='str'),