diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service_test.go
index 53412ec028f8..2f9b8fedbf05 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service_test.go
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ resource "aws_ecs_service" "ghost" {
     container_name = "ghost"
     container_port = "2368"
   }
+
+  depends_on = ["aws_iam_role_policy.ecs_service"]
 }
 `
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ecs_service.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ecs_service.html.markdown
index 1a2d8fd9cb42..eb654b43f9a9 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ecs_service.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ecs_service.html.markdown
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ description: |-
 
 # aws\_ecs\_service
 
+-> **Note:** To prevent race condition during service deletion, make sure to set `depends_on` to related `aws_iam_role_policy`, otherwise policy may be destroyed too soon and ECS service will then stuck in `DRAINING` state.
+
 Provides an ECS service - effectively a task that is expected to run until an error occures or user terminates it (typically a webserver or a database). 
 
 See [ECS Services section in AWS developer guide](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs_services.html).
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ resource "aws_ecs_service" "mongo" {
   task_definition = "${aws_ecs_task_definition.mongo.arn}"
   desired_count = 3
   iam_role = "${aws_iam_role.foo.arn}"
+  depends_on = ["aws_iam_role_policy.foo"]
 
   load_balancer {
     elb_name = "${aws_elb.foo.id}"