diff --git a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition.go b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition.go
index 162a62abb..aa9afa165 100644
--- a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition.go
+++ b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition.go
@@ -175,8 +175,16 @@ func convertToContainerDef(inputCfg *adapter.ContainerConfig, ecsContainerDef *C
 		mem = resolveIntResourceOverride(inputCfg.Name, mem, ecsMemInMB, "MemoryLimit")
 
 		ecsMemResInMB := adapter.ConvertToMemoryInMB(int64(ecsContainerDef.MemoryReservation))
+
 		memRes = resolveIntResourceOverride(inputCfg.Name, memRes, ecsMemResInMB, "MemoryReservation")
 
+		credParam := ecsContainerDef.RepositoryCredentials.CredentialsParameter
+
+		if credParam != "" {
+			outputContDef.RepositoryCredentials = &ecs.RepositoryCredentials{}
+			outputContDef.RepositoryCredentials.SetCredentialsParameter(credParam)
+		}
+
 		var err error
 		healthCheck, err = resolveHealthCheck(inputCfg.Name, healthCheck, ecsContainerDef.HealthCheck)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition_test.go b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition_test.go
index 79d279681..3254b1748 100644
--- a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition_test.go
+++ b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/convert_task_definition_test.go
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ task_definition:
   services:
     mysql:
       essential: false
+      repository_credentials:
+        credentials_parameter: arn:aws:secretsmanager:1234567890:secret:test-secret
   task_size:
     mem_limit: 5Gb
     cpu_limit: 256`
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ task_definition:
 		assert.Equal(t, "256", aws.StringValue(taskDefinition.Cpu), "Expected CPU to match")
 		assert.Equal(t, "5Gb", aws.StringValue(taskDefinition.Memory), "Expected CPU to match")
 		assert.True(t, aws.BoolValue(wordpress.Essential), "Expected container with name: '%v' to be true", *wordpress.Name)
-
+		assert.Equal(t, "arn:aws:secretsmanager:1234567890:secret:test-secret", aws.StringValue(mysql.RepositoryCredentials.CredentialsParameter), "Expected CredentialsParameter to match")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader.go b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader.go
index a30d67132..74c44276f 100644
--- a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader.go
+++ b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ type ContainerDefs map[string]ContainerDef
 
 // ContainerDef holds fields for an ECS Container Definition that are not supplied by docker-compose
 type ContainerDef struct {
-	Essential bool `yaml:"essential"`
+	Essential             bool                  `yaml:"essential"`
+	RepositoryCredentials RepositoryCredentials `yaml:"repository_credentials"`
 	// resource field yaml names correspond to equivalent docker-compose field
 	Cpu               int64                  `yaml:"cpu_shares"`
 	Memory            libYaml.MemStringorInt `yaml:"mem_limit"`
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ type HealthCheck struct {
 	StartPeriod string `yaml:"start_period,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// RepositoryCredentials holds CredentialParameters for a ContainerDef
+type RepositoryCredentials struct {
+	CredentialsParameter string `yaml:"credentials_parameter"`
+}
+
 // TaskSize holds Cpu and Memory values needed for Fargate tasks
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task-cpu-memory-error.html
 type TaskSize struct {
diff --git a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader_test.go b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader_test.go
index 2d1ab2de8..2b29f7deb 100644
--- a/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader_test.go
+++ b/ecs-cli/modules/utils/compose/ecs_params_reader_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ task_definition:
       mem_limit: 524288000
       mem_reservation: 500mb
     wordpress:
-      essential: true`
+      essential: true
+      repository_credentials:
+        credentials_parameter: arn:aws:secretsmanager:1234567890:secret:test-RT4iv`
 
 	content := []byte(ecsParamsString)
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ task_definition:
 		assert.Equal(t, yaml.MemStringorInt(524288000), mysql.Memory)
 		assert.Equal(t, yaml.MemStringorInt(524288000), mysql.MemoryReservation)
 		assert.True(t, wordpress.Essential, "Expected container to be essential")
+		assert.Equal(t, "arn:aws:secretsmanager:1234567890:secret:test-RT4iv", wordpress.RepositoryCredentials.CredentialsParameter, "Expected CredentialsParameter to match")
 	}
 }