diff --git a/examples/fargate/main.tf b/examples/fargate/main.tf
index f3f1aa0..7fd0118 100644
--- a/examples/fargate/main.tf
+++ b/examples/fargate/main.tf
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ module "eks" {
       #   GithubOrg   = "terraform-aws-modules"
       # }
 
+      # using specific subnets instead of all the ones configured in eks
+      # subnets = ["subnet-0ca3e3d1234a56c78"]
+
       tags = {
         Owner = "test"
       }
diff --git a/modules/fargate/README.md b/modules/fargate/README.md
index 592ac2e..8b4c72f 100644
--- a/modules/fargate/README.md
+++ b/modules/fargate/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Helper submodule to create and manage resources related to `aws_eks_fargate_prof
 | namespace | Kubernetes namespace for selection | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | labels | Key-value map of Kubernetes labels for selection | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | tags | Key-value map of resource tags. Will be merged with root module tags. | `map(string)` | `var.tags` | no |
+| subnets | List of subnet IDs. Will replace the root module subnets. | `list(string)` | `var.subnets` | no |
 
 <!-- BEGINNING OF PRE-COMMIT-TERRAFORM DOCS HOOK -->
 ## Requirements
diff --git a/modules/fargate/fargate.tf b/modules/fargate/fargate.tf
index d8e5327..43f6163 100644
--- a/modules/fargate/fargate.tf
+++ b/modules/fargate/fargate.tf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ resource "aws_eks_fargate_profile" "this" {
   cluster_name           = var.cluster_name
   fargate_profile_name   = lookup(each.value, "name", format("%s-fargate-%s", var.cluster_name, replace(each.key, "_", "-")))
   pod_execution_role_arn = local.pod_execution_role_arn
-  subnet_ids             = var.subnets
+  subnet_ids             = lookup(each.value, "subnets", var.subnets)
   tags                   = each.value.tags
   selector {
     namespace = each.value.namespace