diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fedef1..5a75bf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
  - Add option to enable lifecycle hooks creation (by @barryib)
  - Remove helm chart value `sslCertPath` described in `docs/autoscaling.md` (by @wi1dcard)
+ - Attaching of IAM policies for autoscaler and CNI to the worker nodes now optional (by @dpiddockcmp)
 
 # History
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d2b3d2..ed0eef5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
+| attach\_worker\_autoscaling\_policy | Whether to attach the module managed cluster autoscaling iam policy to the default worker IAM role. This requires `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true` | bool | `"true"` | no |
+| attach\_worker\_cni\_policy | Whether to attach the Amazon managed `AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy` IAM policy to the default worker IAM role. WARNING: If set `false` the permissions must be assigned to the `aws-node` DaemonSet pods via another method or nodes will not be able to join the cluster. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | cluster\_create\_security\_group | Whether to create a security group for the cluster or attach the cluster to `cluster_security_group_id`. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | cluster\_create\_timeout | Timeout value when creating the EKS cluster. | string | `"15m"` | no |
 | cluster\_delete\_timeout | Timeout value when deleting the EKS cluster. | string | `"15m"` | no |
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 | local\_exec\_interpreter | Command to run for local-exec resources. Must be a shell-style interpreter. If you are on Windows Git Bash is a good choice. | list(string) | `[ "/bin/sh", "-c" ]` | no |
 | manage\_aws\_auth | Whether to apply the aws-auth configmap file. | string | `"true"` | no |
 | manage\_cluster\_iam\_resources | Whether to let the module manage cluster IAM resources. If set to false, cluster_iam_role_name must be specified. | bool | `"true"` | no |
+| manage\_worker\_autoscaling\_policy | Whether to let the module manage the cluster autoscaling iam policy. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | manage\_worker\_iam\_resources | Whether to let the module manage worker IAM resources. If set to false, iam_instance_profile_name must be specified for workers. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | map\_accounts | Additional AWS account numbers to add to the aws-auth configmap. See examples/basic/variables.tf for example format. | list(string) | `[]` | no |
 | map\_roles | Additional IAM roles to add to the aws-auth configmap. See examples/basic/variables.tf for example format. | object | `[]` | no |
@@ -170,6 +173,8 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 | config\_map\_aws\_auth | A kubernetes configuration to authenticate to this EKS cluster. |
 | kubeconfig | kubectl config file contents for this EKS cluster. |
 | kubeconfig\_filename | The filename of the generated kubectl config. |
+| worker\_autoscaling\_policy\_arn | ARN of the worker autoscaling IAM policy if `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true` |
+| worker\_autoscaling\_policy\_name | Name of the worker autoscaling IAM policy if `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true` |
 | worker\_iam\_instance\_profile\_arns | default IAM instance profile ARN for EKS worker groups |
 | worker\_iam\_instance\_profile\_names | default IAM instance profile name for EKS worker groups |
 | worker\_iam\_role\_arn | default IAM role ARN for EKS worker groups |
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 3a69d50..a195b21 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -142,3 +142,12 @@ output "worker_iam_role_arn" {
   )[0]
 }
 
+output "worker_autoscaling_policy_name" {
+  description = "Name of the worker autoscaling IAM policy if `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true`"
+  value       = concat(aws_iam_policy.worker_autoscaling[*].name, [""])[0]
+}
+
+output "worker_autoscaling_policy_arn" {
+  description = "ARN of the worker autoscaling IAM policy if `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true`"
+  value       = concat(aws_iam_policy.worker_autoscaling[*].arn, [""])[0]
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 13435c9..b3ca3c2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -263,3 +263,21 @@ variable "workers_role_name" {
   type        = string
   default     = ""
 }
+
+variable "manage_worker_autoscaling_policy" {
+  description = "Whether to let the module manage the cluster autoscaling iam policy."
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "attach_worker_autoscaling_policy" {
+  description = "Whether to attach the module managed cluster autoscaling iam policy to the default worker IAM role. This requires `manage_worker_autoscaling_policy = true`"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "attach_worker_cni_policy" {
+  description = "Whether to attach the Amazon managed `AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy` IAM policy to the default worker IAM role. WARNING: If set `false` the permissions must be assigned to the `aws-node` DaemonSet pods via another method or nodes will not be able to join the cluster."
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
diff --git a/workers.tf b/workers.tf
index 5f5ee1d..0f2effa 100644
--- a/workers.tf
+++ b/workers.tf
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "workers_AmazonEKSWorkerNodePolicy" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "workers_AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy" {
-  count      = var.manage_worker_iam_resources ? 1 : 0
+  count      = var.manage_worker_iam_resources && var.attach_worker_cni_policy ? 1 : 0
   policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy"
   role       = aws_iam_role.workers[0].name
 }
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "workers_additional_policies" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "workers_autoscaling" {
-  count      = var.manage_worker_iam_resources ? 1 : 0
+  count      = var.manage_worker_iam_resources && var.manage_worker_autoscaling_policy && var.attach_worker_autoscaling_policy ? 1 : 0
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.worker_autoscaling[0].arn
   role       = aws_iam_role.workers[0].name
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "worker_autoscaling" {
-  count       = var.manage_worker_iam_resources ? 1 : 0
+  count       = var.manage_worker_iam_resources && var.manage_worker_autoscaling_policy ? 1 : 0
   name_prefix = "eks-worker-autoscaling-${aws_eks_cluster.this.name}"
   description = "EKS worker node autoscaling policy for cluster ${aws_eks_cluster.this.name}"
   policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.worker_autoscaling.json