diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
index cc97f4aadfafe..aae5d320b20af 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -324,15 +324,15 @@ export class Cluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
    *
    * @param provider the capacity provider to add to this cluster.
    */
-  public addAsgCapacityProvider(provider: AsgCapacityProvider, options: AddAutoScalingGroupCapacityOptions = {}) {
+  public addAsgCapacityProvider(provider: AsgCapacityProvider, options: AddAutoScalingGroupCapacityOptions= {}) {
     // Don't add the same capacity provider more than once.
     if (this._capacityProviderNames.includes(provider.capacityProviderName)) {
       return;
     }
-
     this._hasEc2Capacity = true;
     this.configureAutoScalingGroup(provider.autoScalingGroup, {
       ...options,
+      machineImageType: provider.machineImageType,
       // Don't enable the instance-draining lifecycle hook if managed termination protection is enabled
       taskDrainTime: provider.enableManagedTerminationProtection ? Duration.seconds(0) : options.taskDrainTime,
     });
@@ -1062,6 +1062,11 @@ export class AsgCapacityProvider extends CoreConstruct {
    */
   readonly autoScalingGroup: autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup;
 
+  /**
+   * Auto Scaling Group machineImageType.
+   */
+  readonly machineImageType: MachineImageType;
+
   /**
    * Whether managed termination protection is enabled
    */
@@ -1072,6 +1077,8 @@ export class AsgCapacityProvider extends CoreConstruct {
 
     this.autoScalingGroup = props.autoScalingGroup as autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup;
 
+    this.machineImageType = props.machineImageType ?? MachineImageType.AMAZON_LINUX_2;
+
     this.enableManagedTerminationProtection =
       props.enableManagedTerminationProtection === undefined ? true : props.enableManagedTerminationProtection;
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
index 52de16b353137..594a59d0380a0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
@@ -2142,3 +2142,107 @@ describe('cluster', () => {
 
   });
 });
+
+test('can add ASG capacity via Capacity Provider by not specifying machineImageType', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const app = new cdk.App();
+  const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'test');
+  const vpc = new ec2.Vpc(stack, 'Vpc');
+  const cluster = new ecs.Cluster(stack, 'EcsCluster');
+
+  const autoScalingGroupAl2 = new autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup(stack, 'asgal2', {
+    vpc,
+    instanceType: new ec2.InstanceType('bogus'),
+    machineImage: ecs.EcsOptimizedImage.amazonLinux2(),
+  });
+
+  const autoScalingGroupBottlerocket = new autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup(stack, 'asgBottlerocket', {
+    vpc,
+    instanceType: new ec2.InstanceType('bogus'),
+    machineImage: new ecs.BottleRocketImage(),
+  });
+
+  // WHEN
+  const capacityProviderAl2 = new ecs.AsgCapacityProvider(stack, 'provideral2', {
+    autoScalingGroup: autoScalingGroupAl2,
+    enableManagedTerminationProtection: false,
+  });
+
+  const capacityProviderBottlerocket = new ecs.AsgCapacityProvider(stack, 'providerBottlerocket', {
+    autoScalingGroup: autoScalingGroupBottlerocket,
+    enableManagedTerminationProtection: false,
+    machineImageType: ecs.MachineImageType.BOTTLEROCKET,
+  });
+
+  cluster.enableFargateCapacityProviders();
+
+  // Ensure not added twice
+  cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider(capacityProviderAl2);
+  cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider(capacityProviderAl2);
+
+  // Add Bottlerocket ASG Capacity Provider
+  cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider(capacityProviderBottlerocket);
+
+
+  // THEN Bottlerocket LaunchConfiguration
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration', {
+    ImageId: {
+      Ref: 'SsmParameterValueawsservicebottlerocketawsecs1x8664latestimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter',
+
+    },
+    UserData: {
+      'Fn::Base64': {
+        'Fn::Join': [
+          '',
+          [
+            '\n[settings.ecs]\ncluster = \"',
+            {
+              Ref: 'EcsCluster97242B84',
+            },
+            '\"',
+          ],
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  // THEN AmazonLinux2 LaunchConfiguration
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration', {
+    ImageId: {
+      Ref: 'SsmParameterValueawsserviceecsoptimizedamiamazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter',
+    },
+    UserData: {
+      'Fn::Base64': {
+        'Fn::Join': [
+          '',
+          [
+            '#!/bin/bash\necho ECS_CLUSTER=',
+            {
+              Ref: 'EcsCluster97242B84',
+
+            },
+            ' >> /etc/ecs/ecs.config\nsudo iptables --insert FORWARD 1 --in-interface docker+ --destination 169.254.169.254/32 --jump DROP\nsudo service iptables save\necho ECS_AWSVPC_BLOCK_IMDS=true >> /etc/ecs/ecs.config',
+          ],
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::ECS::ClusterCapacityProviderAssociations', {
+    CapacityProviders: [
+      'FARGATE',
+      'FARGATE_SPOT',
+      {
+        Ref: 'provideral2A427CBC0',
+      },
+      {
+        Ref: 'providerBottlerocket90C039FA',
+      },
+    ],
+    Cluster: {
+      Ref: 'EcsCluster97242B84',
+    },
+    DefaultCapacityProviderStrategy: [],
+  });
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/container-definition.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/container-definition.test.ts
index 524551aba1286..a5153b82d331a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/container-definition.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/container-definition.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import * as ecr_assets from '@aws-cdk/aws-ecr-assets';
 import * as s3 from '@aws-cdk/aws-s3';
 import * as secretsmanager from '@aws-cdk/aws-secretsmanager';
 import * as ssm from '@aws-cdk/aws-ssm';
+import { testFutureBehavior } from '@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools/lib/feature-flag';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as cxapi from '@aws-cdk/cx-api';
-import { testFutureBehavior } from '@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools/lib/feature-flag';
 import * as ecs from '../lib';
 
 describe('container definition', () => {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/ec2-task-definition.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/ec2-task-definition.test.ts
index 4f80d48118bc6..966473e5cc6cb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/ec2-task-definition.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/ec2-task-definition.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { Repository } from '@aws-cdk/aws-ecr';
 import * as iam from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import * as secretsmanager from '@aws-cdk/aws-secretsmanager';
 import * as ssm from '@aws-cdk/aws-ssm';
+import { testFutureBehavior } from '@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools/lib/feature-flag';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as cxapi from '@aws-cdk/cx-api';
-import { testFutureBehavior } from '@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools/lib/feature-flag';
 import * as ecs from '../../lib';
 
 describe('ec2 task definition', () => {