diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/drain-hook/instance-drain-hook.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/drain-hook/instance-drain-hook.ts
index 8553aefe6de0e..1c80f86f1b560 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/drain-hook/instance-drain-hook.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/drain-hook/instance-drain-hook.ts
@@ -97,11 +97,21 @@ export class InstanceDrainHook extends cdk.Construct {
       actions: [
         'ecs:ListContainerInstances',
         'ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange',
-        'ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange',
-        'ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState',
-        'ecs:ListTasks'
+        'ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange'
       ],
       resources: [props.cluster.clusterArn]
     }));
+
+    // Restrict to the container-instance operations to the ECS Cluster
+    fn.addToRolePolicy(new iam.PolicyStatement({
+        actions: [
+          'ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState',
+          'ecs:ListTasks'
+        ],
+        conditions: {
+            ArnEquals: {'ecs:cluster': props.cluster.clusterArn}
+        },
+        resources: ['*']
+      }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-awsvpc-nw.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
index 692b586e9ccf0..27a716eab42c5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
@@ -605,9 +605,7 @@
               "Action": [
                 "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
                 "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
+                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
               ],
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Resource": {
@@ -616,6 +614,24 @@
                   "Arn"
                 ]
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "Action": [
+                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                "ecs:ListTasks"
+              ],
+              "Condition": {
+                "ArnEquals": {
+                  "ecs:cluster": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                      "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                      "Arn"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Resource": "*"
             }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-bridge-nw.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-bridge-nw.expected.json
index 98e43f40c4912..599d4d566c8c7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-bridge-nw.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.lb-bridge-nw.expected.json
@@ -626,9 +626,7 @@
               "Action": [
                 "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
                 "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
+                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
               ],
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Resource": {
@@ -637,6 +635,24 @@
                   "Arn"
                 ]
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "Action": [
+                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                "ecs:ListTasks"
+              ],
+              "Condition": {
+                "ArnEquals": {
+                  "ecs:cluster": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                      "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                      "Arn"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Resource": "*"
             }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-awsvpc-nw.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
index f341974270a3e..e404d1fa015ac 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-awsvpc-nw.expected.json
@@ -605,9 +605,7 @@
               "Action": [
                 "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
                 "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
+                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
               ],
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Resource": {
@@ -616,6 +614,24 @@
                   "Arn"
                 ]
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "Action": [
+                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                "ecs:ListTasks"
+              ],
+              "Condition": {
+                "ArnEquals": {
+                  "ecs:cluster": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                      "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                      "Arn"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Resource": "*"
             }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-bridge-nw.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-bridge-nw.expected.json
index bb423ca150ddd..3310f3c9bc329 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-bridge-nw.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/ec2/integ.sd-bridge-nw.expected.json
@@ -605,9 +605,7 @@
               "Action": [
                 "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
                 "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
+                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
               ],
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Resource": {
@@ -616,6 +614,24 @@
                   "Arn"
                 ]
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "Action": [
+                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                "ecs:ListTasks"
+              ],
+              "Condition": {
+                "ArnEquals": {
+                  "ecs:cluster": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                      "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                      "Arn"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Resource": "*"
             }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/ecs/integ.event-ec2-task.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/ecs/integ.event-ec2-task.lit.expected.json
index 7816a7c459ca5..3a51383a460e8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/ecs/integ.event-ec2-task.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/ecs/integ.event-ec2-task.lit.expected.json
@@ -446,21 +446,37 @@
               "Resource": "*"
             },
             {
-              "Action": [
-                "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
-                "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
-              ],
-              "Effect": "Allow",
-              "Resource": {
-                "Fn::GetAtt": [
-                  "EcsCluster97242B84",
-                  "Arn"
-                ]
+                "Action": [
+                  "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
+                  "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
+                  "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
+                ],
+                "Effect": "Allow",
+                "Resource": {
+                  "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                    "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                    "Arn"
+                  ]
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "Action": [
+                  "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                  "ecs:ListTasks"
+                ],
+                "Condition": {
+                  "ArnEquals": {
+                    "ecs:cluster": {
+                      "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                        "EcsCluster97242B84",
+                        "Arn"
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "Effect": "Allow",
+                "Resource": "*"
               }
-            }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
         },
@@ -1197,4 +1213,4 @@
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"aws-ecs-integ-ecs/AdoptEcrRepositorydbc60defc59544bcaa5c28c95d68f62c/Code\""
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/integ.ec2-task.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/integ.ec2-task.expected.json
index 4d03787417868..300bead009820 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/integ.ec2-task.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/integ.ec2-task.expected.json
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@
               "Action": [
                 "ecs:ListContainerInstances",
                 "ecs:SubmitContainerStateChange",
-                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange",
-                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
-                "ecs:ListTasks"
+                "ecs:SubmitTaskStateChange"
               ],
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Resource": {
@@ -260,6 +258,24 @@
                   "Arn"
                 ]
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "Action": [
+                "ecs:UpdateContainerInstancesState",
+                "ecs:ListTasks"
+              ],
+              "Condition": {
+                "ArnEquals": {
+                  "ecs:cluster": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                      "FargateCluster7CCD5F93",
+                      "Arn"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Resource": "*"
             }
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
@@ -978,4 +994,4 @@
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"aws-ecs-integ2/AdoptEcrRepositorydbc60defc59544bcaa5c28c95d68f62c/Code\""
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}