diff --git a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
index 77b69937..03c14251 100644
--- a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
+++ b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ locals {
           "eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn" = module.service_account_role.arn
         }
       }
+
+      defaultSSLPolicy = coalesce(var.default_ssl_policy, "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS13-1-2-2021-06")
     })
   ]
 }
diff --git a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
index 2a6e9402..d0ccb52b 100644
--- a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
+++ b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
@@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ variable "vpc_cidr_block" {
   type        = string
   description = "CIDR block for the AWS VPC in which the load balancer runs"
 }
+
+variable "default_ssl_policy" {
+  type = string
+  description = "The default SSL policy to use for the load balancer"
+}
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