diff --git a/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf b/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
index 862966c8..82ad1755 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/k8s/main.tf
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "k8s" {
     vnet_subnet_id        = var.vnet_subnet_id
     node_count            = 1
     enable_node_public_ip = true # Nodes need a public IP for external resources. FIXME: Switch to NAT Gateway if its available in our subscription
+    enable_auto_scaling   = var.enable_auto_scaling
+    max_count             = var.max_count # FIXME: if auto_scaling disabled, set to 0
+    min_count             = var.min_count # FIXME: if auto_scaling disabled, set to 0
   }
 
   lifecycle {
diff --git a/terraform/modules/k8s/variables.tf b/terraform/modules/k8s/variables.tf
index 7a3663ce..28677ec2 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/k8s/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/k8s/variables.tf
@@ -33,3 +33,22 @@ variable "vnet_subnet_id" {
   description = "Subnet to use for the default k8s pool"
   type        = string
 }
+
+variable "enable_auto_scaling" {
+  default     = false
+  type        = string
+  description = "Enable or disable autoscaling (Default: false)"
+}
+
+variable "max_count" {
+  default     = 1
+  type        = string
+  description = "Maximum number of nodes to use in autoscaling. This requires `enable_auto_scaling` to be set to true"
+
+}
+
+variable "min_count" {
+  default     = 1
+  type        = string
+  description = "Minimum number of nodes to use in autoscaling. This requires `enable_auto_scaling` to be set to true"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf b/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
index 4515f35f..8ea9696b 100644
--- a/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
+++ b/terraform/providers/dev/k8s.tf
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 module "k8s" {
-  source         = "../../modules/k8s"
-  region         = var.region
-  name           = var.name
-  environment    = var.environment
-  owner          = var.owner
-  k8s_dns_prefix = var.k8s_dns_prefix
-  k8s_node_size  = var.k8s_node_size
-  vnet_subnet_id = module.vpc.subnets #FIXME - output from module.vpc.subnets should be map
+  source             = "../../modules/k8s"
+  region             = var.region
+  name               = var.name
+  environment        = var.environment
+  owner              = var.owner
+  k8s_dns_prefix     = var.k8s_dns_prefix
+  k8s_node_size      = var.k8s_node_size
+  vnet_subnet_id     = module.vpc.subnets #FIXME - output from module.vpc.subnets should be map
+  enable_auto_scaling = true
+  max_count          = 5
+  min_count          = 2
 }
 
 #module "main_lb" {