diff --git a/examples/node-groups/self-managed-node-groups/main.tf b/examples/node-groups/self-managed-node-groups/main.tf
index d064c8a502..8d972b974a 100644
--- a/examples/node-groups/self-managed-node-groups/main.tf
+++ b/examples/node-groups/self-managed-node-groups/main.tf
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ module "eks_blueprints" {
       node_group_name    = "self_mg4"
       launch_template_os = "amazonlinux2eks"
       subnet_ids         = module.vpc.private_subnets
+
+      placement = {
+        affinity          = null
+        availability_zone = null
+        group_name        = null
+        host_id           = null
+        tenancy           = "dedicated"
+      }
     }
     self_mg5 = {
       node_group_name = "self_mg5" # Name is used to create a dedicated IAM role for each node group and adds to AWS-AUTH config map
diff --git a/modules/aws-eks-self-managed-node-groups/self-managed-launch-templates.tf b/modules/aws-eks-self-managed-node-groups/self-managed-launch-templates.tf
index 880d25dd18..fbed32f8d7 100644
--- a/modules/aws-eks-self-managed-node-groups/self-managed-launch-templates.tf
+++ b/modules/aws-eks-self-managed-node-groups/self-managed-launch-templates.tf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module "launch_template_self_managed_ng" {
       http_put_response_hop_limit = try(var.self_managed_ng.http_put_response_hop_limit, 2)
       http_protocol_ipv6          = try(var.self_managed_ng.http_protocol_ipv6, null)
       instance_metadata_tags      = try(var.self_managed_ng.instance_metadata_tags, null)
+      placement                   = try(var.self_managed_ng.placement, null)
 
       service_ipv6_cidr = var.context.service_ipv6_cidr
       service_ipv4_cidr = var.context.service_ipv4_cidr
diff --git a/modules/launch-templates/main.tf b/modules/launch-templates/main.tf
index c51fa885ea..500a2ebfcb 100644
--- a/modules/launch-templates/main.tf
+++ b/modules/launch-templates/main.tf
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "this" {
     }
   }
 
+  dynamic "placement" {
+    for_each = try(each.value.placement, null) != null ? [each.value.placement] : []
+    content {
+      affinity          = lookup(placement.value, "affinity", null)
+      availability_zone = lookup(placement.value, "availability_zone", null)
+      group_name        = lookup(placement.value, "group_name", null)
+      host_id           = lookup(placement.value, "host_id", null)
+      tenancy           = lookup(placement.value, "tenancy", null)
+    }
+  }
+
   vpc_security_group_ids = try(each.value.vpc_security_group_ids, null)
 
   dynamic "network_interfaces" {