diff --git a/probe/awsecs/client.go b/probe/awsecs/client.go
index 1ee8a9d553..d1ad708902 100644
--- a/probe/awsecs/client.go
+++ b/probe/awsecs/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package awsecs
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ const servicePrefix = "ecs-svc" // Task StartedBy field begins with this if it w
 type EcsClient interface {
 	// Returns a EcsInfo struct containing data needed for a report.
 	GetInfo([]string) EcsInfo
+	// Scales a service up or down by amount
+	ScaleService(string, int) error
 }
 
 // actual implementation
@@ -379,3 +382,27 @@ func (c ecsClientImpl) GetInfo(taskARNs []string) EcsInfo {
 
 	return info
 }
+
+// Implements EcsClient.ScaleService
+func (c ecsClientImpl) ScaleService(serviceName string, amount int) error {
+	// Note this is inherently racey, due to needing to get, modify, then update the DesiredCount.
+
+	// refresh service in cache
+	c.describeServices([]string{serviceName})
+	// now check the cache to see if it worked
+	service, ok := c.getCachedService(serviceName)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Service %s not found", serviceName)
+	}
+
+	newCount := service.DesiredCount + int64(amount)
+	if newCount < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot reduce count below one")
+	}
+	_, err := c.client.UpdateService(&ecs.UpdateServiceInput{
+		Cluster:      &c.cluster,
+		Service:      &serviceName,
+		DesiredCount: &newCount,
+	})
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/probe/awsecs/reporter.go b/probe/awsecs/reporter.go
index 23cbc4e113..5e4849ce0a 100644
--- a/probe/awsecs/reporter.go
+++ b/probe/awsecs/reporter.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/xfer"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/controls"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/docker"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/report"
 )
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ const (
 	TaskFamily          = "ecs_task_family"
 	ServiceDesiredCount = "ecs_service_desired_count"
 	ServiceRunningCount = "ecs_service_running_count"
+	ScaleUp             = "ecs_scale_up"
+	ScaleDown           = "ecs_scale_down"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -83,15 +87,40 @@ type Reporter struct {
 	ClientsByCluster map[string]EcsClient // Exported for test
 	cacheSize        int
 	cacheExpiry      time.Duration
+	handlerRegistry  *controls.HandlerRegistry
+	probeID          string
 }
 
 // Make creates a new Reporter
-func Make(cacheSize int, cacheExpiry time.Duration) Reporter {
-	return Reporter{
+func Make(cacheSize int, cacheExpiry time.Duration, handlerRegistry *controls.HandlerRegistry, probeID string) Reporter {
+	r := Reporter{
 		ClientsByCluster: map[string]EcsClient{},
 		cacheSize:        cacheSize,
 		cacheExpiry:      cacheExpiry,
+		handlerRegistry:  handlerRegistry,
+		probeID:          probeID,
 	}
+
+	handlerRegistry.Batch(nil, map[string]xfer.ControlHandlerFunc{
+		ScaleUp:   r.controlScaleUp,
+		ScaleDown: r.controlScaleDown,
+	})
+
+	return r
+}
+
+func (r Reporter) getClient(cluster string) (EcsClient, error) {
+	client, ok := r.ClientsByCluster[cluster]
+	if !ok {
+		log.Debugf("Creating new ECS client")
+		var err error
+		client, err = newClient(cluster, r.cacheSize, r.cacheExpiry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		r.ClientsByCluster[cluster] = client
+	}
+	return client, nil
 }
 
 // Tag needed for Tagger
@@ -103,15 +132,9 @@ func (r Reporter) Tag(rpt report.Report) (report.Report, error) {
 	for cluster, taskMap := range clusterMap {
 		log.Debugf("Fetching ECS info for cluster %v with %v tasks", cluster, len(taskMap))
 
-		client, ok := r.ClientsByCluster[cluster]
-		if !ok {
-			log.Debugf("Creating new ECS client")
-			var err error
-			client, err = newClient(cluster, r.cacheSize, r.cacheExpiry)
-			if err != nil {
-				return rpt, err
-			}
-			r.ClientsByCluster[cluster] = client
+		client, err := r.getClient(cluster)
+		if err != nil {
+			return rpt, nil
 		}
 
 		taskArns := make([]string, 0, len(taskMap))
@@ -126,9 +149,15 @@ func (r Reporter) Tag(rpt report.Report) (report.Report, error) {
 		for serviceName, service := range ecsInfo.Services {
 			serviceID := report.MakeECSServiceNodeID(cluster, serviceName)
 			rpt.ECSService = rpt.ECSService.AddNode(report.MakeNodeWith(serviceID, map[string]string{
-				Cluster:             cluster,
-				ServiceDesiredCount: fmt.Sprintf("%d", service.DesiredCount),
-				ServiceRunningCount: fmt.Sprintf("%d", service.RunningCount),
+				Cluster:               cluster,
+				ServiceDesiredCount:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", service.DesiredCount),
+				ServiceRunningCount:   fmt.Sprintf("%d", service.RunningCount),
+				report.ControlProbeID: r.probeID,
+			}).WithLatestControls(map[string]report.NodeControlData{
+				ScaleUp: {Dead: false},
+				// We've decided for now to disable ScaleDown when only 1 task is desired,
+				// since scaling down to 0 would cause the service to disappear (#2085)
+				ScaleDown: {Dead: service.DesiredCount <= 1},
 			}))
 		}
 		log.Debugf("Created %v ECS service nodes", len(ecsInfo.Services))
@@ -176,6 +205,20 @@ func (Reporter) Report() (report.Report, error) {
 	taskTopology := report.MakeTopology().WithMetadataTemplates(taskMetadata)
 	result.ECSTask = result.ECSTask.Merge(taskTopology)
 	serviceTopology := report.MakeTopology().WithMetadataTemplates(serviceMetadata)
+	serviceTopology.Controls.AddControls([]report.Control{
+		{
+			ID:    ScaleDown,
+			Human: "Scale Down",
+			Icon:  "fa-minus",
+			Rank:  0,
+		},
+		{
+			ID:    ScaleUp,
+			Human: "Scale Up",
+			Icon:  "fa-plus",
+			Rank:  1,
+		},
+	})
 	result.ECSService = result.ECSService.Merge(serviceTopology)
 	return result, nil
 }
@@ -184,3 +227,31 @@ func (Reporter) Report() (report.Report, error) {
 func (r Reporter) Name() string {
 	return "awsecs"
 }
+
+// Stop unregisters controls.
+func (r *Reporter) Stop() {
+	r.handlerRegistry.Batch([]string{
+		ScaleUp,
+		ScaleDown,
+	}, nil)
+}
+
+func (r *Reporter) controlScaleUp(req xfer.Request) xfer.Response {
+	return xfer.ResponseError(r.controlScale(req, 1))
+}
+
+func (r *Reporter) controlScaleDown(req xfer.Request) xfer.Response {
+	return xfer.ResponseError(r.controlScale(req, -1))
+}
+
+func (r *Reporter) controlScale(req xfer.Request, amount int) error {
+	cluster, serviceName, ok := report.ParseECSServiceNodeID(req.NodeID)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Bad node ID")
+	}
+	client, err := r.getClient(cluster)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return client.ScaleService(serviceName, amount)
+}
diff --git a/probe/awsecs/reporter_test.go b/probe/awsecs/reporter_test.go
index 6f00f0c6ef..91c86d5c90 100644
--- a/probe/awsecs/reporter_test.go
+++ b/probe/awsecs/reporter_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/awsecs"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/controls"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/docker"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/report"
 )
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ func getTestContainerNode() report.Node {
 }
 
 func TestGetLabelInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	r := awsecs.Make(1e6, time.Hour)
+	hr := controls.NewDefaultHandlerRegistry()
+	r := awsecs.Make(1e6, time.Hour, hr, "test-probe-id")
 	rpt, err := r.Report()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error making report: %v", err)
@@ -84,8 +86,13 @@ func (c mockEcsClient) GetInfo(taskARNs []string) awsecs.EcsInfo {
 	return c.info
 }
 
+func (c mockEcsClient) ScaleService(serviceName string, amount int) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestTagReport(t *testing.T) {
-	r := awsecs.Make(1e6, time.Hour)
+	hr := controls.NewDefaultHandlerRegistry()
+	r := awsecs.Make(1e6, time.Hour, hr, "test-probe-id")
 
 	r.ClientsByCluster[testCluster] = newMockEcsClient(
 		t,
diff --git a/prog/probe.go b/prog/probe.go
index 72ce3f38c9..cfd074c464 100644
--- a/prog/probe.go
+++ b/prog/probe.go
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 	}
 
 	if flags.ecsEnabled {
-		reporter := awsecs.Make(flags.ecsCacheSize, flags.ecsCacheExpiry)
+		reporter := awsecs.Make(flags.ecsCacheSize, flags.ecsCacheExpiry, handlerRegistry, probeID)
+		defer reporter.Stop()
 		p.AddReporter(reporter)
 		p.AddTagger(reporter)
 	}