diff --git a/ecs/cmd/main/main.go b/ecs/cmd/main/main.go
index cde9be3b..ab365bd4 100644
--- a/ecs/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/ecs/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func UpCommand(clusteropts *clusterOptions, projectOpts *compose.ProjectOptions)
 
 type downOptions struct {
 	KeepLoadBalancer bool
+	DeleteCluster    bool
 }
 
 func DownCommand(clusteropts *clusterOptions, projectOpts *compose.ProjectOptions) *cobra.Command {
@@ -144,9 +145,10 @@ func DownCommand(clusteropts *clusterOptions, projectOpts *compose.ProjectOption
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return client.ComposeDown(project, opts.KeepLoadBalancer)
+			return client.ComposeDown(project, opts.KeepLoadBalancer, opts.DeleteCluster)
 		}),
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.KeepLoadBalancer, "keep-load-balancer", false, "Keep Load Balancer for further use")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.DeleteCluster, "delete-cluster", false, "Delete cluster")
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/ecs/go.mod b/ecs/go.mod
index a8f444c5..0bc80e99 100644
--- a/ecs/go.mod
+++ b/ecs/go.mod
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.3+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.5.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.5
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/theupdateframework/notary v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/xlab/handysort v0.0.0-20150421192137-fb3537ed64a1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191022100944-742c48ecaeb7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/dancannon/gorethink.v3 v3.0.5 // indirect
diff --git a/ecs/go.sum b/ecs/go.sum
index dc5a0393..ee07c608 100644
--- a/ecs/go.sum
+++ b/ecs/go.sum
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.5.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+W
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.10.1 h1:q/mM8GF/n0shIN8SaAZ0V+jnLPzen6WIVZdiwrRlMlo=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.10.1/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.11.0 h1:JAKSXpt1YjtLA7YpPiqO9ss6sNXEsPfSGdwN0UHqzrw=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.11.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.2.0/go.mod h1:C1qb7wdrVGGVU+Z6iS04AVkA3Q65CEZX59MT0QO5uiA=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.0 h1:XPnZz8VVBHjVsy1vzJmRwIcSwiUO+JFfrv/xGiigmME=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.0/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb6
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.1-0.20171106142849-4c012f6dcd95/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 h1:zPAT6CGy6wXeQ7NtTnaTerfKOsV6V6F8agHXFiazDkg=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2 h1:VUFqw5KcqRf7i70GOzW7N+Q7+gxVBkSSqiXB12+JQ4M=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2/go.mod h1:ZiWeW+zYFKm7srdB9IoDzzZXaJaI5eL9QjNiN/DMA2s=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
@@ -360,6 +364,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190801041406-cbf593c0f2f3 h1:4y9KwBHBgBNwDbtu44R5o1fdO
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190801041406-cbf593c0f2f3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190916202348-b4ddaad3f8a3 h1:7TYNF4UdlohbFwpNH04CoPMp1cHUZgO1Ebq5r2hIjfo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190916202348-b4ddaad3f8a3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191022100944-742c48ecaeb7 h1:HmbHVPwrPEKPGLAcHSrMe6+hqSUlvZU0rab6x5EXfGU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191022100944-742c48ecaeb7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/down.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/down.go
index ac264832..a7b44892 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/down.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/down.go
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 package amazon
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudformation"
+	cf "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudformation"
 	"github.com/docker/ecs-plugin/pkg/compose"
 )
 
-func (c *client) ComposeDown(project *compose.Project, keepLoadBalancer bool) error {
+func (c *client) ComposeDown(project *compose.Project, keepLoadBalancer, deleteCluster bool) error {
 	_, err := c.CF.DeleteStack(&cloudformation.DeleteStackInput{
 		StackName: &project.Name,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("Delete stack ")
+	if err = c.CF.WaitUntilStackDeleteComplete(&cf.DescribeStacksInput{StackName: &project.Name}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("... done.\n")
 
-	// TODO monitor progress
+	if !deleteCluster {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Delete cluster %s", c.Cluster)
+	if err = c.DeleteCluster(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("... done. \n")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/ecs.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/ecs.go
index 423980f3..232d1d60 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/ecs.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/ecs.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package amazon
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -13,3 +16,37 @@ func (c client) RegisterTaskDefinition(task *ecs.RegisterTaskDefinitionInput) (*
 	}
 	return def.TaskDefinition.TaskDefinitionArn, err
 }
+
+func (c client) CreateCluster() (*string, error) {
+	logrus.Debug("Create cluster ", c.Cluster)
+	response, err := c.ECS.CreateCluster(&ecs.CreateClusterInput{ClusterName: &c.Cluster})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return response.Cluster.Status, nil
+}
+
+func (c client) DeleteCluster() error {
+	logrus.Debug("Delete cluster ", c.Cluster)
+	response, err := c.ECS.DeleteCluster(&ecs.DeleteClusterInput{Cluster: &c.Cluster})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *response.Cluster.Status == "INACTIVE" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return errors.New("Failed to delete cluster, status: " + *response.Cluster.Status)
+}
+
+func (c client) ClusterExists() (bool, error) {
+	logrus.Debug("Check if cluster was already created: ", c.Cluster)
+	clusters, err := c.ECS.ListClusters(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	found := false
+	for _, arn := range clusters.ClusterArns {
+		found = found || strings.HasSuffix(*arn, "/"+c.Cluster)
+	}
+	return found, nil
+}
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/up.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/up.go
index 4cd52115..8b6c6da6 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/up.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/up.go
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (c *client) ComposeUp(project *compose.Project, loadBalancerArn *string) error {
+	ok, err := c.ClusterExists()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		c.CreateCluster()
+	}
 	_, err := c.CF.DescribeStacks(&cloudformation.DescribeStacksInput{
 		StackName: aws.String(project.Name),
 	})
diff --git a/ecs/pkg/compose/api.go b/ecs/pkg/compose/api.go
index 50f62ccf..4218de76 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/compose/api.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/compose/api.go
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import "github.com/awslabs/goformation/v4/cloudformation"
 type API interface {
 	Convert(project *Project, loadBalancerArn *string) (*cloudformation.Template, error)
 	ComposeUp(project *Project, loadBalancerArn *string) error
-	ComposeDown(project *Project, keepLoadBalancer bool) error
+	ComposeDown(project *Project, keepLoadBalancer, deleteCluster bool) error
 }