diff --git a/modules/vpc/README.md b/modules/vpc/README.md
index cc9d93b7a..c14ee78f0 100644
--- a/modules/vpc/README.md
+++ b/modules/vpc/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ components:
 | <a name="input_label_value_case"></a> [label\_value\_case](#input\_label\_value\_case) | Controls the letter case of ID elements (labels) as included in `id`,<br>set as tag values, and output by this module individually.<br>Does not affect values of tags passed in via the `tags` input.<br>Possible values: `lower`, `title`, `upper` and `none` (no transformation).<br>Set this to `title` and set `delimiter` to `""` to yield Pascal Case IDs.<br>Default value: `lower`. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_labels_as_tags"></a> [labels\_as\_tags](#input\_labels\_as\_tags) | Set of labels (ID elements) to include as tags in the `tags` output.<br>Default is to include all labels.<br>Tags with empty values will not be included in the `tags` output.<br>Set to `[]` to suppress all generated tags.<br>**Notes:**<br>  The value of the `name` tag, if included, will be the `id`, not the `name`.<br>  Unlike other `null-label` inputs, the initial setting of `labels_as_tags` cannot be<br>  changed in later chained modules. Attempts to change it will be silently ignored. | `set(string)` | <pre>[<br>  "default"<br>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_map_public_ip_on_launch"></a> [map\_public\_ip\_on\_launch](#input\_map\_public\_ip\_on\_launch) | Instances launched into a public subnet should be assigned a public IP address | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_max_nats"></a> [max\_nats](#input\_max\_nats) | Upper limit on number of NAT Gateways/Instances to create.<br>Set to 1 or 2 for cost savings at the expense of availability.<br>Default creates a NAT Gateway in each public subnet. | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_max_subnet_count"></a> [max\_subnet\_count](#input\_max\_subnet\_count) | Sets the maximum amount of subnets to deploy. 0 will deploy a subnet for every provided availability zone (in `region_availability_zones` variable) within the region | `number` | `0` | no |
 | <a name="input_name"></a> [name](#input\_name) | ID element. Usually the component or solution name, e.g. 'app' or 'jenkins'.<br>This is the only ID element not also included as a `tag`.<br>The "name" tag is set to the full `id` string. There is no tag with the value of the `name` input. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_namespace"></a> [namespace](#input\_namespace) | ID element. Usually an abbreviation of your organization name, e.g. 'eg' or 'cp', to help ensure generated IDs are globally unique | `string` | `null` | no |
diff --git a/modules/vpc/main.tf b/modules/vpc/main.tf
index ea9e41735..9ea6b0542 100644
--- a/modules/vpc/main.tf
+++ b/modules/vpc/main.tf
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ module "subnets" {
   igw_id                          = var.public_subnets_enabled ? [module.vpc.igw_id] : []
   map_public_ip_on_launch         = var.map_public_ip_on_launch
   max_subnet_count                = local.max_subnet_count
+  max_nats                        = var.max_nats
   nat_gateway_enabled             = var.nat_gateway_enabled
   nat_instance_enabled            = var.nat_instance_enabled
   nat_instance_type               = var.nat_instance_type
diff --git a/modules/vpc/variables.tf b/modules/vpc/variables.tf
index 6e9940acb..e437085d7 100644
--- a/modules/vpc/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/vpc/variables.tf
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ variable "public_subnets_enabled" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "max_nats" {
+  type        = number
+  description = <<-EOT
+    Upper limit on number of NAT Gateways/Instances to create.
+    Set to 1 or 2 for cost savings at the expense of availability.
+    Default creates a NAT Gateway in each public subnet.
+    EOT
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "nat_gateway_enabled" {
   type        = bool
   description = "Flag to enable/disable NAT gateways"