diff --git a/src/experimental/patterns/__snapshots__/ec2-app.test.ts.snap b/src/experimental/patterns/__snapshots__/ec2-app.test.ts.snap
index 6409e3b98..8346b5169 100644
--- a/src/experimental/patterns/__snapshots__/ec2-app.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/experimental/patterns/__snapshots__/ec2-app.test.ts.snap
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ exports[`The GuEc2AppExperimental pattern matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         },
       },
       "Properties": {
+        "DesiredCapacity": "1",
         "HealthCheckGracePeriod": 120,
         "HealthCheckType": "ELB",
         "LaunchTemplate": {
diff --git a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
index 9194979e2..9d51a5808 100644
--- a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
+++ b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ describe("The GuEc2AppExperimental pattern", () => {
     expect(Template.fromStack(stack).toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it("should create an ASG with min, max, and desired capacity set", () => {
+    const stack = simpleGuStackForTesting();
+
+    new GuEc2AppExperimental(stack, { ...initialProps(stack), scaling: { minimumInstances: 5 } });
+
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResource("AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup", {
+      Properties: {
+        MinSize: "5",
+        MaxSize: "10",
+        DesiredCapacity: "5",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should create an ASG with a resource signal count that matches the min instances", () => {
     const stack = simpleGuStackForTesting();
 
diff --git a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.ts b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.ts
index e776abd9e..f2a40c200 100644
--- a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.ts
+++ b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export class GuEc2AppExperimental extends GuEc2App {
     const { userData, role } = autoScalingGroup;
     const cfnAutoScalingGroup = autoScalingGroup.node.defaultChild as CfnAutoScalingGroup;
 
+    cfnAutoScalingGroup.desiredCapacity = minimumInstances.toString();
+
     /*
     Enable all ASG metrics for improved observability.
     Specifying `granularity` without specifying `metrics` results in all metrics being enabled.