diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d666393..1d072ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Add ASSIGN_PUBLIC_IP configuration option [#28](https://github.com/azavea/django-ecsmanage/pull/28)
 
 ## [2.0.0] - 2020-10-13
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 89a3a57..f689e67 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ environment. For example:
                'Environment': 'Staging',
                'Project': 'ProjectName'
            },
+           'ASSIGN_PUBLIC_IP': 'DISABLED',
            'AWS_REGION': 'us-east-1',
        },
    }
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ the appropriate AWS resources for your cluster:
 | ``SUBNET_TAGS``          | A dictionary of tags to use to identify a subnet                 |               |
 |                          | for your task.                                                   |               |
 +--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+
+| ``ASSIGN_PUBLIC_IP``     | Whether to automatically assign a public IP address to your      | ``DISABLED``  |
+|                          | task. Can be ``ENABLED`` or ``DISABLED``.                        |               |
++--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+
 | ``LAUNCH_TYPE``          | The ECS launch type for your task.                               | ``FARGATE``   |
 +--------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+
 | ``PLATFORM_VERSION``     | The Fargate platform version, if ``LAUNCH_TYPE`` is ``FARGATE``. | ``LATEST``    |
diff --git a/ecsmanage/management/commands/ecsmanage.py b/ecsmanage/management/commands/ecsmanage.py
index 7bc5b7c..089d6b6 100644
--- a/ecsmanage/management/commands/ecsmanage.py
+++ b/ecsmanage/management/commands/ecsmanage.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def parse_config(self):
             "CLUSTER_NAME": "",
             "SECURITY_GROUP_TAGS": "",
             "SUBNET_TAGS": "",
+            "ASSIGN_PUBLIC_IP": "DISABLED",
             "LAUNCH_TYPE": "FARGATE",
             "PLATFORM_VERSION": "LATEST",
             "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ def run_task(self, config, task_def_arn, security_group_id, subnet_id, cmd):
                 "awsvpcConfiguration": {
                     "subnets": [subnet_id],
                     "securityGroups": [security_group_id],
+                    "assignPublicIp": config["ASSIGN_PUBLIC_IP"],
                 }
             }