diff --git a/docs/resource/cloud-provider/aws/ecs.md b/docs/resource/cloud-provider/aws/ecs.md
index 362b66dde9..8023ff9291 100644
--- a/docs/resource/cloud-provider/aws/ecs.md
+++ b/docs/resource/cloud-provider/aws/ecs.md
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 | `aws.ecs.cluster.arn` | string | The ARN of an [ECS cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/clusters.html). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789123:cluster/my-cluster` | Recommended |
 | `aws.ecs.container.arn` | string | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an [ECS container instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ECS_instances.html). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:container/32624152-9086-4f0e-acae-1a75b14fe4d9` | Recommended |
 | `aws.ecs.launchtype` | string | The [launch type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/launch_types.html) for an ECS task. | `ec2` | Recommended |
-| `aws.ecs.task.arn` | string | The ARN of an [ECS task definition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b` | Recommended |
-| `aws.ecs.task.family` | string | The task definition family this task definition is a member of. | `opentelemetry-family` | Recommended |
-| `aws.ecs.task.revision` | string | The revision for this task definition. | `8`; `26` | Recommended |
+| `aws.ecs.task.arn` | string | The ARN of a running [ECS task](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-account-settings.html#ecs-resource-ids). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b`; `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/my-cluster/task-id/23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd` | Recommended |
+| `aws.ecs.task.family` | string | The family name of the [ECS task definition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html) used to create the ECS task. | `opentelemetry-family` | Recommended |
+| `aws.ecs.task.id` | string | The ID of a running ECS task, extracted from its ARN. | `10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b`; `23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd` | Recommended |
+| `aws.ecs.task.revision` | string | The revision for the task definition used to create the ECS task. | `8`; `26` | Recommended |
 
 `aws.ecs.launchtype` MUST be one of the following:
 
diff --git a/model/resource/cloud_provider/aws/ecs.yaml b/model/resource/cloud_provider/aws/ecs.yaml
index 2c6b8c9ba5..0dd4447c9e 100644
--- a/model/resource/cloud_provider/aws/ecs.yaml
+++ b/model/resource/cloud_provider/aws/ecs.yaml
@@ -28,15 +28,23 @@ groups:
       - id: task.arn
         type: string
         brief: >
-          The ARN of an [ECS task definition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html).
-        examples: ['arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b']
+          The ARN of a running [ECS task](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-account-settings.html#ecs-resource-ids).
+        examples: [
+          'arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b',
+          'arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/my-cluster/task-id/23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd'
+        ]
       - id: task.family
         type: string
         brief: >
-          The task definition family this task definition is a member of.
+          The family name of the [ECS task definition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html) used to create the ECS task.
         examples: ['opentelemetry-family']
+      - id: task.id
+        type: string
+        brief: >
+          The ID of a running ECS task, extracted from its ARN.
+        examples: [ '10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b', '23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd' ]
       - id: task.revision
         type: string
         brief: >
-          The revision for this task definition.
+          The revision for the task definition used to create the ECS task.
         examples: ["8", "26"]