diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fc518b..15f484f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ Available targets:
 | <a name="input_ami_image_id"></a> [ami\_image\_id](#input\_ami\_image\_id) | AMI to use. Ignored if `launch_template_id` is supplied. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_ami_release_version"></a> [ami\_release\_version](#input\_ami\_release\_version) | EKS AMI version to use, e.g. For AL2 "1.16.13-20200821" or for bottlerocket "1.2.0-ccf1b754" (no "v"). For AL2 and bottlerocket, it defaults to latest version for Kubernetes version. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_ami_type"></a> [ami\_type](#input\_ami\_type) | Type of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) associated with the EKS Node Group.<br>Defaults to `AL2_x86_64`. Valid values: `AL2_x86_64`, `AL2_x86_64_GPU`, `AL2_ARM_64`, `BOTTLEROCKET_x86_64`, and `BOTTLEROCKET_ARM_64`. | `string` | `"AL2_x86_64"` | no |
+| <a name="input_associate_cluster_security_group"></a> [associate\_cluster\_security\_group](#input\_associate\_cluster\_security\_group) | When true, associate the default cluster security group to the nodes. If disabled the EKS managed security group will not<br>be associated to the nodes, therefore the communications between pods and nodes will not work. Be aware that if no `associated_security_group_ids`<br>nor `ssh_access_security_group_ids` are provided then the nodes will have no inbound or outbound rules. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_associated_security_group_ids"></a> [associated\_security\_group\_ids](#input\_associated\_security\_group\_ids) | A list of IDs of Security Groups to associate the node group with, in addition to the EKS' created security group.<br>These security groups will not be modified. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_attributes"></a> [attributes](#input\_attributes) | ID element. Additional attributes (e.g. `workers` or `cluster`) to add to `id`,<br>in the order they appear in the list. New attributes are appended to the<br>end of the list. The elements of the list are joined by the `delimiter`<br>and treated as a single ID element. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_before_cluster_joining_userdata"></a> [before\_cluster\_joining\_userdata](#input\_before\_cluster\_joining\_userdata) | Additional `bash` commands to execute on each worker node before joining the EKS cluster (before executing the `bootstrap.sh` script). For more info, see https://kubedex.com/90-days-of-aws-eks-in-production | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
index 5396860..ab2059c 100644
--- a/docs/terraform.md
+++ b/docs/terraform.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 | <a name="input_ami_image_id"></a> [ami\_image\_id](#input\_ami\_image\_id) | AMI to use. Ignored if `launch_template_id` is supplied. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_ami_release_version"></a> [ami\_release\_version](#input\_ami\_release\_version) | EKS AMI version to use, e.g. For AL2 "1.16.13-20200821" or for bottlerocket "1.2.0-ccf1b754" (no "v"). For AL2 and bottlerocket, it defaults to latest version for Kubernetes version. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_ami_type"></a> [ami\_type](#input\_ami\_type) | Type of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) associated with the EKS Node Group.<br>Defaults to `AL2_x86_64`. Valid values: `AL2_x86_64`, `AL2_x86_64_GPU`, `AL2_ARM_64`, `BOTTLEROCKET_x86_64`, and `BOTTLEROCKET_ARM_64`. | `string` | `"AL2_x86_64"` | no |
+| <a name="input_associate_cluster_security_group"></a> [associate\_cluster\_security\_group](#input\_associate\_cluster\_security\_group) | When true, associate the default cluster security group to the nodes. If disabled the EKS managed security group will not<br>be associated to the nodes, therefore the communications between pods and nodes will not work. Be aware that if no `associated_security_group_ids`<br>nor `ssh_access_security_group_ids` are provided then the nodes will have no inbound or outbound rules. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_associated_security_group_ids"></a> [associated\_security\_group\_ids](#input\_associated\_security\_group\_ids) | A list of IDs of Security Groups to associate the node group with, in addition to the EKS' created security group.<br>These security groups will not be modified. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_attributes"></a> [attributes](#input\_attributes) | ID element. Additional attributes (e.g. `workers` or `cluster`) to add to `id`,<br>in the order they appear in the list. New attributes are appended to the<br>end of the list. The elements of the list are joined by the `delimiter`<br>and treated as a single ID element. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_before_cluster_joining_userdata"></a> [before\_cluster\_joining\_userdata](#input\_before\_cluster\_joining\_userdata) | Additional `bash` commands to execute on each worker node before joining the EKS cluster (before executing the `bootstrap.sh` script). For more info, see https://kubedex.com/90-days-of-aws-eks-in-production | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/launch-template.tf b/launch-template.tf
index 3670248..01e1798 100644
--- a/launch-template.tf
+++ b/launch-template.tf
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ locals {
 
   launch_template_ami = length(var.ami_image_id) == 0 ? (local.features_require_ami ? data.aws_ami.selected[0].image_id : "") : var.ami_image_id[0]
 
+  associate_cluster_security_group = local.enabled && var.associate_cluster_security_group
   launch_template_vpc_security_group_ids = sort(compact(concat(
-    data.aws_eks_cluster.this[*].vpc_config[0].cluster_security_group_id,
+    local.associate_cluster_security_group ? data.aws_eks_cluster.this[*].vpc_config[0].cluster_security_group_id : [],
     module.ssh_access[*].id,
     var.associated_security_group_ids
   )))
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 8fba47a..5e3178c 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ variable "subnet_ids" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "associate_cluster_security_group" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+  description = <<-EOT
+    When true, associate the default cluster security group to the nodes. If disabled the EKS managed security group will not
+    be associated to the nodes, therefore the communications between pods and nodes will not work. Be aware that if no `associated_security_group_ids`
+    nor `ssh_access_security_group_ids` are provided then the nodes will have no inbound or outbound rules. 
+  EOT
+}
+
 variable "associated_security_group_ids" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = []