diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f23b561..45a0b42 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ resource "aws_lb" "this" {
     ignore_changes = [
       tags["elasticbeanstalk:shared-elb-environment-count"]
     ]
+    prevent_destroy = var.enable_alb_prevent_destroy
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9b3c725..dccb40d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ variable "timeouts" {
   default     = {}
 }
 
+variable "enable_alb_prevent_destroy" {
+  description = "Whether to add lifecycle.prevent_destroy to the ALB resource"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # Listener(s)
 ################################################################################