diff --git a/source/_components/route53.markdown b/source/_components/route53.markdown
index a00e5e708d0..4b4d57ab6dc 100644
--- a/source/_components/route53.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/route53.markdown
@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@ records:
   description: A list of records you want to update.
   required: true
   type: list
+ttl:
+  description: The TTL value for the DNS records.
+  required: false
+  type: int
+  default: 300
 {% endconfiguration %}