diff --git a/pkg/actuators/machine/instances.go b/pkg/actuators/machine/instances.go
index 84c519328..d66e51953 100644
--- a/pkg/actuators/machine/instances.go
+++ b/pkg/actuators/machine/instances.go
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@ func constructInstancePlacement(machine *machinev1beta1.Machine, machineProvider
 
 	if machineProviderConfig.PlacementGroupName != "" {
 		placement.GroupName = &machineProviderConfig.PlacementGroupName
+
+		if machineProviderConfig.PlacementGroupPartition != 0 {
+			placement.PartitionNumber = aws.Int64(int64(machineProviderConfig.PlacementGroupPartition))
+		}
 	}
 
 	instanceTenancy := machineProviderConfig.Placement.Tenancy