diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index 82a2c2711..627134c35 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 locals {
+  # Determine IAM role for runner instance
+  aws_iam_role_instance_name = coalesce(
+    var.runner_iam_role_name,
+    "${local.name_iam_objects}-instance"
+  )
+  aws_iam_role_instance_arn = "arn:${data.aws_partition.current.partition}:iam:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:role/${local.aws_iam_role_instance_name}"
+
   # Convert list to a string separated and prepend by a comma
   docker_machine_options_string = format(
     ",\"amazonec2-metadata-token=${var.docker_machine_instance_metadata_options.http_tokens}\", \"amazonec2-metadata-token-response-hop-limit=${var.docker_machine_instance_metadata_options.http_put_response_hop_limit}\",%s",
diff --git a/logging.tf b/logging.tf
index 14898fd16..64888acc4 100644
--- a/logging.tf
+++ b/logging.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "instance" {
   count  = var.enable_cloudwatch_logging ? 1 : 0
   name   = "${local.name_iam_objects}-instance-role"
-  role   = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role   = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy = templatefile("${path.module}/policies/instance-logging-policy.json", { partition = data.aws_partition.current.partition })
 }
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 4469d4dfb..b81386edc 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -323,11 +323,12 @@ module "cache" {
 ################################################################################
 resource "aws_iam_instance_profile" "instance" {
   name = "${local.name_iam_objects}-instance"
-  role = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   tags = local.tags
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role" "instance" {
+  count                = var.create_runner_iam_role ? 1 : 0
   name                 = "${local.name_iam_objects}-instance"
   assume_role_policy   = length(var.instance_role_json) > 0 ? var.instance_role_json : templatefile("${path.module}/policies/instance-role-trust-policy.json", {})
   permissions_boundary = var.permissions_boundary == "" ? null : "arn:${data.aws_partition.current.partition}:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:policy/${var.permissions_boundary}"
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "instance_docker_machine_policy" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "instance_docker_machine_policy" {
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.instance_docker_machine_policy.arn
 }
 
@@ -371,14 +372,14 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "instance_session_manager_policy" {
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "instance_session_manager_policy" {
   count = var.enable_runner_ssm_access ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.instance_session_manager_policy[0].arn
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "instance_session_manager_aws_managed" {
   count = var.enable_runner_ssm_access ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = "arn:${data.aws_partition.current.partition}:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore"
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "instance_session_manager_aws_managed"
 ################################################################################
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "user_defined_policies" {
   count      = length(var.runner_iam_policy_arns)
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = var.runner_iam_policy_arns[count.index]
 }
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "user_defined_policies" {
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "docker_machine_cache_instance" {
   count = var.cache_bucket["create"] || length(lookup(var.cache_bucket, "policy", "")) > 0 ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = local.bucket_policy
 }
 
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "service_linked_role" {
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "service_linked_role" {
   count = var.allow_iam_service_linked_role_creation ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.service_linked_role[0].arn
 }
 
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "ssm" {
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "ssm" {
   count = var.enable_manage_gitlab_token ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.ssm[0].arn
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "eip" {
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "eip" {
   count = var.enable_eip ? 1 : 0
 
-  role       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  role       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.eip[0].arn
 }
 
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index f1d3eea50..644d5398e 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ output "runner_cache_bucket_name" {
 
 output "runner_agent_role_arn" {
   description = "ARN of the role used for the ec2 instance for the GitLab runner agent."
-  value       = aws_iam_role.instance.arn
+  value       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_arn
 }
 
 output "runner_agent_role_name" {
   description = "Name of the role used for the ec2 instance for the GitLab runner agent."
-  value       = aws_iam_role.instance.name
+  value       = local.aws_iam_role_instance_name
 }
 
 output "runner_role_arn" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 56355a459..0db944fd2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -733,6 +733,18 @@ variable "log_group_name" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "runner_iam_role_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "IAM role name of the gitlab runner agent EC2 instance. If unspecified then `{name_iam_objects}-instance` is used"
+  default     = ""
+}
+
+variable "create_runner_iam_role" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Whether to create the runner IAM role of the gitlab runner agent EC2 instance."
+  default     = true
+}
+
 variable "runner_iam_policy_arns" {
   type        = list(string)
   description = "List of policy ARNs to be added to the instance profile of the gitlab runner agent ec2 instance."