diff --git a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/assets/schema.json b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/assets/schema.json
index d3f97692a3..e9529387d7 100755
--- a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/assets/schema.json
+++ b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/assets/schema.json
@@ -304,11 +304,17 @@
           "$ref": "#/definitions/ARN",
           "description": "node role to use for nodes launched by Auto Mode.",
           "x-intellij-html-description": "node role to use for nodes launched by Auto Mode."
+        },
+        "permissionsBoundaryARN": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ARN",
+          "description": "permissions boundary to use when creating the Auto Mode node role.",
+          "x-intellij-html-description": "permissions boundary to use when creating the Auto Mode node role."
         }
       },
       "preferredOrder": [
         "enabled",
         "nodeRoleARN",
+        "permissionsBoundaryARN",
         "nodePools"
       ],
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode.go b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode.go
index 004e2796cc..efb229e68a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type AutoModeConfig struct {
 	Enabled *bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
 	// NodeRoleARN is the node role to use for nodes launched by Auto Mode.
 	NodeRoleARN ARN `json:"nodeRoleARN,omitempty"`
+	// PermissionsBoundaryARN is the permissions boundary to use when creating the Auto Mode node role.
+	PermissionsBoundaryARN ARN `json:"permissionsBoundaryARN,omitempty"`
 	// NodePools is a list of node pools to create.
 	NodePools *[]string `json:"nodePools,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ func ValidateAutoModeConfig(clusterConfig *ClusterConfig) error {
 			if len(*autoModeConfig.NodePools) == 0 && !autoModeConfig.NodeRoleARN.IsZero() {
 				return errors.New("cannot specify autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN when autoModeConfig.nodePools is empty")
 			}
+			if len(*autoModeConfig.NodePools) == 0 && !autoModeConfig.PermissionsBoundaryARN.IsZero() {
+				return errors.New("cannot specify autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN when autoModeConfig.nodePools is empty")
+			}
+			if !autoModeConfig.NodeRoleARN.IsZero() && !autoModeConfig.PermissionsBoundaryARN.IsZero() {
+				return errors.New("cannot specify autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN when autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN is set")
+			}
 			seenNodePools := map[string]struct{}{}
 			for _, np := range *autoModeConfig.NodePools {
 				if _, ok := seenNodePools[np]; ok {
@@ -54,8 +62,8 @@ func ValidateAutoModeConfig(clusterConfig *ClusterConfig) error {
 				seenNodePools[np] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
-	} else if !autoModeConfig.NodeRoleARN.IsZero() || autoModeConfig.HasNodePools() {
-		return errors.New("cannot set autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN or autoModeConfig.nodePools when Auto Mode is disabled")
+	} else if !autoModeConfig.PermissionsBoundaryARN.IsZero() || !autoModeConfig.NodeRoleARN.IsZero() || autoModeConfig.HasNodePools() {
+		return errors.New("cannot set autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN, autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN, or autoModeConfig.nodePools when Auto Mode is disabled")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode_validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode_validation_test.go
index 96ce303ae3..cb0fe8b9ee 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode_validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/eksctl.io/v1alpha5/auto_mode_validation_test.go
@@ -42,5 +42,20 @@ var _ = DescribeTable("Auto Mode Validation", func(c *api.ClusterConfig, expecte
 			NodeRoleARN: api.MustParseARN("arn:aws:iam::1234:role/CustomNodeRole"),
 			NodePools:   &[]string{api.AutoModeNodePoolGeneralPurpose},
 		},
-	}, "cannot set autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN or autoModeConfig.nodePools when Auto Mode is disabled"),
+	}, "cannot set autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN, autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN, or autoModeConfig.nodePools when Auto Mode is disabled"),
+	Entry("permissionsBoundary and nodePools specified when Auto Mode is disabled", &api.ClusterConfig{
+		AutoModeConfig: &api.AutoModeConfig{
+			Enabled:                api.Disabled(),
+			PermissionsBoundaryARN: api.MustParseARN("arn:aws:iam::1234:policy/PermissionsBoundary"),
+			NodePools:              &[]string{api.AutoModeNodePoolGeneralPurpose},
+		},
+	}, "cannot set autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN, autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN, or autoModeConfig.nodePools when Auto Mode is disabled"),
+	Entry("permissionsBoundary, nodeRoleARN, and nodePools specified", &api.ClusterConfig{
+		AutoModeConfig: &api.AutoModeConfig{
+			Enabled:                api.Enabled(),
+			NodeRoleARN:            api.MustParseARN("arn:aws:iam::1234:role/CustomNodeRole"),
+			PermissionsBoundaryARN: api.MustParseARN("arn:aws:iam::1234:policy/PermissionsBoundary"),
+			NodePools:              &[]string{api.AutoModeNodePoolGeneralPurpose},
+		},
+	}, "cannot specify autoModeConfig.permissionBoundaryARN when autoModeConfig.nodeRoleARN is set"),
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cfn/builder/auto_mode.go b/pkg/cfn/builder/auto_mode.go
index e7a7d526f4..832adab9a3 100644
--- a/pkg/cfn/builder/auto_mode.go
+++ b/pkg/cfn/builder/auto_mode.go
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ type AutoModeRefs struct {
 	NodeRole *gfnt.Value
 }
 
-func AddAutoModeResources(clusterTemplate *gfn.Template) (AutoModeRefs, error) {
+func AddAutoModeResources(clusterTemplate *gfn.Template, permissionsBoundary string) (AutoModeRefs, error) {
 	template, err := goformation.ParseYAML(autoModeNodeRoleTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return AutoModeRefs{}, err
 	}
-	for resourceName, resource := range template.Resources {
+	for resourceName, resource := range template.GetAllIAMRoleResources() {
+		if permissionsBoundary != "" {
+			resource.PermissionsBoundary = gfnt.NewString(permissionsBoundary)
+		}
 		clusterTemplate.Resources[resourceName] = resource
 	}
 	for key, output := range template.Outputs {
diff --git a/pkg/cfn/builder/cluster.go b/pkg/cfn/builder/cluster.go
index 61917953a4..408126926a 100644
--- a/pkg/cfn/builder/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cfn/builder/cluster.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (c *ClusterResourceSet) addResourcesForControlPlane(subnetDetails *SubnetDe
 		cluster.ComputeConfig = computeConfig
 		if cc.NodeRoleARN.IsZero() {
 			if cc.HasNodePools() {
-				autoModeRefs, err := AddAutoModeResources(c.rs.template)
+				autoModeRefs, err := AddAutoModeResources(c.rs.template, cc.PermissionsBoundaryARN.String())
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error building cluster compute roles: %w", err)
 				}