diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-applicationautoscaling/lib/scalable-target.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-applicationautoscaling/lib/scalable-target.ts
index 14bf3f4913b34..9549ff5c6598c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-applicationautoscaling/lib/scalable-target.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-applicationautoscaling/lib/scalable-target.ts
@@ -274,4 +274,9 @@ export enum ServiceNamespace {
    * Comprehend
    */
   COMPREHEND = 'comprehend',
+
+  /**
+   * Kafka
+   */
+  KAFKA = 'kafka',
 }