diff --git a/internal/pkg/cli/job_init.go b/internal/pkg/cli/job_init.go
index 6351f8f1ba7..88c8d77223e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cli/job_init.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cli/job_init.go
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ func (o *initJobOpts) Execute() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	o.platform = platform
+	if o.platform != nil {
+		log.Warningf("Your architecture type is currently unsupported. Setting platform to %s in your manifest.\n", dockerengine.DockerBuildPlatform(dockerengine.LinuxOS, dockerengine.Amd64Arch))
+	}
 
 	manifestPath, err := o.init.Job(&initialize.JobProps{
 		WorkloadProps: initialize.WorkloadProps{
@@ -202,7 +205,9 @@ func (o *initJobOpts) Execute() error {
 			Type:           o.wkldType,
 			DockerfilePath: o.dockerfilePath,
 			Image:          o.image,
-			Platform:       o.platform,
+			Platform: manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{
+				PlatformString: o.platform,
+			},
 		},
 
 		Schedule:    o.schedule,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cli/job_init_test.go b/internal/pkg/cli/job_init_test.go
index dfd42d3755e..3076568f729 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cli/job_init_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cli/job_init_test.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func TestJobInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:           "mailer",
 						Type:           "Scheduled Job",
 						DockerfilePath: "./Dockerfile",
-						Platform:       nil,
+						Platform:       manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 					Schedule: "@hourly",
 					HealthCheck: manifest.ContainerHealthCheck{
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init.go b/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init.go
index 7c37b59bf03..01e5452ee8d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (o *initSvcOpts) Execute() error {
 	}
 	o.platform = platform
 	if o.platform != nil {
-		log.Warningf(`Your architecture type is currently unsupported. Setting platform %s instead.\n`, dockerengine.DockerBuildPlatform(dockerengine.LinuxOS, dockerengine.Amd64Arch))
+		log.Warningf("Your architecture type is currently unsupported. Setting platform %s instead.\n", dockerengine.DockerBuildPlatform(dockerengine.LinuxOS, dockerengine.Amd64Arch))
 		if o.wkldType != manifest.RequestDrivenWebServiceType {
 			log.Warning("See 'platform' field in your manifest.\n")
 		}
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ func (o *initSvcOpts) Execute() error {
 			Type:           o.wkldType,
 			DockerfilePath: o.dockerfilePath,
 			Image:          o.image,
-			Platform:       o.platform,
-			Topics:         o.topics,
+			Platform: manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{
+				PlatformString: o.platform,
+			},
+			Topics: o.topics,
 		},
 		Port:        o.port,
 		HealthCheck: hc,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init_test.go b/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init_test.go
index 4eff88e6cae..9348244f9ce 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cli/svc_init_test.go
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func TestSvcInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:           "frontend",
 						Type:           "Load Balanced Web Service",
 						DockerfilePath: "./Dockerfile",
-						Platform:       nil,
+						Platform:       manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 					Port: 80,
 				}).Return("manifest/path", nil)
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ func TestSvcInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:           "frontend",
 						Type:           "Backend Service",
 						DockerfilePath: "./Dockerfile",
-						Platform:       nil,
+						Platform:       manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 				}).Return("manifest/path", nil)
 			},
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func TestSvcInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:           "frontend",
 						Type:           "Worker Service",
 						DockerfilePath: "./Dockerfile",
-						Platform:       nil,
+						Platform:       manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 				}).Return("manifest/path", nil)
 			},
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func TestSvcInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:     "backend",
 						Type:     "Backend Service",
 						Image:    "nginx:latest",
-						Platform: nil,
+						Platform: manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 				}).Return("manifest/path", nil)
 			},
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ func TestSvcInitOpts_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:     "frontend",
 						Type:     "Load Balanced Web Service",
 						Image:    "nginx:latest",
-						Platform: nil,
+						Platform: manifest.PlatformArgsOrString{},
 					},
 				}).Return("manifest/path", nil)
 			},
diff --git a/internal/pkg/initialize/workload.go b/internal/pkg/initialize/workload.go
index 13a943ff832..2bf0c5880c1 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/initialize/workload.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/initialize/workload.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type WorkloadProps struct {
 	Name           string
 	DockerfilePath string
 	Image          string
-	Platform       *string
+	Platform       manifest.PlatformArgsOrString
 	Topics         []manifest.TopicSubscription
 }
 
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ func newJobManifest(i *JobProps) (encoding.BinaryMarshaler, error) {
 				Image:      i.Image,
 			},
 			HealthCheck: i.HealthCheck,
+			Platform:    i.Platform,
 			Schedule:    i.Schedule,
 			Timeout:     i.Timeout,
 			Retries:     i.Retries,
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ func (w *WorkloadInitializer) newLoadBalancedWebServiceManifest(i *ServiceProps)
 		},
 		Port:        i.Port,
 		HealthCheck: i.HealthCheck,
+		Platform:    i.Platform,
 		Path:        "/",
 	}
 	existingSvcs, err := w.Store.ListServices(i.App)
@@ -329,7 +331,8 @@ func (w *WorkloadInitializer) newRequestDrivenWebServiceManifest(i *ServiceProps
 			Dockerfile: i.DockerfilePath,
 			Image:      i.Image,
 		},
-		Port: i.Port,
+		Port:     i.Port,
+		Platform: i.Platform,
 	}
 	return manifest.NewRequestDrivenWebService(props)
 }
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@ func newBackendServiceManifest(i *ServiceProps) (*manifest.BackendService, error
 		},
 		Port:        i.Port,
 		HealthCheck: i.HealthCheck,
+		Platform:    i.Platform,
 	}), nil
 }
 
@@ -354,6 +358,7 @@ func newWorkerServiceManifest(i *ServiceProps) (*manifest.WorkerService, error)
 			Image:      i.Image,
 		},
 		HealthCheck: i.HealthCheck,
+		Platform:    i.Platform,
 		Topics:      i.Topics,
 	}), nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/backend_svc.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/backend_svc.go
index 7970aab2b4b..c0fc74e1479 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/backend_svc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/backend_svc.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type BackendServiceProps struct {
 	WorkloadProps
 	Port        uint16
 	HealthCheck ContainerHealthCheck // Optional healthcheck configuration.
+	Platform    PlatformArgsOrString // Optional platform configuration.
 }
 
 // NewBackendService applies the props to a default backend service configuration with
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func NewBackendService(props BackendServiceProps) *BackendService {
 	svc.BackendServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Build.BuildArgs.Dockerfile = stringP(props.Dockerfile)
 	svc.BackendServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Port = uint16P(props.Port)
 	svc.BackendServiceConfig.ImageConfig.HealthCheck = props.HealthCheck
+	svc.BackendServiceConfig.Platform = props.Platform
 	svc.parser = template.New()
 	return svc
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/job.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/job.go
index 7ddca5c985a..cfc55671e74 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/job.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/job.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type ScheduledJobProps struct {
 	Schedule    string
 	Timeout     string
 	HealthCheck ContainerHealthCheck // Optional healthcheck configuration.
+	Platform    PlatformArgsOrString // Optional platform configuration.
 	Retries     int
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ func NewScheduledJob(props *ScheduledJobProps) *ScheduledJob {
 		job.Retries = aws.Int(props.Retries)
 	}
 	job.Timeout = stringP(props.Timeout)
+	job.Platform = props.Platform
 	job.parser = template.New()
 	return job
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/lb_web_svc.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/lb_web_svc.go
index 0f3ce43a56e..bccfacb3cf9 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/lb_web_svc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/lb_web_svc.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type LoadBalancedWebServiceProps struct {
 	Path        string
 	Port        uint16
 	HealthCheck ContainerHealthCheck // Optional healthcheck configuration.
+	Platform    PlatformArgsOrString // Optional platform configuration.
 }
 
 // NewLoadBalancedWebService creates a new public load balanced web service, receives all the requests from the load balancer,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func NewLoadBalancedWebService(props *LoadBalancedWebServiceProps) *LoadBalanced
 	svc.LoadBalancedWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Build.BuildArgs.Dockerfile = stringP(props.Dockerfile)
 	svc.LoadBalancedWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Port = aws.Uint16(props.Port)
 	svc.LoadBalancedWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.HealthCheck = props.HealthCheck
-
+	svc.LoadBalancedWebServiceConfig.Platform = props.Platform
 	svc.RoutingRule.Path = aws.String(props.Path)
 	svc.parser = template.New()
 	return svc
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/rd_web_svc.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/rd_web_svc.go
index 686e6736d15..1cfba6e6a40 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/rd_web_svc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/rd_web_svc.go
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ type RequestDrivenWebServiceHttpConfig struct {
 
 // AppRunnerInstanceConfig contains the instance configuration properties for an App Runner service.
 type AppRunnerInstanceConfig struct {
-	CPU      *int                  `yaml:"cpu"`
-	Memory   *int                  `yaml:"memory"`
-	Platform *PlatformArgsOrString `yaml:"platform,omitempty"`
+	CPU      *int                 `yaml:"cpu"`
+	Memory   *int                 `yaml:"memory"`
+	Platform PlatformArgsOrString `yaml:"platform,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // RequestDrivenWebServiceProps contains properties for creating a new request-driven web service manifest.
 type RequestDrivenWebServiceProps struct {
 	*WorkloadProps
-	Port uint16
+	Port     uint16
+	Platform PlatformArgsOrString
 }
 
 // NewRequestDrivenWebService creates a new Request-Driven Web Service manifest with default values.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ func NewRequestDrivenWebService(props *RequestDrivenWebServiceProps) *RequestDri
 	svc.RequestDrivenWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Image.Location = stringP(props.Image)
 	svc.RequestDrivenWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Build.BuildArgs.Dockerfile = stringP(props.Dockerfile)
 	svc.RequestDrivenWebServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Port = aws.Uint16(props.Port)
+	svc.RequestDrivenWebServiceConfig.InstanceConfig.Platform = props.Platform
 	svc.parser = template.New()
 	return svc
 }
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ func (s *RequestDrivenWebService) BuildRequired() (bool, error) {
 
 // TaskPlatform returns the platform for the service.
 func (s *RequestDrivenWebService) TaskPlatform() (*string, error) {
-	if s.InstanceConfig.Platform == nil {
+	if s.InstanceConfig.Platform.PlatformString == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	return s.InstanceConfig.Platform.PlatformString, nil
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/svc_test.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/svc_test.go
index b3e684db907..61ab5e00baa 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/svc_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/svc_test.go
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ environments:
 							},
 						},
 						TaskConfig: TaskConfig{
-							CPU:      aws.Int(512),
-							Memory:   aws.Int(1024),
-							Platform: nil,
+							CPU:    aws.Int(512),
+							Memory: aws.Int(1024),
 							Count: Count{
 								Value: aws.Int(1),
 							},
@@ -243,9 +242,8 @@ secrets:
 							},
 						},
 						TaskConfig: TaskConfig{
-							CPU:      aws.Int(1024),
-							Memory:   aws.Int(1024),
-							Platform: nil,
+							CPU:    aws.Int(1024),
+							Memory: aws.Int(1024),
 							Count: Count{
 								Value: aws.Int(1),
 							},
@@ -307,9 +305,8 @@ subscribe:
 							},
 						},
 						TaskConfig: TaskConfig{
-							CPU:      aws.Int(1024),
-							Memory:   aws.Int(1024),
-							Platform: nil,
+							CPU:    aws.Int(1024),
+							Memory: aws.Int(1024),
 							Count: Count{
 								Value: aws.Int(1),
 							},
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc.go
index fb258c2aeb1..2d0efbd3a7d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc.go
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ func (q *DeadLetterQueue) IsEmpty() bool {
 // WorkerServiceProps represents the configuration needed to create a worker service.
 type WorkerServiceProps struct {
 	WorkloadProps
+
 	HealthCheck ContainerHealthCheck // Optional healthcheck configuration.
+	Platform    PlatformArgsOrString // Optional platform configuration.
 	Topics      []TopicSubscription  // Optional topics for subscriptions
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ func NewWorkerService(props WorkerServiceProps) *WorkerService {
 	svc.WorkerServiceConfig.ImageConfig.Build.BuildArgs.Dockerfile = stringP(props.Dockerfile)
 	svc.WorkerServiceConfig.ImageConfig.HealthCheck = props.HealthCheck
 	svc.WorkerServiceConfig.Subscribe.Topics = props.Topics
+	svc.WorkerServiceConfig.Platform = props.Platform
 	svc.parser = template.New()
 	return svc
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc_test.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc_test.go
index 27a0b9714d5..9c231e6cb27 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/worker_svc_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ func TestWorkerSvc_MarshalBinary(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:       "testers",
 					Dockerfile: "./testers/Dockerfile",
 				},
+				Platform: PlatformArgsOrString{
+					PlatformString: nil,
+					PlatformArgs: PlatformArgs{
+						OSFamily: nil,
+						Arch:     nil,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			wantedTestdata: "worker-svc-nosubscribe.yml",
 		},
@@ -140,6 +147,13 @@ func TestWorkerSvc_MarshalBinary(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:       "testers",
 					Dockerfile: "./testers/Dockerfile",
 				},
+				Platform: PlatformArgsOrString{
+					PlatformString: nil,
+					PlatformArgs: PlatformArgs{
+						OSFamily: nil,
+						Arch:     nil,
+					},
+				},
 				Topics: []TopicSubscription{
 					{
 						Name:    "testTopic",
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/workload.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/workload.go
index 0263b977655..42eafae3586 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/workload.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/workload.go
@@ -422,19 +422,19 @@ type SidecarConfig struct {
 
 // TaskConfig represents the resource boundaries and environment variables for the containers in the task.
 type TaskConfig struct {
-	CPU            *int                  `yaml:"cpu"`
-	Memory         *int                  `yaml:"memory"`
-	Platform       *PlatformArgsOrString `yaml:"platform,omitempty"`
-	Count          Count                 `yaml:"count"`
-	ExecuteCommand ExecuteCommand        `yaml:"exec"`
-	Variables      map[string]string     `yaml:"variables"`
-	Secrets        map[string]string     `yaml:"secrets"`
-	Storage        Storage               `yaml:"storage"`
+	CPU            *int                 `yaml:"cpu"`
+	Memory         *int                 `yaml:"memory"`
+	Platform       PlatformArgsOrString `yaml:"platform,omitempty"`
+	Count          Count                `yaml:"count"`
+	ExecuteCommand ExecuteCommand       `yaml:"exec"`
+	Variables      map[string]string    `yaml:"variables"`
+	Secrets        map[string]string    `yaml:"secrets"`
+	Storage        Storage              `yaml:"storage"`
 }
 
 // TaskPlatform returns the platform for the service.
 func (t *TaskConfig) TaskPlatform() (*string, error) {
-	if t.Platform == nil {
+	if t.Platform.PlatformString == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	return t.Platform.PlatformString, nil
diff --git a/internal/pkg/manifest/workload_test.go b/internal/pkg/manifest/workload_test.go
index b65f96f4bd1..0503726cb9c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/manifest/workload_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/manifest/workload_test.go
@@ -355,15 +355,7 @@ func TestPlatformArgsOrString_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			p := TaskConfig{
-				Platform: &PlatformArgsOrString{
-					PlatformString: nil,
-					PlatformArgs: PlatformArgs{
-						OSFamily: nil,
-						Arch:     nil,
-					},
-				},
-			}
+			p := TaskConfig{}
 			err := yaml.Unmarshal(tc.inContent, &p)
 			if tc.wantedError != nil {
 				require.EqualError(t, err, tc.wantedError.Error())
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/jobs/scheduled-job/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/jobs/scheduled-job/manifest.yml
index eb989fbead5..bc588d8cf0b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/jobs/scheduled-job/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/jobs/scheduled-job/manifest.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ image:
 
 cpu: {{.CPU}}       # Number of CPU units for the task.
 memory: {{.Memory}}    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
-{{- if .Platform}}
-platform: {{.Platform}}   # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/scheduled-job/#platform
+{{- if .Platform.PlatformString}}
+platform: {{.Platform.PlatformString}}   # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/scheduled-job/#platform
 {{- end}}
 
 # Optional fields for more advanced use-cases.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
index ab165d0e477..0e566cc63ba 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/backend/manifest.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ image:
 
 cpu: {{.CPU}}       # Number of CPU units for the task.
 memory: {{.Memory}}    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
-{{- if .Platform}}
-platform: {{.Platform}}     # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/backend-service/#platform
+{{- if .Platform.PlatformString}}
+platform: {{.Platform.PlatformString}}     # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/backend-service/#platform
 {{- end}}
 count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
index 8639805471a..1ec56751edc 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/lb-web/manifest.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ image:
 
 cpu: {{.CPU}}       # Number of CPU units for the task.
 memory: {{.Memory}}    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
-{{- if .Platform}}    # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/lb-web-service/#platform
-platform: {{.Platform}}
+{{- if .Platform.PlatformString}}
+platform: {{.Platform.PlatformString}}  # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/lb-web-service/#platform
 {{- end}}
 count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
index 32284bfc498..f3ba60b0703 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
+++ b/internal/pkg/template/templates/workloads/services/worker/manifest.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ image:
 
 cpu: {{.CPU}}       # Number of CPU units for the task.
 memory: {{.Memory}}    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
-{{- if .Platform}}
-platform: {{.Platform}}
+{{- if .Platform.PlatformString}}
+platform: {{.Platform.PlatformString}}  # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/worker-service/#platform
 {{- end}}
 count: {{.Count.Value}}       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.