diff --git a/moto/ecs/models.py b/moto/ecs/models.py
index aadc76bce..794d82d02 100644
--- a/moto/ecs/models.py
+++ b/moto/ecs/models.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import uuid
-from random import random
+from datetime import datetime
+from random import random, randint
 
+import pytz
 from moto.core import BaseBackend, BaseModel
 from moto.ec2 import ec2_backends
 from copy import copy
@@ -174,6 +176,18 @@ class Service(BaseObject):
         self.task_definition = task_definition.arn
         self.desired_count = desired_count
         self.events = []
+        self.deployments = [
+            {
+                'createdAt': datetime.now(pytz.utc),
+                'desiredCount': self.desired_count,
+                'id': 'ecs-svc/{}'.format(randint(0, 32**12)),
+                'pendingCount': self.desired_count,
+                'runningCount': 0,
+                'status': 'PRIMARY',
+                'taskDefinition': task_definition.arn,
+                'updatedAt': datetime.now(pytz.utc),
+            }
+        ]
         self.load_balancers = []
         self.pending_count = 0
 
@@ -187,6 +201,13 @@ class Service(BaseObject):
         del response_object['name'], response_object['arn']
         response_object['serviceName'] = self.name
         response_object['serviceArn'] = self.arn
+
+        for deployment in response_object['deployments']:
+            if isinstance(deployment['createdAt'], datetime):
+                deployment['createdAt'] = deployment['createdAt'].isoformat()
+            if isinstance(deployment['updatedAt'], datetime):
+                deployment['updatedAt'] = deployment['updatedAt'].isoformat()
+
         return response_object
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_ecs/test_ecs_boto3.py b/tests/test_ecs/test_ecs_boto3.py
index e76be8cbe..34fce1c49 100644
--- a/tests/test_ecs/test_ecs_boto3.py
+++ b/tests/test_ecs/test_ecs_boto3.py
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ def test_describe_services():
         'arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:012345678910:service/test_ecs_service2')
     response['services'][1]['serviceName'].should.equal('test_ecs_service2')
 
+    response['services'][0]['deployments'][0]['desiredCount'].should.equal(2)
+    response['services'][0]['deployments'][0]['pendingCount'].should.equal(2)
+    response['services'][0]['deployments'][0]['runningCount'].should.equal(0)
+    response['services'][0]['deployments'][0]['status'].should.equal('PRIMARY')
+
 
 @mock_ecs
 def test_update_service():