diff --git a/docs/appendices/file-formats/app-json.md b/docs/appendices/file-formats/app-json.md
index c7500e19f..842674376 100644
--- a/docs/appendices/file-formats/app-json.md
+++ b/docs/appendices/file-formats/app-json.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - `command`: (string, required)
 - `maintenance`: (boolean, optional)
 - `schedule`: (string, required)
+- `concurrency_policy`: (string, optional, default: `allow`, options: `allow`, `deny`, `replace`)
 
 ## Formation
 
diff --git a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
index 99c856bc5..fe59c9942 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/appjson.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ type CronTask struct {
 
 	// Schedule is the cron schedule to execute the command on
 	Schedule string `json:"schedule"`
+
+	// ConcurrencyPolicy is the concurrency policy for the cron command
+	ConcurrencyPolicy string `json:"concurrency_policy"`
 }
 
 // Formation is a struct that represents the scale for a process from an app.json file