diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c1519f..0bab329 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ These global settings are optional unless marked otherwise:
 
 | Name | Description | Command line flag | ENV var and .env file value |
 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
+| AWS Region (**optional**) | AWS region (will override ENV VAR `AWS_REGION` and `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`) e.g. `us-east-2` | `--aws-region [value]` | `OKTA_AWSCLI_AWS_REGION` |
 | Okta Org Domain (**required**) | Full host and domain name of the Okta org e.g. `test.okta.com` or the custom domain value | `--org-domain [value]` | `OKTA_AWSCLI_ORG_DOMAIN` |
 | OIDC Client ID (**required**) | For `web` the OIDC native application / [Allowed Web SSO Client ID](#allowed-web-sso-client-id), for `m2m` the API services app ID | `--oidc-client-id [value]` | `OKTA_AWSCLI_OIDC_CLIENT_ID` |
 | AWS IAM Role ARN (**optional** for `web`, **required** for `m2m`) | For web preselects the role list to this preferred IAM role for the given IAM Identity Provider. For `m2m` | `--aws-iam-role [value]` | `OKTA_AWSCLI_IAM_ROLE` |
diff --git a/cmd/root/root.go b/cmd/root/root.go
index 473f58a..9cfb5f6 100644
--- a/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ func init() {
 			Usage:  "Output format. [env-var|aws-credentials|process-credentials]",
 			EnvVar: config.FormatEnvVar,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   config.AWSRegionFlag,
+			Short:  "n",
+			Value:  "",
+			Usage:  "Preset AWS Region",
+			EnvVar: config.AWSRegionEnvVar,
+		},
 		{
 			Name:   config.AWSCredentialsFlag,
 			Short:  "w",
diff --git a/internal/aws/aws.go b/internal/aws/aws.go
index 6d3abd0..7bcaac4 100644
--- a/internal/aws/aws.go
+++ b/internal/aws/aws.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 // the different credentials formats
 type CredentialContainer struct {
 	AccessKeyID     string
+	Region          string
 	SecretAccessKey string
 	SessionToken    string
 	Expiration      *time.Time
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type EnvVarCredential struct {
 // credentials file
 type CredsFileCredential struct {
 	AccessKeyID     string `ini:"aws_access_key_id"`
+	Region          string `ini:"region"`
 	SecretAccessKey string `ini:"aws_secret_access_key"`
 	SessionToken    string `ini:"aws_session_token"`
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 43727db..b3ed3ce 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ const (
 	AWSIAMIdPFlag = "aws-iam-idp"
 	// AWSIAMRoleFlag cli flag const
 	AWSIAMRoleFlag = "aws-iam-role"
+	// AWSRegion cli flag const
+	AWSRegionFlag = "aws-region"
 	// CustomScopeFlag cli flag const
 	CustomScopeFlag = "custom-scope"
 	// DebugFlag cli flag const
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ const (
 	AWSIAMRoleEnvVar = "OKTA_AWSCLI_IAM_ROLE"
 	// AWSSessionDurationEnvVar env var const
 	AWSSessionDurationEnvVar = "OKTA_AWSCLI_SESSION_DURATION"
+	// AWSRegionEnvVar env var const
+	AWSRegionEnvVar = "OKTA_AWSCLI_AWS_REGION"
 	// CacheAccessTokenEnvVar env var const
 	CacheAccessTokenEnvVar = "OKTA_AWSCLI_CACHE_ACCESS_TOKEN"
 	// CustomScopeEnvVar env var const
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	awsCredentials      string
 	awsIAMIdP           string
 	awsIAMRole          string
+	awsRegion           string
 	awsSessionDuration  int64
 	cacheAccessToken    bool
 	customScope         string
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ type Attributes struct {
 	AWSCredentials      string
 	AWSIAMIdP           string
 	AWSIAMRole          string
+	AWSRegion           string
 	AWSSessionDuration  int64
 	CacheAccessToken    bool
 	CustomScope         string
@@ -268,8 +274,7 @@ func NewConfig(attrs *Attributes) (*Config, error) {
 		awsCredentials:      attrs.AWSCredentials,
 		awsIAMIdP:           attrs.AWSIAMIdP,
 		awsIAMRole:          attrs.AWSIAMRole,
-		cacheAccessToken:    attrs.CacheAccessToken,
-		customScope:         attrs.CustomScope,
+		awsRegion:           attrs.AWSRegion,
 		debug:               attrs.Debug,
 		debugAPICalls:       attrs.DebugAPICalls,
 		expiryAWSVariables:  attrs.ExpiryAWSVariables,
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ func readConfig() (Attributes, error) {
 		AWSIAMIdP:           viper.GetString(AWSIAMIdPFlag),
 		AWSIAMRole:          viper.GetString(AWSIAMRoleFlag),
 		AWSSessionDuration:  viper.GetInt64(SessionDurationFlag),
+		AWSRegion:           viper.GetString(AWSRegionFlag),
 		CustomScope:         viper.GetString(CustomScopeFlag),
 		Debug:               viper.GetBool(DebugFlag),
 		DebugAPICalls:       viper.GetBool(DebugAPICallsFlag),
@@ -551,6 +557,15 @@ func (c *Config) SetAWSIAMRole(role string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Config) SetAWSRegion(region string) error {
+	c.awsRegion = region
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) AWSRegion() string {
+	return c.awsRegion
+}
+
 // AWSSessionDuration --
 func (c *Config) AWSSessionDuration() int64 {
 	return c.awsSessionDuration
diff --git a/internal/m2mauth/m2mauth.go b/internal/m2mauth/m2mauth.go
index 42f872c..f45adca 100644
--- a/internal/m2mauth/m2mauth.go
+++ b/internal/m2mauth/m2mauth.go
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func (m *M2MAuthentication) EstablishIAMCredentials() error {
 
 func (m *M2MAuthentication) awsAssumeRoleWithWebIdentity(at *okta.AccessToken) (cc *oaws.CredentialContainer, err error) {
 	awsCfg := aws.NewConfig().WithHTTPClient(m.config.HTTPClient())
+	region := m.config.AWSRegion()
+	if region != "" {
+		awsCfg = awsCfg.WithRegion(region)
+	}
 	sess, err := session.NewSession(awsCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/internal/output/aws_credentials_file.go b/internal/output/aws_credentials_file.go
index ac49d36..69c08e8 100644
--- a/internal/output/aws_credentials_file.go
+++ b/internal/output/aws_credentials_file.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func ensureConfigExists(filename string, profile string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func saveProfile(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legacyVars, expiryVars bool, expiry string) error {
-	config, err := updateConfig(filename, profile, cfc, legacyVars, expiryVars, expiry)
+func saveProfile(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legacyVars, expiryVars bool, expiry string, regionVar string) error {
+	config, err := updateConfig(filename, profile, cfc, legacyVars, expiryVars, expiry, regionVar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func saveProfile(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legacy
 	return nil
 }
 
-func updateConfig(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legacyVars, expiryVars bool, expiry string) (config *ini.File, err error) {
+func updateConfig(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legacyVars, expiryVars bool, expiry string, region string) (config *ini.File, err error) {
 	config, err = ini.Load(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -102,11 +102,17 @@ func updateConfig(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legac
 	if legacyVars {
 		builder.AddField(SecurityTokenField, "", `ini:"aws_security_token"`)
 	}
+	if region != "" {
+		builder.AddField(utils.Region, "", `ini:"region"`)
+	}
 
 	instance := builder.Build().New()
 	reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().FieldByName(utils.AccessKeyID).SetString(cfc.AccessKeyID)
 	reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().FieldByName(utils.SecretAccessKey).SetString(cfc.SecretAccessKey)
 	reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().FieldByName(utils.SessionToken).SetString(cfc.SessionToken)
+	if region != "" {
+		reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().FieldByName(utils.Region).SetString(region)
+	}
 
 	if expiryVars {
 		reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().FieldByName(ExpirationField).SetString(expiry)
@@ -120,12 +126,12 @@ func updateConfig(filename, profile string, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCredential, legac
 		return
 	}
 
-	return updateINI(config, profile, legacyVars, expiryVars)
+	return updateINI(config, profile, legacyVars, expiryVars, region)
 }
 
 // updateIni will comment out any keys that are not "aws_access_key_id",
 // "aws_secret_access_key", "aws_session_token", "credential_process"
-func updateINI(config *ini.File, profile string, legacyVars bool, expiryVars bool) (*ini.File, error) {
+func updateINI(config *ini.File, profile string, legacyVars bool, expiryVars bool, region string) (*ini.File, error) {
 	ignore := []string{
 		"aws_access_key_id",
 		"aws_secret_access_key",
@@ -138,6 +144,9 @@ func updateINI(config *ini.File, profile string, legacyVars bool, expiryVars boo
 	if expiryVars {
 		ignore = append(ignore, "x_security_token_expires")
 	}
+	if region != "" {
+		ignore = append(ignore, "region")
+	}
 	section := config.Section(profile)
 	comments := []string{}
 	for _, name := range section.KeyStrings() {
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@ type AWSCredentialsFile struct {
 	LegacyAWSVariables bool
 	ExpiryAWSVariables bool
 	Expiry             string
+	Region             string
 }
 
 // NewAWSCredentialsFile Creates a new
@@ -230,6 +240,11 @@ aws_session_token = %s
 		credArgs = append(credArgs, a.Expiry)
 	}
 
+	if c.AWSRegion() != "" {
+		creds = fmt.Sprintf("%sregion = %%s\n", creds)
+		credArgs = append(credArgs, c.AWSRegion())
+	}
+
 	creds = fmt.Sprintf(creds, credArgs...)
 
 	_, err = f.WriteString(creds)
@@ -255,7 +270,7 @@ func (a *AWSCredentialsFile) writeConfig(c *config.Config, cfc *oaws.CredsFileCr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return saveProfile(filename, profile, cfc, a.LegacyAWSVariables, a.ExpiryAWSVariables, a.Expiry)
+	return saveProfile(filename, profile, cfc, a.LegacyAWSVariables, a.ExpiryAWSVariables, a.Expiry, c.AWSRegion())
 }
 
 func contains(ignore []string, name string) bool {
diff --git a/internal/output/aws_credentials_file_test.go b/internal/output/aws_credentials_file_test.go
index f2498cf..2b169d5 100644
--- a/internal/output/aws_credentials_file_test.go
+++ b/internal/output/aws_credentials_file_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestINIFormatCredentialsContent(t *testing.T) {
 		SecretAccessKey: "e",
 		SessionToken:    "f",
 	}
-	config, err := updateConfig(filename, "test", cfc, false, false, "")
+	config, err := updateConfig(filename, "test", cfc, false, false, "", "us-east-2")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = config.SaveTo(filename)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ aws_security_token    = ghi
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			config, err := ini.Load(test.config)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			ini, err := updateINI(config, "default", test.legacy, false)
+			ini, err := updateINI(config, "default", test.legacy, false, "us-east-2")
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			section := ini.Section(test.section)
 			require.Equal(t, len(test.want), len(section.KeyStrings()))
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 742e83b..5891365 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ const (
 
 	// AccessKeyID AWS creds access key ID
 	AccessKeyID = "AccessKeyID"
+	// Region region
+	Region = "Region"
 	// SecretAccessKey AWS creds secret access key
 	SecretAccessKey = "SecretAccessKey"
-	// SessionToken AWS creds session tokne
+	// SessionToken AWS creds session token
 	SessionToken = "SessionToken"
 )
diff --git a/internal/webssoauth/webssoauth.go b/internal/webssoauth/webssoauth.go
index e92ede5..9c55a9e 100644
--- a/internal/webssoauth/webssoauth.go
+++ b/internal/webssoauth/webssoauth.go
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ type WebSSOAuthentication struct {
 
 // idpAndRole IdP and role pairs
 type idpAndRole struct {
-	idp  string
-	role string
+	idp    string
+	role   string
+	region string
 }
 
 var stderrIsOutAskOpt = func(options *survey.AskOptions) error {
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) EstablishIAMCredentials() error {
 		}
 		if w.config.FedAppID() != "" {
 			// Alternate path when operator knows their AWS Fed app ID
-			err = w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, w.config.FedAppID(), at)
+			err = w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, w.config.FedAppID(), at, w.config.AWSRegion())
 			if at != nil && err != nil {
 				// possible bad cached access token, retry
 				at = nil
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ AWS Federation App with --aws-acct-fed-app-id FED_APP_ID
 		// special case, we're going to run the table and get all profiles for all apps
 		errArr := []error{}
 		for _, app := range apps {
-			if err = w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, app.ID, at); err != nil {
+			if err = w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, app.ID, at, w.config.AWSRegion()); err != nil {
 				errArr = append(errArr, err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ AWS Federation App with --aws-acct-fed-app-id FED_APP_ID
 		}
 	}
 
-	return w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID, at)
+	return w.establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID, at, w.config.AWSRegion())
 }
 
 // choiceFriendlyLabelIDP returns a friendly choice for pretty printing IDP
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) selectFedApp(apps []*okta.Application) (string, e
 	return idps[selected].ID, nil
 }
 
-func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID string, at *okta.AccessToken) error {
+func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID string, at *okta.AccessToken, region string) error {
 	at, err := w.fetchSSOWebToken(clientID, fedAppID, at)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -331,8 +332,9 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID str
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		iar.region = region
 
-		cc, err := w.awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar, assertion)
+		cc, err := w.awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar, assertion, region)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID str
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		ccch := w.fetchAllAWSCredentialsWithSAMLRole(idpRolesMap, assertion)
+		ccch := w.fetchAllAWSCredentialsWithSAMLRole(idpRolesMap, assertion, region)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -368,8 +370,11 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) establishTokenWithFedAppID(clientID, fedAppID str
 
 // awsAssumeRoleWithSAML Get AWS Credentials with an STS Assume Role With SAML AWS
 // API call.
-func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar *idpAndRole, assertion string) (cc *oaws.CredentialContainer, err error) {
+func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar *idpAndRole, assertion, region string) (cc *oaws.CredentialContainer, err error) {
 	awsCfg := aws.NewConfig().WithHTTPClient(w.config.HTTPClient())
+	if region != "" {
+		awsCfg = awsCfg.WithRegion(region)
+	}
 	sess, err := session.NewSession(awsCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -1104,17 +1109,17 @@ func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) consolePrint(format string, a ...any) {
 }
 
 // fetchAllAWSCredentialsWithSAMLRole Gets all AWS Credentials with an STS Assume Role with SAML AWS API call.
-func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) fetchAllAWSCredentialsWithSAMLRole(idpRolesMap map[string][]string, assertion string) <-chan *oaws.CredentialContainer {
+func (w *WebSSOAuthentication) fetchAllAWSCredentialsWithSAMLRole(idpRolesMap map[string][]string, assertion, region string) <-chan *oaws.CredentialContainer {
 	ccch := make(chan *oaws.CredentialContainer)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	for idp, roles := range idpRolesMap {
 		for _, role := range roles {
-			iar := &idpAndRole{idp, role}
+			iar := &idpAndRole{idp, role, region}
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
-				cc, err := w.awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar, assertion)
+				cc, err := w.awsAssumeRoleWithSAML(iar, assertion, region)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to fetch AWS creds IdP %q, and Role %q, error:\n%+v\n", iar.idp, iar.role, err)
 					return