diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..426de41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use test;
+
+drop type test if exists;
+create type test as open {
+};
+
+drop dataset test if exists;
+create external dataset test(test) using S3 (
+    ("accessKeyId"="dummyAccessKey"),
+    ("secretAccessKey"="dummySecretKey"),
+    ("region"="us-west-1"),
+    ("crossRegion"="true"),
+    ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="json-data/reviews/single-line/json"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548e632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f63bc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.000.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use test;
+
+drop type test if exists;
+create type test as open {
+};
+
+drop dataset test if exists;
+create external dataset test(test) using S3 (
+    ("accessKeyId"="dummyAccessKey"),
+    ("secretAccessKey"="dummySecretKey"),
+    ("region"="us-west-1"),
+    ("crossRegion"="non-boolean-value"),
+    ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+    ("container"="playground"),
+    ("definition"="json-data/reviews/single-line/json"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548e632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/s3/cross-region/non-boolean-value/external_dataset.099.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
index 8a5151c..b34dba9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
@@ -1079,6 +1079,17 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/s3">
+      <compilation-unit name="cross-region/boolean-value">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">cross-region/boolean-value</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/s3">
+      <compilation-unit name="cross-region/non-boolean-value">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">cross-region/non-boolean-value</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>c</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/s3">
       <compilation-unit name="anonymous_no_auth">
         <output-dir compare="Text">anonymous_no_auth</output-dir>
         <expected-error>ASX3119: Parameter 'secretAccessKey' is required if 'accessKeyId' is provided</expected-error>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3AuthUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3AuthUtils.java
index 2ed16a1..57889ea 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3AuthUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3AuthUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataUtils.validateDeltaTableProperties;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataUtils.validateIncludeExclude;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.aws.s3.S3Constants.ACCESS_KEY_ID_FIELD_NAME;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.aws.s3.S3Constants.CROSS_REGION_FIELD_NAME;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.aws.s3.S3Constants.ERROR_EXPIRED_TOKEN;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.aws.s3.S3Constants.ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.aws.s3.S3Constants.ERROR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
@@ -134,10 +135,12 @@
         String serviceEndpoint = configuration.get(SERVICE_END_POINT_FIELD_NAME);
 
         Region region = validateAndGetRegion(regionId);
+        boolean crossRegion = validateAndGetCrossRegion(configuration.get(CROSS_REGION_FIELD_NAME));
         AwsCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = buildCredentialsProvider(appCtx, configuration);
 
         S3ClientBuilder builder = S3Client.builder();
         builder.region(region);
+        builder.crossRegionAccessEnabled(crossRegion);
         builder.credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider);
 
         // Validate the service endpoint if present
@@ -212,6 +215,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public static boolean validateAndGetCrossRegion(String crossRegion) throws CompilationException {
+        if (crossRegion == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!"true".equalsIgnoreCase(crossRegion) && !"false".equalsIgnoreCase(crossRegion)) {
+            throw new CompilationException(INVALID_PARAM_VALUE_ALLOWED_VALUE, CROSS_REGION_FIELD_NAME, "true, false");
+        }
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(crossRegion);
+    }
+
     private static boolean noAuth(Map<String, String> configuration) {
         return getNonNull(configuration, INSTANCE_PROFILE_FIELD_NAME, ROLE_ARN_FIELD_NAME, EXTERNAL_ID_FIELD_NAME,
                 ACCESS_KEY_ID_FIELD_NAME, SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_FIELD_NAME, SESSION_TOKEN_FIELD_NAME) == null;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3Constants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3Constants.java
index 95c5040..a67cd64 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3Constants.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/aws/s3/S3Constants.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
     // Authentication specific parameters
     public static final String REGION_FIELD_NAME = "region";
+    public static final String CROSS_REGION_FIELD_NAME = "crossRegion";
     public static final String INSTANCE_PROFILE_FIELD_NAME = "instanceProfile";
     public static final String ACCESS_KEY_ID_FIELD_NAME = "accessKeyId";
     public static final String SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_FIELD_NAME = "secretAccessKey";