diff --git a/cli/storage_s3.go b/cli/storage_s3.go
index a5690d365..f6150bfcf 100644
--- a/cli/storage_s3.go
+++ b/cli/storage_s3.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func init() {
 		func(cmd *kingpin.CmdClause) {
 			cmd.Flag("bucket", "Name of the S3 bucket").Required().StringVar(&s3options.BucketName)
 			cmd.Flag("endpoint", "Endpoint to use").Default("s3.amazonaws.com").StringVar(&s3options.Endpoint)
+			cmd.Flag("region", "S3 Region").Default("").StringVar(&s3options.Region)
 			cmd.Flag("access-key", "Access key ID (overrides AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID environment variable)").Required().Envar("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID").StringVar(&s3options.AccessKeyID)
 			cmd.Flag("secret-access-key", "Secret access key (overrides AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY environment variable)").Required().Envar("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY").StringVar(&s3options.SecretAccessKey)
 			cmd.Flag("prefix", "Prefix to use for objects in the bucket").StringVar(&s3options.Prefix)
diff --git a/repo/blob/s3/s3_options.go b/repo/blob/s3/s3_options.go
index 0f38c6289..ca74c5c1d 100644
--- a/repo/blob/s3/s3_options.go
+++ b/repo/blob/s3/s3_options.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	AccessKeyID     string `json:"accessKeyID"`
 	SecretAccessKey string `json:"secretAccessKey" kopia:"sensitive"`
 
+	// Region is an optional region to pass in authorization header.
+	Region string `json:"region,omitempty"`
+
 	MaxUploadSpeedBytesPerSecond int `json:"maxUploadSpeedBytesPerSecond,omitempty"`
 
 	MaxDownloadSpeedBytesPerSecond int `json:"maxDownloadSpeedBytesPerSecond,omitempty"`
diff --git a/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
index bb68fefaf..8dd8d0e93 100644
--- a/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
+++ b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, opt *Options) (blob.Storage, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("bucket name must be specified")
 	}
 
-	cli, err := minio.New(opt.Endpoint, opt.AccessKeyID, opt.SecretAccessKey, !opt.DoNotUseTLS)
+	cli, err := minio.NewWithRegion(opt.Endpoint, opt.AccessKeyID, opt.SecretAccessKey, !opt.DoNotUseTLS, opt.Region)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create client")
 	}