diff --git a/dev/.env.example b/dev/.env.example
index 15740abb84..f8af431df0 100644
--- a/dev/.env.example
+++ b/dev/.env.example
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ PAYLOAD_CLOUD_COGNITO_USER_POOL_ID=
 PAYLOAD_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT=
 PAYLOAD_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID=
 PAYLOAD_CLOUD_COGNITO_PASSWORD=
+PAYLOAD_CLOUD_BUCKET_REGION=
diff --git a/src/utilities/getStorageClient.ts b/src/utilities/getStorageClient.ts
index b93ef56326..61c1d6729c 100644
--- a/src/utilities/getStorageClient.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/getStorageClient.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const getStorageClient: GetStorageClient = async () => {
   identityID = credentials.identityId
 
   storageClient = new AWS.S3({
+    region: process.env.PAYLOAD_CLOUD_BUCKET_REGION,
     credentials,
   })