diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-899dcc8.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-899dcc8.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31711db7727f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-899dcc8.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "feature",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Added `AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(InputStream, Long)` overload that uses an SDK-managed thread pool, removing the need for users to provide their own ExecutorService."
+}
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBody.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBody.java
index 0877557e35bd..36a2d7eb647c 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBody.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBody.java
@@ -370,16 +370,17 @@ static AsyncRequestBody fromRemainingByteBuffersUnsafe(ByteBuffer... byteBuffers
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates an {@link AsyncRequestBody} from an {@link InputStream}.
+     * Creates an {@link AsyncRequestBody} from an {@link InputStream} with a customer-provided {@link ExecutorService}.
      *
      * <p>An {@link ExecutorService} is required in order to perform the blocking data reads, to prevent blocking the
-     * non-blocking event loop threads owned by the SDK.
+     * non-blocking event loop threads owned by the SDK. Consider using {@link #fromInputStream(InputStream, Long)} instead,
+     * which lets the SDK manage threading internally.
      *
      * <p><b>Executor Guidance:</b> The provided executor is used to run a blocking task that reads from the input stream and
-     * pushes data to the HTTP channel. If the executor has fewer threads than the number of concurrent requests using it,
+     * pushes data to the HTTP connection. If the executor has fewer threads than the number of concurrent requests using it,
      * tasks are serialized — one slow or failing request may block other requests from writing data in a timely manner,
-     * leading to idle HTTP connections that the server may close before data can be written. This may result in an
-     * unrecoverable write timeout loop where every retry also fails.
+     * leading to idle HTTP connections that the server may close before data can be written. This may result in
+     * degraded performance or request timeouts.
      *
      * <p>To avoid this:
      * <ul>
@@ -399,11 +400,30 @@ static AsyncRequestBody fromRemainingByteBuffersUnsafe(ByteBuffer... byteBuffers
      *
      * @return An AsyncRequestBody instance for the input stream
      *
+     * @see #fromInputStream(InputStream, Long)
      */
     static AsyncRequestBody fromInputStream(InputStream inputStream, Long contentLength, ExecutorService executor) {
         return fromInputStream(b -> b.inputStream(inputStream).contentLength(contentLength).executor(executor));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an {@link AsyncRequestBody} from an {@link InputStream} with SDK-managed executor.
+     *
+     * <p>The SDK manages the threading required to perform blocking reads from the input stream
+     * without blocking the non-blocking event loop threads.
+     *
+     * @param inputStream The input stream containing the data to be sent
+     * @param contentLength The content length. If a content length smaller than the actual size of the object is set, the client
+     *                      will truncate the stream to the specified content length and only send exactly the number of bytes
+     *                      equal to the content length.
+     *
+     * @see #fromInputStream(InputStream, Long, ExecutorService)
+     * @return An AsyncRequestBody instance for the input stream
+     */
+    static AsyncRequestBody fromInputStream(InputStream inputStream, Long contentLength) {
+        return fromInputStream(b -> b.inputStream(inputStream).contentLength(contentLength));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an {@link AsyncRequestBody} from an {@link InputStream} with the provided
      * {@link AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration}.
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.java
index ec8272458fb7..462476574d97 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration(DefaultBuilder builder) {
         this.inputStream = Validate.paramNotNull(builder.inputStream, "inputStream");
         this.contentLength = Validate.isNotNegativeOrNull(builder.contentLength, "contentLength");
         this.maxReadLimit = Validate.isPositiveOrNull(builder.maxReadLimit, "maxReadLimit");
-        this.executor = Validate.paramNotNull(builder.executor, "executor");
+        this.executor = builder.executor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public Long contentLength() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the provided {@link ExecutorService}.
+     * @return the provided {@link ExecutorService}, or {@code null} if the SDK-managed executor should be used.
      */
     public ExecutorService executor() {
         return executor;
@@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ public interface Builder extends CopyableBuilder<AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStream
         /**
          * Configures the {@link ExecutorService} to perform the blocking data reads.
          *
-         * <p>It is recommended to have a dedicated executor for SDK input stream requests and have as many threads as the
-         * number of concurrent requests sharing it. Using an undersized or shared executor may lead to unrecoverable failures.
+         * <p>If not provided, the SDK uses a shared internal cached thread pool that allocates one thread per
+         * concurrent request.
+         *
+         * <p>If providing a custom executor, it is recommended to have a dedicated executor for SDK input stream
+         * requests and have as many threads as the number of concurrent requests sharing it. Using an undersized or
+         * shared executor may lead to degraded performance or request timeouts.
          * See {@link AsyncRequestBody#fromInputStream(InputStream, Long, ExecutorService)} for details.
          *
          * @param executor the executor
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody.java
index 7ee81817ed11..a29e69f7028b 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.internal.util.NoopSubscription;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.IoUtils;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.Logger;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.ThreadFactoryBuilder;
 
 /**
  * A {@link AsyncRequestBody} that allows reading data off of an {@link InputStream} using a background
@@ -53,10 +55,18 @@ public class InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody implements AsyncRequestBody
 
     private Future<?> writeFuture;
 
+    private static final class SharedExecutor {
+        private static final ExecutorService INSTANCE = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(
+            new ThreadFactoryBuilder().threadNamePrefix("sdk-async-input-stream").daemonThreads(true).build()
+        );
+    }
+
     public InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody(AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration configuration) {
         this.inputStream = configuration.inputStream();
         this.contentLength = configuration.contentLength();
-        this.executor = configuration.executor();
+        this.executor = configuration.executor() != null
+            ? configuration.executor()
+            : SharedExecutor.INSTANCE;
         IoUtils.markStreamWithMaxReadLimit(inputStream, configuration.maxReadLimit());
     }
 
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfigurationTest.java b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfigurationTest.java
index 7994c9595520..45cd9c4b4a0e 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/async/AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfigurationTest.java
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ void inputStreamIsNull_shouldThrowException() {
 
 
     @Test
-    void executorIsNull_shouldThrowException() {
-        assertThatThrownBy(() ->
-                               AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.builder()
-                                                                           .inputStream(mock(InputStream.class))
-                                                                           .build())
-            .isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class).hasMessageContaining("executor");
+    void executorIsNull_shouldUseDefault() {
+        AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration config =
+            AsyncRequestBodyFromInputStreamConfiguration.builder()
+                                                        .inputStream(mock(InputStream.class))
+                                                        .build();
+        assertThat(config.executor()).isNull();
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBodyTest.java b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBodyTest.java
index c7b48d79cd1b..97183f280e1d 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBodyTest.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/async/InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBodyTest.java
@@ -19,74 +19,100 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.PipedInputStream;
 import java.io.PipedOutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Timeout;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.async.AsyncRequestBody;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.async.ByteBufferStoringSubscriber;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.utils.async.ByteBufferStoringSubscriber.TransferResult;
 
 class InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBodyTest {
-    @Test
-    @Timeout(10)
-    public void dataFromInputStreamIsCopied() throws Exception {
-        ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
-        try {
-            PipedOutputStream os = new PipedOutputStream();
-            PipedInputStream is = new PipedInputStream(os);
-
-            InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody asyncRequestBody =
-                (InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody) AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(b -> b.inputStream(is).executor(executor).contentLength(4L));
-
-            ByteBufferStoringSubscriber subscriber = new ByteBufferStoringSubscriber(8);
-            asyncRequestBody.subscribe(subscriber);
-
-            os.write(0);
-            os.write(1);
-            os.write(2);
-            os.write(3);
-            os.close();
-
-            asyncRequestBody.activeWriteFuture().get();
-
-            ByteBuffer output = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
-            assertThat(subscriber.transferTo(output)).isEqualTo(TransferResult.END_OF_STREAM);
-            output.flip();
-
-            assertThat(output.remaining()).isEqualTo(4);
-            assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 0);
-            assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 1);
-            assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 2);
-            assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 3);
-        } finally {
-            executor.shutdownNow();
-        }
+
+    private static ExecutorService customerExecutor;
+
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void setUp() {
+        customerExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+    }
+
+    @AfterAll
+    static void tearDown() {
+        customerExecutor.shutdownNow();
+    }
+
+    static Stream<Arguments> requestBodyFactories() {
+        return Stream.of(
+            Arguments.of("customerProvidedExecutor",
+                         (BiFunction<InputStream, Long, AsyncRequestBody>) (is, len) ->
+                             AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(is, len, customerExecutor)),
+            Arguments.of("sdkManagedExecutor_twoArgOverload",
+                         (BiFunction<InputStream, Long, AsyncRequestBody>) AsyncRequestBody::fromInputStream),
+            Arguments.of("sdkManagedExecutor_builderWithoutExecutor",
+                         (BiFunction<InputStream, Long, AsyncRequestBody>) (is, len) ->
+                             AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(b -> b.inputStream(is).contentLength(len)))
+        );
     }
 
-    @Test
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "{0}")
+    @MethodSource("requestBodyFactories")
     @Timeout(10)
-    public void errorsReadingInputStreamAreForwardedToSubscriber() throws Exception {
-        ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
-        try {
-            PipedOutputStream os = new PipedOutputStream();
-            PipedInputStream is = new PipedInputStream(os);
+    public void dataFromInputStreamIsCopied(String name,
+                                            BiFunction<InputStream, Long, AsyncRequestBody> factory) throws Exception {
+        PipedOutputStream os = new PipedOutputStream();
+        PipedInputStream is = new PipedInputStream(os);
+
+        InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody asyncRequestBody =
+            (InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody) factory.apply(is, 4L);
 
-            is.close();
+        ByteBufferStoringSubscriber subscriber = new ByteBufferStoringSubscriber(8);
+        asyncRequestBody.subscribe(subscriber);
+
+        os.write(0);
+        os.write(1);
+        os.write(2);
+        os.write(3);
+        os.close();
+
+        asyncRequestBody.activeWriteFuture().get();
+
+        ByteBuffer output = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);
+        assertThat(subscriber.transferTo(output)).isEqualTo(TransferResult.END_OF_STREAM);
+        output.flip();
+
+        assertThat(output.remaining()).isEqualTo(4);
+        assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 0);
+        assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 1);
+        assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 2);
+        assertThat(output.get()).isEqualTo((byte) 3);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest(name = "{0}")
+    @MethodSource("requestBodyFactories")
+    @Timeout(10)
+    public void errorsReadingInputStreamAreForwardedToSubscriber(String name,
+                                                                  BiFunction<InputStream, Long, AsyncRequestBody> factory) throws Exception {
+        PipedOutputStream os = new PipedOutputStream();
+        PipedInputStream is = new PipedInputStream(os);
 
-            InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody asyncRequestBody =
-                (InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody) AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(b -> b.inputStream(is).executor(executor).contentLength(4L));
+        is.close();
 
+        InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody asyncRequestBody =
+            (InputStreamWithExecutorAsyncRequestBody) factory.apply(is, 4L);
 
-            ByteBufferStoringSubscriber subscriber = new ByteBufferStoringSubscriber(8);
-            asyncRequestBody.subscribe(subscriber);
-            assertThatThrownBy(() -> asyncRequestBody.activeWriteFuture().get()).hasRootCauseInstanceOf(IOException.class);
-            assertThatThrownBy(() -> subscriber.transferTo(ByteBuffer.allocate(8))).hasRootCauseInstanceOf(IOException.class);
-        } finally {
-            executor.shutdownNow();
-        }
+        ByteBufferStoringSubscriber subscriber = new ByteBufferStoringSubscriber(8);
+        asyncRequestBody.subscribe(subscriber);
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> asyncRequestBody.activeWriteFuture().get()).hasRootCauseInstanceOf(IOException.class);
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> subscriber.transferTo(ByteBuffer.allocate(8))).hasRootCauseInstanceOf(IOException.class);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/services/s3/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PutObjectIntegrationTest.java b/services/s3/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PutObjectIntegrationTest.java
index 690018014e00..dbe6681d027b 100644
--- a/services/s3/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PutObjectIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/services/s3/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PutObjectIntegrationTest.java
@@ -277,6 +277,23 @@ private void assertWriteThroughputReported(MetricCollection metrics) {
         assertThat(writeThroughput.get(0)).isGreaterThan(0);
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("s3Clients")
+    public void putObject_fromInputStreamWithSdkManagedExecutor_shouldSucceed(S3AsyncClient client) {
+        String key = "sdk-managed-executor-" + ASYNC_KEY;
+        byte[] content = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(1024).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+        AsyncRequestBody body = AsyncRequestBody.fromInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(content), (long) content.length);
+        client.putObject(b -> b.bucket(BUCKET).key(key), body).join();
+
+        ResponseInputStream<GetObjectResponse> response =
+            client.getObject(b -> b.bucket(BUCKET).key(key), AsyncResponseTransformer.toBlockingInputStream()).join();
+
+        assertThat(response.response().contentLength()).isEqualTo(content.length);
+        byte[] downloaded = invokeSafely(() -> IoUtils.toByteArray(response));
+        assertThat(downloaded).isEqualTo(content);
+    }
+
     private static class TestContentProvider implements ContentStreamProvider {
         private final byte[] content;
         private final List<CloseTrackingInputStream> createdStreams = new ArrayList<>();