diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f82885b..b1d93b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ Usage
 
   The URL of the entry point for an AWS web service. It is required for AWS DynamoDB and optional for DynamoDB local.
 
+- **region** as *string*, optional
+
+  The AWS region of the AWS DynamoDB service.
+
 ## CREATE USER MAPPING options
 
 `dynamodb_fdw` accepts the following options via the `CREATE USER MAPPING`
diff --git a/connection.cpp b/connection.cpp
index 4491647..bd0bcc1 100644
--- a/connection.cpp
+++ b/connection.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static void dynamodb_check_conn_params(dynamodb_opt *opt);
 static void dynamodb_inval_callback(Datum arg, int cacheid, uint32 hashvalue);
 static Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient *dynamodb_client_open(const char *user,
 														const char *password,
+														const char *region,
 														const char *endpoint);
 static void dynamodb_delete_client(Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient *dynamoDB_client);
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ dynamodb_create_connection(ForeignServer *server, UserMapping *user)
 		/* verify connection parameters and make connection */
 		dynamodb_check_conn_params(opt);
 
-		conn = dynamodb_client_open(opt->svr_username, opt->svr_password, opt->svr_endpoint);
+		conn = dynamodb_client_open(opt->svr_username, opt->svr_password, opt->svr_region, opt->svr_endpoint);
 
 		if (!conn)
 			ereport(ERROR,
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ dynamodb_inval_callback(Datum arg, int cacheid, uint32 hashvalue)
  * Create dynamoDB handle.
  */
 static Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient*
-dynamodb_client_open(const char *user, const char *password, const char *endpoint)
+dynamodb_client_open(const char *user, const char *password, const char *region, const char *endpoint)
 {
 	const Aws::String access_key_id = user;
 	const Aws::String secret_access_key = password;
@@ -315,6 +316,9 @@ dynamodb_client_open(const char *user, const char *password, const char *endpoin
 	Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient *dynamo_client;
 	Aws::Auth::AWSCredentials cred(access_key_id, secret_access_key);
 
+	if (region)
+	  clientConfig.region = region;
+
 	clientConfig.endpointOverride = endpoint;
 
 	dynamo_client = new Aws::DynamoDB::DynamoDBClient(cred, clientConfig);
diff --git a/dynamodb_fdw.h b/dynamodb_fdw.h
index 18ae435..f094df7 100644
--- a/dynamodb_fdw.h
+++ b/dynamodb_fdw.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 typedef struct dynamodb_opt
 {
+	char	   *svr_region;			/* dynamodb region */
 	char	   *svr_endpoint;		/* dynamodb server ip address */
 	char	   *svr_username;		/* dynamodb user name */
 	char	   *svr_password;		/* dynamodb password */
diff --git a/option.c b/option.c
index c042b95..0fd9f22 100644
--- a/option.c
+++ b/option.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static bool is_valid_option(const char *option, Oid context);
 static struct DynamodbFdwOption valid_options[] =
 {
 	/* Connection options */
+	{"region", ForeignServerRelationId},
 	{"endpoint", ForeignServerRelationId},
 	{"partition_key", ForeignTableRelationId},
 	{"sort_key", ForeignTableRelationId},
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ dynamodb_opt *dynamodb_get_options(Oid foreignoid)
 	{
 		DefElem    *def = (DefElem *) lfirst(lc);
 
+		if (strcmp(def->defname, "region") == 0)
+			opt->svr_region = defGetString(def);
+
 		if (strcmp(def->defname, "endpoint") == 0)
 			opt->svr_endpoint = defGetString(def);