diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/DefaultS3ClientFactory.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/DefaultS3ClientFactory.java
index 0a3267a9fe51d..1048ecf097b29 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/DefaultS3ClientFactory.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/DefaultS3ClientFactory.java
@@ -291,15 +291,25 @@ private <BuilderT extends S3BaseClientBuilder<BuilderT, ClientT>, ClientT> void
     if (endpoint != null) {
       checkArgument(!fipsEnabled,
           "%s : %s", ERROR_ENDPOINT_WITH_FIPS, endpoint);
-      builder.endpointOverride(endpoint);
-      // No region was configured, try to determine it from the endpoint.
-      if (region == null) {
-        region = getS3RegionFromEndpoint(parameters.getEndpoint());
-        if (region != null) {
-          origin = "endpoint";
+      if(parameters.getEndpoint().equals(CENTRAL_ENDPOINT)){
+        // this will cause some issues, override this and ignore the endpoint setting
+        // this is to make it similar to cross region access.
+        region = Region.of(AWS_S3_DEFAULT_REGION);
+        builder.crossRegionAccessEnabled(true);
+        builder.region(region);
+        origin = "cross region access fallback because of global endpoint";
+      }
+      else {
+        builder.endpointOverride(endpoint);
+        // No region was configured, try to determine it from the endpoint.
+        if (region == null) {
+          region = getS3RegionFromEndpoint(parameters.getEndpoint());
+          if (region != null) {
+            origin = "endpoint";
+          }
         }
+        LOG.debug("Setting endpoint to {}", endpoint);
       }
-      LOG.debug("Setting endpoint to {}", endpoint);
     }
 
     if (region != null) {
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/ITestS3AEndpointRegion.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/ITestS3AEndpointRegion.java
index 5e6991128b201..917cd9e58a80c 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/ITestS3AEndpointRegion.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/ITestS3AEndpointRegion.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public void testCentralEndpoint() throws Throwable {
     describe("Create a client with the central endpoint");
     Configuration conf = getConfiguration();
 
-    S3Client client = createS3Client(conf, CENTRAL_ENDPOINT, null, US_EAST_1, false);
+    S3Client client = createS3Client(conf, CENTRAL_ENDPOINT, null, US_EAST_2, false);
 
     expectInterceptorException(client);
   }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ private final class RegionInterceptor implements ExecutionInterceptor {
     public void beforeExecution(Context.BeforeExecution context,
         ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes)  {
 
-      if (endpoint != null) {
+      if (endpoint != null && !endpoint.equals(CENTRAL_ENDPOINT)) {
         Assertions.assertThat(
                 executionAttributes.getAttribute(AwsExecutionAttribute.ENDPOINT_OVERRIDDEN))
             .describedAs("Endpoint not overridden").isTrue();