diff --git a/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/handlers/DisablePayloadSigningInterceptor.java b/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/handlers/DisablePayloadSigningInterceptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0fab4dc487ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/handlers/DisablePayloadSigningInterceptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * A copy of the License is located at
+ *
+ *  http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0
+ *
+ * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed
+ * on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ * express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers;
+
+import software.amazon.awssdk.annotations.SdkInternalApi;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.signer.S3SignerExecutionAttribute;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.Context;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionAttributes;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionInterceptor;
+
+/**
+ * Disables payload signing for all S3 operations.
+ *
+ * <p>TODO(sra-identity-auth): After S3's migration to the SRA, we should use signer properties in the auth scheme resolver.
+ */
+@SdkInternalApi
+public class DisablePayloadSigningInterceptor implements ExecutionInterceptor {
+    @Override
+    public void beforeExecution(Context.BeforeExecution context, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
+        executionAttributes.putAttributeIfAbsent(S3SignerExecutionAttribute.ENABLE_PAYLOAD_SIGNING, false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services/s3/src/main/resources/codegen-resources/customization.config b/services/s3/src/main/resources/codegen-resources/customization.config
index 327e28e62b34..02ee8a5b6bb2 100644
--- a/services/s3/src/main/resources/codegen-resources/customization.config
+++ b/services/s3/src/main/resources/codegen-resources/customization.config
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@
     "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.EnableTrailingChecksumInterceptor",
     "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.ExceptionTranslationInterceptor",
     "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.GetObjectInterceptor",
-    "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.CopySourceInterceptor"
+    "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.CopySourceInterceptor",
+    "software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.internal.handlers.DisablePayloadSigningInterceptor"
   ],
   "requiredTraitValidationEnabled": true,
   "enableEndpointAuthSchemeParams": true,
diff --git a/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PayloadSigningDisabledTest.java b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PayloadSigningDisabledTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ac8d0eec1bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/s3/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/PayloadSigningDisabledTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * A copy of the License is located at
+ *
+ *  http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0
+ *
+ * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed
+ * on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ * express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.AwsBasicCredentials;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.AwsCredentialsProvider;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.signer.S3SignerExecutionAttribute;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.client.config.ClientOverrideConfiguration;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.http.HttpExecuteResponse;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.http.SdkHttpResponse;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.testutils.service.http.MockAsyncHttpClient;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.testutils.service.http.MockSyncHttpClient;
+
+/**
+ * Ensure that payload signing is disabled for S3 operations.
+ */
+public class PayloadSigningDisabledTest {
+    private static final AwsCredentialsProvider CREDENTIALS = () -> AwsBasicCredentials.create("akid", "skid");
+    private static final ClientOverrideConfiguration ENABLE_PAYLOAD_SIGNING_CONFIG =
+        ClientOverrideConfiguration.builder()
+                                   .putExecutionAttribute(S3SignerExecutionAttribute.ENABLE_PAYLOAD_SIGNING, true)
+                                   .build();
+
+    @Test
+    public void syncPayloadSigningIsDisabled() {
+        try (MockSyncHttpClient httpClient = new MockSyncHttpClient();
+             S3Client s3 = S3Client.builder()
+                                   .region(Region.US_WEST_2)
+                                   .credentialsProvider(CREDENTIALS)
+                                   .httpClient(httpClient)
+                                   .build()) {
+            httpClient.stubNextResponse(HttpExecuteResponse.builder()
+                                                           .response(SdkHttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build())
+                                                           .build());
+
+            s3.createBucket(r -> r.bucket("foo"));
+
+            assertThat(httpClient.getLastRequest().firstMatchingHeader("x-amz-content-sha256"))
+                .hasValue("UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void asyncPayloadSigningIsDisabled() {
+        try (MockAsyncHttpClient httpClient = new MockAsyncHttpClient();
+             S3AsyncClient s3 = S3AsyncClient.builder()
+                                             .region(Region.US_WEST_2)
+                                             .credentialsProvider(CREDENTIALS)
+                                             .httpClient(httpClient)
+                                             .build()) {
+            httpClient.stubNextResponse(HttpExecuteResponse.builder()
+                                                           .response(SdkHttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build())
+                                                           .build());
+
+            s3.createBucket(r -> r.bucket("foo")).join();
+
+            assertThat(httpClient.getLastRequest().firstMatchingHeader("x-amz-content-sha256"))
+                .hasValue("UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void syncPayloadSigningCanBeEnabled() {
+        try (MockSyncHttpClient httpClient = new MockSyncHttpClient();
+             S3Client s3 = S3Client.builder()
+                                   .region(Region.US_WEST_2)
+                                   .credentialsProvider(CREDENTIALS)
+                                   .httpClient(httpClient)
+                                   .overrideConfiguration(ENABLE_PAYLOAD_SIGNING_CONFIG)
+                                   .build()) {
+            httpClient.stubNextResponse(HttpExecuteResponse.builder()
+                                                           .response(SdkHttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build())
+                                                           .build());
+
+            s3.createBucket(r -> r.bucket("foo"));
+
+            assertThat(httpClient.getLastRequest().firstMatchingHeader("x-amz-content-sha256"))
+                .hasValue("a40ef303139635de59992f34c1c7da763f89200f2d55b71016f7c156527d63a0");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void asyncPayloadSigningCanBeEnabled() {
+        try (MockAsyncHttpClient httpClient = new MockAsyncHttpClient();
+             S3AsyncClient s3 = S3AsyncClient.builder()
+                                             .region(Region.US_WEST_2)
+                                             .credentialsProvider(CREDENTIALS)
+                                             .httpClient(httpClient)
+                                             .overrideConfiguration(ENABLE_PAYLOAD_SIGNING_CONFIG)
+                                             .build()) {
+            httpClient.stubNextResponse(HttpExecuteResponse.builder()
+                                                           .response(SdkHttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build())
+                                                           .build());
+
+            s3.createBucket(r -> r.bucket("foo")).join();
+
+            assertThat(httpClient.getLastRequest().firstMatchingHeader("x-amz-content-sha256"))
+                .hasValue("a40ef303139635de59992f34c1c7da763f89200f2d55b71016f7c156527d63a0");
+        }
+    }
+}