diff --git a/aws/endpoints/v3model.go b/aws/endpoints/v3model.go
index eb2ac83c992..773613722f4 100644
--- a/aws/endpoints/v3model.go
+++ b/aws/endpoints/v3model.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+var regionValidationRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[[:alnum:]]([[:alnum:]\-]*[[:alnum:]])?$`)
+
 type partitions []partition
 
 func (ps partitions) EndpointFor(service, region string, opts ...func(*Options)) (ResolvedEndpoint, error) {
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func (p partition) EndpointFor(service, region string, opts ...func(*Options)) (
 
 	defs := []endpoint{p.Defaults, s.Defaults}
 
-	return e.resolve(service, p.ID, region, p.DNSSuffix, defs, opt), nil
+	return e.resolve(service, p.ID, region, p.DNSSuffix, defs, opt)
 }
 
 func serviceList(ss services) []string {
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ func getByPriority(s []string, p []string, def string) string {
 	return s[0]
 }
 
-func (e endpoint) resolve(service, partitionID, region, dnsSuffix string, defs []endpoint, opts Options) ResolvedEndpoint {
+func (e endpoint) resolve(service, partitionID, region, dnsSuffix string, defs []endpoint, opts Options) (ResolvedEndpoint, error) {
 	var merged endpoint
 	for _, def := range defs {
 		merged.mergeIn(def)
@@ -260,6 +262,10 @@ func (e endpoint) resolve(service, partitionID, region, dnsSuffix string, defs [
 		region = signingRegion
 	}
 
+	if !validateInputRegion(region) {
+		return ResolvedEndpoint{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid region identifier format provided")
+	}
+
 	u := strings.Replace(hostname, "{service}", service, 1)
 	u = strings.Replace(u, "{region}", region, 1)
 	u = strings.Replace(u, "{dnsSuffix}", dnsSuffix, 1)
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ func (e endpoint) resolve(service, partitionID, region, dnsSuffix string, defs [
 		SigningName:        signingName,
 		SigningNameDerived: signingNameDerived,
 		SigningMethod:      getByPriority(e.SignatureVersions, signerPriority, defaultSigner),
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func getEndpointScheme(protocols []string, disableSSL bool) string {
@@ -339,3 +345,7 @@ const (
 	boxedFalse
 	boxedTrue
 )
+
+func validateInputRegion(region string) bool {
+	return regionValidationRegex.MatchString(region)
+}
diff --git a/aws/endpoints/v3model_test.go b/aws/endpoints/v3model_test.go
index 28b27aeef4c..b4a63683f7a 100644
--- a/aws/endpoints/v3model_test.go
+++ b/aws/endpoints/v3model_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -209,9 +210,12 @@ func TestEndpointResolve(t *testing.T) {
 		SSLCommonName:     "new sslCommonName",
 	}
 
-	resolved := e.resolve("service", "partitionID", "region", "dnsSuffix",
+	resolved, err := e.resolve("service", "partitionID", "region", "dnsSuffix",
 		defs, Options{},
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
 
 	if e, a := "https://service.region.dnsSuffix", resolved.URL; e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %v, got %v", e, a)
@@ -225,6 +229,14 @@ func TestEndpointResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	if e, a := "v4", resolved.SigningMethod; e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expect %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
+
+	// Check Invalid Region Identifier Format
+	_, err = e.resolve("service", "partitionID", "notvalid.com", "dnsSuffix",
+		defs, Options{},
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected err, got nil")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestEndpointMergeIn(t *testing.T) {
@@ -598,3 +610,39 @@ func TestEndpointFor_EmptyRegion(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRegionValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Region string
+		Valid  bool
+	}{
+		0: {
+			Region: "us-east-1",
+			Valid:  true,
+		},
+		1: {
+			Region: "invalid.com",
+			Valid:  false,
+		},
+		2: {
+			Region: "@invalid.com/%23",
+			Valid:  false,
+		},
+		3: {
+			Region: "local",
+			Valid:  true,
+		},
+		4: {
+			Region: "9-west-1",
+			Valid:  true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			if e, a := tt.Valid, validateInputRegion(tt.Region); e != a {
+				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}