diff --git a/changelog/15054.txt b/changelog/15054.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d4a82738d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/15054.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:feature
+storage/dynamodb: Added `AWS_DYNAMODB_REGION` environment variable.
+```
diff --git a/physical/dynamodb/dynamodb.go b/physical/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
index e3e59ad203..18c2bbf50a 100644
--- a/physical/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
+++ b/physical/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
@@ -163,13 +163,16 @@ func NewDynamoDBBackend(conf map[string]string, logger log.Logger) (physical.Bac
 	if endpoint == "" {
 		endpoint = conf["endpoint"]
 	}
-	region := os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
+	region := os.Getenv("AWS_DYNAMODB_REGION")
 	if region == "" {
-		region = os.Getenv("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
+		region = os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
 		if region == "" {
-			region = conf["region"]
+			region = os.Getenv("AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
 			if region == "" {
-				region = DefaultDynamoDBRegion
+				region = conf["region"]
+				if region == "" {
+					region = DefaultDynamoDBRegion
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}