diff --git a/.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml b/.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml
index 742724384c..9990df48ff 100644
--- a/.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ steps:
       AZD_INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG: $(AZD_INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG)
       AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE: $(AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE)
       AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION: $(AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION)
+      AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION: $(AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION)
       AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP: $(AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP)
       AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SERVICE: $(AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SERVICE)
       AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_RESOURCE_GROUP: $(AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_RESOURCE_GROUP)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index a5c4247183..9bdfa5d6a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       AZURE_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_LOCATION }}
       # project specific
       AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE }}
+      AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION }}
       AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION }}
       AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ vars.AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
       AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SERVICE: ${{ vars.AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SERVICE }}
diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index d37a0cf27e..0f3296a2e5 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pipeline:
       - AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE
       - AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION
       - AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP
+      - AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION
       - AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SERVICE
       - AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_RESOURCE_GROUP
       - AZURE_DOCUMENTINTELLIGENCE_SKU
diff --git a/docs/deploy_existing.md b/docs/deploy_existing.md
index 0c84e04fbd..49a04df7ab 100644
--- a/docs/deploy_existing.md
+++ b/docs/deploy_existing.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ You should set these values before running `azd up`. Once you've set them, retur
 
 1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_SERVICE {Name of existing OpenAI service}`
 1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP {Name of existing resource group that OpenAI service is provisioned to}`
+1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION {Location of existing OpenAI service}`
 1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_CHATGPT_DEPLOYMENT {Name of existing chat deployment}`. Only needed if your chat deployment is not the default 'chat'.
 1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_CHATGPT_MODEL {Model name of existing chat deployment}`. Only needed if your chat model is not the default 'gpt-35-turbo'.
 1. Run `azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_CHATGPT_DEPLOYMENT_VERSION {Version string for existing chat deployment}`. Only needed if your chat deployment model version is not the default '0613'. You definitely need to change this if you changed the model.
diff --git a/infra/main.bicep b/infra/main.bicep
index cb337e3d80..214e41767c 100644
--- a/infra/main.bicep
+++ b/infra/main.bicep
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ param chatHistoryContainerName string = 'chat-history'
     type: 'location'
   }
 })
-param openAiResourceGroupLocation string
+param openAiLocation string
 
 param openAiSkuName string = 'S0'
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ module openAi 'br/public:avm/res/cognitive-services/account:0.7.2' = if (isAzure
   scope: openAiResourceGroup
   params: {
     name: !empty(openAiServiceName) ? openAiServiceName : '${abbrs.cognitiveServicesAccounts}${resourceToken}'
-    location: openAiResourceGroupLocation
+    location: openAiLocation
     tags: tags
     kind: 'OpenAI'
     customSubDomainName: !empty(openAiServiceName)
diff --git a/infra/main.parameters.json b/infra/main.parameters.json
index e1444fcec1..2f33fe71da 100644
--- a/infra/main.parameters.json
+++ b/infra/main.parameters.json
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
     "openAiResourceGroupName": {
       "value": "${AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_GROUP}"
     },
+    "openAiLocation": {
+      "value": "${AZURE_OPENAI_LOCATION}"
+    },
     "openAiSkuName": {
       "value": "S0"
     },