diff --git a/lambdas/handlers/edge_presign_handler.py b/lambdas/handlers/edge_presign_handler.py
index 1c9de21eb..a7554c731 100644
--- a/lambdas/handlers/edge_presign_handler.py
+++ b/lambdas/handlers/edge_presign_handler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ def lambda_handler(event, context):
     logger.info("Edge received S3 request")
     logger.info(f"Request: {request}")
 
+    if request['method'] == 'OPTIONS':
+        logger.info("Edge received OPTIONS request, forwarding without modification")
+        return request
+
     environment = context.function_name.split(".")[-1].split("_")[0]
 
     edge_presign_service = EdgePresignService(environment)
diff --git a/lambdas/tests/unit/enums/test_edge_presign_values.py b/lambdas/tests/unit/enums/test_edge_presign_values.py
index 56175ba58..ba854f40c 100644
--- a/lambdas/tests/unit/enums/test_edge_presign_values.py
+++ b/lambdas/tests/unit/enums/test_edge_presign_values.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         {
             "cf": {
                 "request": {
+                    "method": "GET",
                     "headers": MOCKED_HEADERS,
                     "querystring": "",
                     "uri": "/some/path",
diff --git a/lambdas/tests/unit/handlers/test_edge_presign_handler.py b/lambdas/tests/unit/handlers/test_edge_presign_handler.py
index e1aaab19e..697eaf15e 100644
--- a/lambdas/tests/unit/handlers/test_edge_presign_handler.py
+++ b/lambdas/tests/unit/handlers/test_edge_presign_handler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def mock_edge_presign_service(mocker):
     return mock_edge_service_instance
 
 
-def test_lambda_handler_success(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service):
+def test_lambda_handler_get_success(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service):
     request_body = valid_event["Records"][0]["cf"]["request"]
     modified_request = copy.deepcopy(request_body)
     modified_request["uri"] = "/path/to/resource"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_lambda_handler_success(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service)
     assert response["querystring"] == "key=value"
 
 
-def test_lambda_handler_exception(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service):
+def test_lambda_handler_get_exception(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service):
     mock_edge_presign_service.use_presigned.side_effect = CloudFrontEdgeException(
         400, LambdaError.MockError
     )
@@ -54,3 +54,13 @@ def test_lambda_handler_exception(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_servic
     assert actual_status == 400
     assert actual_response["message"] == "Client error"
     assert actual_response["err_code"] == "AB_XXXX"
+
+def test_lambda_handler_options_success(valid_event, context, mock_edge_presign_service):
+    valid_event["Records"][0]["cf"]["request"]["method"] = "OPTIONS"
+
+    response = lambda_handler(valid_event, context)
+
+    mock_edge_presign_service.use_presigned.assert_not_called()
+    mock_edge_presign_service.update_s3_headers.assert_not_called()
+
+    assert response == valid_event["Records"][0]["cf"]["request"]
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