diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9f69c81.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9f69c81.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a81060310906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9f69c81.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "feature",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Fixed SigV4a signing to respect pre-existing Host headers to be consistent with existing SigV4 signing behavior."
+}
diff --git a/core/http-auth-aws/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/util/CrtUtils.java b/core/http-auth-aws/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/util/CrtUtils.java
index 8ac8cac1bbbc..64004f12cf86 100644
--- a/core/http-auth-aws/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/util/CrtUtils.java
+++ b/core/http-auth-aws/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/util/CrtUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import static software.amazon.awssdk.http.auth.aws.internal.signer.util.SignerConstant.X_AMZ_SIGNED_HEADERS;
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ private CrtUtils() {
      * Sanitize an {@link SdkHttpRequest}, in order to prepare it for converting to a CRT request destined to be signed.
      * <p>
      * Sanitizing includes checking the path is not empty, filtering headers and query parameters that are forbidden in CRT, and
-     * adding the host header (overriding if already presesnt).
+     * adding the host header
      */
     public static SdkHttpRequest sanitizeRequest(SdkHttpRequest request) {
 
@@ -77,11 +78,17 @@ public static SdkHttpRequest sanitizeRequest(SdkHttpRequest request) {
             }
         });
 
-        // Add host, which must be signed. We ignore any pre-existing Host header to match the behavior of the SigV4 signer.
-        String hostHeader = SdkHttpUtils.isUsingStandardPort(request.protocol(), request.port())
-                            ? request.host()
-                            : request.host() + ":" + request.port();
-        builder.putHeader(HOST, hostHeader);
+        // Add host header, which must be signed. If the SdkHttpRequest has an associated Host header
+        // already set, prefer to use that.
+        Optional<String> existingHostHeader = request.firstMatchingHeader(HOST);
+        if (existingHostHeader.isPresent()) {
+            builder.putHeader(HOST, existingHostHeader.get());
+        } else {
+            String hostHeader = SdkHttpUtils.isUsingStandardPort(request.protocol(), request.port())
+                                ? request.host()
+                                : request.host() + ":" + request.port();
+            builder.putHeader(HOST, hostHeader);
+        }
 
         builder.clearQueryParameters();
 
diff --git a/core/http-auth-aws/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/signer/DefaultAwsCrtV4aHttpSignerTest.java b/core/http-auth-aws/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/signer/DefaultAwsCrtV4aHttpSignerTest.java
index 647354e472ed..4c1a01f6f2e3 100644
--- a/core/http-auth-aws/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/signer/DefaultAwsCrtV4aHttpSignerTest.java
+++ b/core/http-auth-aws/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/http/auth/aws/crt/internal/signer/DefaultAwsCrtV4aHttpSignerTest.java
@@ -412,4 +412,26 @@ public void sign_checksumValueProvided_shouldNotOverrideChecksumHeader() {
         assertThat(signedRequest.request().firstMatchingHeader("x-amz-checksum-crc32"))
             .contains("some value");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void sign_withProvidedHostHeader_shouldRespectUserHostHeader() {
+        AwsCredentialsIdentity credentials =
+            AwsCredentialsIdentity.create("access", "secret");
+
+        String hostOverride = "virtual-host.localhost";
+        SignRequest<AwsCredentialsIdentity> request = generateBasicRequest(
+            credentials,
+            httpRequest -> httpRequest.putHeader("Host", hostOverride).port(443),
+            signRequest -> {
+
+            }
+        );
+
+        SignedRequest signedRequest = signer.sign(request);
+
+        assertThat(signedRequest.request().firstMatchingHeader("Host")).hasValue(hostOverride);
+        assertThat(signedRequest.request().firstMatchingHeader("X-Amz-Date")).hasValue("20200803T174823Z");
+        assertThat(signedRequest.request().firstMatchingHeader("X-Amz-Region-Set")).hasValue("aws-global");
+        assertThat(signedRequest.request().firstMatchingHeader("Authorization")).isPresent();
+    }
 }