diff --git a/examples/docker_aws_lambda_example/go.sum b/examples/docker_aws_lambda_example/go.sum
index 9be073518..db85de32c 100644
--- a/examples/docker_aws_lambda_example/go.sum
+++ b/examples/docker_aws_lambda_example/go.sum
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2 v2.4.0 h1:NbOku86JJlsRJPJKE0snNsz6
 github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:E1dEQy50ZLfqs7T9luxz0rLxaeFZJZE92XvApJOr/Rk=
 github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:Hyo+IIQ/tmsfkOcRP8T6VlSeOW3T33v0Me8Xvq4u90Y=
 github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2 v2.5.3/go.mod h1:QxYLPRKR1MVlkXCCjzjjrpXb0VyFNfVaZXi0obZykJ0=
+github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2 v2.11.0/go.mod h1:hScqtFIGUI1wqHIgM3mjoqEou4VweGGGX7dMpcUKves=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 h1:lIr7SlA5PxZyMV30bDW0MGbiOPXwc63yRuCP0ARubLw=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3/go.mod h1:7LqA/THxQ86k76b8c/EMSiaJ3h1eZkMkXar0TQ1gf3U=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.12 h1:+KQsnv4VnzyxWcfO9mlxxELaoztsDEjOuCMPAuPqgU0=
diff --git a/schemaregistry/rules/encryption/encrypt_executor.go b/schemaregistry/rules/encryption/encrypt_executor.go
index 4c34ee920..996260e7a 100644
--- a/schemaregistry/rules/encryption/encrypt_executor.go
+++ b/schemaregistry/rules/encryption/encrypt_executor.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ const (
 	EncryptDekAlgorithm = "encrypt.dek.algorithm"
 	// EncryptDekExpiryDays represents dek expiry days
 	EncryptDekExpiryDays = "encrypt.dek.expiry.days"
+	// EncryptAlternateKmsKeyIDs represents alternate kms key ids
+	EncryptAlternateKmsKeyIDs = "encrypt.alternate.kms.key.ids"
 
 	// Aes128Gcm represents AES128_GCM algorithm
 	Aes128Gcm = "AES128_GCM"
@@ -394,10 +396,7 @@ func (f *ExecutorTransform) getOrCreateDek(ctx serde.RuleContext, version *int)
 		}
 		var encryptedDek []byte
 		if !f.Kek.Shared {
-			primitive, err = getAead(f.Executor.Config, f.Kek)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+			primitive = &AeadWrapper{f.Executor.Config, f.Kek, getKmsKeyIDs(f.Executor.Config, f.Kek)}
 			// Generate new dek
 			keyData, err := registry.NewKeyData(f.Cryptor.KeyTemplate)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -431,10 +430,7 @@ func (f *ExecutorTransform) getOrCreateDek(ctx serde.RuleContext, version *int)
 	}
 	if keyBytes == nil {
 		if primitive == nil {
-			primitive, err = getAead(f.Executor.Config, f.Kek)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+			primitive = &AeadWrapper{f.Executor.Config, f.Kek, getKmsKeyIDs(f.Executor.Config, f.Kek)}
 		}
 		encryptedDek, err := f.Executor.Client.GetDekEncryptedKeyMaterialBytes(dek)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -629,8 +625,79 @@ func extractVersion(ciphertext []byte) (int, error) {
 	return int(version), nil
 }
 
-func getAead(config map[string]string, kek deks.Kek) (tink.AEAD, error) {
-	kekURL := kek.KmsType + "://" + kek.KmsKeyID
+func getKmsKeyIDs(config map[string]string, kek deks.Kek) []string {
+	kmsKeyIDs := []string{kek.KmsKeyID}
+	var alternateKmsKeyIDs []string
+	if kek.KmsProps != nil {
+		if ids, ok := kek.KmsProps[EncryptAlternateKmsKeyIDs]; ok {
+			alternateKmsKeyIDs = strings.Split(ids, ",")
+		}
+	}
+	if alternateKmsKeyIDs == nil {
+		if ids, ok := config[EncryptAlternateKmsKeyIDs]; ok {
+			alternateKmsKeyIDs = strings.Split(ids, ",")
+		}
+	}
+	if alternateKmsKeyIDs != nil {
+		for _, id := range alternateKmsKeyIDs {
+			id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+			if len(id) > 0 {
+				kmsKeyIDs = append(kmsKeyIDs, id)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return kmsKeyIDs
+}
+
+// AeadWrapper is a wrapper for AEAD
+type AeadWrapper struct {
+	Config    map[string]string
+	Kek       deks.Kek
+	KmsKeyIds []string
+}
+
+// Encrypt encrypts plaintext with associatedData as associated data.
+func (a *AeadWrapper) Encrypt(plaintext, associatedData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var aead tink.AEAD
+	var err error
+	var ciphertext []byte
+	for _, kmsKeyID := range a.KmsKeyIds {
+		aead, err = getAead(a.Config, a.Kek.KmsType, kmsKeyID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("WARN: failed to get AEAD with %s: %v\n", kmsKeyID, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		ciphertext, err = aead.Encrypt(plaintext, associatedData)
+		if err == nil {
+			return ciphertext, nil
+		}
+		log.Printf("WARN: failed to encrypt with %s: %v\n", kmsKeyID, err)
+	}
+	return nil, err
+}
+
+// Decrypt decrypts ciphertext with associatedData as associated data.
+func (a *AeadWrapper) Decrypt(ciphertext, associatedData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var aead tink.AEAD
+	var err error
+	var plaintext []byte
+	for _, kmsKeyID := range a.KmsKeyIds {
+		aead, err = getAead(a.Config, a.Kek.KmsType, kmsKeyID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("WARN: failed to get AEAD with %s: %v\n", kmsKeyID, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		plaintext, err = aead.Decrypt(ciphertext, associatedData)
+		if err == nil {
+			return plaintext, nil
+		}
+		log.Printf("WARN: failed to decrypt with %s: %v\n", kmsKeyID, err)
+	}
+	return nil, err
+}
+
+func getAead(config map[string]string, kmsType string, kmsKeyID string) (tink.AEAD, error) {
+	kekURL := kmsType + "://" + kmsKeyID
 	kmsClient, err := getKMSClient(config, kekURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/schemaregistry/serde/avrov2/avro_test.go b/schemaregistry/serde/avrov2/avro_test.go
index fae815a17..c4f3f5cd2 100644
--- a/schemaregistry/serde/avrov2/avro_test.go
+++ b/schemaregistry/serde/avrov2/avro_test.go
@@ -1654,6 +1654,76 @@ func TestAvroSerdePayloadEncryption(t *testing.T) {
 	serde.MaybeFail("deserialization", err, serde.Expect(newobj, &obj))
 }
 
+func TestAvroSerdeEncryptionAlternateKeks(t *testing.T) {
+	serde.MaybeFail = serde.InitFailFunc(t)
+	var err error
+
+	conf := schemaregistry.NewConfig("mock://")
+
+	client, err := schemaregistry.NewClient(conf)
+	serde.MaybeFail("Schema Registry configuration", err)
+
+	serConfig := NewSerializerConfig()
+	serConfig.AutoRegisterSchemas = false
+	serConfig.UseLatestVersion = true
+	serConfig.RuleConfig = map[string]string{
+		"secret":                        "mysecret",
+		"encrypt.alternate.kms.key.ids": "mykey2,mykey3",
+	}
+	ser, err := NewSerializer(client, serde.ValueSerde, serConfig)
+	serde.MaybeFail("Serializer configuration", err)
+
+	encRule := schemaregistry.Rule{
+		Name: "test-encrypt",
+		Kind: "TRANSFORM",
+		Mode: "WRITEREAD",
+		Type: "ENCRYPT_PAYLOAD",
+		Params: map[string]string{
+			"encrypt.kek.name":   "kek1",
+			"encrypt.kms.type":   "local-kms",
+			"encrypt.kms.key.id": "mykey",
+		},
+		OnFailure: "ERROR,NONE",
+	}
+	ruleSet := schemaregistry.RuleSet{
+		EncodingRules: []schemaregistry.Rule{encRule},
+	}
+
+	info := schemaregistry.SchemaInfo{
+		Schema:     demoSchema,
+		SchemaType: "AVRO",
+		RuleSet:    &ruleSet,
+	}
+
+	id, err := client.Register("topic1-value", info, false)
+	serde.MaybeFail("Schema registration", err)
+	if id <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected valid schema id, found %d", id)
+	}
+
+	obj := DemoSchema{}
+	obj.IntField = 123
+	obj.DoubleField = 45.67
+	obj.StringField = "hi"
+	obj.BoolField = true
+	obj.BytesField = []byte{1, 2}
+
+	bytes, err := ser.Serialize("topic1", &obj)
+	serde.MaybeFail("serialization", err)
+
+	deserConfig := NewDeserializerConfig()
+	deserConfig.RuleConfig = map[string]string{
+		"secret": "mysecret",
+	}
+	deser, err := NewDeserializer(client, serde.ValueSerde, deserConfig)
+	serde.MaybeFail("Deserializer configuration", err)
+	deser.Client = ser.Client
+	deser.MessageFactory = testMessageFactory
+
+	newobj, err := deser.Deserialize("topic1", bytes)
+	serde.MaybeFail("deserialization", err, serde.Expect(newobj, &obj))
+}
+
 func TestAvroSerdeEncryptionDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
 	serde.MaybeFail = serde.InitFailFunc(t)
 	var err error