diff --git a/include/aws/http/connection.h b/include/aws/http/connection.h
index e6362c143..e109c6ed4 100644
--- a/include/aws/http/connection.h
+++ b/include/aws/http/connection.h
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ struct aws_http_client_connection_options {
      * event loop group associated with the client bootstrap.
      */
     struct aws_event_loop *requested_event_loop;
+
+    /**
+     * Optional
+     * Host resolution override that allows the user to override DNS behavior for this particular connection.
+     */
+    const struct aws_host_resolution_config *host_resolution_config;
 };
 
 /* Predefined settings identifiers (RFC-7540 6.5.2) */
diff --git a/include/aws/http/private/proxy_impl.h b/include/aws/http/private/proxy_impl.h
index c47305b25..25b2e5b5c 100644
--- a/include/aws/http/private/proxy_impl.h
+++ b/include/aws/http/private/proxy_impl.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ struct aws_http_proxy_user_data {
     struct aws_http_proxy_config *proxy_config;
 
     struct aws_event_loop *requested_event_loop;
+
+    const struct aws_host_resolution_config *host_resolution_config;
 };
 
 struct aws_http_proxy_system_vtable {
diff --git a/include/aws/http/websocket.h b/include/aws/http/websocket.h
index 6f85cafa8..cdeb6a0f3 100644
--- a/include/aws/http/websocket.h
+++ b/include/aws/http/websocket.h
@@ -280,6 +280,12 @@ struct aws_websocket_client_connection_options {
      * a single thread.
      */
     struct aws_event_loop *requested_event_loop;
+
+    /**
+     * Optional
+     * Host resolution override that allows the user to override DNS behavior for this particular connection.
+     */
+    const struct aws_host_resolution_config *host_resolution_config;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/source/connection.c b/source/connection.c
index f020823dc..4a49e7728 100644
--- a/source/connection.c
+++ b/source/connection.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ int aws_http_client_connect_internal(
         .enable_read_back_pressure = options.manual_window_management,
         .user_data = http_bootstrap,
         .requested_event_loop = options.requested_event_loop,
+        .host_resolution_override_config = options.host_resolution_config,
     };
 
     err = s_system_vtable_ptr->new_socket_channel(&channel_options);
diff --git a/source/proxy_connection.c b/source/proxy_connection.c
index e6cdb8a24..b09bad3c9 100644
--- a/source/proxy_connection.c
+++ b/source/proxy_connection.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ struct aws_http_proxy_user_data *aws_http_proxy_user_data_new(
     user_data->original_channel_on_setup = on_channel_setup;
     user_data->original_channel_on_shutdown = on_channel_shutdown;
     user_data->requested_event_loop = options.requested_event_loop;
+    user_data->host_resolution_config = options.host_resolution_config;
     user_data->prior_knowledge_http2 = options.prior_knowledge_http2;
 
     /* one and only one setup callback must be valid */
@@ -1048,6 +1049,7 @@ static int s_aws_http_client_connect_via_forwarding_proxy(const struct aws_http_
     options_copy.on_shutdown = s_aws_http_on_client_connection_http_proxy_shutdown_fn;
     options_copy.tls_options = options->proxy_options->tls_options;
     options_copy.requested_event_loop = options->requested_event_loop;
+    options_copy.host_resolution_config = options->host_resolution_config;
     options_copy.prior_knowledge_http2 = false; /* ToDo, expose the protocol specific config for proxy connection. */
 
     int result = aws_http_client_connect_internal(&options_copy, s_proxy_http_request_transform);
@@ -1084,6 +1086,7 @@ static int s_create_tunneling_connection(struct aws_http_proxy_user_data *user_d
     connect_options.http1_options = NULL; /* ToDo, expose the protocol specific config for proxy connection. */
     connect_options.http2_options = NULL; /* ToDo */
     connect_options.requested_event_loop = user_data->requested_event_loop;
+    connect_options.host_resolution_config = user_data->host_resolution_config;
 
     int result = aws_http_client_connect(&connect_options);
     if (result == AWS_OP_ERR) {
@@ -1642,6 +1645,7 @@ int aws_http_proxy_new_socket_channel(
     http_connection_options.on_setup = NULL;    /* use channel callbacks, not http callbacks */
     http_connection_options.on_shutdown = NULL; /* use channel callbacks, not http callbacks */
     http_connection_options.requested_event_loop = channel_options->requested_event_loop;
+    http_connection_options.host_resolution_config = channel_options->host_resolution_override_config;
 
     if (s_aws_http_client_connect_via_tunneling_proxy(
             &http_connection_options, s_http_proxied_socket_channel_setup, s_http_proxied_socket_channel_shutdown)) {
diff --git a/source/websocket_bootstrap.c b/source/websocket_bootstrap.c
index b52258730..e840e7790 100644
--- a/source/websocket_bootstrap.c
+++ b/source/websocket_bootstrap.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ int aws_websocket_client_connect(const struct aws_websocket_client_connection_op
     http_options.on_setup = s_ws_bootstrap_on_http_setup;
     http_options.on_shutdown = s_ws_bootstrap_on_http_shutdown;
     http_options.requested_event_loop = options->requested_event_loop;
+    http_options.host_resolution_config = options->host_resolution_config;
 
     /* Infer port, if not explicitly specified in URI */
     http_options.port = options->port;