diff --git a/lib/aws/s3/base.rb b/lib/aws/s3/base.rb
index 63abafa..8531140 100644
--- a/lib/aws/s3/base.rb
+++ b/lib/aws/s3/base.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ module AWS #:nodoc:
   module S3
     constant :DEFAULT_HOST, 's3.amazonaws.com'
     
+    # See: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/index.html?RequestEndpoints.html
+    ENDPOINTS = {
+      :us     => 's3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com', 
+      :asia   => 's3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com', 
+      :europe => 's3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'
+    }
+    
     # AWS::S3::Base is the abstract super class of all classes who make requests against S3, such as the built in
     # Service, Bucket and S3Object classes. It provides methods for making requests, inferring or setting response classes,
     # processing request options, and accessing attributes from S3's response data.
diff --git a/lib/aws/s3/connection.rb b/lib/aws/s3/connection.rb
index 85dee2d..b4528e4 100644
--- a/lib/aws/s3/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/aws/s3/connection.rb
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ module ClassMethods
           #
           # * <tt>:server</tt> - The server to make requests to. You can use this to specify your bucket in the subdomain,
           # or your own domain's cname if you are using virtual hosted buckets. Defaults to <tt>s3.amazonaws.com</tt>.
+          # * <tt>:region</tt> - The region from which to take the default server. You can use this to ovverride the default
+          # server if you used a regional bucket from <tt>:europe</tt>, <tt>:asia</tt> or <tt>:us</tt>. This can't be used 
+          # together with the <tt>:server</tt> setting. Defaults to <tt>nil</tt>.
           # * <tt>:port</tt> - The port to the requests should be made on. Defaults to 80 or 443 if the <tt>:use_ssl</tt>
           # argument is set.
           # * <tt>:use_ssl</tt> - Whether requests should be made over SSL. If set to true, the <tt>:port</tt> argument
@@ -251,12 +254,12 @@ def default_connection
       end
         
       class Options < Hash #:nodoc:
-        VALID_OPTIONS = [:access_key_id, :secret_access_key, :server, :port, :use_ssl, :persistent, :proxy].freeze
+        VALID_OPTIONS = [:access_key_id, :secret_access_key, :server, :region, :port, :use_ssl, :persistent, :proxy].freeze
         
         def initialize(options = {})
           super()
           validate(options)
-          replace(:server => DEFAULT_HOST, :port => (options[:use_ssl] ? 443 : 80))
+          replace(:server => options[:region] ? ENDPOINTS[options[:region]] : DEFAULT_HOST, :port => (options[:use_ssl] ? 443 : 80))
           merge!(options)
         end
 
@@ -273,6 +276,8 @@ def validate(options)
             invalid_options = options.keys - VALID_OPTIONS
             raise InvalidConnectionOption.new(invalid_options) unless invalid_options.empty?
             raise ArgumentError, "Missing proxy settings. Must specify at least :host." if options[:proxy] && !options[:proxy][:host]
+            raise ArgumentError, "Ambiguous server/region option: please don't use :server and :region options together." if options[:server] && options[:region]
+            raise ArgumentError, "Bad region: please use one of #{ENDPOINTS.keys.map(&:inspect).join(', ')}." if options[:region] && !ENDPOINTS.key?(options[:region])
           end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/connection_test.rb b/test/connection_test.rb
index 52919d0..e0fc971 100644
--- a/test/connection_test.rb
+++ b/test/connection_test.rb
@@ -212,6 +212,23 @@ def test_recognizing_that_the_settings_want_to_connect_through_a_proxy
     assert options.connecting_through_proxy?
   end
   
+  def test_server_and_region_settings_cant_live_together
+    assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      generate_options(:region => :europe, :server => "example.org")
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def test_server_setting_is_extracted_from_region
+    options = generate_options(:region => :europe)
+    assert_equal ENDPOINTS[:europe], options[:server]
+  end
+  
+  def test_region_is_a_valid_s3_endpoint
+    assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      generate_options(:region => :antartica)
+    end
+  end
+  
   private
     def assert_key_transfered(key, value, options)
       assert_equal value, options[key]