diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
index 271e9302a3d74d..26877c9558b921 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
@@ -1353,16 +1353,21 @@ private Constants() {
    */
   public static final String CUSTOM_HEADERS_POSTFIX = ".custom.headers";
 
+  /** Custom per-request headers postfix.
+   * value: {@value}
+   */
+  public static final String CUSTOM_PER_REQUEST_HEADERS_POSTFIX = ".request";
+
   /**
    * List of custom headers to be set on the service client.
    * Multiple parameters can be used to specify custom headers.
    * <pre>
    * Usage:
-   * fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers - Headers to add on all the S3 requests.
-   * fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers - Headers to add on all the STS requests.
+   * fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers - Headers to add to all S3 requests.
+   * fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers - Headers to add to all STS requests.
    *
    * Examples:
-   * CustomHeader {@literal ->} 'Header1:Value1'
+   * CustomHeader {@literal ->} 'Header1=Value1'
    * CustomHeaders {@literal ->} 'Header1=Value1;Value2,Header2=Value1'
    * </pre>
    */
@@ -1374,6 +1379,31 @@ private Constants() {
       FS_S3A_CLIENT_PREFIX + AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)
           + CUSTOM_HEADERS_POSTFIX;
 
+  /**
+   * List of custom per-request-type headers to be set on the service client.
+   * Multiple parameters can be used to specify custom headers.
+   * <pre>
+   * Usage:
+   * fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers.request.REQUEST - Headers to add to all S3 REQUEST requests.
+   * fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers.request.REQUEST - Headers to add to all STS REQUEST requests.
+   *
+   * Note: REQUEST refers to the AWS S3 request name.
+   * See <a href="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/model/S3Request.html">subclasses of S3Request</a>
+   * and <a href="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/services/sts/model/StsRequest.html">subclasses of StsRequest</a>
+   * for all existing requests.
+   *
+   * Examples:
+   * fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers.request.DeleteObjectRequest
+   * CustomHeader {@literal ->} 'Header1=Value1'
+   * CustomHeaders {@literal ->} 'Header1=Value1;Value2,Header2=Value1'
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static final String CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX =
+          CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS + CUSTOM_PER_REQUEST_HEADERS_POSTFIX + ".";
+
+  public static final String CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX =
+          CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3 + CUSTOM_PER_REQUEST_HEADERS_POSTFIX + ".";
+
   /**
    * How long to wait for the thread pool to terminate when cleaning up.
    * Value: {@value} seconds.
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AWSClientConfig.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AWSClientConfig.java
index 2627b90037c45f..59613a14f7159c 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AWSClientConfig.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AWSClientConfig.java
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -82,6 +85,8 @@
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.USER_AGENT_PREFIX;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.impl.ConfigurationHelper.enforceMinimumDuration;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.impl.ConfigurationHelper.getDuration;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
@@ -420,6 +425,32 @@ private static void initSigner(Configuration conf,
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Parses header configuration at the given key. Calls apply callback for headers with
+   * non-empty header values list. Calls ignore callback for headers with empty header values list.
+   *
+   * @param conf hadoop configuration
+   * @param configKey configuration key
+   * @param apply apply callback
+   * @param ignore ignore callback
+   */
+  private static void applyHeaders(Configuration conf, String configKey,
+      BiConsumer<String, List<String>> apply, Consumer<String> ignore) {
+    Map<String, String> awsClientCustomHeadersMap =
+            S3AUtils.getTrimmedStringCollectionSplitByEquals(conf, configKey);
+    awsClientCustomHeadersMap.forEach((header, valueString) -> {
+      List<String> headerValues = Arrays.stream(valueString.split(";"))
+              .map(String::trim)
+              .filter(v -> !v.isEmpty())
+              .collect(Collectors.toList());
+      if (!headerValues.isEmpty()) {
+        apply.accept(header, headerValues);
+      } else {
+        ignore.accept(header);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize custom request headers for AWS clients.
    * @param conf hadoop configuration
@@ -429,32 +460,44 @@ private static void initSigner(Configuration conf,
   private static void initRequestHeaders(Configuration conf,
       ClientOverrideConfiguration.Builder clientConfig, String awsServiceIdentifier) {
     String configKey = null;
+    String configKeyPrefix = null;
     switch (awsServiceIdentifier) {
     case AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3:
       configKey = CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3;
+      configKeyPrefix = CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX;
       break;
     case AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS:
       configKey = CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS;
+      configKeyPrefix = CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX;
       break;
     default:
       // No known service.
     }
     if (configKey != null) {
-      Map<String, String> awsClientCustomHeadersMap =
-              S3AUtils.getTrimmedStringCollectionSplitByEquals(conf, configKey);
-      awsClientCustomHeadersMap.forEach((header, valueString) -> {
-        List<String> headerValues = Arrays.stream(valueString.split(";"))
-                        .map(String::trim)
-                        .filter(v -> !v.isEmpty())
-                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
-        if (!headerValues.isEmpty()) {
-          clientConfig.putHeader(header, headerValues);
-        } else {
-          LOG.warn("Ignoring header '{}' for {} client because no values were provided",
-                  header, awsServiceIdentifier);
-        }
-      });
+      // headers for all requests are provided via clientConfig.putHeader
+      applyHeaders(conf, configKey, clientConfig::putHeader,
+              (header) -> LOG.warn("Ignoring header '{}' for {} client because no values were provided",
+                      header, awsServiceIdentifier));
       LOG.debug("headers for {} client = {}", awsServiceIdentifier, clientConfig.headers());
+
+      // per-request headers are provided via AddRequestHeaderInterceptor
+      String keyPrefix = configKeyPrefix;
+      Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> requestHeaders = new HashMap<>();
+      Map<String, String> requestHeaderConfs = conf.getPropsWithPrefix(keyPrefix);
+      requestHeaderConfs.keySet().forEach((request) ->
+              applyHeaders(conf, keyPrefix + request,
+                      (header, headerValues) ->
+                              requestHeaders.computeIfAbsent(request, c -> new HashMap<>()).put(header, headerValues),
+                      (header) -> LOG.warn("Ignoring {} request header '{}' for {} client because " +
+                              "no values were provided", request, header, awsServiceIdentifier)
+              )
+      );
+      if (!requestHeaders.isEmpty()) {
+        clientConfig.addExecutionInterceptor(new AddRequestHeaderInterceptor(requestHeaders));
+        requestHeaders.forEach((request, headers) ->
+                LOG.debug("{} request headers for {} client = {}", request, awsServiceIdentifier, headers)
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AddRequestHeaderInterceptor.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AddRequestHeaderInterceptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3bfa69484b1733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/AddRequestHeaderInterceptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.impl;
+
+import software.amazon.awssdk.awscore.AwsRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.awscore.AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.SdkRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.Context;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionAttributes;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionInterceptor;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+public class AddRequestHeaderInterceptor implements ExecutionInterceptor {
+    private final Map<String, Consumer<AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration.Builder>> appliers = new HashMap<>();
+
+    public AddRequestHeaderInterceptor(Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> requestHeaders) {
+        requestHeaders.forEach((request, headers) -> appliers
+                .put(request.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT), (b) -> headers.forEach(b::putHeader))
+        );
+    }
+
+    public SdkRequest modifyRequest(Context.ModifyRequest context, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
+        assert context.request() instanceof AwsRequest;
+
+        AwsRequest request = (AwsRequest) context.request();
+        String requestName = request.getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        Consumer<AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration.Builder> applier = appliers.get(requestName);
+
+        if (applier != null) {
+            AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration overrideConfiguration =
+                    request.overrideConfiguration()
+                            .map(AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration::toBuilder)
+                            .orElseGet(AwsRequestOverrideConfiguration::builder)
+                            .applyMutation(applier)
+                            .build();
+            return request.toBuilder().overrideConfiguration(overrideConfiguration).build();
+        } else {
+            return request;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/site/markdown/tools/hadoop-aws/index.md b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/site/markdown/tools/hadoop-aws/index.md
index 88fcd2db7fbf48..8d899602b99d71 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/site/markdown/tools/hadoop-aws/index.md
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/site/markdown/tools/hadoop-aws/index.md
@@ -951,10 +951,14 @@ The switch to turn S3A auditing on or off.
 
 ### Configuring Custom Headers for AWS Service Clients
 
-You can set custom headers for S3 and STS requests. These headers are set on client level, and will be sent for all requests made to these services.
+You can set custom headers for S3 and STS requests. Headers can be set on client level and request type level.
+Client level headers are sent for all requests made through the client. Request type level headers are sent for
+requests of the respective type only.
+
+#### Client Level Headers
 
 **Configuration Properties:**
-- `fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers`: Custom headers for S3 service requests.
+- `fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers`: Sets custom headers for S3 service requests.
 - `fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers`: Sets custom headers for all requests to AWS STS.
 
 **Header Format:**
@@ -973,6 +977,33 @@ Custom headers should be specified as key-value pairs, separated by `=`. Multipl
 </property>
 ```
 
+#### Request-type Level Headers
+
+**Configuration Properties:**
+- `fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers.request.REQUEST`: Sets custom headers for S3 service requests of type `REQUEST`.
+- `fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers.request.REQUEST`: Sets custom headers for all requests to AWS STS of type `REQUEST`.
+
+Note: `REQUEST` refers to the AWS S3 and STS request name. These request type names are case-insensitive.
+See <a href="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/model/S3Request.html">subclasses of S3Request</a>
+and <a href="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/java/api/latest/software/amazon/awssdk/services/sts/model/StsRequest.html">subclasses of StsRequest</a>
+for all existing requests.
+
+**Header Format:**
+Custom headers should be specified as key-value pairs, separated by `=`. Multiple values for a single header can be separated by `;`. Multiple headers can be separated by `,`.
+
+
+```xml
+<property>
+    <name>fs.s3a.client.s3.custom.headers.request.ListObjectsV2Request</name>
+    <value>Header1=Value1</value>
+</property>
+
+<property>
+    <name>fs.s3a.client.sts.custom.headers.request.deleteobjectrequest</name>
+    <value>Header1=Value1;Value2,Header2=Value1</value>
+</property>
+```
+
 ## <a name="retry_and_recovery"></a>Retry and Recovery
 
 The S3A client makes a best-effort attempt at recovering from network failures;
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/TestAwsClientConfig.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/TestAwsClientConfig.java
index a0437a81817919..bd82146b6f73b9 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/TestAwsClientConfig.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/impl/TestAwsClientConfig.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -30,6 +32,15 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.AbstractHadoopTestBase;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Lists;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.SdkRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.Context;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.InterceptorContext;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.CreateBucketRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.DeleteObjectRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.ListObjectsV2Request;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.sts.model.AssumeRoleRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.sts.model.DecodeAuthorizationMessageRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.sts.model.GetSessionTokenRequest;
 
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS;
@@ -39,6 +50,8 @@
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CONNECTION_TTL;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT_DURATION;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_IDLE_TIME_DURATION;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_KEEPALIVE;
@@ -217,15 +230,26 @@ private void setOptionsToValue(String value, Configuration conf, String... keys)
   public void testInitRequestHeadersForSTS() throws IOException {
     final Configuration conf = new Configuration();
     conf.set(CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS, "header1=value1;value2,header2=value3");
+    conf.set(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX + "GetSessionTokenRequest", "header3=value4;value5,header4=value6");
+    conf.set(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX + "assumerolerequest", "header5=value7");
 
     assertThat(conf.get(CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3))
             .describedAs("Custom client headers for s3 %s", CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3)
             .isNull();
+    assertThat(conf.getPropsWithPrefix(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX))
+            .describedAs("Custom per-request client headers for s3 %s", CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX)
+            .isEmpty();
 
     assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3)
             .headers().size())
         .describedAs("Count of S3 client headers")
         .isEqualTo(0);
+    assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3)
+            .executionInterceptors().stream()
+            .filter(ei -> ei instanceof AddRequestHeaderInterceptor)
+            .count())
+        .describedAs("Count of request header interceptors of S3 client")
+        .isEqualTo(0);
 
     assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS)
             .headers().size())
@@ -241,6 +265,55 @@ public void testInitRequestHeadersForSTS() throws IOException {
             .headers().get("header2"))
         .describedAs("STS client 'header2' header value")
         .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value3"));
+
+    List<AddRequestHeaderInterceptor> interceptors =
+            createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS)
+                .executionInterceptors().stream()
+                .filter(ei -> ei instanceof AddRequestHeaderInterceptor)
+                .map(ie -> (AddRequestHeaderInterceptor) ie)
+                .toList();
+
+    assertThat(interceptors.size())
+        .describedAs("Count of request header interceptors of STS client")
+        .isEqualTo(1);
+
+    AddRequestHeaderInterceptor interceptor = interceptors.get(0);
+
+    SdkRequest request = DecodeAuthorizationMessageRequest.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(request).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+            .describedAs("STS list request has override configuration")
+            .isFalse();
+
+    SdkRequest getRequest = GetSessionTokenRequest.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyGetRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(getRequest).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedGetRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyGetRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedGetRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+        .describedAs("STS list request has override configuration")
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(modifiedGetRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().keySet())
+        .describedAs("STS client request headers")
+        .isEqualTo(new HashSet<>(Lists.newArrayList("header3", "header4")));
+    assertThat(modifiedGetRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header3"))
+        .describedAs("STS client request 'header3' header value")
+        .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value4", "value5"));
+    assertThat(modifiedGetRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header4"))
+        .describedAs("STS client request 'header4' header value")
+        .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value6"));
+
+    SdkRequest assumeRequest = AssumeRoleRequest.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyAssumeRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(assumeRequest).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedAssumeRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyAssumeRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedAssumeRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+        .describedAs("STS delete request has override configuration")
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(modifiedAssumeRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().keySet())
+        .describedAs("STS client request headers")
+        .isEqualTo(new HashSet<>(Lists.newArrayList("header5")));
+    assertThat(modifiedAssumeRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header5"))
+        .describedAs("STS client request 'header3' header value")
+        .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value7"));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -251,15 +324,26 @@ public void testInitRequestHeadersForSTS() throws IOException {
   public void testInitRequestHeadersForS3() throws IOException {
     final Configuration conf = new Configuration();
     conf.set(CUSTOM_HEADERS_S3, "header1=value1;value2,header2=value3");
+    conf.set(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX + "ListObjectsV2Request", "header3=value4;value5,header4=value6");
+    conf.set(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_S3_PREFIX + "deleteobjectrequest", "header5=value7");
 
     assertThat(conf.get(CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS))
             .describedAs("Custom client headers for STS %s", CUSTOM_HEADERS_STS)
             .isNull();
+    assertThat(conf.getPropsWithPrefix(CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX))
+            .describedAs("Custom per-request client headers for STS %s", CUSTOM_REQUEST_HEADERS_STS_PREFIX)
+            .isEmpty();
 
     assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS)
             .headers().size())
         .describedAs("Count of STS client headers")
         .isEqualTo(0);
+    assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_STS)
+            .executionInterceptors().stream()
+            .filter(ei -> ei instanceof AddRequestHeaderInterceptor)
+            .count())
+            .describedAs("Count of request header interceptors of STS client")
+            .isEqualTo(0);
 
     assertThat(createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3)
             .headers().size())
@@ -275,6 +359,55 @@ public void testInitRequestHeadersForS3() throws IOException {
             .headers().get("header2"))
         .describedAs("S3 client 'header2' header value")
         .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value3"));
+
+    List<AddRequestHeaderInterceptor> interceptors =
+            createClientConfigBuilder(conf, AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER_S3)
+                    .executionInterceptors().stream()
+                    .filter(ei -> ei instanceof AddRequestHeaderInterceptor)
+                    .map(ie -> (AddRequestHeaderInterceptor) ie)
+                    .toList();
+
+    assertThat(interceptors.size())
+        .describedAs("Count of request header interceptors of S3 client")
+        .isEqualTo(1);
+
+    AddRequestHeaderInterceptor interceptor = interceptors.get(0);
+
+    SdkRequest request = CreateBucketRequest.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(request).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+            .describedAs("S3 list request has override configuration")
+            .isFalse();
+
+    SdkRequest listRequest = ListObjectsV2Request.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyListRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(listRequest).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedListRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyListRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedListRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+        .describedAs("S3 list request has override configuration")
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(modifiedListRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().keySet())
+        .describedAs("S3 client request headers")
+        .isEqualTo(new HashSet<>(Lists.newArrayList("header3", "header4")));
+    assertThat(modifiedListRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header3"))
+        .describedAs("S3 client request 'header3' header value")
+        .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value4", "value5"));
+    assertThat(modifiedListRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header4"))
+        .describedAs("S3 client request 'header4' header value")
+        .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value6"));
+
+    SdkRequest deleteRequest = DeleteObjectRequest.builder().build();
+    Context.ModifyRequest modifyDeleteRequest = InterceptorContext.builder().request(deleteRequest).build();
+    SdkRequest modifiedDeleteRequest = interceptor.modifyRequest(modifyDeleteRequest, null);
+    assertThat(modifiedDeleteRequest.overrideConfiguration().isPresent())
+        .describedAs("S3 delete request has override configuration")
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(modifiedDeleteRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().keySet())
+        .describedAs("S3 client request headers")
+        .isEqualTo(new HashSet<>(Lists.newArrayList("header5")));
+    assertThat(modifiedDeleteRequest.overrideConfiguration().get().headers().get("header5"))
+          .describedAs("S3 client request 'header3' header value")
+          .isEqualTo(Lists.newArrayList("value7"));
   }
 
   /**