diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
index a03ba888..00a8da74 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ func tunnelFlags(shouldHide bool) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars: []string{"TUNNEL_EDGE"},
 			Hidden:  true,
 		}),
+		altsrc.NewStringSliceFlag(&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:    "region",
+			Usage:   "Cloudflare Edge region to connect to. Omit or set to empty to connect to the global region.",
+			EnvVars: []string{"TUNNEL_REGION"},
+		}),
 		altsrc.NewStringFlag(&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:    tlsconfig.CaCertFlag,
 			Usage:   "Certificate Authority authenticating connections with Cloudflare's edge network.",
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
index 8becf178..dc264c31 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ func prepareTunnelConfig(
 		OSArch:           buildInfo.OSArch(),
 		ClientID:         clientID,
 		EdgeAddrs:        c.StringSlice("edge"),
+		Region:           c.String("region"),
 		HAConnections:    c.Int("ha-connections"),
 		IncidentLookup:   origin.NewIncidentLookup(),
 		IsAutoupdated:    c.Bool("is-autoupdated"),
diff --git a/origin/supervisor.go b/origin/supervisor.go
index bcb19da0..4508f2ca 100644
--- a/origin/supervisor.go
+++ b/origin/supervisor.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewSupervisor(config *TunnelConfig, reconnectCh chan ReconnectSignal, grace
 	if len(config.EdgeAddrs) > 0 {
 		edgeIPs, err = edgediscovery.StaticEdge(config.Log, config.EdgeAddrs)
 	} else {
-		edgeIPs, err = edgediscovery.ResolveEdge(config.Log, "")
+		edgeIPs, err = edgediscovery.ResolveEdge(config.Log, config.Region)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/origin/tunnel.go b/origin/tunnel.go
index fa734b4f..4b56a464 100644
--- a/origin/tunnel.go
+++ b/origin/tunnel.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type TunnelConfig struct {
 	ClientID         string
 	CloseConnOnce    *sync.Once // Used to close connectedSignal no more than once
 	EdgeAddrs        []string
+	Region           string
 	HAConnections    int
 	IncidentLookup   IncidentLookup
 	IsAutoupdated    bool