diff --git a/api/v1beta1/externaldns_types.go b/api/v1beta1/externaldns_types.go
index bcc67cd0..7349e02d 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/externaldns_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/externaldns_types.go
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ type ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	// +required
 	Credentials SecretReference `json:"credentials"`
+
+	// RoleARN contains the ARN of a IAM role that will be assumed when using the AWS API.
+	// It provides the ability to use a hosted zone in another AWS account.
+	//
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +optional
+	RoleARN *string `json:"roleARN,omitempty"`
 	// TODO: Additionally support access for:
 	// - kiam/kube2iam enabled clusters ("iam.amazonaws.com/role" POD's annotation to assume IAM role)
 	// - EKS clusters ("eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn" ServiceAccount's annotation to assume IAM role)
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 22383946..075b580c 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func (in *ExternalDNS) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 func (in *ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions) DeepCopyInto(out *ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions) {
 	*out = *in
 	out.Credentials = in.Credentials
+	if in.RoleARN != nil {
+		in, out := &in.RoleARN, &out.RoleARN
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions.
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ func (in *ExternalDNSProvider) DeepCopyInto(out *ExternalDNSProvider) {
 	if in.AWS != nil {
 		in, out := &in.AWS, &out.AWS
 		*out = new(ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions)
-		**out = **in
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
 	if in.GCP != nil {
 		in, out := &in.GCP, &out.GCP
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/externaldns.olm.openshift.io_externaldnses.yaml b/config/crd/bases/externaldns.olm.openshift.io_externaldnses.yaml
index 4c46596d..a7dba5d6 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/externaldns.olm.openshift.io_externaldnses.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/externaldns.olm.openshift.io_externaldnses.yaml
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ spec:
             description: spec is the specification of the desired behavior of the
               ExternalDNS.
             properties:
+              awsRoleARN:
+                description: AWSRoleARN is a string
+                type: string
               domains:
                 description: "Domains specifies which domains that ExternalDNS should
                   create DNS records for. Multiple domain values can be specified
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/deployment_test.go b/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/deployment_test.go
index 79ec8d59..75abf22d 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/deployment_test.go
@@ -1783,6 +1783,55 @@ func TestDesiredExternalDNSDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:             "RoleARN set AWS Route",
+			inputExternalDNS: testAWSExternalDNSRoleARN(operatorv1beta1.SourceTypeRoute, "arn:aws:iam:123456789012:role/foo"),
+			expectedTemplatePodSpec: corev1.PodSpec{
+				ServiceAccountName: test.OperandName,
+				NodeSelector: map[string]string{
+					osLabel:             linuxOS,
+					masterNodeRoleLabel: "",
+				},
+				Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{
+					{
+						Key:      masterNodeRoleLabel,
+						Operator: corev1.TolerationOpExists,
+						Effect:   corev1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
+					},
+				},
+				Containers: []corev1.Container{
+					{
+						Name:  ExternalDNSContainerName,
+						Image: test.OperandImage,
+						Args: []string{
+							"--aws-assume-role=arn:aws:iam:123456789012:role/foo",
+							"--metrics-address=127.0.0.1:7979",
+							"--txt-owner-id=external-dns-test",
+							"--zone-id-filter=my-dns-public-zone",
+							"--provider=aws",
+							"--source=openshift-route",
+							"--policy=sync",
+							"--registry=txt",
+							"--log-level=debug",
+							"--ignore-hostname-annotation",
+							`--fqdn-template={{""}}`,
+							"--txt-prefix=external-dns-",
+						},
+						SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
+							Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
+								Drop: []corev1.Capability{allCapabilities},
+							},
+							Privileged:               pointer.Bool(false),
+							RunAsNonRoot:             pointer.Bool(true),
+							AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+							SeccompProfile: &corev1.SeccompProfile{
+								Type: corev1.SeccompProfileTypeRuntimeDefault,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:             "Nominal Azure Route",
 			inputSecretName:  azureSecret,
@@ -5317,6 +5366,14 @@ func testAWSExternalDNSDomainFilter(zones []string, source operatorv1beta1.Exter
 	return extdns
 }
 
+func testAWSExternalDNSRoleARN(source operatorv1beta1.ExternalDNSSourceType, roleARN string) *operatorv1beta1.ExternalDNS {
+	extdns := testCreateDNSFromSourceWRTCloudProvider(source, operatorv1beta1.ProviderTypeAWS, nil, "")
+	extdns.Spec.Provider.AWS = &operatorv1beta1.ExternalDNSAWSProviderOptions{
+		RoleARN: pointer.String(roleARN),
+	}
+	return extdns
+}
+
 func testPlatformStatusGCP(projectID string) *configv1.PlatformStatus {
 	return &configv1.PlatformStatus{
 		Type: configv1.GCPPlatformType,
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/pod.go b/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/pod.go
index 237eeec5..e64096c4 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/externaldns/pod.go
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ func (b *externalDNSContainerBuilder) fillProviderAgnosticFields(seq int, zone s
 		args = append(args, "--ignore-hostname-annotation")
 	}
 
+	if b.externalDNS.Spec.Provider.AWS != nil && b.externalDNS.Spec.Provider.AWS.RoleARN != nil {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--aws-assume-role=%s", *b.externalDNS.Spec.Provider.AWS.RoleARN))
+	}
+
 	if len(b.externalDNS.Spec.Source.FQDNTemplate) > 0 {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--fqdn-template=%s", strings.Join(b.externalDNS.Spec.Source.FQDNTemplate, ",")))
 	} else {