diff --git a/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.c b/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.c
index 89d3db9756c..9e95dfb0cef 100644
--- a/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.c
+++ b/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int cb_kinesis_init(struct flb_output_instance *ins,
         ctx->aws_provider = flb_sts_provider_create(config,
                                                     ctx->sts_tls,
                                                     ctx->base_aws_provider,
-                                                    NULL,
+                                                    (char *) ctx->external_id,
                                                     (char *) ctx->role_arn,
                                                     session_name,
                                                     (char *) ctx->region,
@@ -443,6 +443,13 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
     "Custom endpoint for the STS API."
     },
 
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "external_id", NULL,
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_kinesis, external_id),
+     "Specify an external ID for the STS API, can be used with the role_arn parameter if your role "
+     "requires an external ID."
+    },
+
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "log_key", NULL,
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_kinesis, log_key),
diff --git a/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.h b/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.h
index 7fb94fe78ff..2b50b41c741 100644
--- a/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.h
+++ b/plugins/out_kinesis_streams/kinesis.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct flb_kinesis {
     const char *region;
     const char *role_arn;
     const char *log_key;
+    const char *external_id;
     int retry_requests;
     char *sts_endpoint;
     int custom_endpoint;