diff --git a/discovery/aws/ec2.go b/discovery/aws/ec2.go
index 539cd84c4f..d6e0fd012d 100644
--- a/discovery/aws/ec2.go
+++ b/discovery/aws/ec2.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	awsConfig "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials/stscreds"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2"
 	ec2Types "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2/types"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts"
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ func (c *EC2SDConfig) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(any) error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if c.Region == "" {
 		cfg, err := awsConfig.LoadDefaultConfig(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -134,6 +136,16 @@ func (c *EC2SDConfig) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(any) error) error {
 			// This can happen if the user has set the region in the AWS config file or environment variables.
 			c.Region = cfg.Region
 		}
+
+		if c.Region == "" {
+			// Try to get the region from the instance metadata service (IMDS).
+			imdsClient := imds.NewFromConfig(cfg)
+			region, err := imdsClient.GetRegion(context.Background(), &imds.GetRegionInput{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			c.Region = region.Region
+		}
 	}
 
 	if c.Region == "" {