diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9db145b.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9db145b.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8eb1b249139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-AWSSDKforJavav2-9db145b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "feature",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Buffer input data from ContentStreamProvider to avoid the need to reread the stream after calculating its length."
+}
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProvider.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProvider.java
index 4a071e61c4d..6ba80306e7f 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProvider.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProvider.java
@@ -34,19 +34,21 @@
 @NotThreadSafe
 public final class BufferingContentStreamProvider implements ContentStreamProvider {
     private final ContentStreamProvider delegate;
-    private InputStream bufferedStream;
+    private final Long expectedLength;
+    private BufferStream bufferedStream;
 
     private byte[] bufferedStreamData;
     private int count;
 
-    public BufferingContentStreamProvider(ContentStreamProvider delegate) {
+    public BufferingContentStreamProvider(ContentStreamProvider delegate, Long expectedLength) {
         this.delegate = delegate;
+        this.expectedLength = expectedLength;
     }
 
     @Override
     public InputStream newStream() {
         if (bufferedStreamData != null) {
-            return new ByteArrayInputStream(bufferedStreamData, 0, this.count);
+            return new ByteArrayStream(bufferedStreamData, 0, this.count);
         }
 
         if (bufferedStream == null) {
@@ -59,36 +61,54 @@ public InputStream newStream() {
         return bufferedStream;
     }
 
-    private class BufferStream extends BufferedInputStream {
+    class ByteArrayStream extends ByteArrayInputStream {
+
+        ByteArrayStream(byte[] buf, int offset, int length) {
+            super(buf, offset, length);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            super.close();
+            bufferedStream.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    class BufferStream extends BufferedInputStream {
         BufferStream(InputStream in) {
             super(in);
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public synchronized int read() throws IOException {
-            int read = super.read();
-            if (read < 0) {
-                saveBuffer();
-            }
-            return read;
+        public byte[] getBuf() {
+            return this.buf;
+        }
+
+        public int getCount() {
+            return this.count;
         }
 
         @Override
-        public synchronized int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
-            int read = super.read(b, off, len);
-            if (read < 0) {
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            if (!hasExpectedLength() || expectedLengthReached()) {
                 saveBuffer();
+                super.close();
             }
-            return read;
         }
+    }
 
-        private void saveBuffer() {
-            if (bufferedStreamData == null) {
-                IoUtils.closeQuietlyV2(in, null);
-                BufferingContentStreamProvider.this.bufferedStreamData = this.buf;
-                BufferingContentStreamProvider.this.count = this.count;
-            }
+    private void saveBuffer() {
+        if (bufferedStreamData == null) {
+            this.bufferedStreamData = bufferedStream.getBuf();
+            this.count = bufferedStream.getCount();
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean expectedLengthReached() {
+        return bufferedStream.getCount() >= expectedLength;
+    }
+
+    private boolean hasExpectedLength() {
+        return this.expectedLength != null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/sync/RequestBody.java b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/sync/RequestBody.java
index e8525122110..c2664e2c032 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/sync/RequestBody.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/sync/RequestBody.java
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ public static RequestBody empty() {
 
     /**
      * Creates a {@link RequestBody} from the given {@link ContentStreamProvider}.
+     * <p>
+     * Important: Be aware that is implementation requires buffering the contents for {@code ContentStreamProvider}, which can
+     * cause increased memory usage.
+     * <p>
+     * If you are using this in conjunction with S3 and want to upload a stream with an unknown content length, you can refer
+     * S3's documentation for
+     * <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/s3_example_s3_Scenario_UploadStream_section.html">alternative
+     * methods</a>.
      *
      * @param provider The content provider.
      * @param contentLength The content length.
@@ -217,17 +225,14 @@ public static RequestBody empty() {
      * @return The created {@code RequestBody}.
      */
     public static RequestBody fromContentProvider(ContentStreamProvider provider, long contentLength, String mimeType) {
-        return new RequestBody(provider, contentLength, mimeType);
+        return new RequestBody(new BufferingContentStreamProvider(provider, contentLength), contentLength, mimeType);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a {@link RequestBody} from the given {@link ContentStreamProvider} when the content length is unknown. If you
-     * are able to provide the content length at creation time, consider using {@link #fromInputStream(InputStream, long)} or
-     * {@link #fromContentProvider(ContentStreamProvider, long, String)} to negate the need to read through the stream to find
-     * the content length.
+     * Creates a {@link RequestBody} from the given {@link ContentStreamProvider} when the content length is unknown.
      * <p>
-     * Important: Be aware that this override requires the SDK to buffer the entirety of your content stream to compute the
-     * content length. This will cause increased memory usage.
+     * Important: Be aware that is implementation requires buffering the contents for {@code ContentStreamProvider}, which can
+     * cause increased memory usage.
      * <p>
      * If you are using this in conjunction with S3 and want to upload a stream with an unknown content length, you can refer
      * S3's documentation for
@@ -240,7 +245,7 @@ public static RequestBody fromContentProvider(ContentStreamProvider provider, lo
      * @return The created {@code RequestBody}.
      */
     public static RequestBody fromContentProvider(ContentStreamProvider provider, String mimeType) {
-        return new RequestBody(new BufferingContentStreamProvider(provider), null, mimeType);
+        return new RequestBody(new BufferingContentStreamProvider(provider, null), null, mimeType);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProviderTest.java b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProviderTest.java
index f756701c4d5..7741a4a819e 100644
--- a/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProviderTest.java
+++ b/core/sdk-core/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/core/internal/sync/BufferingContentStreamProviderTest.java
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@
 package software.amazon.awssdk.core.internal.sync;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Random;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
@@ -110,17 +109,89 @@ void newStream_closeClosesDelegateStream() throws IOException {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void newStream_allDataBuffered_closesDelegateStream() throws IOException {
+    public void newStream_delegateStreamClosedOnBufferingStreamClose() throws IOException {
         InputStream delegateStream = Mockito.spy(new ByteArrayInputStream(TEST_DATA));
 
         requestBody = RequestBody.fromContentProvider(() -> delegateStream, "text/plain");
 
-        IoUtils.drainInputStream(requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream());
-        Mockito.verify(delegateStream, Mockito.atLeast(1)).read(any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+        InputStream stream = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        IoUtils.drainInputStream(stream);
+        stream.close();
+
         Mockito.verify(delegateStream).close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void newStream_lengthKnown_readUpToLengthThenClosed_newStreamUsesBufferedData() throws IOException {
+        ByteArrayInputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(TEST_DATA);
+        requestBody = RequestBody.fromContentProvider(() -> stream, TEST_DATA.length, "text/plain");
+
+        int totalRead = 0;
+        int read;
+
+        InputStream stream1 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        do {
+            read = stream1.read();
+            if (read != -1) {
+                ++totalRead;
+            }
+        } while (read != -1);
+
+        assertThat(totalRead).isEqualTo(TEST_DATA.length);
+
+        stream1.close();
+
+        assertThat(requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream())
+            .isInstanceOf(BufferingContentStreamProvider.ByteArrayStream.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void newStream_lengthKnown_partialRead_close_doesNotBufferData() throws IOException {
+        // We need a large buffer because BufferedInputStream buffers data in chunks. If the buffer is small enough, a single
+        // read() on the BufferedInputStream might actually buffer all the delegate's data.
+
+        byte[] newData = new byte[16536];
+        new Random().nextBytes(newData);
+        ByteArrayInputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(newData);
+        requestBody = RequestBody.fromContentProvider(() -> stream, newData.length, "text/plain");
+
+        InputStream stream1 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        int read = stream1.read();
+        assertThat(read).isNotEqualTo(-1);
+
+        stream1.close();
+
+        InputStream stream2 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        assertThat(stream2).isInstanceOf(BufferingContentStreamProvider.BufferStream.class);
+
+        assertThat(getCrc32(stream2)).isEqualTo(getCrc32(new ByteArrayInputStream(newData)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void newStream_bufferedDataStreamPartialRead_closed_bufferedDataIsNotReplaced() throws IOException {
+        byte[] newData = new byte[16536];
+        new Random().nextBytes(newData);
+        String newDataChecksum = getCrc32(new ByteArrayInputStream(newData));
+
+        ByteArrayInputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(newData);
+
+        requestBody = RequestBody.fromContentProvider(() -> stream, "text/plain");
+        InputStream stream1 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        IoUtils.drainInputStream(stream1);
+        stream1.close();
+
+        InputStream stream2 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        assertThat(stream2).isInstanceOf(BufferingContentStreamProvider.ByteArrayStream.class);
+
+        int read = stream2.read();
+        assertThat(read).isNotEqualTo(-1);
+
+        stream2.close();
+
+        InputStream stream3 = requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream();
+        assertThat(stream3).isInstanceOf(BufferingContentStreamProvider.ByteArrayStream.class);
 
-        IoUtils.drainInputStream(requestBody.contentStreamProvider().newStream());
-        Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(delegateStream);
+        assertThat(getCrc32(stream3)).isEqualTo(newDataChecksum);
     }
 
     private static String getCrc32(InputStream inputStream) {