diff --git a/providers/dns/route53/route53.go b/providers/dns/route53/route53.go
index 3c86b0b3..da881d63 100644
--- a/providers/dns/route53/route53.go
+++ b/providers/dns/route53/route53.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	PropagationTimeout time.Duration
 	PollingInterval    time.Duration
 	HostedZoneID       string
+	Client             *route53.Route53
 }
 
 // NewDefaultConfig returns a default configuration for the DNSProvider
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ func NewDNSProviderConfig(config *Config) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("route53: the configuration of the Route53 DNS provider is nil")
 	}
 
+	if config.Client != nil {
+		return &DNSProvider{client: config.Client, config: config}, nil
+	}
+
 	retry := customRetryer{}
 	retry.NumMaxRetries = config.MaxRetries
 	sessionCfg := request.WithRetryer(aws.NewConfig(), retry)