diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/s3.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/s3.test.ts
index f5ab8a7fc4bb3..67b63190e315f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/s3.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/s3.test.ts
@@ -228,4 +228,86 @@ describe('S3EventSource', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+  test('Cross account buckect access', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const app = new cdk.App();
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'stack');
+    const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');
+
+    let accountB = '1234567';
+    //WHEN
+    const foreignBucket =
+      s3.Bucket.fromBucketAttributes(stack, 'ImportedBucket', {
+        bucketArn: 'arn:aws:s3:::some-bucket-not-in-this-account',
+        // The account the bucket really lives in
+        account: accountB,
+      });
+
+    // This will generate the IAM bindings
+    fn.addEventSource(new sources.S3EventSource(foreignBucket as s3.Bucket,
+      { events: [s3.EventType.OBJECT_CREATED] }));
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Permission', {
+      'Principal': 's3.amazonaws.com',
+      'SourceAccount': '1234567',
+      'SourceArn': 'arn:aws:s3:::some-bucket-not-in-this-account',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('Test bucket account is referenced intrinsicly', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');
+    const bucket = new s3.Bucket(stack, 'B');
+
+    // WHEN
+    fn.addEventSource(new sources.S3EventSource(bucket, {
+      events: [s3.EventType.OBJECT_CREATED, s3.EventType.OBJECT_REMOVED],
+      filters: [
+        { prefix: 'prefix/' },
+        { suffix: '.png' },
+      ],
+    }));
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Permission', {
+      'Principal': 's3.amazonaws.com',
+      'SourceAccount': {
+        'Ref': 'AWS::AccountId',
+      },
+      'SourceArn': {
+        'Fn::GetAtt': ['B08E7C7AF', 'Arn'],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('Default to stack account if bucket account doesnt exist', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const app = new cdk.App();
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'stack');
+    const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');
+
+    let accountB = '';
+    //WHEN
+    const foreignBucket =
+      s3.Bucket.fromBucketAttributes(stack, 'ImportedBucket', {
+        bucketArn: 'arn:aws:s3:::some-bucket-not-in-this-account',
+        // The account the bucket really lives in
+        account: accountB,
+      });
+
+    // This will generate the IAM bindings
+    fn.addEventSource(new sources.S3EventSource(foreignBucket as s3.Bucket,
+      { events: [s3.EventType.OBJECT_CREATED] }));
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Permission', {
+      'Principal': 's3.amazonaws.com',
+      'SourceAccount': {
+        'Ref': 'AWS::AccountId',
+      },
+      'SourceArn': 'arn:aws:s3:::some-bucket-not-in-this-account',
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-notifications/lib/lambda.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-notifications/lib/lambda.ts
index e6159ff8c22aa..d7e9758eeecb8 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-notifications/lib/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-notifications/lib/lambda.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class LambdaDestination implements s3.IBucketNotificationDestination {
 
     if (bucket.node.tryFindChild(permissionId) === undefined) {
       this.fn.addPermission(permissionId, {
-        sourceAccount: Stack.of(bucket).account,
+        sourceAccount: bucket.account || Stack.of(bucket).account,
         principal: new iam.ServicePrincipal('s3.amazonaws.com'),
         sourceArn: bucket.bucketArn,
         // Placing the permissions node in the same scope as the s3 bucket.
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
index a799062afc692..0c9f330163511 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ export interface IBucket extends IResource {
    */
   policy?: BucketPolicy;
 
+  /**
+   * The account bucket belongs to.
+   */
+  readonly account?: string;
+
   /**
    * Adds a statement to the resource policy for a principal (i.e.
    * account/role/service) to perform actions on this bucket and/or its
@@ -1754,6 +1759,7 @@ export class Bucket extends BucketBase {
       public readonly bucketWebsiteNewUrlFormat = attrs.bucketWebsiteNewUrlFormat ?? false;
       public readonly encryptionKey = attrs.encryptionKey;
       public readonly isWebsite = attrs.isWebsite ?? false;
+      public readonly account = attrs.account;
       public policy?: BucketPolicy = undefined;
       protected autoCreatePolicy = false;
       protected disallowPublicAccess = false;