diff --git a/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.test.ts b/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.test.ts
index a01b1a9299..96f16da129 100644
--- a/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.test.ts
+++ b/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.test.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,54 @@
 import { SendMessageCommandInput } from '@aws-sdk/client-sqs';
-import { sendActionRequest } from '.';
-import { describe, it, expect, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const { mockSqsClients, sqsConstructorSpy, tracedClients, logger } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockSqsClients: [] as Array<{ sendMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> }>,
+  sqsConstructorSpy: vi.fn(),
+  tracedClients: [] as unknown[],
+  logger: { debug: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+function MockSQS(this: unknown, config?: unknown) {
+  sqsConstructorSpy(config);
+  const client = {
+    sendMessage: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  };
+  mockSqsClients.push(client);
+  return client;
+}
 
-const mockSQS = {
-  sendMessage: vi.fn(() => {
-    return {};
-  }),
-};
 vi.mock('@aws-sdk/client-sqs', () => ({
-  SQS: vi.fn().mockImplementation(function () {
-    return mockSQS;
+  SQS: vi.fn(MockSQS),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@aws-github-runner/aws-powertools-util', () => ({
+  createChildLogger: vi.fn(() => logger),
+  getTracedAWSV3Client: vi.fn((client: unknown) => {
+    tracedClients.push(client);
+    return client;
   }),
 }));
-vi.mock('@aws-github-runner/aws-ssm-util');
+
+const cleanEnv = process.env;
 
 describe('Test sending message to SQS.', () => {
-  const queueUrl = 'https://sqs.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queued-builds';
-  const message = {
-    eventType: 'type',
-    id: 0,
-    installationId: 0,
-    repositoryName: 'test',
-    repositoryOwner: 'owner',
-    queueId: queueUrl,
-    queueFifo: false,
-    repoOwnerType: 'Organization',
-  };
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockSqsClients.length = 0;
+    tracedClients.length = 0;
+    process.env = { ...cleanEnv };
+  });
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    process.env = { ...cleanEnv };
   });
 
   it('no fifo queue', async () => {
+    const queueUrl = 'https://sqs.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queued-builds';
+    const message = createMessage(queueUrl);
+    const { sendActionRequest } = await import('.');
+
     // Arrange
     const sqsMessage: SendMessageCommandInput = {
       QueueUrl: queueUrl,
@@ -42,7 +59,73 @@ describe('Test sending message to SQS.', () => {
     const result = sendActionRequest(message);
 
     // Assert
-    expect(mockSQS.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sqsMessage);
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ region: 'eu-west-1' });
+    expect(mockSqsClients[0].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sqsMessage);
+    expect(tracedClients).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     await expect(result).resolves.not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  it('falls back to AWS_REGION when the queue url is invalid', async () => {
+    process.env.AWS_REGION = 'us-east-2';
+    const { sendActionRequest } = await import('.');
+
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('not-a-valid-url'));
+
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ region: 'us-east-2' });
+    expect(mockSqsClients[0].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(tracedClients).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('creates a client without an explicit region when no region can be resolved', async () => {
+    delete process.env.AWS_REGION;
+    const { sendActionRequest } = await import('.');
+
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('not-a-valid-url'));
+
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({});
+    expect(mockSqsClients[0].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(tracedClients).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reuses the same client for multiple queues in the same region', async () => {
+    const { sendActionRequest } = await import('.');
+
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queue-a'));
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queue-b'));
+
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ region: 'us-east-1' });
+    expect(mockSqsClients[0].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(tracedClients).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('creates a separate client per region', async () => {
+    const { sendActionRequest } = await import('.');
+
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queue-a'));
+    await sendActionRequest(createMessage('https://sqs.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/123456789/queue-b'));
+
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { region: 'us-east-1' });
+    expect(sqsConstructorSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { region: 'eu-west-1' });
+    expect(mockSqsClients).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(mockSqsClients[0].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockSqsClients[1].sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(tracedClients).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
 });
+
+function createMessage(queueId: string) {
+  return {
+    eventType: 'type',
+    id: 0,
+    installationId: 0,
+    repositoryName: 'test',
+    repositoryOwner: 'owner',
+    queueId,
+    repoOwnerType: 'Organization',
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.ts b/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.ts
index a028d7dcc4..8af6096b59 100644
--- a/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.ts
+++ b/lambdas/functions/webhook/src/sqs/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { createChildLogger, getTracedAWSV3Client } from '@aws-github-runner/aws-
 
 const logger = createChildLogger('sqs');
 
+const sqsClientsByRegion = new Map<string, SQS>();
+
 export interface ActionRequestMessage {
   id: number;
   eventType: string;
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ export interface GithubWorkflowEvent {
 }
 
 export const sendActionRequest = async (message: ActionRequestMessage): Promise<void> => {
-  const sqs = getTracedAWSV3Client(new SQS({ region: process.env.AWS_REGION }));
+  const region = getRegionFromQueueUrl(message.queueId) ?? process.env.AWS_REGION;
+  const sqs = getSqsClient(region);
 
   const sqsMessage: SendMessageCommandInput = {
     QueueUrl: message.queueId,
@@ -43,3 +46,30 @@ export const sendActionRequest = async (message: ActionRequestMessage): Promise<
 
   await sqs.sendMessage(sqsMessage);
 };
+
+function getSqsClient(region: string | undefined): SQS {
+  if (!region) {
+    return getTracedAWSV3Client(new SQS({}));
+  }
+
+  const cached = sqsClientsByRegion.get(region);
+  if (cached) {
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  const client = getTracedAWSV3Client(new SQS({ region }));
+  sqsClientsByRegion.set(region, client);
+  return client;
+}
+
+function getRegionFromQueueUrl(queueUrl: string): string | undefined {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(queueUrl);
+    const parts = url.hostname.split('.');
+    if (parts.length >= 3 && parts[0] === 'sqs') {
+      return parts[1];
+    }
+  } catch {}
+
+  return undefined;
+}