diff --git a/.changelog/4cb8965feb3b48b6afcfa099607e4bb0.json b/.changelog/4cb8965feb3b48b6afcfa099607e4bb0.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad3411473f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4cb8965feb3b48b6afcfa099607e4bb0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "id": "4cb8965f-eb3b-48b6-afcf-a099607e4bb0",
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "description": "Fixes a bug in LoadDefaultConfig to correctly assign ConfigSources so all config resolvers have access to the config sources. This fixes the feature/ec2/imds client not having configuration applied via config.LoadOptions such as EC2IMDSClientEnableState. PR [#1682](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/pull/1682)",
+    "modules": [
+        "config"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 79f067017e2..3e9c20009fe 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -137,17 +137,10 @@ func (cs configs) ResolveAWSConfig(ctx context.Context, resolvers []awsConfigRes
 
 	for _, fn := range resolvers {
 		if err := fn(ctx, &cfg, cs); err != nil {
-			// TODO provide better error?
 			return aws.Config{}, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	var sources []interface{}
-	for _, s := range cs {
-		sources = append(sources, s)
-	}
-	cfg.ConfigSources = sources
-
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/resolve.go b/config/resolve.go
index 4a802476949..4428ba49c20 100644
--- a/config/resolve.go
+++ b/config/resolve.go
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ import (
 // This should be used as the first resolver in the slice of resolvers when
 // resolving external configuration.
 func resolveDefaultAWSConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *aws.Config, cfgs configs) error {
+	var sources []interface{}
+	for _, s := range cfgs {
+		sources = append(sources, s)
+	}
+
 	*cfg = aws.Config{
-		Credentials: aws.AnonymousCredentials{},
-		Logger:      logging.NewStandardLogger(os.Stderr),
+		Credentials:   aws.AnonymousCredentials{},
+		Logger:        logging.NewStandardLogger(os.Stderr),
+		ConfigSources: sources,
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/config/resolve_credentials_test.go b/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
index 268d3a6ae61..b2454250928 100644
--- a/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
+++ b/config/resolve_credentials_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/awstesting"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts"
+	"github.com/aws/smithy-go"
 	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/middleware"
 	smithytime "github.com/aws/smithy-go/time"
 )
@@ -471,3 +474,122 @@ func TestResolveCredentialsCacheOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expect options to be called")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestResolveCredentialsIMDSClient(t *testing.T) {
+	expectEnabled := func(t *testing.T, err error) {
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expect error got none")
+		}
+		if e, a := "expected HTTP client error", err.Error(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v error in %v", e, a)
+		}
+	}
+
+	expectDisabled := func(t *testing.T, err error) {
+		var oe *smithy.OperationError
+		if !errors.As(err, &oe) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			e := errors.Unwrap(oe)
+			if e == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected empty operation error: %v", oe)
+			} else {
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(e.Error(), "access disabled to EC2 IMDS") {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected operation error: %v", oe)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	testcases := map[string]struct {
+		enabledState  imds.ClientEnableState
+		envvar        string
+		expectedState imds.ClientEnableState
+		expectedError func(*testing.T, error)
+	}{
+		"default no options": {
+			expectedState: imds.ClientDefaultEnableState,
+			expectedError: expectEnabled,
+		},
+
+		"state enabled": {
+			enabledState:  imds.ClientEnabled,
+			expectedState: imds.ClientEnabled,
+			expectedError: expectEnabled,
+		},
+		"state disabled": {
+			enabledState:  imds.ClientDisabled,
+			expectedState: imds.ClientDisabled,
+			expectedError: expectDisabled,
+		},
+
+		"env var DISABLED true": {
+			envvar:        "true",
+			expectedState: imds.ClientDisabled,
+			expectedError: expectDisabled,
+		},
+		"env var DISABLED false": {
+			envvar:        "false",
+			expectedState: imds.ClientEnabled,
+			expectedError: expectEnabled,
+		},
+
+		"option state enabled overrides env var DISABLED true": {
+			enabledState:  imds.ClientEnabled,
+			envvar:        "true",
+			expectedState: imds.ClientEnabled,
+			expectedError: expectEnabled,
+		},
+		"option state disabled overrides env var DISABLED false": {
+			enabledState:  imds.ClientDisabled,
+			envvar:        "false",
+			expectedState: imds.ClientDisabled,
+			expectedError: expectDisabled,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range testcases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			restoreEnv := awstesting.StashEnv()
+			defer awstesting.PopEnv(restoreEnv)
+
+			var httpClient HTTPClient
+			if tc.expectedState == imds.ClientDisabled {
+				httpClient = stubErrorClient{err: fmt.Errorf("expect HTTP client not to be called")}
+			} else {
+				httpClient = stubErrorClient{err: fmt.Errorf("expected HTTP client error")}
+			}
+
+			opts := []func(*LoadOptions) error{
+				WithRetryer(func() aws.Retryer { return aws.NopRetryer{} }),
+				WithHTTPClient(httpClient),
+			}
+
+			if tc.enabledState != imds.ClientDefaultEnableState {
+				opts = append(opts,
+					WithEC2IMDSClientEnableState(tc.enabledState),
+				)
+			}
+
+			if tc.envvar != "" {
+				os.Setenv("AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED", tc.envvar)
+			}
+
+			c, err := LoadDefaultConfig(context.TODO(), opts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("could not load config: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			creds := c.Credentials
+
+			_, err = creds.Retrieve(context.TODO())
+			tc.expectedError(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type stubErrorClient struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (c stubErrorClient) Do(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return nil, c.err }