diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/CosmosClientOptions.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/CosmosClientOptions.cs
index 7b6b7db939..97ad2cd468 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/CosmosClientOptions.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/CosmosClientOptions.cs
@@ -350,6 +350,20 @@ public CosmosSerializer Serializer
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Limits the operations to the provided endpoint on the CosmosClient.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// Default value is false.
+        /// </value>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// When the value of this property is false, the SDK will automatically discover write and read regions, and use them when the configured application region is not available.
+        /// When set to true, availability is limited to the endpoint specified on the CosmosClient constructor.
+        /// Defining the <see cref="ApplicationRegion"/> is not allowed when setting the value to true.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <seealso href="https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/high-availability"/>
+        public bool LimitToEndpoint { get; set; } = false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows optimistic batching of requests to service. Setting this option might impact the latency of the operations. Hence this option is recommended for non-latency sensitive scenarios only.
         /// </summary>
@@ -499,6 +513,7 @@ internal CosmosClientOptions Clone()
         internal ConnectionPolicy GetConnectionPolicy()
         {
             this.ValidateDirectTCPSettings();
+            this.ValidateLimitToEndpointSettings();
             ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy = new ConnectionPolicy()
             {
                 MaxConnectionLimit = this.GatewayModeMaxConnectionLimit,
@@ -510,7 +525,8 @@ internal ConnectionPolicy GetConnectionPolicy()
                 IdleTcpConnectionTimeout = this.IdleTcpConnectionTimeout,
                 OpenTcpConnectionTimeout = this.OpenTcpConnectionTimeout,
                 MaxRequestsPerTcpConnection = this.MaxRequestsPerTcpConnection,
-                MaxTcpConnectionsPerEndpoint = this.MaxTcpConnectionsPerEndpoint
+                MaxTcpConnectionsPerEndpoint = this.MaxTcpConnectionsPerEndpoint,
+                EnableEndpointDiscovery = !this.LimitToEndpoint
             };
 
             if (this.ApplicationRegion != null)
@@ -609,6 +625,14 @@ private static string GetValueFromConnectionString(string connectionString, stri
             throw new ArgumentException("The connection string is missing a required property: " + keyName);
         }
 
+        private void ValidateLimitToEndpointSettings()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.ApplicationRegion) && this.LimitToEndpoint)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Cannot specify {nameof(this.ApplicationRegion)} and enable {nameof(this.LimitToEndpoint)}. Only one can be set.");
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ValidateDirectTCPSettings()
         {
             string settingName = string.Empty;
@@ -666,6 +690,12 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
                 {
                     writer.WriteValue(cosmosJsonSerializerWrapper.InternalJsonSerializer.GetType().ToString());
                 }
+
+                CosmosSerializer cosmosSerializer = value as CosmosSerializer;
+                if (cosmosSerializer is CosmosSerializer)
+                {
+                    writer.WriteValue(cosmosSerializer.GetType().ToString());
+                }
             }
 
             public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Fluent/CosmosClientBuilder.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Fluent/CosmosClientBuilder.cs
index 7c8a00e852..cc62274283 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Fluent/CosmosClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Fluent/CosmosClientBuilder.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,36 @@ public CosmosClientBuilder WithApplicationRegion(string applicationRegion)
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Limits the operations to the provided endpoint on the CosmosClientBuilder constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="limitToEndpoint">Whether operations are limited to the endpoint or not.</param>
+        /// <value>Default value is false.</value>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// When the value of <paramref name="limitToEndpoint"/> is false, the SDK will automatically discover all account write and read regions, and use them when the configured application region is not available.
+        /// When set to true, availability is limited to the endpoint specified on the CosmosClientBuilder constructor.
+        /// Using <see cref="WithApplicationRegion(string)"/> is not allowed when the value is true. </remarks>
+        /// <example>
+        /// The example below creates a new <see cref="CosmosClientBuilder"/> to limit the endpoint to East US.
+        /// <code language="c#">
+        /// <![CDATA[
+        /// CosmosClientBuilder cosmosClientBuilder = new CosmosClientBuilder(
+        ///     accountEndpoint: "https://testcosmos-eastus.documents.azure.com:443/",
+        ///     authKeyOrResourceToken: "SuperSecretKey")
+        /// .WithLimitToEndpoint(true);
+        /// CosmosClient client = cosmosClientBuilder.Build();
+        /// ]]>
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        /// <returns>The current <see cref="CosmosClientBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        /// <seealso href="https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/high-availability"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="CosmosClientOptions.LimitToEndpoint"/>
+        public CosmosClientBuilder WithLimitToEndpoint(bool limitToEndpoint)
+        {
+            this.clientOptions.LimitToEndpoint = limitToEndpoint;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the request timeout in seconds when connecting to the Azure Cosmos DB service.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/CosmosClientOptionsUnitTests.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/CosmosClientOptionsUnitTests.cs
index e2b68dd4a0..bba3500e20 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/CosmosClientOptionsUnitTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/CosmosClientOptionsUnitTests.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public void VerifyCosmosConfigurationPropertiesGetUpdated()
             Assert.IsNull(clientOptions.SerializerOptions);
             Assert.IsNull(clientOptions.Serializer);
             Assert.IsNull(clientOptions.WebProxy);
+            Assert.IsFalse(clientOptions.LimitToEndpoint);
 
             //Verify GetConnectionPolicy returns the correct values for default
             ConnectionPolicy policy = clientOptions.GetConnectionPolicy();
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public void VerifyCosmosConfigurationPropertiesGetUpdated()
             Assert.IsNull(policy.OpenTcpConnectionTimeout);
             Assert.IsNull(policy.MaxRequestsPerTcpConnection);
             Assert.IsNull(policy.MaxTcpConnectionsPerEndpoint);
+            Assert.IsTrue(policy.EnableEndpointDiscovery);
 
             cosmosClientBuilder.WithApplicationRegion(region)
                 .WithConnectionModeGateway(maxConnections, webProxy)
@@ -372,6 +374,37 @@ public void VerifyCorrectProtocolIsSet()
             Assert.AreEqual(Protocol.Tcp, cosmosClientOptions.ConnectionProtocol);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
+        public void VerifyLimitToEndpointSettings()
+        {
+            CosmosClientOptions cosmosClientOptions = new CosmosClientOptions { ApplicationRegion = LocationNames.EastUS, LimitToEndpoint = true };
+            cosmosClientOptions.GetConnectionPolicy();
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void WithLimitToEndpointAffectsEndpointDiscovery()
+        {
+            CosmosClientBuilder cosmosClientBuilder = new CosmosClientBuilder(
+                accountEndpoint: AccountEndpoint,
+                authKeyOrResourceToken: Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+
+            CosmosClientOptions cosmosClientOptions = cosmosClientBuilder.Build(new MockDocumentClient()).ClientOptions;
+            Assert.IsFalse(cosmosClientOptions.LimitToEndpoint);
+
+            ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy = cosmosClientOptions.GetConnectionPolicy();
+            Assert.IsTrue(connectionPolicy.EnableEndpointDiscovery);
+
+            cosmosClientBuilder
+                .WithLimitToEndpoint(true);
+
+            cosmosClientOptions = cosmosClientBuilder.Build(new MockDocumentClient()).ClientOptions;
+            Assert.IsTrue(cosmosClientOptions.LimitToEndpoint);
+
+            connectionPolicy = cosmosClientOptions.GetConnectionPolicy();
+            Assert.IsFalse(connectionPolicy.EnableEndpointDiscovery);
+        }
+
         private class TestWebProxy : IWebProxy
         {
             public ICredentials Credentials { get; set; }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
index 1e587f8600..c64c3b0a9c 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
@@ -1237,6 +1237,18 @@
     "CosmosClientOptions": {
       "Subclasses": {},
       "Members": {
+        "Boolean get_LimitToEndpoint()[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]": {
+          "Type": "Method",
+          "Attributes": [
+            "CompilerGeneratedAttribute"
+          ],
+          "MethodInfo": "Boolean get_LimitToEndpoint()"
+        },
+        "Boolean LimitToEndpoint": {
+          "Type": "Property",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": null
+        },
         "Int32 GatewayModeMaxConnectionLimit": {
           "Type": "Property",
           "Attributes": [],
@@ -1454,6 +1466,13 @@
           "Attributes": [],
           "MethodInfo": "Void set_IdleTcpConnectionTimeout(System.Nullable`1[System.TimeSpan])"
         },
+        "Void set_LimitToEndpoint(Boolean)[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]": {
+          "Type": "Method",
+          "Attributes": [
+            "CompilerGeneratedAttribute"
+          ],
+          "MethodInfo": "Void set_LimitToEndpoint(Boolean)"
+        },
         "Void set_MaxRequestsPerTcpConnection(System.Nullable`1[System.Int32])": {
           "Type": "Method",
           "Attributes": [],
@@ -2367,6 +2386,11 @@
           "Attributes": [],
           "MethodInfo": "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Fluent.CosmosClientBuilder WithCustomSerializer(Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.CosmosSerializer)"
         },
+        "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Fluent.CosmosClientBuilder WithLimitToEndpoint(Boolean)": {
+          "Type": "Method",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Fluent.CosmosClientBuilder WithLimitToEndpoint(Boolean)"
+        },
         "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Fluent.CosmosClientBuilder WithRequestTimeout(System.TimeSpan)": {
           "Type": "Method",
           "Attributes": [],
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index da00a4695b..3b709ee3a7 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- [#814](https://github.com/Azure/azure-cosmos-dotnet-v3/pull/814) Ability to limit to configured endpoint only
 - [#822](https://github.com/Azure/azure-cosmos-dotnet-v3/pull/822) GROUP BY query support.
 
 ## <a name="3.2.0"/> [3.2.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/3.2.0) - 2019-09-17