diff --git a/codegen/aws-sdk-codegen/src/main/kotlin/aws/sdk/kotlin/codegen/customization/SigV4AsymmetricTraitCustomization.kt b/codegen/aws-sdk-codegen/src/main/kotlin/aws/sdk/kotlin/codegen/customization/SigV4AsymmetricTraitCustomization.kt
index c35b0828782..2af602566ea 100644
--- a/codegen/aws-sdk-codegen/src/main/kotlin/aws/sdk/kotlin/codegen/customization/SigV4AsymmetricTraitCustomization.kt
+++ b/codegen/aws-sdk-codegen/src/main/kotlin/aws/sdk/kotlin/codegen/customization/SigV4AsymmetricTraitCustomization.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class SigV4AsymmetricTraitCustomization : KotlinIntegration {
                             .build(),
                     )
 
+                    // SigV4A is added at the end because these services model SigV4A through endpoint rules instead of the service shape.
+                    // Because of that, SigV4A can apply to any operation, and the safest thing to do is add it at the end
+                    // and let the endpoint rules change priority as needed.
                     val authTrait = shape.getTrait<AuthTrait>()?.let {
                         if (it.valueSet.contains(SigV4ATrait.ID)) {
                             it