diff --git a/.changelog/bugfix-pr3944.json b/.changelog/bugfix-pr3944.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6a97d5dbd06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/bugfix-pr3944.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "type": "bugfix",
+  "category": "aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt",
+  "contributor": "FranciscoMaxwell",
+  "description": "Fix use-after-free in S3 CRT async operations by owning a request copy"
+}
diff --git a/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/include/aws/s3-crt/S3CrtClient.h b/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/include/aws/s3-crt/S3CrtClient.h
index 84c40db94b7a..06bb1159688f 100644
--- a/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/include/aws/s3-crt/S3CrtClient.h
+++ b/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/include/aws/s3-crt/S3CrtClient.h
@@ -8739,7 +8739,7 @@ class AWS_S3CRT_API S3CrtClient : public Aws::Client::AWSXMLClient,
     PutObjectResponseReceivedHandler putResponseHandler;
     CopyObjectResponseReceivedHandler copyResponseHandler;
     std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext> asyncCallerContext;
-    const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest* originalRequest;
+    Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> originalRequest;
     std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpRequest> request;
     std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpResponse> response;
     std::shared_ptr<Aws::Crt::Http::HttpRequest> crtHttpRequest;
@@ -8778,7 +8778,7 @@ class AWS_S3CRT_API S3CrtClient : public Aws::Client::AWSXMLClient,
   void InitCrtEndpointFromUri(aws_uri& endpoint_uri, const Aws::Http::URI& uri) const;
 
   void InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData* userData, aws_s3_meta_request_options* options,
-                                  const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest* request, const Aws::Http::URI& uri,
+                                  Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request, const Aws::Http::URI& uri,
                                   Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const;
 
   using CopyObjectPropertiesOutcome = Aws::Utils::Outcome<Aws::Map<Aws::String, Aws::String>, S3CrtError>;
diff --git a/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/source/S3CrtClient.cpp b/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/source/S3CrtClient.cpp
index 5186361b14ae..1d2c1e148f43 100644
--- a/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/source/S3CrtClient.cpp
+++ b/generated/src/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt/source/S3CrtClient.cpp
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCrtEndpointFromUri(aws_uri& endpoint_uri, const Aws::Http:
 }
 
 void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData* userData, aws_s3_meta_request_options* options,
-                                             const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest* request, const Aws::Http::URI& uri,
+                                             Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request, const Aws::Http::URI& uri,
                                              Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const {
   std::shared_ptr<HttpRequest> httpRequest(nullptr);
   if (request) {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData* userDat
   std::shared_ptr<HttpResponse> httpResponse = Aws::MakeShared<Aws::Http::Standard::StandardHttpResponse>(ALLOCATION_TAG, httpRequest);
 
   userData->s3CrtClient = this;
-  userData->originalRequest = request;
+  userData->originalRequest = std::move(request);
   userData->request = httpRequest;
   userData->response = httpResponse;
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static void CopyObjectRequestShutdownCallback(void* user_data) {
       userData->asyncCallerContext->GetMonitorContext().OnRequestSucceeded(userData->request, userData->response);
     }
   }
-  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const CopyObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest)),
+  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const CopyObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest.get())),
                                 std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 
   Aws::Delete(userData);
@@ -1071,7 +1071,9 @@ void S3CrtClient::CopyObjectAsync(const CopyObjectRequest& request, const CopyOb
   if (handlerContext) {
     userData->asyncCallerContext = handlerContext;
   }
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_PUT);
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<CopyObjectRequest>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(),
+                             Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_PUT);
   if (userData != nullptr && userData->request != nullptr && userData->request->GetContentBody() != nullptr &&
       userData->request->GetContentBody()->fail()) {
     return handler(this, request,
@@ -1245,7 +1247,7 @@ static void GetObjectRequestShutdownCallback(void* user_data) {
       userData->asyncCallerContext->GetMonitorContext().OnRequestSucceeded(userData->request, userData->response);
     }
   }
-  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const GetObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest)),
+  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const GetObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest.get())),
                                std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 
   Aws::Delete(userData);
@@ -1309,7 +1311,9 @@ void S3CrtClient::GetObjectAsync(const GetObjectRequest& request, const GetObjec
   if (handlerContext) {
     userData->asyncCallerContext = handlerContext;
   }
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_GET);
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<GetObjectRequest>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(),
+                             Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_GET);
   if (userData != nullptr && userData->request != nullptr && userData->request->GetContentBody() != nullptr &&
       userData->request->GetContentBody()->fail()) {
     return handler(this, request,
@@ -1406,7 +1410,7 @@ static void PutObjectRequestShutdownCallback(void* user_data) {
       userData->asyncCallerContext->GetMonitorContext().OnRequestSucceeded(userData->request, userData->response);
     }
   }
-  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const PutObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest)),
+  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const PutObjectRequest*>(userData->originalRequest.get())),
                                std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 
   Aws::Delete(userData);
@@ -1470,7 +1474,9 @@ void S3CrtClient::PutObjectAsync(const PutObjectRequest& request, const PutObjec
   if (handlerContext) {
     userData->asyncCallerContext = handlerContext;
   }
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_PUT);
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<PutObjectRequest>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(),
+                             Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_PUT);
   if (userData != nullptr && userData->request != nullptr && userData->request->GetContentBody() != nullptr &&
       userData->request->GetContentBody()->fail()) {
     return handler(this, request,
diff --git a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt-integration-tests/BucketAndObjectOperationTest.cpp b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt-integration-tests/BucketAndObjectOperationTest.cpp
index d5102aaf693d..82d35db00226 100644
--- a/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt-integration-tests/BucketAndObjectOperationTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/aws-cpp-sdk-s3-crt-integration-tests/BucketAndObjectOperationTest.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <aws/testing/platform/PlatformTesting.h>
 #include <aws/testing/TestingEnvironment.h>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <future>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #pragma warning(disable: 4127)
@@ -1533,6 +1534,70 @@ namespace
         AWS_ASSERT_SUCCESS(putObjectOutcome);
     }
 
+    TEST_F(BucketAndObjectOperationTest, TestAsyncRequestsOutliveCallerRequest)
+    {
+        const Aws::String fullBucketName = CalculateBucketName(BASE_PUT_OBJECTS_BUCKET_NAME.c_str());
+        SCOPED_TRACE(Aws::String("FullBucketName ") + fullBucketName);
+        CreateBucketRequest createBucketRequest;
+        createBucketRequest.SetBucket(fullBucketName);
+        createBucketRequest.SetACL(BucketCannedACL::private_);
+
+        CreateBucketOutcome createBucketOutcome = Client->CreateBucket(createBucketRequest);
+        AWS_ASSERT_SUCCESS(createBucketOutcome);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(WaitForBucketToPropagate(fullBucketName));
+        TagTestBucket(fullBucketName, Client);
+
+        const Aws::String key = "async-lifetime";
+        const Aws::String copyKey = "async-lifetime-copy";
+
+        std::promise<std::pair<Aws::String, PutObjectOutcome>> putPromise;
+        {
+            PutObjectRequest putObjectRequest;
+            putObjectRequest.SetBucket(fullBucketName);
+            putObjectRequest.SetKey(key);
+            putObjectRequest.SetBody(Aws::MakeShared<StringStream>(ALLOCATION_TAG, "Test Object"));
+            Client->PutObjectAsync(putObjectRequest,
+                [&putPromise](const S3CrtClient*, const PutObjectRequest& request, const PutObjectOutcome& outcome,
+                              const std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext>&) {
+                    putPromise.set_value({request.GetKey(), outcome});
+                });
+        }
+        auto putResult = putPromise.get_future().get();
+        AWS_ASSERT_SUCCESS(putResult.second);
+        EXPECT_EQ(key, putResult.first);
+
+        std::promise<std::pair<Aws::String, bool>> getPromise;
+        {
+            GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest;
+            getObjectRequest.SetBucket(fullBucketName);
+            getObjectRequest.SetKey(key);
+            Client->GetObjectAsync(getObjectRequest,
+                [&getPromise](const S3CrtClient*, const GetObjectRequest& request, GetObjectOutcome outcome,
+                              const std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext>&) {
+                    getPromise.set_value({request.GetKey(), outcome.IsSuccess()});
+                });
+        }
+        auto getResult = getPromise.get_future().get();
+        EXPECT_TRUE(getResult.second);
+        EXPECT_EQ(key, getResult.first);
+
+        std::promise<std::pair<Aws::String, CopyObjectOutcome>> copyPromise;
+        {
+            CopyObjectRequest copyObjectRequest;
+            copyObjectRequest.SetBucket(fullBucketName);
+            copyObjectRequest.SetKey(copyKey);
+            copyObjectRequest.SetCopySource(fullBucketName + "/" + key);
+            Client->CopyObjectAsync(copyObjectRequest,
+                [&copyPromise](const S3CrtClient*, const CopyObjectRequest& request, const CopyObjectOutcome& outcome,
+                               const std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext>&) {
+                    copyPromise.set_value({request.GetKey(), outcome});
+                });
+        }
+        auto copyResult = copyPromise.get_future().get();
+        AWS_ASSERT_SUCCESS(copyResult.second);
+        EXPECT_EQ(copyKey, copyResult.first);
+    }
+
     TEST_F(BucketAndObjectOperationTest, NoAuthPublicBucket) {
         Aws::S3Crt::ClientConfiguration s3ClientConfig;
         s3ClientConfig.region = Aws::Region::US_EAST_1;
diff --git a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/S3ClientHeader.vm b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/S3ClientHeader.vm
index a8b82fbf9a9f..2a382b08b8b6 100644
--- a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/S3ClientHeader.vm
+++ b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/S3ClientHeader.vm
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace ${rootNamespace}
           PutObjectResponseReceivedHandler putResponseHandler;
           CopyObjectResponseReceivedHandler copyResponseHandler;
           std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext> asyncCallerContext;
-          const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *originalRequest;
+          Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> originalRequest;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpRequest> request;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpResponse> response;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Crt::Http::HttpRequest> crtHttpRequest;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace ${rootNamespace}
 
         void InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userData,
                                         aws_s3_meta_request_options *options,
-                                        const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *request,
+                                        Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request,
                                         const Aws::Http::URI &uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const;
 
         using CopyObjectPropertiesOutcome = Aws::Utils::Outcome<Aws::Map<Aws::String, Aws::String>, S3CrtError>;
diff --git a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/SmithyS3ClientHeader.vm b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/SmithyS3ClientHeader.vm
index 7f00421a0e67..a3e88f4f52fd 100644
--- a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/SmithyS3ClientHeader.vm
+++ b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/SmithyS3ClientHeader.vm
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace ${rootNamespace}
           PutObjectResponseReceivedHandler putResponseHandler;
           CopyObjectResponseReceivedHandler copyResponseHandler;
           std::shared_ptr<const Aws::Client::AsyncCallerContext> asyncCallerContext;
-          const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *originalRequest;
+          Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> originalRequest;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpRequest> request;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Http::HttpResponse> response;
           std::shared_ptr<Aws::Crt::Http::HttpRequest> crtHttpRequest;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ namespace ${rootNamespace}
 
         void InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userData,
                                         aws_s3_meta_request_options *options,
-                                        const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *request,
+                                        Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request,
                                         const Aws::Http::URI &uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const;
 
         using CopyObjectPropertiesOutcome = Aws::Utils::Outcome<Aws::Map<Aws::String, Aws::String>, S3CrtError>;
diff --git a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/S3CrtSpecificOperations.vm b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/S3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
index 0d32c1a76e70..70d35a6391ae 100644
--- a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/S3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
+++ b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/S3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCrtEndpointFromUri(aws_uri &endpoint_uri, const Aws::Http:
 
 void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userData,
                                              aws_s3_meta_request_options *options,
-                                             const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *request,
+                                             Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request,
                                              const Aws::Http::URI &uri,
                                              Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const
 {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userDat
   std::shared_ptr<HttpResponse> httpResponse = Aws::MakeShared<Aws::Http::Standard::StandardHttpResponse>(ALLOCATION_TAG, httpRequest);
 
   userData->s3CrtClient = this;
-  userData->originalRequest = request;
+  userData->originalRequest = std::move(request);
   userData->request = httpRequest;
   userData->response = httpResponse;
 
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ static void ${operation.name}RequestShutdownCallback(void *user_data)
   }
 #if($operation.request)
 #if($operation.name == "PutObject")
-  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #elseif($operation.name == "GetObject")
-  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #elseif($operation.name == "CopyObject")
-  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #end
 #else
   (*handler)(userData->s3CrtClient, outcome, userData->userCallbackContext);
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ void ${className}::${operation.name}Async(${constText}${operation.request.shape.
     userData->asyncCallerContext = handlerContext;
   }
 #if($serviceModel.endpointRules)
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<${operation.request.shape.name}>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
   if (userData != nullptr &&
     userData->request != nullptr &&
     userData->request->GetContentBody() != nullptr &&
@@ -609,7 +610,8 @@ void ${className}::${operation.name}Async(${constText}${operation.request.shape.
 #end
   }
 #else
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<${operation.request.shape.name}>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
 #end
 #if($operation.name == "CopyObject")
   {
diff --git a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/SmithyS3CrtSpecificOperations.vm b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/SmithyS3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
index c912bde856b0..3d802ae14975 100644
--- a/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/SmithyS3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
+++ b/tools/code-generation/generator/src/main/resources/com/amazonaws/util/awsclientgenerator/velocity/cpp/s3/s3-crt/SmithyS3CrtSpecificOperations.vm
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCrtEndpointFromUri(aws_uri &endpoint_uri, const Aws::Http:
 
 void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userData,
                                              aws_s3_meta_request_options *options,
-                                             const Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest *request,
+                                             Aws::UniquePtr<Aws::AmazonWebServiceRequest> request,
                                              const Aws::Http::URI &uri,
                                              Aws::Http::HttpMethod method) const
 {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userDat
   std::shared_ptr<smithy::client::AwsSmithyClientAsyncRequestContext> pRequestCtx =
         Aws::MakeShared<smithy::client::AwsSmithyClientAsyncRequestContext>(ALLOCATION_TAG);
   assert(pRequestCtx);
-  pRequestCtx->m_pRequest = request;
+  pRequestCtx->m_pRequest = request.get();
   pRequestCtx->m_invocationId = Aws::Utils::UUID::PseudoRandomUUID();
   pRequestCtx->m_requestInfo.attempt = 1;
   pRequestCtx->m_requestInfo.maxAttempts = 0;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void S3CrtClient::InitCommonCrtRequestOption(CrtRequestCallbackUserData *userDat
   std::shared_ptr<HttpResponse> httpResponse = Aws::MakeShared<Aws::Http::Standard::StandardHttpResponse>(ALLOCATION_TAG, httpRequest);
 
   userData->s3CrtClient = this;
-  userData->originalRequest = request;
+  userData->originalRequest = std::move(request);
   userData->request = httpRequest;
   userData->response = httpResponse;
 
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ static void ${operation.name}RequestShutdownCallback(void *user_data)
   }
 #if($operation.request)
 #if($operation.name == "PutObject")
-  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->putResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #elseif($operation.name == "GetObject")
-  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->getResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #elseif($operation.name == "CopyObject")
-  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(reinterpret_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest)), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
+  userData->copyResponseHandler(userData->s3CrtClient, *(static_cast<const ${operation.request.shape.name}*>(userData->originalRequest.get())), std::move(outcome), userData->asyncCallerContext);
 #end
 #else
   (*handler)(userData->s3CrtClient, outcome, userData->userCallbackContext);
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ void ${className}::${operation.name}Async(${constText}${operation.request.shape.
     userData->asyncCallerContext = handlerContext;
   }
 #if($serviceModel.endpointRules)
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<${operation.request.shape.name}>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), endpointResolutionOutcome.GetResult().GetURI(), Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
   if (userData != nullptr &&
     userData->request != nullptr &&
     userData->request->GetContentBody() != nullptr &&
@@ -627,7 +628,8 @@ void ${className}::${operation.name}Async(${constText}${operation.request.shape.
 #end
   }
 #else
-  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, &request, uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
+  auto requestCopy = Aws::MakeUnique<${operation.request.shape.name}>(ALLOCATION_TAG, request);
+  InitCommonCrtRequestOption(userData, &options, std::move(requestCopy), uri, Aws::Http::HttpMethod::HTTP_${operation.http.method});
 #end
 #if($operation.name == "CopyObject")
   {