diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/update-cart.js b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/update-cart.js
index f9f38cee1e..b8b14a24cf 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/update-cart.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/store/carts/update-cart.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
   const schema = Validator.object().keys({
     region_id: Validator.string(),
+    country_code: Validator.string().optional(),
     email: Validator.string().email(),
     billing_address: Validator.address(),
     shipping_address: Validator.address(),
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 
   try {
     if (value.region_id) {
-      await cartService.setRegion(id, value.region_id)
+      await cartService.setRegion(id, value.region_id, value.country_code)
     }
 
     if (value.email) {
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js b/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
index 188843bc3c..81a30bd5f2 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/cart.js
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ class CartService extends BaseService {
    * @param {string} regionId - the id of the region to set the cart to
    * @return {Promise} the result of the update operation
    */
-  async setRegion(cartId, regionId) {
+  async setRegion(cartId, regionId, countryCode) {
     const cart = await this.retrieve(cartId)
     const region = await this.regionService_.retrieve(regionId)
 
@@ -1137,17 +1137,27 @@ class CartService extends BaseService {
       update.items = newItems.filter(i => !!i)
     }
 
-    // If the country code of a shipping address is set we need to clear it
     let shippingAddress = cart.shipping_address || {}
-    if (!_.isEmpty(shippingAddress) && shippingAddress.country_code) {
-      shippingAddress.country_code = ""
-      update.shipping_address = shippingAddress
-    }
+    if (countryCode !== undefined) {
+      if (!region.countries.includes(countryCode)) {
+        throw new MedusaError(
+          MedusaError.Types.NOT_ALLOWED,
+          `Country not available in region`
+        )
+      }
+      shippingAddress.country_code = countryCode
+    } else {
+      // If the country code of a shipping address is set we need to clear it
+      if (!_.isEmpty(shippingAddress) && shippingAddress.country_code) {
+        shippingAddress.country_code = ""
+        update.shipping_address = shippingAddress
+      }
 
-    // If there is only one country in the region preset it
-    if (region.countries.length === 1) {
-      shippingAddress.country_code = region.countries[0]
-      update.shipping_address = shippingAddress
+      // If there is only one country in the region preset it
+      if (region.countries.length === 1) {
+        shippingAddress.country_code = region.countries[0]
+        update.shipping_address = shippingAddress
+      }
     }
 
     // Shipping methods are determined by region so the user needs to find a