diff --git a/pkg/obc/obc_test.go b/pkg/obc/obc_test.go
index 20fe961c2..d320de9f6 100644
--- a/pkg/obc/obc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/obc/obc_test.go
@@ -159,3 +159,93 @@ var _ = Describe("OBC referenced BucketClass", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("getExternalDNSDetails", func() {
+	noobaaWithExternalDNS := func(s3URLs, vectorsURLs []string) *nbv1.NooBaa {
+		return &nbv1.NooBaa{
+			Status: nbv1.NooBaaStatus{
+				Services: &nbv1.ServicesStatus{
+					ServiceS3:      nbv1.ServiceStatus{ExternalDNS: s3URLs},
+					ServiceVectors: nbv1.ServiceStatus{ExternalDNS: vectorsURLs},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	It("returns host and port from the first S3 ExternalDNS entry", func() {
+		host, port, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS([]string{"https://s3.route.example.com:443"}, nil),
+			externalDNSServiceS3,
+		)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(host).To(Equal("s3.route.example.com"))
+		Expect(port).To(Equal(443))
+	})
+
+	It("returns host and port from the first Vectors ExternalDNS entry", func() {
+		host, port, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS(nil, []string{"https://vectors.apps.example.com:8443"}),
+			externalDNSServiceVectors,
+		)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(host).To(Equal("vectors.apps.example.com"))
+		Expect(port).To(Equal(8443))
+	})
+
+	It("uses the first URL when S3 ExternalDNS lists multiple entries", func() {
+		host, port, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS([]string{"https://first.route.test:443", "https://second.route.test:443"}, nil),
+			externalDNSServiceS3,
+		)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(host).To(Equal("first.route.test"))
+		Expect(port).To(Equal(443))
+	})
+
+	It("returns an error when the selected service has no ExternalDNS", func() {
+		_, _, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS(nil, []string{"https://vectors-only:443"}),
+			externalDNSServiceS3,
+		)
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("no external"))
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("s3"))
+	})
+
+	It("returns an error for an unknown externalDNSService value", func() {
+		_, _, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS([]string{"https://x:443"}, nil),
+			externalDNSService("other"),
+		)
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("unknown external DNS service"))
+	})
+
+	It("returns a parse error when the primary URL is invalid", func() {
+		_, _, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS([]string{"not-a-valid-request-uri"}, nil),
+			externalDNSServiceS3,
+		)
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	It("returns an error when the URL omits a numeric port", func() {
+		_, _, err := getExternalDNSDetails(
+			noobaaWithExternalDNS([]string{"https://s3.example.com"}, nil),
+			externalDNSServiceS3,
+		)
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("failed to parse external DNS"))
+	})
+
+	It("getExternalDNSDetails returns an error when NooBaa Status.Services is nil", func() {
+		for _, nb := range []*nbv1.NooBaa{
+			{},
+			{Status: nbv1.NooBaaStatus{Services: nil}},
+		} {
+			_, _, err := getExternalDNSDetails(nb, externalDNSServiceS3)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("no services found"))
+		}
+	})
+})
diff --git a/pkg/obc/provisioner.go b/pkg/obc/provisioner.go
index 39a4e9778..d5e2b3cdb 100644
--- a/pkg/obc/provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/obc/provisioner.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,8 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
+type externalDNSService string
+
 const (
-	allNamespaces = ""
+	allNamespaces                                = ""
+	externalDNSServiceS3      externalDNSService = "s3"
+	externalDNSServiceVectors externalDNSService = "vectors"
 )
 
 var excludeBucketTaggingLabelKeysSet = map[string]struct{}{
@@ -404,6 +409,20 @@ func NewBucketRequest(
 			endpointHostname = vectorsHostname
 			endpointPort = vectorsPort
 		}
+		if util.IsRemoteObcAnnotation(r.OBC.Annotations) {
+			extSvc := externalDNSServiceS3
+			if r.BucketClass.Spec.VectorPolicy != nil {
+				extSvc = externalDNSServiceVectors
+			}
+			extHost, extPort, externalErr := getExternalDNSDetails(sysClient.NooBaa, extSvc)
+			if externalErr != nil {
+				p.recorder.Event(r.OBC, "Warning", "RemoteOBCExternalDNSUnavailable",
+					fmt.Sprintf("using internal DNS details: %v", externalErr))
+			} else {
+				endpointHostname = extHost
+				endpointPort = extPort
+			}
+		}
 
 		additionalConfig := r.OBC.Spec.AdditionalConfig
 		if additionalConfig == nil {
@@ -936,3 +955,37 @@ func getBucketClass(
 
 	return bucketClass, false
 }
+
+// getExternalDNSDetails returns hostname and port for the ObjectBucket ConfigMap from NooBaa status ExternalDNS
+func getExternalDNSDetails(nb *nbv1.NooBaa, svc externalDNSService) (string, int, error) {
+	if nb == nil || nb.Status.Services == nil {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("no services found in status")
+	}
+	var externalDNS []string
+	switch svc {
+	case externalDNSServiceS3:
+		externalDNS = nb.Status.Services.ServiceS3.ExternalDNS
+	case externalDNSServiceVectors:
+		externalDNS = nb.Status.Services.ServiceVectors.ExternalDNS
+	default:
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown external DNS service %q", svc)
+	}
+	if len(externalDNS) == 0 {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("no external %q service endpoint in status (Route or LoadBalancer)", svc)
+	}
+	// ExternalDNS order is defined in CheckServiceStatus:
+	// append Route URL when route.Spec.Host is set, then append each LoadBalancer ingress hostname.
+	// For status produced by that code, when both exist index 0 is always the Route URL;
+	primaryExternalDNS := externalDNS[0]
+	uri, err := url.ParseRequestURI(primaryExternalDNS)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0, err
+	}
+	hostname := uri.Hostname()
+	portStr := uri.Port()
+	port, err := strconv.Atoi(portStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse external DNS in %q service: port %q. got error: %v", svc, portStr, err)
+	}
+	return hostname, port, nil
+}