diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
index af6d31b94..759d4ecbe 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
@@ -1133,6 +1133,22 @@ public interface ISftpClient : IBaseClient
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The method was called after the client was disposed.</exception>
         Task UploadFileAsync(Stream input, string path, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronously uploads a <see cref="Stream"/> to a remote file path.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="input">The <see cref="Stream"/> to write to the remote path.</param>
+        /// <param name="path">The remote file path to write to.</param>
+        /// <param name="canOverride">Whether the remote file can be overwritten if it already exists.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to observe.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> that represents the asynchronous upload operation.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="input"/> or <paramref name="path"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="path" /> is empty or contains only whitespace characters.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="SshConnectionException">Client is not connected.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="SftpPermissionDeniedException">Permission to upload the file was denied by the remote host. <para>-or-</para> An SSH command was denied by the server.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="SshException">An SSH error where <see cref="Exception.Message" /> is the message from the remote host.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The method was called after the client was disposed.</exception>
+        Task UploadFileAsync(Stream input, string path, bool canOverride, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Writes the specified byte array to the specified file, and closes the file.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
index 69e739b29..afd047108 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
@@ -1077,15 +1077,32 @@ public void UploadFile(Stream input, string path, bool canOverride, Action<ulong
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public Task UploadFileAsync(Stream input, string path, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return UploadFileAsync(input, path, canOverride: true, cancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task UploadFileAsync(Stream input, string path, bool canOverride, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(input);
             ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(path);
             CheckDisposed();
 
+            var flags = Flags.Write | Flags.Truncate;
+
+            if (canOverride)
+            {
+                flags |= Flags.CreateNewOrOpen;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                flags |= Flags.CreateNew;
+            }
+
             return InternalUploadFile(
                 input,
                 path,
-                Flags.Write | Flags.Truncate | Flags.CreateNewOrOpen,
+                flags,
                 asyncResult: null,
                 uploadCallback: null,
                 isAsync: true,
diff --git a/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/OldIntegrationTests/SftpClientTest.Upload.cs b/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/OldIntegrationTests/SftpClientTest.Upload.cs
index e141f19d1..99af3a370 100644
--- a/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/OldIntegrationTests/SftpClientTest.Upload.cs
+++ b/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/OldIntegrationTests/SftpClientTest.Upload.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ public async Task Test_Sftp_Upload_And_Download_Async_1MB_File()
                     await sftp.UploadFileAsync(file, remoteFileName).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
 
+                // uploading again should not throw because of the default canOverride = true
+                using (var file = File.OpenRead(uploadedFileName))
+                {
+                    await sftp.UploadFileAsync(file, remoteFileName).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+
+                // uploading with canOverride = false should throw because the file already exists
+                using (var file = File.OpenRead(uploadedFileName))
+                {
+                    await Assert.ThrowsAsync<SftpException>(async () => await sftp.UploadFileAsync(file, remoteFileName, canOverride: false).ConfigureAwait(false));
+                }
+
                 var downloadedFileName = Path.GetTempFileName();
 
                 using (var file = File.OpenWrite(downloadedFileName))