diff --git a/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java b/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
index a2c74e952e82..82f53a738efc 100644
--- a/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
+++ b/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImpl.java
@@ -416,7 +416,10 @@ public Job create(JobInfo jobInfo, JobOption... options) {
         new Supplier<JobId>() {
           @Override
           public JobId get() {
-            return JobId.of();
+            // Explicitly set the location for a new job when provided in options.
+            // Otherwise, the job may be created with an incorrect location
+            // (e.g. in transaction mode outside the US).
+            return JobId.of().setLocation(getOptions().getLocation());
           }
         };
     return create(jobInfo, idProvider, options);
diff --git a/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/spi/v2/HttpBigQueryRpcTest.java b/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/spi/v2/HttpBigQueryRpcTest.java
index b01515a5639d..c6961ea63d15 100644
--- a/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/spi/v2/HttpBigQueryRpcTest.java
+++ b/java-bigquery/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/spi/v2/HttpBigQueryRpcTest.java
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ public void testCreateJobTelemetry() throws Exception {
           "{\"kind\":\"bigquery#job\",\"id\":\""
               + PROJECT_ID
               + ":"
+              + LOCATION
+              + ":"
               + JOB_ID
               + "\",\"status\":{\"state\":\"DONE\"}}");
 
@@ -804,7 +806,7 @@ public void testCreateJobTelemetry() throws Exception {
 
       verifyRequest("POST", "/projects/" + PROJECT_ID + "/jobs");
       Map<String, String> attributes = new HashMap<>();
-      attributes.put("bq.rpc.response.job.id", PROJECT_ID + ":" + JOB_ID);
+      attributes.put("bq.rpc.response.job.id", PROJECT_ID + ":" + LOCATION + ":" + JOB_ID);
       attributes.put("bq.rpc.response.job.status.state", "DONE");
       verifySpan(
           "com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQueryRpc.createJob",