diff --git a/modules/appnexusBidAdapter.js b/modules/appnexusBidAdapter.js
index 5a81f272db5..b0c91a14a46 100644
--- a/modules/appnexusBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/appnexusBidAdapter.js
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ function newBid(serverBid, rtbBid, bidderRequest) {
     cpm: rtbBid.cpm,
     creativeId: rtbBid.creative_id,
     dealId: rtbBid.deal_id,
-    currency: 'USD',
+    currency: rtbBid.publisher_currency_codename || 'USD',
     netRevenue: true,
     ttl: 300,
     adUnitCode: bidRequest.adUnitCode,
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/appnexusBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/appnexusBidAdapter_spec.js
index c2da2f36223..393768c3063 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/appnexusBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/appnexusBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -1748,6 +1748,7 @@ describe('AppNexusAdapter', function () {
               'cpm': 0.5,
               'cpm_publisher_currency': 0.5,
               'publisher_currency_code': '$',
+              'publisher_currency_codename': 'USD',
               'client_initiated_ad_counting': true,
               'viewability': {
                 'config': '<script type=\'text/javascript\' async=\'true\' src=\'https://cdn.adnxs.com/v/s/152/trk.js#v;vk=appnexus.com-omid;tv=native1-18h;dom_id=%native_dom_id%;st=0;d=1x1;vc=iab;vid_ccr=1;tag_id=13232354;cb=https%3A%2F%2Fams1-ib.adnxs.com%2Fvevent%3Freferrer%3Dhttps253A%252F%252Ftestpages-pmahe.tp.adnxs.net%252F01_basic_single%26e%3DwqT_3QLNB6DNAwAAAwDWAAUBCLfl_-MFEMStk8u3lPTjRxih88aF0fq_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-CoAcgDANgD8ao-4AMA6AMA-AMBgAQAkgQNL3V0L3YzL3ByZWJpZJgEAKIECjEwLjIuMTIuMzioBIqpB7IEDggAEAEYACAAKAAwADgCuAQAwAQAyAQA0gQOOTMyNSNBTVMxOjQzMjDaBAIIAeAEAfAEg8u-LogFAZgFAKAF______8BAxgBwAUAyQUABQEU8D_SBQkJBQt8AAAA2AUB4AUB8AWZ9CH6BQQIABAAkAYBmAYAuAYAwQYBITAAAPA_yAYA2gYWChAAOgEAGBAAGADgBgw.%26s%3D971dce9d49b6bee447c8a58774fb30b40fe98171;ts=1551889079;cet=0;cecb=\'></script>'
@@ -1832,6 +1833,38 @@ describe('AppNexusAdapter', function () {
       expect(Object.keys(result[0])).to.have.members(Object.keys(expectedResponse[0]));
     });
 
+    it('should parse non-default currency', function () {
+      let eurCpmResponse = deepClone(response);
+      eurCpmResponse.tags[0].ads[0].publisher_currency_codename = 'EUR';
+
+      let bidderRequest = {
+        bidderCode: 'appnexus',
+        bids: [{
+          bidId: '3db3773286ee59',
+          adUnitCode: 'code'
+        }]
+      };
+
+      let result = spec.interpretResponse({ body: eurCpmResponse }, { bidderRequest });
+      expect(result[0].currency).to.equal('EUR');
+    });
+
+    it('should parse default currency', function () {
+      let defaultCpmResponse = deepClone(response);
+      delete defaultCpmResponse.tags[0].ads[0].publisher_currency_codename;
+
+      let bidderRequest = {
+        bidderCode: 'appnexus',
+        bids: [{
+          bidId: '3db3773286ee59',
+          adUnitCode: 'code'
+        }]
+      };
+
+      let result = spec.interpretResponse({ body: defaultCpmResponse }, { bidderRequest });
+      expect(result[0].currency).to.equal('USD');
+    });
+
     it('should reject 0 cpm bids', function () {
       let zeroCpmResponse = deepClone(response);
       zeroCpmResponse.tags[0].ads[0].cpm = 0;