diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
index 9db792809..441e8f002 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
@@ -1408,6 +1408,7 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) authorizeWithIAM(r *http.Request, identity
 		Name:        identity.Name,
 		Account:     identity.Account,
 		PolicyNames: identity.PolicyNames,
+		Claims:      identity.Claims, // Copy claims for policy variable substitution
 	}
 
 	// Determine authorization path and configure identity
diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
index 7ebdefd1c..6c537dc70 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) validateSTSSessionToken(r *http.Request, se
 		Expiration: sessionInfo.ExpiresAt.Unix(),
 	}
 
+	// Create claims map from request context
+	// The request context contains user information from the original OIDC token
+	// that was used in AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity (e.g., preferred_username, email, etc.)
+	claims := make(map[string]interface{}, len(sessionInfo.RequestContext))
+	for k, v := range sessionInfo.RequestContext {
+		claims[k] = v
+	}
+
 	// Create an identity for the STS session
 	// The identity represents the assumed role user
 	identity := &Identity{
@@ -390,6 +398,7 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) validateSTSSessionToken(r *http.Request, se
 		Credentials:  []*Credential{cred},
 		PrincipalArn: sessionInfo.Principal,
 		PolicyNames:  sessionInfo.Policies, // Populate PolicyNames for IAM authorization
+		Claims:       claims,               // Populate Claims for policy variable substitution
 	}
 
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Successfully validated STS session token for principal: %s, assumed role user: %s",
diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_sts_identity_test.go b/weed/s3api/auth_sts_identity_test.go
index 5120bbccf..808f04e67 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_sts_identity_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_sts_identity_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,71 @@ func TestValidateSTSSessionTokenIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("✓ Integration test passed: STS identity properly configured for IAM authorization")
 }
 
+// TestSTSIdentityClaimsPopulation tests that Claims are properly populated from RequestContext
+// This is critical for policy variable substitution like ${jwt:preferred_username}
+func TestSTSIdentityClaimsPopulation(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup STS service
+	stsService, config := setupTestSTSService(t)
+
+	// Create IAM with STS integration
+	iam := NewIdentityAccessManagementWithStore(&S3ApiServerOption{}, "memory")
+	s3iam := &S3IAMIntegration{
+		stsService: stsService,
+	}
+	iam.SetIAMIntegration(s3iam)
+
+	// Create a mock HTTP request
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", "/test-bucket/test-object.txt", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Generate session token with RequestContext containing user claims
+	sessionId := "claims-test-session"
+	expiresAt := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	sessionClaims := sts.NewSTSSessionClaims(sessionId, config.Issuer, expiresAt).
+		WithSessionName("claims-test").
+		WithRoleInfo("arn:aws:iam::role/S3UserRole", "arn:aws:sts::assumed-role/S3UserRole/claims-test", "arn:aws:sts::assumed-role/S3UserRole/claims-test")
+
+	// Add RequestContext with user claims (simulating AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity)
+	sessionClaims.RequestContext = map[string]interface{}{
+		"preferred_username": "f2wbnp",
+		"email":              "user@example.com",
+		"name":               "Test User",
+		"groups":             []string{"developers", "users"},
+	}
+
+	sessionClaims.Policies = []string{"S3UserPolicy"}
+
+	tokenGen := sts.NewTokenGenerator(config.SigningKey, config.Issuer)
+	sessionToken, err := tokenGen.GenerateJWTWithClaims(sessionClaims)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Validate session token
+	sessionInfo, err := stsService.ValidateSessionToken(context.Background(), sessionToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, sessionInfo)
+	require.NotNil(t, sessionInfo.RequestContext, "RequestContext should be populated")
+
+	// Verify RequestContext has the claims
+	assert.Equal(t, "f2wbnp", sessionInfo.RequestContext["preferred_username"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "user@example.com", sessionInfo.RequestContext["email"])
+
+	// Validate session token and check identity creation
+	identity, _, errCode := iam.validateSTSSessionToken(req, sessionToken, sessionInfo.Credentials.AccessKeyId)
+	require.Equal(t, s3err.ErrNone, errCode)
+	require.NotNil(t, identity)
+
+	// Verify Claims are populated from RequestContext
+	assert.NotNil(t, identity.Claims, "Claims should be populated")
+	assert.Equal(t, "f2wbnp", identity.Claims["preferred_username"], "preferred_username should be in Claims")
+	assert.Equal(t, "user@example.com", identity.Claims["email"], "email should be in Claims")
+	assert.Equal(t, "Test User", identity.Claims["name"], "name should be in Claims")
+
+	// Verify PolicyNames are also populated
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"S3UserPolicy"}, identity.PolicyNames)
+
+	t.Log("✓ Claims properly populated from RequestContext for policy variable substitution")
+}
+
 // Helper functions for tests
 
 func setupTestSTSService(t *testing.T) (*sts.STSService, *sts.STSConfig) {