diff --git a/weed/iamapi/iamapi_management_handlers.go b/weed/iamapi/iamapi_management_handlers.go
index 5449a5d9f..a8babd24e 100644
--- a/weed/iamapi/iamapi_management_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/iamapi/iamapi_management_handlers.go
@@ -544,6 +544,14 @@ func (iama *IamApiServer) DeletePolicy(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration, values
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Reject deletion if the policy is attached to any group
+	if groupName, attached := isPolicyAttachedToAnyGroup(s3cfg, policyName); attached {
+		return resp, &IamError{
+			Code:  iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException,
+			Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s is still attached to group %s", policyName, groupName),
+		}
+	}
+
 	delete(policies.Policies, policyName)
 	if err := iama.s3ApiConfig.PutPolicies(&policies); err != nil {
 		return resp, &IamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
index 8ea95b666..f6ee985e5 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
@@ -510,6 +510,25 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, values url.Values) (*
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// Check if policy is attached to any group
+	groupNames, err := e.credentialManager.ListGroups(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	for _, gn := range groupNames {
+		g, err := e.credentialManager.GetGroup(ctx, gn)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, pn := range g.PolicyNames {
+			if pn == policyName {
+				return resp, &iamError{
+					Code:  iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException,
+					Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s is attached to group %s", policyName, gn),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if err := e.credentialManager.DeletePolicy(ctx, policyName); err != nil {
 		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
 	}
@@ -1630,8 +1649,10 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ListAttachedGroupPolicies(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfigurat
 		if g.Name == groupName {
 			for _, policyName := range g.PolicyNames {
 				pn := policyName
+				policyArn := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:iam:::policy/%s", policyName)
 				resp.ListAttachedGroupPoliciesResult.AttachedPolicies = append(resp.ListAttachedGroupPoliciesResult.AttachedPolicies, &iam.AttachedPolicy{
 					PolicyName: &pn,
+					PolicyArn:  &policyArn,
 				})
 			}
 			return resp, nil