diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
index 87d478136..3c27b7d35 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) authRequest(r *http.Request, action Action)
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("user name: %v actions: %v, action: %v", identity.Name, identity.Actions, action)
 
-	bucket, _ := xhttp.GetBucketAndObject(r)
+	bucket, object := xhttp.GetBucketAndObject(r)
 
-	if !identity.canDo(action, bucket) {
+	if !identity.canDo(action, bucket, object) {
 		return identity, s3err.ErrAccessDenied
 	}
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) authUser(r *http.Request) (*Identity, s3err
 	return identity, s3err.ErrNone
 }
 
-func (identity *Identity) canDo(action Action, bucket string) bool {
+func (identity *Identity) canDo(action Action, bucket string, objectKey string) bool {
 	if identity.isAdmin() {
 		return true
 	}
@@ -319,15 +319,13 @@ func (identity *Identity) canDo(action Action, bucket string) bool {
 	if bucket == "" {
 		return false
 	}
+	target := string(action) + ":" + bucket + "/" + objectKey
 	limitedByBucket := string(action) + ":" + bucket
 	adminLimitedByBucket := s3_constants.ACTION_ADMIN + ":" + bucket
 	for _, a := range identity.Actions {
 		act := string(a)
 		if strings.HasSuffix(act, "*") {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(limitedByBucket, act[:len(act)-1]) {
-				return true
-			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(adminLimitedByBucket, act[:len(act)-1]) {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(target, act[:len(act)-1]) {
 				return true
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_test.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_test.go
index 0383ddbcd..b674557fa 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package s3api
 
 import (
 	. "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb"
@@ -67,3 +68,51 @@ func TestIdentityListFileFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	println(text)
 
 }
+
+func TestCanDo(t *testing.T) {
+	ident1 := &Identity{
+		Name: "anything",
+		Actions: []Action{
+			"Write:bucket1/a/b/c/*",
+			"Write:bucket1/a/b/other",
+		},
+	}
+	// object specific
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident1.canDo(ACTION_WRITE, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, ident1.canDo(ACTION_WRITE, "bucket1", "a/b/other/some"), "action without *")
+
+	// bucket specific
+	ident2 := &Identity{
+		Name: "anything",
+		Actions: []Action{
+			"Read:bucket1",
+			"Write:bucket1/*",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident2.canDo(ACTION_READ, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident2.canDo(ACTION_WRITE, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, ident2.canDo(ACTION_LIST, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+
+	// across buckets
+	ident3 := &Identity{
+		Name: "anything",
+		Actions: []Action{
+			"Read",
+			"Write",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident3.canDo(ACTION_READ, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident3.canDo(ACTION_WRITE, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, ident3.canDo(ACTION_LIST, "bucket1", "a/b/other/some"))
+
+	// partial buckets
+	ident4 := &Identity{
+		Name: "anything",
+		Actions: []Action{
+			"Read:special_*",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ident4.canDo(ACTION_READ, "special_bucket", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, ident4.canDo(ACTION_READ, "bucket1", "a/b/c/d.txt"))
+
+}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/chunked_reader_v4.go b/weed/s3api/chunked_reader_v4.go
index 5dd0648c6..e683faf22 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/chunked_reader_v4.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/chunked_reader_v4.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	xhttp "github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/http"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3err"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) calculateSeedSignature(r *http.Request) (cr
 		return nil, "", "", time.Time{}, s3err.ErrInvalidAccessKeyID
 	}
 
-	bucket, _ := xhttp.GetBucketAndObject(r)
-	if !identity.canDo("Write", bucket) {
+	bucket, object := xhttp.GetBucketAndObject(r)
+	if !identity.canDo(s3_constants.ACTION_WRITE, bucket, object) {
 		errCode = s3err.ErrAccessDenied
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
index c3e50ec44..3233f4006 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	var buckets []*s3.Bucket
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
-			if identity != nil && !identity.canDo(s3_constants.ACTION_LIST, entry.Name) {
+			if identity != nil && !identity.canDo(s3_constants.ACTION_LIST, entry.Name, "") {
 				continue
 			}
 			buckets = append(buckets, &s3.Bucket{