diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
index 02138af8d..c5dae782d 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) Auth(f http.HandlerFunc, action Action) htt
 		if errCode == s3err.ErrNone {
 			if identity != nil && identity.Name != "" {
 				r.Header.Set(xhttp.AmzIdentityId, identity.Name)
+				if identity.isAdmin() {
+					r.Header.Set(xhttp.AmzIsAdmin, "true")
+				}
 			}
 			f(w, r)
 			return
@@ -190,10 +193,8 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) authRequest(r *http.Request, action Action)
 }
 
 func (identity *Identity) canDo(action Action, bucket string) bool {
-	for _, a := range identity.Actions {
-		if a == "Admin" {
-			return true
-		}
+	if identity.isAdmin() {
+		return true
 	}
 	for _, a := range identity.Actions {
 		if a == action {
@@ -211,3 +212,12 @@ func (identity *Identity) canDo(action Action, bucket string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (identity *Identity) isAdmin() bool {
+	for _, a := range identity.Actions {
+		if a == "Admin" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/http/header.go b/weed/s3api/http/header.go
index cdd383c84..f496429fc 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/http/header.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/http/header.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ const (
 // Non-Standard S3 HTTP request constants
 const (
 	AmzIdentityId = "x-amz-identity-id"
+	AmzIsAdmin = "x-amz-is-admin"  // only set to http request header as a context
 )
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
index c892999f1..fe33cfe78 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	var buckets []*s3.Bucket
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
-			if id, ok := entry.Extended[xhttp.AmzIdentityId]; ok {
-				if identityId != string(id) {
-					continue
-				}
+			if !s3a.hasAccess(r, entry) {
+				continue
 			}
 			buckets = append(buckets, &s3.Bucket{
 				Name:         aws.String(entry.Name),
@@ -126,13 +124,9 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		return
 	}
 
-	if entry.Extended != nil {
-		if id, ok := entry.Extended[xhttp.AmzIdentityId]; ok {
-			if string(id) != r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzIdentityId) {
-				writeErrorResponse(w, s3err.ErrAccessDenied, r.URL)
-				return
-			}
-		}
+	if !s3a.hasAccess(r, entry) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, s3err.ErrAccessDenied, r.URL)
+		return
 	}
 
 	err = s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
@@ -170,14 +164,28 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		return
 	}
 
-	if entry.Extended != nil {
-		if id, ok := entry.Extended[xhttp.AmzIdentityId]; ok {
-			if string(id) != r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzIdentityId) {
-				writeErrorResponse(w, s3err.ErrAccessDenied, r.URL)
-				return
-			}
-		}
+	if !s3a.hasAccess(r, entry) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, s3err.ErrAccessDenied, r.URL)
+		return
 	}
 
 	writeSuccessResponseEmpty(w)
 }
+
+func (s3a *S3ApiServer) hasAccess(r *http.Request, entry *filer_pb.Entry) bool {
+	isAdmin := r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzIsAdmin) != ""
+	if isAdmin {
+		return true
+	}
+	if entry.Extended == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	identityId := r.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzIdentityId)
+	if id, ok := entry.Extended[xhttp.AmzIdentityId]; ok {
+		if identityId != string(id) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
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