diff --git a/test/s3/policy/policy_test.go b/test/s3/policy/policy_test.go
index 509834bb8..ef2eca670 100644
--- a/test/s3/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/test/s3/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package policy
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -201,6 +202,85 @@ func TestS3IAMAttachDetachUserPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestS3IAMListPoliciesAndGetPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	cluster, err := startMiniCluster(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer cluster.Stop()
+
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	policyName := uniqueName("managed-policy")
+	policyArn := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:iam:::policy/%s", policyName)
+	policyContent := `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"s3:ListAllMyBuckets","Resource":"*"}]}`
+
+	iamClient := newIAMClient(t, cluster.s3Endpoint)
+	_, err = iamClient.CreatePolicy(&iam.CreatePolicyInput{
+		PolicyName:     aws.String(policyName),
+		PolicyDocument: aws.String(policyContent),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	listOut, err := iamClient.ListPolicies(&iam.ListPoliciesInput{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, managedPolicyContains(listOut.Policies, policyName))
+
+	getOut, err := iamClient.GetPolicy(&iam.GetPolicyInput{PolicyArn: aws.String(policyArn)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, getOut.Policy)
+	require.NotNil(t, getOut.Policy.PolicyName)
+	require.Equal(t, policyName, *getOut.Policy.PolicyName)
+
+	missingArn := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:iam:::policy/%s", uniqueName("missing"))
+	_, err = iamClient.GetPolicy(&iam.GetPolicyInput{PolicyArn: aws.String(missingArn)})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	var awsErr awserr.Error
+	require.True(t, errors.As(err, &awsErr))
+	require.Equal(t, iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, awsErr.Code())
+}
+
+func TestS3IAMDeletePolicyInUse(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	cluster, err := startMiniCluster(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer cluster.Stop()
+
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	policyName := uniqueName("managed-delete-policy")
+	policyArn := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:iam:::policy/%s", policyName)
+	policyContent := `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"s3:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
+
+	iamClient := newIAMClient(t, cluster.s3Endpoint)
+	_, err = iamClient.CreatePolicy(&iam.CreatePolicyInput{
+		PolicyName:     aws.String(policyName),
+		PolicyDocument: aws.String(policyContent),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	userName := uniqueName("iam-user-delete-policy")
+	_, err = iamClient.CreateUser(&iam.CreateUserInput{UserName: aws.String(userName)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = iamClient.AttachUserPolicy(&iam.AttachUserPolicyInput{
+		UserName:  aws.String(userName),
+		PolicyArn: aws.String(policyArn),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = iamClient.DeletePolicy(&iam.DeletePolicyInput{PolicyArn: aws.String(policyArn)})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	var awsErr awserr.Error
+	require.True(t, errors.As(err, &awsErr))
+	require.Equal(t, iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException, awsErr.Code())
+}
+
 func execShell(t *testing.T, weedCmd, master, filer, shellCmd string) string {
 	// weed shell -master=... -filer=...
 	args := []string{"shell", "-master=" + master, "-filer=" + filer}
@@ -249,6 +329,15 @@ func attachedPolicyContains(policies []*iam.AttachedPolicy, policyName string) b
 	return false
 }
 
+func managedPolicyContains(policies []*iam.Policy, policyName string) bool {
+	for _, policy := range policies {
+		if policy.PolicyName != nil && *policy.PolicyName == policyName {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func uniqueName(prefix string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", prefix, strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UnixNano(), 36))
 }
diff --git a/weed/credential/credential_manager.go b/weed/credential/credential_manager.go
index 591f52ff8..e78cbf4c9 100644
--- a/weed/credential/credential_manager.go
+++ b/weed/credential/credential_manager.go
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ func (cm *CredentialManager) GetPolicy(ctx context.Context, name string) (*polic
 	return cm.Store.GetPolicy(ctx, name)
 }
 
+// ListPolicyNames returns the names of all policies
+func (cm *CredentialManager) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	return cm.Store.ListPolicyNames(ctx)
+}
+
 // CreatePolicy creates a new policy (if supported by the store)
 func (cm *CredentialManager) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, document policy_engine.PolicyDocument) error {
 	// Check if the store implements PolicyManager interface with CreatePolicy
diff --git a/weed/credential/credential_store.go b/weed/credential/credential_store.go
index 1b174c634..0458677b9 100644
--- a/weed/credential/credential_store.go
+++ b/weed/credential/credential_store.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ type CredentialStore interface {
 
 	// Policy Management
 	GetPolicies(ctx context.Context) (map[string]policy_engine.PolicyDocument, error)
+	// ListPolicyNames returns the names of all policies
+	ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error)
 	// PutPolicy creates or replaces a policy document.
 	PutPolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, document policy_engine.PolicyDocument) error
 	DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string) error
diff --git a/weed/credential/filer_etc/filer_etc_policy.go b/weed/credential/filer_etc/filer_etc_policy.go
index 895154e91..bff70fc0b 100644
--- a/weed/credential/filer_etc/filer_etc_policy.go
+++ b/weed/credential/filer_etc/filer_etc_policy.go
@@ -235,3 +235,45 @@ func (store *FilerEtcStore) GetPolicy(ctx context.Context, name string) (*policy
 
 	return nil, nil // Policy not found
 }
+
+// ListPolicyNames returns all managed policy names stored in the filer.
+func (store *FilerEtcStore) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	names := make([]string, 0)
+
+	store.mu.RLock()
+	configured := store.filerAddressFunc != nil
+	store.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !configured {
+		return names, nil
+	}
+
+	err := store.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		dir := filer.IamConfigDirectory + "/" + IamPoliciesDirectory
+		entries, err := listEntries(ctx, client, dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if entry.IsDirectory {
+				continue
+			}
+			name := entry.Name
+			if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".json") {
+				name = name[:len(name)-5]
+			}
+			names = append(names, name)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return names, nil
+}
diff --git a/weed/credential/grpc/grpc_policy.go b/weed/credential/grpc/grpc_policy.go
index ed02ecf22..52ab9e773 100644
--- a/weed/credential/grpc/grpc_policy.go
+++ b/weed/credential/grpc/grpc_policy.go
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ func (store *IamGrpcStore) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, docume
 	return store.PutPolicy(ctx, name, document)
 }
 
+// ListPolicyNames retrieves names of all IAM policies via gRPC.
+func (store *IamGrpcStore) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	var names []string
+	err := store.withIamClient(func(client iam_pb.SeaweedIdentityAccessManagementClient) error {
+		resp, err := client.ListPolicies(ctx, &iam_pb.ListPoliciesRequest{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, policy := range resp.Policies {
+			names = append(names, policy.Name)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return names, err
+}
+
 // UpdatePolicy updates an existing policy (delegates to PutPolicy)
 func (store *IamGrpcStore) UpdatePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, document policy_engine.PolicyDocument) error {
 	return store.PutPolicy(ctx, name, document)
diff --git a/weed/credential/memory/memory_policy.go b/weed/credential/memory/memory_policy.go
index b5e7fdb7a..a86cb0af6 100644
--- a/weed/credential/memory/memory_policy.go
+++ b/weed/credential/memory/memory_policy.go
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ func (store *MemoryStore) GetPolicies(ctx context.Context) (map[string]policy_en
 	return policies, nil
 }
 
+// ListPolicyNames returns all stored policy names.
+func (store *MemoryStore) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	store.mu.RLock()
+	defer store.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !store.initialized {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("store not initialized")
+	}
+
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(store.policies))
+	for name := range store.policies {
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+
+	return names, nil
+}
+
 // GetPolicy retrieves a specific IAM policy by name from memory
 func (store *MemoryStore) GetPolicy(ctx context.Context, name string) (*policy_engine.PolicyDocument, error) {
 	store.mu.RLock()
diff --git a/weed/credential/postgres/postgres_policy.go b/weed/credential/postgres/postgres_policy.go
index e3a831ae4..68fb6e044 100644
--- a/weed/credential/postgres/postgres_policy.go
+++ b/weed/credential/postgres/postgres_policy.go
@@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ func (store *PostgresStore) GetPolicies(ctx context.Context) (map[string]policy_
 	return policies, nil
 }
 
+// ListPolicyNames returns all managed policy names from PostgreSQL.
+func (store *PostgresStore) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	if !store.configured {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("store not configured")
+	}
+
+	var names []string
+	rows, err := store.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT name FROM policies")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query policy names: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var name string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&name); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan policy name: %w", err)
+		}
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+
+	return names, nil
+}
+
 // CreatePolicy creates a new IAM policy in PostgreSQL
 func (store *PostgresStore) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, document policy_engine.PolicyDocument) error {
 	if !store.configured {
diff --git a/weed/credential/propagating_store.go b/weed/credential/propagating_store.go
index bd6bce1c4..26b3446c7 100644
--- a/weed/credential/propagating_store.go
+++ b/weed/credential/propagating_store.go
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ func (s *PropagatingCredentialStore) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, name stri
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *PropagatingCredentialStore) ListPolicyNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	return s.CredentialStore.ListPolicyNames(ctx)
+}
+
 func (s *PropagatingCredentialStore) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, name string, document policy_engine.PolicyDocument) error {
 	if pm, ok := s.CredentialStore.(PolicyManager); ok {
 		if err := pm.CreatePolicy(ctx, name, document); err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/iam/responses.go b/weed/iam/responses.go
index 2c72a5720..0afd9f6da 100644
--- a/weed/iam/responses.go
+++ b/weed/iam/responses.go
@@ -55,6 +55,32 @@ type CreatePolicyResponse struct {
 	} `xml:"CreatePolicyResult"`
 }
 
+// DeletePolicyResponse is the response for DeletePolicy action.
+type DeletePolicyResponse struct {
+	CommonResponse
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/ DeletePolicyResponse"`
+}
+
+// ListPoliciesResponse is the response for ListPolicies action.
+type ListPoliciesResponse struct {
+	CommonResponse
+	XMLName            xml.Name `xml:"https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/ ListPoliciesResponse"`
+	ListPoliciesResult struct {
+		Policies    []*iam.Policy `xml:"Policies>member"`
+		IsTruncated bool          `xml:"IsTruncated"`
+		Marker      string        `xml:"Marker,omitempty"`
+	} `xml:"ListPoliciesResult"`
+}
+
+// GetPolicyResponse is the response for GetPolicy action.
+type GetPolicyResponse struct {
+	CommonResponse
+	XMLName         xml.Name `xml:"https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/ GetPolicyResponse"`
+	GetPolicyResult struct {
+		Policy iam.Policy `xml:"Policy"`
+	} `xml:"GetPolicyResult"`
+}
+
 // CreateUserResponse is the response for CreateUser action.
 type CreateUserResponse struct {
 	CommonResponse
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
index da88b7b0b..886f9d339 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ type (
 	iamListAccessKeysResponse           = iamlib.ListAccessKeysResponse
 	iamDeleteAccessKeyResponse          = iamlib.DeleteAccessKeyResponse
 	iamCreatePolicyResponse             = iamlib.CreatePolicyResponse
+	iamDeletePolicyResponse             = iamlib.DeletePolicyResponse
+	iamListPoliciesResponse             = iamlib.ListPoliciesResponse
+	iamGetPolicyResponse                = iamlib.GetPolicyResponse
 	iamCreateUserResponse               = iamlib.CreateUserResponse
 	iamDeleteUserResponse               = iamlib.DeleteUserResponse
 	iamGetUserResponse                  = iamlib.GetUserResponse
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) writeIamErrorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		s3err.WriteXMLResponse(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, internalErrorResponse)
 	case "NotImplemented":
 		s3err.WriteXMLResponse(w, r, http.StatusNotImplemented, errorResp)
+	case iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException:
+		s3err.WriteXMLResponse(w, r, http.StatusConflict, errorResp)
 	default:
 		s3err.WriteXMLResponse(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, internalErrorResponse)
 	}
@@ -378,23 +384,196 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) GetPolicyDocument(policy *string) (policy_engine.Policy
 }
 
 // CreatePolicy validates and creates a new IAM managed policy.
-// NOTE: Currently this only validates the policy document and returns policy metadata.
-// The policy is not persisted to a managed policy store. To apply permissions to a user,
-// use PutUserPolicy which stores the policy inline on the user's identity.
-// TODO: Implement managed policy storage for full AWS IAM compatibility (ListPolicies, GetPolicy).
-func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) CreatePolicy(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration, values url.Values) (iamCreatePolicyResponse, *iamError) {
+func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) CreatePolicy(ctx context.Context, values url.Values) (iamCreatePolicyResponse, *iamError) {
 	var resp iamCreatePolicyResponse
 	policyName := values.Get("PolicyName")
 	policyDocumentString := values.Get("PolicyDocument")
-	_, err := e.GetPolicyDocument(&policyDocumentString)
+	if policyName == "" {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeInvalidInputException, Error: fmt.Errorf("PolicyName is required")}
+	}
+	if policyDocumentString == "" {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeInvalidInputException, Error: fmt.Errorf("PolicyDocument is required")}
+	}
+	if e.credentialManager == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: fmt.Errorf("credential manager not configured")}
+	}
+	policyDocument, err := e.GetPolicyDocument(&policyDocumentString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeMalformedPolicyDocumentException, Error: err}
 	}
-	policyId := iamHash(&policyDocumentString)
-	arn := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:iam:::policy/%s", policyName)
+	existing, err := e.credentialManager.GetPolicy(ctx, policyName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	if existing != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeEntityAlreadyExistsException, Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s already exists", policyName)}
+	}
+	if err := e.credentialManager.CreatePolicy(ctx, policyName, policyDocument); err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+
+	policyId := iamHash(&policyName)
+	arn := iamPolicyArn(policyName)
 	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.PolicyName = &policyName
 	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.Arn = &arn
 	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.PolicyId = &policyId
+	path := "/"
+	defaultVersionId := "v1"
+	isAttachable := true
+	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.Path = &path
+	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.DefaultVersionId = &defaultVersionId
+	resp.CreatePolicyResult.Policy.IsAttachable = &isAttachable
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// DeletePolicy deletes a managed policy by ARN.
+func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, values url.Values) (iamDeletePolicyResponse, *iamError) {
+	var resp iamDeletePolicyResponse
+	policyArn := values.Get("PolicyArn")
+	policyName, err := iamPolicyNameFromArn(policyArn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeInvalidInputException, Error: err}
+	}
+	if e.credentialManager == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: fmt.Errorf("credential manager not configured")}
+	}
+	policy, err := e.credentialManager.GetPolicy(ctx, policyName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	if policy == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s not found", policyName)}
+	}
+	users, err := e.credentialManager.ListUsers(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	for _, user := range users {
+		attachedPolicies, err := e.credentialManager.ListAttachedUserPolicies(ctx, user)
+		if err != nil {
+			return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+		}
+		for _, attached := range attachedPolicies {
+			if attached == policyName {
+				return resp, &iamError{
+					Code:  iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException,
+					Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s is attached to user %s", policyName, user),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err := e.credentialManager.DeletePolicy(ctx, policyName); err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// ListPolicies lists managed policies.
+func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ListPolicies(ctx context.Context, values url.Values) (iamListPoliciesResponse, *iamError) {
+	var resp iamListPoliciesResponse
+	pathPrefix := values.Get("PathPrefix")
+	if pathPrefix == "" {
+		pathPrefix = "/"
+	}
+	maxItems := 0
+	if maxItemsStr := values.Get("MaxItems"); maxItemsStr != "" {
+		parsedMaxItems, err := strconv.Atoi(maxItemsStr)
+		if err != nil || parsedMaxItems <= 0 {
+			return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeInvalidInputException, Error: fmt.Errorf("MaxItems must be a positive integer")}
+		}
+		maxItems = parsedMaxItems
+	}
+	marker := values.Get("Marker")
+
+	if e.credentialManager == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: fmt.Errorf("credential manager not configured")}
+	}
+
+	if pathPrefix != "/" {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: "NotImplemented", Error: fmt.Errorf("PathPrefix filtering is not supported yet")}
+	}
+
+	policyNames, err := e.credentialManager.ListPolicyNames(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	sort.Strings(policyNames)
+
+	if marker != "" {
+		i := sort.SearchStrings(policyNames, marker)
+		if i < len(policyNames) && policyNames[i] == marker {
+			policyNames = policyNames[i+1:]
+		} else if i < len(policyNames) {
+			policyNames = policyNames[i:]
+		} else {
+			policyNames = nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Policy paths are not tracked in the current configuration, so PathPrefix filtering is not supported yet.
+	for _, name := range policyNames {
+		policyNameCopy := name
+		policyArnCopy := iamPolicyArn(name)
+		policyId := iamHash(&policyNameCopy)
+		path := "/"
+		defaultVersionId := "v1"
+		isAttachable := true
+		resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies = append(resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies, &iam.Policy{
+			PolicyName:       &policyNameCopy,
+			Arn:              &policyArnCopy,
+			PolicyId:         &policyId,
+			Path:             &path,
+			DefaultVersionId: &defaultVersionId,
+			IsAttachable:     &isAttachable,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if maxItems > 0 && len(resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies) > maxItems {
+		resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies = resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies[:maxItems]
+		resp.ListPoliciesResult.IsTruncated = true
+		if name := resp.ListPoliciesResult.Policies[maxItems-1].PolicyName; name != nil {
+			resp.ListPoliciesResult.Marker = *name
+		}
+		return resp, nil
+	}
+
+	resp.ListPoliciesResult.IsTruncated = false
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// GetPolicy returns metadata for a managed policy.
+func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) GetPolicy(ctx context.Context, values url.Values) (iamGetPolicyResponse, *iamError) {
+	var resp iamGetPolicyResponse
+	policyArn := values.Get("PolicyArn")
+	policyName, err := iamPolicyNameFromArn(policyArn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeInvalidInputException, Error: err}
+	}
+	if e.credentialManager == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: fmt.Errorf("credential manager not configured")}
+	}
+	policy, err := e.credentialManager.GetPolicy(ctx, policyName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeServiceFailureException, Error: err}
+	}
+	if policy == nil {
+		return resp, &iamError{Code: iam.ErrCodeNoSuchEntityException, Error: fmt.Errorf("policy %s not found", policyName)}
+	}
+
+	policyNameCopy := policyName
+	policyArnCopy := iamPolicyArn(policyName)
+	policyId := iamHash(&policyNameCopy)
+	path := "/"
+	defaultVersionId := "v1"
+	isAttachable := true
+	resp.GetPolicyResult.Policy = iam.Policy{
+		PolicyName:       &policyNameCopy,
+		Arn:              &policyArnCopy,
+		PolicyId:         &policyId,
+		Path:             &path,
+		DefaultVersionId: &defaultVersionId,
+		IsAttachable:     &isAttachable,
+	}
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
@@ -1274,7 +1453,7 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, values url.Values, s
 	action := values.Get("Action")
 	if e.readOnly {
 		switch action {
-		case "ListUsers", "ListAccessKeys", "GetUser", "GetUserPolicy", "ListAttachedUserPolicies", "ListServiceAccounts", "GetServiceAccount":
+		case "ListUsers", "ListAccessKeys", "GetUser", "GetUserPolicy", "ListAttachedUserPolicies", "ListPolicies", "GetPolicy", "ListServiceAccounts", "GetServiceAccount":
 			// Allowed read-only actions
 		default:
 			return nil, &iamError{Code: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied).Code, Error: fmt.Errorf("IAM write operations are disabled on this server")}
@@ -1331,15 +1510,18 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, values url.Values, s
 	case "DeleteAccessKey":
 		response = e.DeleteAccessKey(s3cfg, values)
 	case "CreatePolicy":
-		response, iamErr = e.CreatePolicy(s3cfg, values)
+		response, iamErr = e.CreatePolicy(ctx, values)
 		if iamErr != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("CreatePolicy: %+v", iamErr.Error)
 			return nil, iamErr
 		}
+		changed = false
 	case "DeletePolicy":
-		// Managed policies are not stored separately, so deletion is a no-op.
-		// Returns success for AWS compatibility.
-		response = struct{}{}
+		response, iamErr = e.DeletePolicy(ctx, values)
+		if iamErr != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("DeletePolicy: %+v", iamErr.Error)
+			return nil, iamErr
+		}
 		changed = false
 	case "PutUserPolicy":
 		response, iamErr = e.PutUserPolicy(s3cfg, values)
@@ -1376,6 +1558,18 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, values url.Values, s
 			return nil, iamErr
 		}
 		changed = false
+	case "ListPolicies":
+		response, iamErr = e.ListPolicies(ctx, values)
+		if iamErr != nil {
+			return nil, iamErr
+		}
+		changed = false
+	case "GetPolicy":
+		response, iamErr = e.GetPolicy(ctx, values)
+		if iamErr != nil {
+			return nil, iamErr
+		}
+		changed = false
 	case "SetUserStatus":
 		response, iamErr = e.SetUserStatus(s3cfg, values)
 		if iamErr != nil {
@@ -1428,7 +1622,7 @@ func (e *EmbeddedIamApi) ExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, values url.Values, s
 			glog.Errorf("Failed to reload IAM configuration after mutation: %v", err)
 			// Don't fail the request since the persistent save succeeded
 		}
-	} else if iamErr == nil && (action == "AttachUserPolicy" || action == "DetachUserPolicy") {
+	} else if action == "AttachUserPolicy" || action == "DetachUserPolicy" || action == "CreatePolicy" || action == "DeletePolicy" {
 		// Even if changed=false (persisted via credentialManager), we should still reload
 		// if we are utilizing the local in-memory cache for speed
 		if err := e.ReloadConfiguration(); err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam_test.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam_test.go
index e2e3df8a1..906895f6d 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_embedded_iam_test.go
@@ -518,6 +518,37 @@ func TestEmbeddedIamDetachUserPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"KeepPolicy"}, api.mockConfig.Identities[0].PolicyNames)
 }
 
+// TestEmbeddedIamDeletePolicyInUse ensures deleting a policy that is still attached returns conflict.
+func TestEmbeddedIamDeletePolicyInUse(t *testing.T) {
+	api := NewEmbeddedIamApiForTest()
+	api.mockConfig = &iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration{
+		Identities: []*iam_pb.Identity{
+			{Name: "TestUser", PolicyNames: []string{"TestPolicy"}},
+		},
+		Policies: []*iam_pb.Policy{
+			{Name: "TestPolicy", Content: `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[]}`},
+		},
+	}
+
+	params := &iam.DeletePolicyInput{
+		PolicyArn: aws.String("arn:aws:iam:::policy/TestPolicy"),
+	}
+	req, _ := iam.New(session.New()).DeletePolicyRequest(params)
+	_ = req.Build()
+
+	response, err := executeEmbeddedIamRequest(api, req.HTTPRequest, nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusConflict, response.Code)
+	code, _ := extractEmbeddedIamErrorCodeAndMessage(response)
+	assert.Equal(t, iam.ErrCodeDeleteConflictException, code)
+
+	assert.Len(t, api.mockConfig.Policies, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "TestPolicy", api.mockConfig.Policies[0].Name)
+	assert.Len(t, api.mockConfig.Identities, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "TestUser", api.mockConfig.Identities[0].Name)
+	assert.Contains(t, api.mockConfig.Identities[0].PolicyNames, "TestPolicy")
+}
+
 // TestEmbeddedIamAttachAlreadyAttachedPolicy ensures attaching a policy already
 // present on the user is idempotent.
 func TestEmbeddedIamAttachAlreadyAttachedPolicy(t *testing.T) {