diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
index 064595e1e..4ba095dca 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (e Expiration) Validate() error {
 		return errLifecycleInvalidDeleteMarker
 	}
 
-	if !e.DeleteMarker.set && e.IsDaysNull() && e.IsDateNull() {
+	if !e.DeleteMarker.set && !e.DeleteAll.set && e.IsDaysNull() && e.IsDateNull() {
 		return errXMLNotWellFormed
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
index 6d632194e..50cfd7b68 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ func TestInvalidExpiration(t *testing.T) {
                                     </Expiration>`,
 			expectedErr: errLifecycleInvalidDeleteMarker,
 		},
+		{ // Expiration with a valid number of days and ExpiredObjectAllVersions
+			inputXML: `<Expiration>
+									<Days>3</Days>
+			            <ExpiredObjectAllVersions>true</ExpiredObjectAllVersions>
+                                    </Expiration>`,
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
+		{ // Expiration with a valid ISO 8601 date and ExpiredObjectAllVersions
+			inputXML: `<Expiration>
+									<Date>2019-04-20T00:00:00Z</Date>
+			            <ExpiredObjectAllVersions>true</ExpiredObjectAllVersions>
+                                    </Expiration>`,
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range validationTestCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Test %d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {