diff --git a/test/s3/lifecycle/s3_lifecycle_object_lock_test.go b/test/s3/lifecycle/s3_lifecycle_object_lock_test.go
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+// Object Lock + lifecycle integration scenario.
+package lifecycle
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestLifecycleSkipsObjectLockedObjects: an object under Object Lock
+// retention must NOT be expired by the lifecycle worker. The handler's
+// enforceObjectLockProtections check (s3api_internal_lifecycle.go:47)
+// returns an error which the dispatcher classifies as
+// SKIPPED_OBJECT_LOCK. Pinning the integration end-to-end so a
+// regression in either the lock state lookup or the dispatcher's
+// outcome handling is caught.
+//
+// Companion positive control: a second object in the same bucket
+// without retention is expired by the same sweep — proves the rule
+// is firing AND that the lock check is selective, not a blanket skip.
+func TestLifecycleSkipsObjectLockedObjects(t *testing.T) {
+	c := s3Client(t)
+	fc, fcClose := filerClient(t)
+	defer fcClose()
+
+	bucket := uniqueBucket("objlock")
+	// Object Lock requires the bucket to be created with the flag set;
+	// it can't be enabled retroactively on an existing bucket. Use the
+	// raw API rather than mustCreateBucket here so we can pass the
+	// ObjectLockEnabledForBucket option.
+	_, err := c.CreateBucket(context.Background(), &s3.CreateBucketInput{
+		Bucket:                     aws.String(bucket),
+		ObjectLockEnabledForBucket: aws.Bool(true),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		// Best-effort cleanup mirrors mustCreateBucket; locked objects
+		// may resist deletion but the test process continues regardless.
+		c.DeleteBucketLifecycle(context.Background(), &s3.DeleteBucketLifecycleInput{Bucket: aws.String(bucket)})
+		listOut, _ := c.ListObjectVersions(context.Background(), &s3.ListObjectVersionsInput{Bucket: aws.String(bucket)})
+		if listOut != nil {
+			for _, v := range listOut.Versions {
+				// Bypass governance retention to free the bucket for delete.
+				c.DeleteObject(context.Background(), &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
+					Bucket:                    aws.String(bucket),
+					Key:                       v.Key,
+					VersionId:                 v.VersionId,
+					BypassGovernanceRetention: aws.Bool(true),
+				})
+			}
+			for _, m := range listOut.DeleteMarkers {
+				c.DeleteObject(context.Background(), &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
+					Bucket: aws.String(bucket), Key: m.Key, VersionId: m.VersionId,
+				})
+			}
+		}
+		c.DeleteBucket(context.Background(), &s3.DeleteBucketInput{Bucket: aws.String(bucket)})
+	})
+
+	putExpirationLifecycle(t, c, bucket, "lock/", 1)
+
+	const lockedKey = "lock/protected.txt"
+	const freeKey = "lock/free.txt"
+
+	// Locked object: PUT with GOVERNANCE retention until 1h from now.
+	lockedPut, err := c.PutObject(context.Background(), &s3.PutObjectInput{
+		Bucket:                    aws.String(bucket),
+		Key:                       aws.String(lockedKey),
+		Body:                      strings.NewReader("locked"),
+		ObjectLockMode:            types.ObjectLockModeGovernance,
+		ObjectLockRetainUntilDate: aws.Time(time.Now().Add(time.Hour)),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "PUT with retention must succeed on a lock-enabled bucket")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, aws.ToString(lockedPut.VersionId))
+
+	// Free object: PUT without retention.
+	putObject(t, c, bucket, freeKey, "free")
+
+	// Backdate both so they would otherwise both expire under the
+	// 1-day rule. The lock check is what distinguishes them.
+	backdateMtime(t, fc, bucket, lockedKey, 30)
+	backdateMtime(t, fc, bucket, freeKey, 30)
+
+	out := runLifecycleShard(t)
+	t.Logf("shell output:\n%s", out)
+
+	// Free object expires (positive control).
+	require.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool {
+		_, err := c.HeadObject(context.Background(), &s3.HeadObjectInput{
+			Bucket: aws.String(bucket), Key: aws.String(freeKey),
+		})
+		return isS3NotFound(err)
+	}, 30*time.Second, 500*time.Millisecond, "unlocked object must expire (control)")
+
+	// Locked object survives — Object Lock retention overrides the
+	// lifecycle rule. HEAD without versionId returns the still-current
+	// object data, not a 404.
+	_, err = c.HeadObject(context.Background(), &s3.HeadObjectInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String(bucket), Key: aws.String(lockedKey),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "object under GOVERNANCE retention must survive the sweep")
+}
+