diff --git a/weed/iam/helpers.go b/weed/iam/helpers.go
index 628fa9551d..1a3b24b410 100644
--- a/weed/iam/helpers.go
+++ b/weed/iam/helpers.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ var baseS3ActionMap = map[string]string{
 	"DeleteBucketTagging":        s3_constants.ACTION_TAGGING,
 	// ACL operations
 	"PutObjectAcl":        s3_constants.ACTION_WRITE_ACP,
+	"PutObjectVersionAcl": s3_constants.ACTION_WRITE_ACP,
 	"GetObjectAcl":        s3_constants.ACTION_READ_ACP,
 	"GetObjectVersionAcl": s3_constants.ACTION_READ_ACP,
 	"PutBucketAcl":        s3_constants.ACTION_WRITE_ACP,
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver.go b/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver.go
index 7c228ba2ab..bc90c17ad1 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver.go
@@ -166,15 +166,23 @@ func resolveFromQueryParameters(query url.Values, method string, hasObject bool)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// ACL operations
+	// ACL operations. A versionId retargets the request at a specific
+	// version, so the version ACL action applies, not the current-object one.
 	if query.Has("acl") {
+		versioned := hasObject && query.Get("versionId") != ""
 		switch method {
 		case http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead:
+			if versioned {
+				return s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL
+			}
 			if hasObject {
 				return s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_ACL
 			}
 			return s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_BUCKET_ACL
 		case http.MethodPut:
+			if versioned {
+				return s3_constants.S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL
+			}
 			if hasObject {
 				return s3_constants.S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_ACL
 			}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver_test.go b/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver_test.go
index e46c1c8b6a..70dc53166e 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3_action_resolver_test.go
@@ -146,6 +146,35 @@ func TestResolveS3Action_VersionTagging(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// An ACL request carrying versionId targets a specific version and must
+// resolve to the version ACL action so a grant limited to the current-object
+// action cannot reach historical versions.
+func TestResolveS3Action_VersionAcl(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		method string
+		object string
+		query  string
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{"get current acl", http.MethodGet, "key", "acl", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_ACL},
+		{"put current acl", http.MethodPut, "key", "acl", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_ACL},
+		{"get version acl", http.MethodGet, "key", "acl&versionId=v1", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL},
+		{"head version acl", http.MethodHead, "key", "acl&versionId=v1", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL},
+		{"put version acl", http.MethodPut, "key", "acl&versionId=v1", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL},
+		{"empty versionId stays current", http.MethodGet, "key", "acl&versionId=", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_ACL},
+		{"bucket acl ignores versionId", http.MethodGet, "", "acl&versionId=v1", s3_constants.S3_ACTION_GET_BUCKET_ACL},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r, _ := http.NewRequest(tt.method, "http://localhost/bucket/"+tt.object+"?"+tt.query, nil)
+			if got := ResolveS3Action(r, s3_constants.ACTION_READ, "bucket", tt.object); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("ResolveS3Action() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // Bucket subresources registered with ACTION_ADMIN must resolve to their own
 // S3 actions so a policy granting one of them does not need s3:*, and so no
 // broader grant sweeps them in.
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3_constants/s3_action_strings.go b/weed/s3api/s3_constants/s3_action_strings.go
index 059c6e1dd8..8230516c58 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3_constants/s3_action_strings.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3_constants/s3_action_strings.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const (
 	S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_ACL = "s3:GetObjectAcl"
 	S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_ACL = "s3:PutObjectAcl"
 
+	// Version-specific ACL operations (?acl&versionId)
+	S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL = "s3:GetObjectVersionAcl"
+	S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_VERSION_ACL = "s3:PutObjectVersionAcl"
+
 	// Object tagging operations
 	S3_ACTION_GET_OBJECT_TAGGING    = "s3:GetObjectTagging"
 	S3_ACTION_PUT_OBJECT_TAGGING    = "s3:PutObjectTagging"