diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
index c52cb2dac..cf8860e9a 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4.go
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ func buildPathWithForwardedPrefix(forwardedPrefix, urlPath string) string {
 	var joined string
 	if strings.HasSuffix(forwardedPrefix, "/") && strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, "/") {
 		joined = forwardedPrefix + urlPath[1:]
+	} else if urlPath == "" {
+		joined = forwardedPrefix
 	} else if !strings.HasSuffix(forwardedPrefix, "/") && !strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, "/") {
 		joined = forwardedPrefix + "/" + urlPath
 	} else {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4_test.go b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4_test.go
index 0bc704faf..a5f66e558 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_signature_v4_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ func TestBuildPathWithForwardedPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 			urlPath:         "bucket/obj",
 			expected:        "/storage/bucket/obj",
 		},
+		{
+			name:            "empty urlPath with prefix",
+			forwardedPrefix: "/s3",
+			urlPath:         "",
+			expected:        "/s3",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {