diff --git a/backend/common.go b/backend/common.go
index 44bd0d9..b9ae2e1 100644
--- a/backend/common.go
+++ b/backend/common.go
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ type ObjectDeletePreconditions struct {
 
 // EvaluateObjectDeletePreconditions evaluates preconditions for DeleteObject
 func EvaluateObjectDeletePreconditions(etag string, modTime time.Time, size int64, preconditions ObjectDeletePreconditions) error {
+	etag = strings.Trim(etag, `"`)
 	ifMatch := preconditions.IfMatch
 	if ifMatch != nil && *ifMatch != etag {
 		return errPreconditionFailed
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go b/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
index bac9d45..3a3b6ee 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) DeleteObject(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 	key := strings.TrimPrefix(ctx.Path(), fmt.Sprintf("/%s/", bucket))
 	versionId := ctx.Query("versionId")
 	bypass := strings.EqualFold(ctx.Get("X-Amz-Bypass-Governance-Retention"), "true")
-	ifMatch := utils.GetStringPtr(ctx.Get("If-Match"))
+	ifMatch := utils.GetStringPtr(utils.TrimQuotes(ctx.Get("If-Match")))
 	ifMatchLastModTime := utils.ParsePreconditionDateHeader(ctx.Get("X-Amz-If-Match-Last-Modified-Time"))
 	ifMatchSize := utils.ParseIfMatchSize(ctx)
 	// context locals
diff --git a/s3api/utils/precondition.go b/s3api/utils/precondition.go
index 0852980..52a857b 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/precondition.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/precondition.go
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func ParsePreconditionMatchHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, opts ...preconditionOpt) (*st
 		prefix = "X-Amz-Copy-Source-"
 	}
 
-	ifMatch := trimQuotes(ctx.Get(prefix + "If-Match"))
-	ifNoneMatch := trimQuotes(ctx.Get(prefix + "If-None-Match"))
+	ifMatch := TrimQuotes(ctx.Get(prefix + "If-Match"))
+	ifNoneMatch := TrimQuotes(ctx.Get(prefix + "If-None-Match"))
 	return GetStringPtr(ifMatch), GetStringPtr(ifNoneMatch)
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func ParseIfMatchSize(ctx *fiber.Ctx) *int64 {
 	return &ifMatchSize
 }
 
-func trimQuotes(str string) string {
+func TrimQuotes(str string) string {
 	if len(str) < 2 {
 		return str
 	}
diff --git a/tests/integration/DeleteObject.go b/tests/integration/DeleteObject.go
index 95acfe1..8c9a0fd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/DeleteObject.go
+++ b/tests/integration/DeleteObject.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3"
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ func DeleteObject_conditional_writes(s *S3Conf) error {
 	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
 		obj := "my-obj"
 		var etag *string = getPtr("")
+		var etagUnquoted *string = getPtr("")
 		var size *int64 = getPtr(int64(0))
 		var modTime *time.Time = getPtr(time.Now())
 
@@ -149,6 +151,9 @@ func DeleteObject_conditional_writes(s *S3Conf) error {
 			}
 
 			*etag = *res.res.ETag
+			if etag != nil {
+				*etagUnquoted = strings.Trim(*etag, `"`)
+			}
 			*size = *res.res.Size
 			*modTime = *out.LastModified
 
@@ -176,12 +181,16 @@ func DeleteObject_conditional_writes(s *S3Conf) error {
 			{etag, size, nil, nil},
 			{etag, nil, modTime, nil},
 			{nil, size, modTime, nil},
+			// unqoted etag
+			{etagUnquoted, nil, nil, nil},
 			// error cases
 			{getPtr("incorrect_etag"), nil, nil, errPrecond},
 			{nil, getPtr(int64(23234)), nil, errPrecond},
 			{nil, nil, getPtr(time.Now().AddDate(-1, -1, -1)), errPrecond},
 			{getPtr("incorrect_etag"), getPtr(int64(23234)), nil, errPrecond},
 			{getPtr("incorrect_etag"), getPtr(int64(23234)), getPtr(time.Now().AddDate(-1, -1, -1)), errPrecond},
+			// quoted incorrect etag
+			{getPtr(`"incorrect_etag"`), nil, nil, errPrecond},
 		} {
 			err := createObj()
 			if err != nil {