diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 8916c565..2195ff1f 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -2435,10 +2435,21 @@ func (p *Posix) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.DeleteObjectInput) (
 				acct = auth.Account{}
 			}
 
-			// Creates a new version in the versioning directory
-			_, err = p.createObjVersion(bucket, object, fi.Size(), acct)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+			// Get object versionId
+			vId, err := p.meta.RetrieveAttribute(nil, bucket, object, versionIdKey)
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, meta.ErrNoSuchKey) && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("get obj versionId: %w", err)
+			}
+			if errors.Is(err, meta.ErrNoSuchKey) {
+				vId = []byte(nullVersionId)
+			}
+
+			// Creates a new object version in the versioning directory
+			if p.isBucketVersioningEnabled(vStatus) || string(vId) != nullVersionId {
+				_, err = p.createObjVersion(bucket, object, fi.Size(), acct)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Mark the object as a delete marker
@@ -2446,11 +2457,20 @@ func (p *Posix) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.DeleteObjectInput) (
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("set delete marker: %w", err)
 			}
-			// Generate & set a unique versionId for the delete marker
-			versionId := ulid.Make().String()
-			err = p.meta.StoreAttribute(nil, bucket, object, versionIdKey, []byte(versionId))
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("set versionId: %w", err)
+
+			versionId := nullVersionId
+			if p.isBucketVersioningEnabled(vStatus) {
+				// Generate & set a unique versionId for the delete marker
+				versionId = ulid.Make().String()
+				err = p.meta.StoreAttribute(nil, bucket, object, versionIdKey, []byte(versionId))
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("set versionId: %w", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = p.meta.DeleteAttribute(bucket, object, versionIdKey)
+				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, meta.ErrNoSuchKey) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("delete versionId: %w", err)
+				}
 			}
 
 			return &s3.DeleteObjectOutput{
diff --git a/tests/integration/group-tests.go b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
index 4aa6beba..54d7b07d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/group-tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ func TestVersioning(s *S3Conf) {
 	Versioning_DeleteObject_non_existing_object(s)
 	Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_a_delete_marker(s)
 	Versioning_Delete_null_versionId_object(s)
+	Versioning_DeleteObject_suspended(s)
 	Versioning_DeleteObjects_success(s)
 	Versioning_DeleteObjects_delete_deleteMarkers(s)
 	// ListObjectVersions
@@ -959,6 +960,7 @@ func GetIntTests() IntTests {
 		"Versioning_DeleteObject_non_existing_object":                         Versioning_DeleteObject_non_existing_object,
 		"Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_a_delete_marker":                      Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_a_delete_marker,
 		"Versioning_Delete_null_versionId_object":                             Versioning_Delete_null_versionId_object,
+		"Versioning_DeleteObject_suspended":                                   Versioning_DeleteObject_suspended,
 		"Versioning_DeleteObjects_success":                                    Versioning_DeleteObjects_success,
 		"Versioning_DeleteObjects_delete_deleteMarkers":                       Versioning_DeleteObjects_delete_deleteMarkers,
 		"ListObjectVersions_non_existing_bucket":                              ListObjectVersions_non_existing_bucket,
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests.go b/tests/integration/tests.go
index ee6e4a8b..834753a2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/tests.go
@@ -11688,6 +11688,68 @@ func Versioning_Delete_null_versionId_object(s *S3Conf) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func Versioning_DeleteObject_suspended(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "Versioning_DeleteObject_suspended"
+	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		obj := "my-obj"
+		versions, err := createObjVersions(s3client, bucket, obj, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		versions[0].IsLatest = getBoolPtr(false)
+
+		err = putBucketVersioningStatus(s3client, bucket, types.BucketVersioningStatusSuspended)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+			res, err := s3client.DeleteObject(ctx, &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
+				Bucket: &bucket,
+				Key:    &obj,
+			})
+			cancel()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if !*res.DeleteMarker {
+				return fmt.Errorf("expected the delete marker to be true, instead got %v", *res.DeleteMarker)
+			}
+			if *res.VersionId != nullVersionId {
+				return fmt.Errorf("expected the versionId to be %v, instead got %v", nullVersionId, *res.VersionId)
+			}
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		res, err := s3client.ListObjectVersions(ctx, &s3.ListObjectVersionsInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		delMarkers := []types.DeleteMarkerEntry{
+			{
+				IsLatest:  getBoolPtr(true),
+				Key:       &obj,
+				VersionId: &nullVersionId,
+			},
+		}
+
+		if !compareVersions(res.Versions, versions) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected the versions to be %v, instead got %v", versions, res.Versions)
+		}
+		if !compareDelMarkers(res.DeleteMarkers, delMarkers) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected the delete markers to be %v, instead got %v", delMarkers, res.DeleteMarkers)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, withVersioning(types.BucketVersioningStatusEnabled))
+}
+
 func Versioning_DeleteObjects_success(s *S3Conf) error {
 	testName := "Versioning_DeleteObjects_success"
 	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {