diff --git a/s3api/middlewares/authentication.go b/s3api/middlewares/authentication.go
index e40a5d5f..f55345c3 100644
--- a/s3api/middlewares/authentication.go
+++ b/s3api/middlewares/authentication.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func VerifyV4Signature(root RootUserConfig, iam auth.IAMService, region string,
 
 		// Check X-Amz-Date header
 		date := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Date")
+		if date == "" {
+			// Fall back to `Date` header if `X-Amz-Date` is not set
+			date = ctx.Get("Date")
+		}
 		if date == "" {
 			return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMissingDateHeader)
 		}
diff --git a/s3api/middlewares/presign-auth.go b/s3api/middlewares/presign-auth.go
index 8c1754b4..23de0aef 100644
--- a/s3api/middlewares/presign-auth.go
+++ b/s3api/middlewares/presign-auth.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func VerifyPresignedV4Signature(root RootUserConfig, iam auth.IAMService, region
 		if !utils.IsPresignedURLAuth(ctx) {
 			return nil
 		}
+		if utils.IsPresignedURLAuthV2(ctx) {
+			// SigV2 authorization is not supported by the gateway
+			return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism)
+		}
 
 		if ctx.Request().URI().QueryArgs().Has("X-Amz-Security-Token") {
 			// OIDC Authorization with X-Amz-Security-Token is not supported
diff --git a/s3api/utils/auth-reader.go b/s3api/utils/auth-reader.go
index 9cf24a8a..e7a845bf 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/auth-reader.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/auth-reader.go
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ func ParseAuthorization(authorization string) (AuthData, error) {
 	}
 
 	algo := authParts[0]
-
+	if algo == "AWS" {
+		// SigV2 authorization is not supported by the gateway
+		return a, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism)
+	}
 	if algo != "AWS4-HMAC-SHA256" {
 		return a, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationType)
 	}
diff --git a/s3api/utils/presign-auth-reader.go b/s3api/utils/presign-auth-reader.go
index be3a3fb5..a7c040f3 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/presign-auth-reader.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/presign-auth-reader.go
@@ -254,11 +254,21 @@ func IsPresignedURLAuth(ctx *fiber.Ctx) bool {
 	signedHeaders := ctx.Query("X-Amz-SignedHeaders")
 	expires := ctx.Query("X-Amz-Expires")
 
-	return !isEmpty(algo, creds, signature, signedHeaders, expires)
+	return !allEmpty(algo, creds, signature, signedHeaders, expires) || IsPresignedURLAuthV2(ctx)
 }
 
-// isEmpty checks if all the given strings are empty
-func isEmpty(args ...string) bool {
+// IsPresignedURLAuthV2 determines if the request is
+// query-string signed with aws v2 signer
+func IsPresignedURLAuthV2(ctx *fiber.Ctx) bool {
+	expires := ctx.Query("Expires")
+	access := ctx.Query("AWSAccessKeyId")
+	signature := ctx.Query("Signature")
+
+	return anyNonEmpty(expires, access, signature)
+}
+
+// allEmpty reports whether every given string is empty.
+func allEmpty(args ...string) bool {
 	for _, a := range args {
 		if a != "" {
 			return false
@@ -267,3 +277,14 @@ func isEmpty(args ...string) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+// anyNonEmpty reports whether at least one given string is non-empty.
+func anyNonEmpty(args ...string) bool {
+	for _, a := range args {
+		if a != "" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/s3err/s3err.go b/s3err/s3err.go
index 14a35b90..3d0ea1e4 100644
--- a/s3err/s3err.go
+++ b/s3err/s3err.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ const (
 	ErrMetadataTooLarge
 	ErrOnlyAws4HmacSha256
 	ErrInvalidDateHeader
+	ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism
 
 	// Non-AWS errors
 	ErrExistingObjectIsDirectory
@@ -868,6 +869,11 @@ var errorCodeResponse = map[ErrorCode]APIError{
 		Description:    "X-Amz-Date must be formated via ISO8601 Long format",
 		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 	},
+	ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism: {
+		Code:           "InvalidRequest",
+		Description:    "The authorization mechanism you have provided is not supported. Please use AWS4-HMAC-SHA256.",
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+	},
 
 	// non aws errors
 	ErrExistingObjectIsDirectory: {
diff --git a/tests/integration/group-tests.go b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
index 74dbeb94..49e0e74a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/group-tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestAuthentication(ts *TestState) {
 	ts.Run(Authentication_invalid_sha256_payload_hash)
 	ts.Run(Authentication_md5)
 	ts.Run(Authentication_signature_error_incorrect_secret_key)
+	ts.Run(Authentication_sigv2_not_supported)
 	ts.Run(Authentication_with_expect_header)
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func TestPresignedAuthentication(ts *TestState) {
 	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_exceeding_expiration_query_param)
 	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_expired_request)
 	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_incorrect_secret_key)
+	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_sigv2_not_supported)
 	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_PutObject_success)
 	ts.Run(PresignedAuth_Put_GetObject_with_data)
 	if !ts.conf.azureTests {
@@ -1293,6 +1295,7 @@ func GetIntTests() IntTests {
 		"Authentication_invalid_sha256_payload_hash":                               Authentication_invalid_sha256_payload_hash,
 		"Authentication_md5":                                                       Authentication_md5,
 		"Authentication_signature_error_incorrect_secret_key":                      Authentication_signature_error_incorrect_secret_key,
+		"Authentication_sigv2_not_supported":                                       Authentication_sigv2_not_supported,
 		"Authentication_with_expect_header":                                        Authentication_with_expect_header,
 		"PresignedAuth_security_token_not_supported":                               PresignedAuth_security_token_not_supported,
 		"PresignedAuth_unsupported_algorithm":                                      PresignedAuth_unsupported_algorithm,
@@ -1314,6 +1317,7 @@ func GetIntTests() IntTests {
 		"PresignedAuth_exceeding_expiration_query_param":                           PresignedAuth_exceeding_expiration_query_param,
 		"PresignedAuth_expired_request":                                            PresignedAuth_expired_request,
 		"PresignedAuth_incorrect_secret_key":                                       PresignedAuth_incorrect_secret_key,
+		"PresignedAuth_sigv2_not_supported":                                        PresignedAuth_sigv2_not_supported,
 		"PresignedAuth_PutObject_success":                                          PresignedAuth_PutObject_success,
 		"PutObject_missing_object_lock_retention_config":                           PutObject_missing_object_lock_retention_config,
 		"PutObject_name_too_long":                                                  PutObject_name_too_long,
diff --git a/tests/integration/presigned_urls.go b/tests/integration/presigned_urls.go
index bd410641..ac9597ca 100644
--- a/tests/integration/presigned_urls.go
+++ b/tests/integration/presigned_urls.go
@@ -665,6 +665,29 @@ func PresignedAuth_incorrect_secret_key(s *S3Conf) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func PresignedAuth_sigv2_not_supported(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "PresignedAuth_sigv2_not_supported"
+	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		expires := time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour).Unix()
+		uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/object?AWSAccessKeyId=%s&Expires=%d&Signature=my-signature", s.endpoint, bucket, s.awsID, expires)
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPut, uri, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			cancel()
+			return err
+		}
+
+		resp, err := s.httpClient.Do(req)
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return checkHTTPResponseApiErr(resp, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism))
+	})
+}
+
 func PresignedAuth_PutObject_success(s *S3Conf) error {
 	testName := "PresignedAuth_PutObject_success"
 	return presignedAuthHandler(s, testName, func(client *s3.PresignClient, bucket string) error {
diff --git a/tests/integration/sigv4_auth.go b/tests/integration/sigv4_auth.go
index 90fb04d3..835f1e6f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/sigv4_auth.go
+++ b/tests/integration/sigv4_auth.go
@@ -564,6 +564,37 @@ func Authentication_signature_error_incorrect_secret_key(s *S3Conf) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func Authentication_sigv2_not_supported(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "Authentication_sigv2_not_supported"
+	bucket := getBucketName()
+	return authHandler(s, &authConfig{
+		testName: testName,
+		method:   http.MethodPut,
+		service:  "s3",
+		date:     time.Now(),
+		path:     fmt.Sprintf("%s/object", bucket),
+	}, func(req *http.Request) error {
+		err := setup(s, bucket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		req.Header.Del("Authorization")
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "AWS seed_signature")
+
+		resp, err := s.httpClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := checkHTTPResponseApiErr(resp, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrUnsupportedAuthorizationMechanism)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return teardown(s, bucket)
+	})
+}
+
 func Authentication_with_expect_header(s *S3Conf) error {
 	testName := "Authentication_with_expect_header"
 	bucket, object := getBucketName(), "object"