diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 5b0f88c05..fdd4781d7 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -891,9 +891,15 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 
+	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
+	if objectAPI == nil {
+		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+		return
+	}
+
 	forceDelete := false
-	if vs, found := r.Header[http.CanonicalHeaderKey("x-minio-force-delete")]; found {
-		switch strings.ToLower(strings.Join(vs, "")) {
+	if value := r.Header.Get(xhttp.MinIOForceDelete); value != "" {
+		switch value {
 		case "true":
 			forceDelete = true
 		case "false":
@@ -903,14 +909,20 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 		}
 	}
 
-	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
-	if objectAPI == nil {
-		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
-		return
+	if forceDelete {
+		if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.ForceDeleteBucketAction, bucket, ""); s3Error != ErrNone {
+			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(s3Error), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.DeleteBucketAction, bucket, ""); s3Error != ErrNone {
+			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(s3Error), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
-	if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.DeleteBucketAction, bucket, ""); s3Error != ErrNone {
-		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(s3Error), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+	if _, ok := globalBucketObjectLockConfig.Get(bucket); (ok || globalWORMEnabled) && forceDelete {
+		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrMethodNotAllowed), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/http/headers.go b/cmd/http/headers.go
index c8f34cd1c..26585e0a0 100644
--- a/cmd/http/headers.go
+++ b/cmd/http/headers.go
@@ -106,4 +106,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Server-Status
 	MinIOServerStatus = "x-minio-server-status"
+
+	// Delete special flag
+	MinIOForceDelete = "x-minio-force-delete"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/bucket/policy/action.go b/pkg/bucket/policy/action.go
index c27c054f9..c52568b35 100644
--- a/pkg/bucket/policy/action.go
+++ b/pkg/bucket/policy/action.go
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ const (
 	// DeleteBucketAction - DeleteBucket Rest API action.
 	DeleteBucketAction = "s3:DeleteBucket"
 
+	// ForceDeleteBucketAction - DeleteBucket Rest API action when x-minio-force-delete flag
+	// is specified.
+	ForceDeleteBucketAction = "s3:ForceDeleteBucket"
+
 	// DeleteBucketPolicyAction - DeleteBucketPolicy Rest API action.
 	DeleteBucketPolicyAction = "s3:DeleteBucketPolicy"
 
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ var supportedActions = map[Action]struct{}{
 	AbortMultipartUploadAction:             {},
 	CreateBucketAction:                     {},
 	DeleteBucketAction:                     {},
+	ForceDeleteBucketAction:                {},
 	DeleteBucketPolicyAction:               {},
 	DeleteObjectAction:                     {},
 	GetBucketLocationAction:                {},
diff --git a/pkg/iam/policy/action.go b/pkg/iam/policy/action.go
index 65467ca46..35d133472 100644
--- a/pkg/iam/policy/action.go
+++ b/pkg/iam/policy/action.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ const (
 	// DeleteBucketAction - DeleteBucket Rest API action.
 	DeleteBucketAction = "s3:DeleteBucket"
 
+	// ForceDeleteBucketAction - DeleteBucket Rest API action when x-minio-force-delete flag
+	// is specified.
+	ForceDeleteBucketAction = "s3:ForceDeleteBucket"
+
 	// DeleteBucketPolicyAction - DeleteBucketPolicy Rest API action.
 	DeleteBucketPolicyAction = "s3:DeleteBucketPolicy"
 
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ var supportedActions = map[Action]struct{}{
 	AbortMultipartUploadAction:             {},
 	CreateBucketAction:                     {},
 	DeleteBucketAction:                     {},
+	ForceDeleteBucketAction:                {},
 	DeleteBucketPolicyAction:               {},
 	DeleteObjectAction:                     {},
 	GetBucketLocationAction:                {},