diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 7d4e3d0c4..2234a44e1 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -449,14 +449,15 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 
 	deleteList := toNames(objectsToDelete)
 	dObjects, errs := deleteObjectsFn(ctx, bucket, deleteList, ObjectOptions{
-		Versioned: globalBucketVersioningSys.Enabled(bucket),
+		Versioned:        globalBucketVersioningSys.Enabled(bucket),
+		VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.Suspended(bucket),
 	})
 
 	deletedObjects := make([]DeletedObject, len(deleteObjects.Objects))
 	for i := range errs {
 		dindex := objectsToDelete[deleteList[i]]
 		apiErr := toAPIError(ctx, errs[i])
-		if apiErr.Code == "" || apiErr.Code == "NoSuchKey" {
+		if apiErr.Code == "" || apiErr.Code == "NoSuchKey" || apiErr.Code == "InvalidArgument" {
 			deletedObjects[dindex] = dObjects[i]
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index b4b73ae79..75d248040 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -860,14 +861,22 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket string, objec
 	versions := make([]FileInfo, len(objects))
 	for i := range objects {
 		if objects[i].VersionID == "" {
-			if opts.Versioned && !HasSuffix(objects[i].ObjectName, SlashSeparator) {
-				versions[i] = FileInfo{
-					Name:      objects[i].ObjectName,
-					VersionID: mustGetUUID(),
-					ModTime:   UTCNow(),
-					Deleted:   true, // delete marker
+			if opts.Versioned || opts.VersionSuspended {
+				if !HasSuffix(objects[i].ObjectName, SlashSeparator) {
+					fi := FileInfo{
+						Name:    objects[i].ObjectName,
+						ModTime: UTCNow(),
+						Deleted: true, // delete marker
+					}
+					if opts.Versioned {
+						fi.VersionID = mustGetUUID()
+					}
+					// versioning suspended means we add `null`
+					// version as delete marker
+
+					versions[i] = fi
+					continue
 				}
-				continue
 			}
 		}
 		versions[i] = FileInfo{
@@ -907,9 +916,11 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket string, objec
 		for i := range delObjErrs {
 			// delObjErrs[i] is not nil when disks[i] is also not nil
 			if delObjErrs[i] != nil {
-				if delObjErrs[i][objIndex] != errFileNotFound {
-					diskErrs[i] = delObjErrs[i][objIndex]
+				if errors.Is(delObjErrs[i][objIndex], errFileNotFound) ||
+					errors.Is(delObjErrs[i][objIndex], errFileVersionNotFound) {
+					continue
 				}
+				diskErrs[i] = delObjErrs[i][objIndex]
 			}
 		}
 		errs[objIndex] = reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, diskErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorums[objIndex])
@@ -961,18 +972,27 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string
 	writeQuorum := len(storageDisks)/2 + 1
 
 	if opts.VersionID == "" {
-		if opts.Versioned && !HasSuffix(object, SlashSeparator) {
-			fi := FileInfo{
-				Name:      object,
-				VersionID: mustGetUUID(),
-				Deleted:   true,
-				ModTime:   UTCNow(),
-			}
-			// Add delete marker, since we don't have any version specified explicitly.
-			if err = er.deleteObjectVersion(ctx, bucket, object, writeQuorum, fi); err != nil {
-				return objInfo, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
+		if opts.Versioned || opts.VersionSuspended {
+			if !HasSuffix(object, SlashSeparator) {
+				fi := FileInfo{
+					Name:    object,
+					Deleted: true,
+					ModTime: UTCNow(),
+				}
+
+				if opts.Versioned {
+					fi.VersionID = mustGetUUID()
+				}
+
+				// versioning suspended means we add `null`
+				// version as delete marker
+
+				// Add delete marker, since we don't have any version specified explicitly.
+				if err = er.deleteObjectVersion(ctx, bucket, object, writeQuorum, fi); err != nil {
+					return objInfo, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
+				}
+				return fi.ToObjectInfo(bucket, object), nil
 			}
-			return fi.ToObjectInfo(bucket, object), nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-interface.go b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
index c68d1cb00..7215ba092 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-interface.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type GetObjectInfoFn func(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts Objec
 // ObjectOptions represents object options for ObjectLayer object operations
 type ObjectOptions struct {
 	ServerSideEncryption encrypt.ServerSide
+	VersionSuspended     bool                // indicates if the bucket was previously versioned but is currently suspended.
 	Versioned            bool                // indicates if the bucket is versioned
 	WalkVersions         bool                // indicates if the we are interested in walking versions
 	VersionID            string              // Specifies the versionID which needs to be overwritten or read
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-options.go b/cmd/object-api-options.go
index 61912ccd1..0adb87eed 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-options.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-options.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func delOpts(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, bucket, object string) (opts
 		return opts, err
 	}
 	opts.Versioned = versioned
+	opts.VersionSuspended = globalBucketVersioningSys.Suspended(bucket)
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/web-handlers.go b/cmd/web-handlers.go
index 44354fc86..bcb344ae5 100644
--- a/cmd/web-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web-handlers.go
@@ -679,7 +679,8 @@ func (web *webAPIHandlers) RemoveObject(r *http.Request, args *RemoveObjectArgs,
 	}
 
 	opts := ObjectOptions{
-		Versioned: globalBucketVersioningSys.Enabled(args.BucketName),
+		Versioned:        globalBucketVersioningSys.Enabled(args.BucketName),
+		VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.Suspended(args.BucketName),
 	}
 	var err error
 next:
diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage-format-v2.go b/cmd/xl-storage-format-v2.go
index 61b8d8afe..59d54504e 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage-format-v2.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage-format-v2.go
@@ -227,29 +227,10 @@ func (z *xlMetaV2) Load(buf []byte) error {
 
 // AddVersion adds a new version
 func (z *xlMetaV2) AddVersion(fi FileInfo) error {
-	if fi.Deleted {
-		uv, err := uuid.Parse(fi.VersionID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		v := xlMetaV2Version{
-			Type: DeleteType,
-			DeleteMarker: &xlMetaV2DeleteMarker{
-				VersionID: uv,
-				ModTime:   fi.ModTime.UnixNano(),
-			},
-		}
-		if !v.Valid() {
-			return errors.New("internal error: invalid version entry generated")
-		}
-		z.Versions = append(z.Versions, v)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if fi.VersionID == "" {
 		// this means versioning is not yet
-		// enabled i.e all versions are basically
-		// default value i.e "null"
+		// enabled or suspend i.e all versions
+		// are basically default value i.e "null"
 		fi.VersionID = nullVersionID
 	}
 
@@ -354,11 +335,17 @@ func newXLMetaV2(fi FileInfo) (xlMetaV2, error) {
 }
 
 func (j xlMetaV2DeleteMarker) ToFileInfo(volume, path string) (FileInfo, error) {
+	versionID := ""
+	var uv uuid.UUID
+	// check if the version is not "null"
+	if !bytes.Equal(j.VersionID[:], uv[:]) {
+		versionID = uuid.UUID(j.VersionID).String()
+	}
 	fi := FileInfo{
 		Volume:    volume,
 		Name:      path,
 		ModTime:   time.Unix(0, j.ModTime).UTC(),
-		VersionID: uuid.UUID(j.VersionID).String(),
+		VersionID: versionID,
 		Deleted:   true,
 	}
 	return fi, nil
@@ -434,10 +421,26 @@ func (z *xlMetaV2) DeleteVersion(fi FileInfo) (string, bool, error) {
 	if fi.VersionID == nullVersionID {
 		fi.VersionID = ""
 	}
+
 	var uv uuid.UUID
 	if fi.VersionID != "" {
 		uv, _ = uuid.Parse(fi.VersionID)
 	}
+
+	var ventry xlMetaV2Version
+	if fi.Deleted {
+		ventry = xlMetaV2Version{
+			Type: DeleteType,
+			DeleteMarker: &xlMetaV2DeleteMarker{
+				VersionID: uv,
+				ModTime:   fi.ModTime.UnixNano(),
+			},
+		}
+		if !ventry.Valid() {
+			return "", false, errors.New("internal error: invalid version entry generated")
+		}
+	}
+
 	for i, version := range z.Versions {
 		if !version.Valid() {
 			return "", false, errFileCorrupt
@@ -446,11 +449,17 @@ func (z *xlMetaV2) DeleteVersion(fi FileInfo) (string, bool, error) {
 		case LegacyType:
 			if version.ObjectV1.VersionID == fi.VersionID {
 				z.Versions = append(z.Versions[:i], z.Versions[i+1:]...)
+				if fi.Deleted {
+					z.Versions = append(z.Versions, ventry)
+				}
 				return version.ObjectV1.DataDir, len(z.Versions) == 0, nil
 			}
 		case DeleteType:
 			if bytes.Equal(version.DeleteMarker.VersionID[:], uv[:]) {
 				z.Versions = append(z.Versions[:i], z.Versions[i+1:]...)
+				if fi.Deleted {
+					z.Versions = append(z.Versions, ventry)
+				}
 				return "", len(z.Versions) == 0, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -478,15 +487,26 @@ func (z *xlMetaV2) DeleteVersion(fi FileInfo) (string, bool, error) {
 			if bytes.Equal(version.ObjectV2.VersionID[:], uv[:]) {
 				z.Versions = append(z.Versions[:i], z.Versions[i+1:]...)
 				if findDataDir(version.ObjectV2.DataDir, z.Versions) > 0 {
+					if fi.Deleted {
+						z.Versions = append(z.Versions, ventry)
+					}
 					// Found that another version references the same dataDir
 					// we shouldn't remove it, and only remove the version instead
 					return "", len(z.Versions) == 0, nil
 				}
+				if fi.Deleted {
+					z.Versions = append(z.Versions, ventry)
+				}
 				return uuid.UUID(version.ObjectV2.DataDir).String(), len(z.Versions) == 0, nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if fi.Deleted {
+		z.Versions = append(z.Versions, ventry)
+		return "", false, nil
+	}
+
 	return "", false, errFileVersionNotFound
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage.go b/cmd/xl-storage.go
index 31ea6c0cd..ac729cbfe 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage.go
@@ -381,17 +381,15 @@ func (s *xlStorage) CrawlAndGetDataUsage(ctx context.Context, cache dataUsageCac
 
 		var totalSize int64
 		for _, version := range fivs.Versions {
+			oi := version.ToObjectInfo(item.bucket, item.objectPath())
 			size := item.applyActions(ctx, objAPI, actionMeta{
 				numVersions: len(fivs.Versions),
-				oi:          version.ToObjectInfo(item.bucket, item.objectPath()),
+				oi:          oi,
 			})
 			if !version.Deleted {
 				totalSize += size
 			}
-		}
-
-		for _, version := range fivs.Versions {
-			item.healReplication(ctx, objAPI, actionMeta{oi: version.ToObjectInfo(item.bucket, item.objectPath())})
+			item.healReplication(ctx, objAPI, actionMeta{oi: oi})
 		}
 		return totalSize, nil
 	})
@@ -1131,17 +1129,6 @@ func (s *xlStorage) DeleteVersion(volume, path string, fi FileInfo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if fi.Deleted {
-		if err = xlMeta.AddVersion(fi); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		buf, err = xlMeta.MarshalMsg(append(xlHeader[:], xlVersionV1[:]...))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return s.WriteAll(volume, pathJoin(path, xlStorageFormatFile), bytes.NewReader(buf))
-	}
-
 	dataDir, lastVersion, err := xlMeta.DeleteVersion(fi)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -2167,7 +2154,7 @@ func (s *xlStorage) RenameData(srcVolume, srcPath, dataDir, dstVolume, dstPath s
 	if fi.VersionID == "" {
 		// return the latest "null" versionId info
 		ofi, err := xlMeta.ToFileInfo(dstVolume, dstPath, nullVersionID)
-		if err == nil {
+		if err == nil && !ofi.Deleted {
 			// Purge the destination path as we are not preserving anything
 			// versioned object was not requested.
 			oldDstDataPath = pathJoin(dstVolumeDir, dstPath, ofi.DataDir)