diff --git a/cmd/api-errors.go b/cmd/api-errors.go
index 231213aaf..fab4497d5 100644
--- a/cmd/api-errors.go
+++ b/cmd/api-errors.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ const (
 	ErrMaximumExpires
 	ErrSlowDown
 	ErrInvalidPrefixMarker
+	ErrBadRequest
 	// Add new error codes here.
 
 	// SSE-S3 related API errors
@@ -636,6 +637,11 @@ var errorCodeResponse = map[APIErrorCode]APIError{
 		Description:    "Invalid marker prefix combination",
 		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 	},
+	ErrBadRequest: {
+		Code:           "BadRequest",
+		Description:    "400 BadRequest",
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+	},
 
 	// FIXME: Actual XML error response also contains the header which missed in list of signed header parameters.
 	ErrUnsignedHeaders: {
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 7e4bd8b5a..e22dcde0b 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -258,17 +258,19 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) SelectObjectContentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "GetObject")
 
-	var object, bucket string
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket = vars["bucket"]
-	object = vars["object"]
-
-	// Fetch object stat info.
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+	if crypto.S3.IsRequested(r.Header) || crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) { // If SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS present -> AWS fails with undefined error
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrBadRequest, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
 
 	getObjectInfo := objectAPI.GetObjectInfo
 	if api.CacheAPI() != nil {
@@ -419,16 +421,19 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "HeadObject")
 
-	var object, bucket string
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket = vars["bucket"]
-	object = vars["object"]
-
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponseHeadersOnly(w, ErrServerNotInitialized)
 		return
 	}
+	if crypto.S3.IsRequested(r.Header) || crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) { // If SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS present -> AWS fails with undefined error
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrBadRequest, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
 
 	getObjectInfo := objectAPI.GetObjectInfo
 	if api.CacheAPI() != nil {
@@ -547,14 +552,19 @@ func getCpObjMetadataFromHeader(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, userMeta m
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "CopyObject")
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
-	dstObject := vars["object"]
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+	if !objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() && crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL) // SSE-KMS is not supported
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
+	dstObject := vars["object"]
 
 	if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.PutObjectAction, dstBucket, dstObject); s3Error != ErrNone {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, s3Error, r.URL)
@@ -853,10 +863,8 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
-
-	// X-Amz-Copy-Source shouldn't be set for this call.
-	if _, ok := r.Header["X-Amz-Copy-Source"]; ok {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrInvalidCopySource, r.URL)
+	if !objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() && crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL) // SSE-KMS is not supported
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -864,6 +872,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	bucket := vars["bucket"]
 	object := vars["object"]
 
+	// X-Amz-Copy-Source shouldn't be set for this call.
+	if _, ok := r.Header["X-Amz-Copy-Source"]; ok {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrInvalidCopySource, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Validate storage class metadata if present
 	if _, ok := r.Header[amzStorageClassCanonical]; ok {
 		if !isValidStorageClassMeta(r.Header.Get(amzStorageClassCanonical)) {
@@ -1058,16 +1072,19 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "NewMultipartUpload")
 
-	var object, bucket string
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket = vars["bucket"]
-	object = vars["object"]
-
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+	if !objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() && crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL) // SSE-KMS is not supported
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
 
 	if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.PutObjectAction, bucket, object); s3Error != ErrNone {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, s3Error, r.URL)
@@ -1138,15 +1155,19 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "CopyObjectPart")
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
-	dstObject := vars["object"]
-
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+	if !objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() && crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL) // SSE-KMS is not supported
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
+	dstObject := vars["object"]
 
 	if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.PutObjectAction, dstBucket, dstObject); s3Error != ErrNone {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, s3Error, r.URL)
@@ -1339,14 +1360,19 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "PutObjectPart")
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := vars["object"]
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+	if !objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() && crypto.S3KMS.IsRequested(r.Header) {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL) // SSE-KMS is not supported
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	object := vars["object"]
 
 	// X-Amz-Copy-Source shouldn't be set for this call.
 	if _, ok := r.Header["X-Amz-Copy-Source"]; ok {