diff --git a/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
index 3e8738295..5a0014ee8 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-notification-handlers.go
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) ListenBucketNotificationHandler(w http.ResponseWrit
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !objAPI.IsListenBucketSupported() {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+		return
+	}
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	bucketName := vars["bucket"]
 
diff --git a/cmd/dummy-object-layer_test.go b/cmd/dummy-object-layer_test.go
index 4d0ad145c..a769b6d07 100644
--- a/cmd/dummy-object-layer_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dummy-object-layer_test.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func (api *DummyObjectLayer) DeleteBucketPolicy(context.Context, string) (err er
 func (api *DummyObjectLayer) IsNotificationSupported() (b bool) {
 	return
 }
+func (api *DummyObjectLayer) IsListenBucketSupported() (b bool) {
+	return
+}
 
 func (api *DummyObjectLayer) IsEncryptionSupported() (b bool) {
 	return
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 7950afcdf..3ff454903 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -1306,6 +1306,11 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) IsNotificationSupported() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this layer.
+func (fs *FSObjects) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // IsEncryptionSupported returns whether server side encryption is applicable for this layer.
 func (fs *FSObjects) IsEncryptionSupported() bool {
 	return true
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-main.go b/cmd/gateway-main.go
index d2804d0f5..dbc407b3a 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-main.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-main.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 
 	// Create a new config system.
 	globalConfigSys = NewConfigSys()
-	if globalEtcdClient != nil {
+	if globalEtcdClient != nil && gatewayName == "nas" {
 		// Initialize server config.
 		_ = globalConfigSys.Init(newObject)
 	} else {
@@ -281,10 +281,9 @@ func StartGateway(ctx *cli.Context, gw Gateway) {
 
 	// Create new notification system.
 	globalNotificationSys = NewNotificationSys(globalServerConfig, globalEndpoints)
-	if globalEtcdClient != nil {
+	if globalEtcdClient != nil && newObject.IsNotificationSupported() {
 		_ = globalNotificationSys.Init(newObject)
 	}
-
 	// Once endpoints are finalized, initialize the new object api.
 	globalObjLayerMutex.Lock()
 	globalObjectAPI = newObject
diff --git a/cmd/gateway-unsupported.go b/cmd/gateway-unsupported.go
index 14b5505ab..74edac97a 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway-unsupported.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway-unsupported.go
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ func (a GatewayUnsupported) IsNotificationSupported() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this layer.
+func (a GatewayUnsupported) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // IsEncryptionSupported returns whether server side encryption is applicable for this layer.
 func (a GatewayUnsupported) IsEncryptionSupported() bool {
 	return false
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
index 03b8c23a0..f53c5e491 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/nas/gateway-nas.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func (g *NAS) Production() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this gateway.
+func (g *NAS) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // nasObjects implements gateway for Minio and S3 compatible object storage servers.
 type nasObjects struct {
 	minio.ObjectLayer
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-interface.go b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
index 3e98fbdb9..829b99593 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-interface.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-interface.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ type ObjectLayer interface {
 
 	// Supported operations check
 	IsNotificationSupported() bool
+	IsListenBucketSupported() bool
 	IsEncryptionSupported() bool
 
 	// Compression support check.
diff --git a/cmd/xl-sets.go b/cmd/xl-sets.go
index de5d5cbdb..175f9b9ad 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-sets.go
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ func (s *xlSets) IsNotificationSupported() bool {
 	return s.getHashedSet("").IsNotificationSupported()
 }
 
+// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this layer.
+func (s *xlSets) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // IsEncryptionSupported returns whether server side encryption is applicable for this layer.
 func (s *xlSets) IsEncryptionSupported() bool {
 	return s.getHashedSet("").IsEncryptionSupported()
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
index c0f0e8c02..a002d0a73 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ func (xl xlObjects) IsNotificationSupported() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this layer.
+func (xl xlObjects) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // IsEncryptionSupported returns whether server side encryption is applicable for this layer.
 func (xl xlObjects) IsEncryptionSupported() bool {
 	return true