diff --git a/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/backup.yaml b/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/backup.yaml
index 3f936cbb..c24403ec 100644
--- a/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/backup.yaml
+++ b/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/backup.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ spec:
                   s3:
                     nullable: true
                     properties:
+                      bucketLookupType:
+                        nullable: true
+                        type: string
                       bucketName:
                         nullable: true
                         type: string
diff --git a/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/restore.yaml b/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/restore.yaml
index 3da422f7..9d7842c6 100644
--- a/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/restore.yaml
+++ b/charts/rancher-backup-crd/templates/restore.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ spec:
                   s3:
                     nullable: true
                     properties:
+                      bucketLookupType:
+                        nullable: true
+                        type: string
                       bucketName:
                         nullable: true
                         type: string
diff --git a/pkg/apis/resources.cattle.io/v1/types.go b/pkg/apis/resources.cattle.io/v1/types.go
index 342a21e3..ca305430 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/resources.cattle.io/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/resources.cattle.io/v1/types.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type S3ObjectStore struct {
 	Region                    string        `json:"region"`
 	Folder                    string        `json:"folder"`
 	ClientConfig              *ClientConfig `json:"clientConfig,omitempty"`
+	BucketLookupType          string        `json:"bucketLookupType,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // +genclient
diff --git a/pkg/objectstore/s3minio.go b/pkg/objectstore/s3minio.go
index 2509b6e2..86bea05f 100644
--- a/pkg/objectstore/s3minio.go
+++ b/pkg/objectstore/s3minio.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ type ObjectStore struct {
 	Region                    string `json:"region"`
 	Folder                    string `json:"folder"`
 	// TODO: this may need to be a string too
-	ClientConfig *v1.ClientConfig `json:"clientConfig,omitempty"`
+	ClientConfig     *v1.ClientConfig `json:"clientConfig,omitempty"`
+	BucketLookupType string           `json:"bucketLookupType,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Almost everything in this file is from rke-tools with some modifications https://github.com/rancher/rke-tools/blob/master/main.go
@@ -59,13 +60,14 @@ func SetS3Service(bc *v1.S3ObjectStore, accessKeyID, secretKey string, useSSL bo
 		"s3-endpoint-ca":           bc.EndpointCA,
 		"s3-folder":                bc.Folder,
 		"insecure-tls-skip-verify": bc.InsecureTLSSkipVerify,
+		"bucket-lookup-type":       bc.BucketLookupType,
 	}).Info("invoking set s3 service client")
 
 	var err error
 	var client = &minio.Client{}
 	var cred credentials.Credentials
 	var tr = http.DefaultTransport
-	bucketLookup := getBucketLookupType(bc.Endpoint)
+	bucketLookup := getBucketLookupType(bc.Endpoint, bc.BucketLookupType)
 	for retries := 0; retries <= s3ServerRetries; retries++ {
 		// if the s3 access key and secret is not set use iam role
 		if len(accessKeyID) == 0 && len(secretKey) == 0 {
@@ -177,10 +179,16 @@ func GetS3Client(ctx context.Context, objectStore *v1.S3ObjectStore, dynamicClie
 	return s3Client, nil
 }
 
-func getBucketLookupType(endpoint string) minio.BucketLookupType {
+func getBucketLookupType(endpoint, lookupType string) minio.BucketLookupType {
 	if endpoint == "" {
 		return minio.BucketLookupAuto
 	}
+	switch strings.ToLower(lookupType) {
+	case "dns":
+		return minio.BucketLookupDNS
+	case "path":
+		return minio.BucketLookupPath
+	}
 	if strings.Contains(endpoint, "aliyun") {
 		return minio.BucketLookupDNS
 	}