diff --git a/internal/backend/s3/config.go b/internal/backend/s3/config.go
index 499e05094989..93de42152a03 100644
--- a/internal/backend/s3/config.go
+++ b/internal/backend/s3/config.go
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	Layout        string `option:"layout" help:"use this backend layout (default: auto-detect)"`
 	StorageClass  string `option:"storage-class" help:"set S3 storage class (STANDARD, STANDARD_IA, ONEZONE_IA, INTELLIGENT_TIERING or REDUCED_REDUNDANCY)"`
 
-	Connections uint   `option:"connections" help:"set a limit for the number of concurrent connections (default: 5)"`
-	MaxRetries  uint   `option:"retries" help:"set the number of retries attempted"`
-	Region      string `option:"region" help:"set region"`
+	Connections  uint   `option:"connections" help:"set a limit for the number of concurrent connections (default: 5)"`
+	MaxRetries   uint   `option:"retries" help:"set the number of retries attempted"`
+	Region       string `option:"region" help:"set region"`
+	BucketLookup string `option:"bucket-lookup" help:"bucket lookup style: 'auto', 'dns', or 'path'."`
 }
 
 // NewConfig returns a new Config with the default values filled in.
diff --git a/internal/backend/s3/s3.go b/internal/backend/s3/s3.go
index 770af02f3e42..8ee9d93fc889 100644
--- a/internal/backend/s3/s3.go
+++ b/internal/backend/s3/s3.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package s3
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -66,9 +67,24 @@ func open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
-	client, err := minio.NewWithCredentials(cfg.Endpoint, creds, !cfg.UseHTTP, cfg.Region)
+	options := minio.Options{
+		Creds:  creds,
+		Secure: !cfg.UseHTTP,
+		Region: cfg.Region,
+	}
+	switch strings.ToLower(cfg.BucketLookup) {
+	case "", "auto":
+		options.BucketLookup = minio.BucketLookupAuto
+	case "dns":
+		options.BucketLookup = minio.BucketLookupDNS
+	case "path":
+		options.BucketLookup = minio.BucketLookupPath
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`bad bucket-lookup style %q must be "auto", "path" or "dns"`, cfg.BucketLookup)
+	}
+	client, err := minio.NewWithOptions(cfg.Endpoint, &options)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "minio.NewWithCredentials")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "minio.NewWithOptions")
 	}
 
 	sem, err := backend.NewSemaphore(cfg.Connections)