diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9876e56d9..14b8b18d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ Below is the complete list of available options that can be used to customize yo
 | `AWS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | AWS secret access key. No defaults. |
 | `AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET` | AWS bucket for backup uploads. No defaults. |
 | `AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE` | Enables mulitpart uploads when file size reaches a defined size. See at [AWS S3 Docs](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/uploadobjusingmpu.html) |
+| `AWS_BACKUP_ENCRYPTION`     | Turns on AWS Server-Side Encryption.  Defaults to `false`. See at [AWS S3 Docs](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingServerSideEncryption.html) |
+| `AWS_BACKUP_STORAGE_CLASS` | Configure the storage class for the item. Defaults to `STANDARD`  See at [AWS S3 Docs](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/storage-class-intro.html) |
 | `GCS_BACKUPS` | Enables automatic uploads to an Google Cloud Storage (GCS) instance. Defaults to `false`.  |
 | `GCS_BACKUP_ACCESS_KEY_ID` | GCS access key id. No defaults |
 | `GCS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | GCS secret access key. No defaults |
diff --git a/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml b/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
index 2bc50aa23..a2973187c 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
+++ b/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
@@ -512,11 +512,17 @@ production: &base
         aws_secret_access_key: '{{AWS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}}'
       # The remote 'directory' to store your backups. For S3, this would be the bucket name.
       remote_directory: '{{AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET}}'
-    #   # Use multipart uploads when file size reaches 100MB, see
-    #   #  http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/uploadobjusingmpu.html
-    #   multipart_chunk_size: 104857600
-    #   # Turns on AWS Server-Side Encryption with Amazon S3-Managed Keys for backups, this is optional
-    #   # encryption: 'AES256'
+      #start-multipart-aws
+      # Use multipart uploads when file size reaches 100MB, see
+      # http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/uploadobjusingmpu.html
+      multipart_chunk_size: {{AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE}}
+      #end-multipart-aws
+      #start-encryption-aws
+      # Turns on AWS Server-Side Encryption with Amazon S3-Managed Keys for backups, this is optional
+      encryption: 'AES256'
+      #end-encryption-aws
+      # Specifies Amazon S3 storage class to use for backups, this is optional
+      storage_class: '{{AWS_BACKUP_STORAGE_CLASS}}'
       # Fog storage connection settings, see http://fog.io/storage/ .
       #end-aws
       #start-gcs
diff --git a/assets/runtime/env-defaults b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
index a039b1b11..5b0f2dbe6 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/env-defaults
+++ b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ AWS_BACKUP_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_BACKUP_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
 AWS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${AWS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
 AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET=${AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET}
 AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE=${AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE}
+AWS_BACKUP_ENCRYPTION=${AWS_BACKUP_ENCRYPTION}
+AWS_BACKUP_STORAGE_CLASS=${AWS_BACKUP_STORAGE_CLASS:-STANDARD}
 
 ### GCS BACKUPS
 GCS_BACKUPS=${GCS_BACKUPS:-false}
diff --git a/assets/runtime/functions b/assets/runtime/functions
index e92f26190..620eed154 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/functions
+++ b/assets/runtime/functions
@@ -786,6 +786,18 @@ gitlab_configure_backups_aws() {
     exec_as_git sed -i "/#start-aws/d" ${GITLAB_CONFIG}
     exec_as_git sed -i "/#end-aws/d" ${GITLAB_CONFIG}
 
+    if [[ -z ${AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE} ]]; then
+      exec_as_git sed -i "/#start-multipart/,/#end-multipart/d" ${GITLAB_CONFIG}
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z ${AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE} ]]; then
+      exec_as_git sed -i "/#start-multipart-aws/,/#end-multipart-aws/d" ${GITLAB_CONFIG}
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${AWS_BACKUP_ENCRYPTION} != true ]]; then
+      exec_as_git sed -i "/#start-encryption-aws/,/#end-encryption-aws/d" ${GITLAB_CONFIG}
+    fi
+
     if [[ -z ${AWS_BACKUP_REGION} && -z ${AWS_BACKUP_ENDPOINT} ]]; then
       echo "\nMissing AWS region or endpoint. Aborting...\n"
       return 1
@@ -807,7 +819,8 @@ gitlab_configure_backups_aws() {
       AWS_BACKUP_ACCESS_KEY_ID \
       AWS_BACKUP_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY \
       AWS_BACKUP_BUCKET \
-      AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE
+      AWS_BACKUP_MULTIPART_CHUNK_SIZE \
+      AWS_BACKUP_STORAGE_CLASS
 }
 
 gitlab_configure_backup_gcs() {