diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index bb953fca..a762c080 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 AV_DEFINITION_FILE_PREFIXES = ["main", "daily", "bytecode"]
 AV_DEFINITION_FILE_SUFFIXES = ["cld", "cvd"]
+AV_SKIP_CLEAN_OBJECTS = int(os.getenv("AV_SKIP_CLEAN_OBJECTS", "0"))
 SNS_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("SNS_ENDPOINT", None)
 S3_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("S3_ENDPOINT", None)
 LAMBDA_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("LAMBDA_ENDPOINT", None)
diff --git a/scan.py b/scan.py
index a28a6e34..518db682 100644
--- a/scan.py
+++ b/scan.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from common import AV_STATUS_SNS_PUBLISH_CLEAN
 from common import AV_STATUS_SNS_PUBLISH_INFECTED
 from common import AV_TIMESTAMP_METADATA
+from common import AV_SKIP_CLEAN_OBJECTS
 from common import SNS_ENDPOINT
 from common import S3_ENDPOINT
 from common import create_dir
@@ -211,6 +212,13 @@ def lambda_handler(event, context):
     print("Script starting at %s\n" % (start_time))
     s3_object = event_object(event, event_source=EVENT_SOURCE)
 
+    if (
+        AV_SKIP_CLEAN_OBJECTS
+        and s3_object.metadata.get(AV_STATUS_METADATA, None) == AV_STATUS_CLEAN
+    ):
+        print("Object is clean, skipping...")
+        return
+
     if str_to_bool(AV_PROCESS_ORIGINAL_VERSION_ONLY):
         verify_s3_object_version(s3, s3_object)