diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
index f08e03c03eb..246739064bf 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
@@ -1757,6 +1757,14 @@
       service principal. </description>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <name>ozone.s3g.readonly</name>
+    <value>false</value>
+    <tag>OZONE, S3GATEWAY/tag>
+    <description>Whether the S3Gateway blocks PUT/POST/DELETE methods or not.
+      Mostly used for system maintenance.</description>
+  </property>
+
   <property>
     <name>ozone.om.save.metrics.interval</name>
     <value>5m</value>
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/S3GatewayConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/S3GatewayConfigKeys.java
index af8575300e1..56d1162c7cc 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/S3GatewayConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/S3GatewayConfigKeys.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public final class S3GatewayConfigKeys {
   public static final String OZONE_S3G_KERBEROS_PRINCIPAL_KEY =
       "ozone.s3g.kerberos.principal";
 
-
+  public static final String OZONE_S3G_READONLY = "ozone.s3g.readonly";
+  public static final boolean OZONE_S3G_READONLY_DEFAULT = false;
   /**
    * Never constructed.
    */
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/BucketEndpoint.java b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/BucketEndpoint.java
index 6bbd1a5b30a..3f1bc561058 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/BucketEndpoint.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/BucketEndpoint.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.util.ContinueToken;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.util.S3StorageType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.security.acl.IAccessAuthorizer;
+
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneAcl.AclScope.ACCESS;
@@ -243,6 +245,12 @@ public Response put(@PathParam("bucket") String bucketName,
                       InputStream body) throws IOException, OS3Exception {
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.CREATE_BUCKET;
 
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     try {
       if (aclMarker != null) {
         s3GAction = S3GAction.PUT_ACL;
@@ -347,6 +355,12 @@ public Response delete(@PathParam("bucket") String bucketName)
       throws IOException, OS3Exception {
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.DELETE_BUCKET;
 
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     try {
       deleteS3Bucket(bucketName);
     } catch (OMException ex) {
@@ -390,9 +404,18 @@ public MultiDeleteResponse multiDelete(@PathParam("bucket") String bucketName,
                                          MultiDeleteRequest request)
       throws OS3Exception, IOException {
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.MULTI_DELETE;
+    MultiDeleteResponse result = new MultiDeleteResponse();
+
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      Response res = checkResult.get();
+      result.addError(new Error("", res.getStatusInfo().getReasonPhrase(),
+              "The S3Gateway is in read-only mode."));
+    }
 
     OzoneBucket bucket = getBucket(bucketName);
-    MultiDeleteResponse result = new MultiDeleteResponse();
+
     if (request.getObjects() != null) {
       for (DeleteObject keyToDelete : request.getObjects()) {
         try {
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/EndpointBase.java b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/EndpointBase.java
index 56a187fd004..f06cd045941 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/EndpointBase.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/EndpointBase.java
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.om.exceptions.OMException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.om.exceptions.OMException.ResultCodes;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.om.protocol.S3Auth;
+import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.S3GatewayConfigKeys;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.exception.OS3Exception;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.exception.S3ErrorTable;
 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.metrics.S3GatewayMetrics;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.s3.util.AuditUtils;
+import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -380,4 +383,13 @@ protected boolean isAccessDenied(OMException ex) {
         || result == ResultCodes.INVALID_TOKEN;
   }
 
+  protected Optional<Response> checkIfReadonly() {
+    // Check if the S3Gateway is in read-only mode or not.
+    if (getClient().getConfiguration().getBoolean(S3GatewayConfigKeys.OZONE_S3G_READONLY,
+            S3GatewayConfigKeys.OZONE_S3G_READONLY_DEFAULT)) {
+      return Optional.of(Response.status(HttpStatus.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED).
+              header("Allow", "GET,HEAD").build());
+    }
+    return Optional.empty();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
index 488dc9ce492..78b6ac30352 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/s3gateway/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/s3/endpoint/ObjectEndpoint.java
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
@@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ public Response put(
       @QueryParam("uploadId") @DefaultValue("") String uploadID,
       InputStream body) throws IOException, OS3Exception {
 
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.CREATE_KEY;
     boolean auditSuccess = true;
 
@@ -527,6 +534,12 @@ public Response delete(
       @QueryParam("uploadId") @DefaultValue("") String uploadId) throws
       IOException, OS3Exception {
 
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.DELETE_KEY;
 
     try {
@@ -591,6 +604,13 @@ public Response initializeMultipartUpload(
       @PathParam("path") String key
   )
       throws IOException, OS3Exception {
+
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.INIT_MULTIPART_UPLOAD;
 
     try {
@@ -658,6 +678,13 @@ public Response completeMultipartUpload(@PathParam("bucket") String bucket,
       @QueryParam("uploadId") @DefaultValue("") String uploadID,
       CompleteMultipartUploadRequest multipartUploadRequest)
       throws IOException, OS3Exception {
+
+    // Check if the S3Gateway status is readonly
+    Optional<Response> checkResult = checkIfReadonly();
+    if (checkResult.isPresent()) {
+      return checkResult.get();
+    }
+
     S3GAction s3GAction = S3GAction.COMPLETE_MULTIPART_UPLOAD;
     OzoneVolume volume = getVolume();
     // Using LinkedHashMap to preserve ordering of parts list.