diff --git a/docs/bucket/replication/README.md b/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
index af3d3a18d..0b7c742a1 100644
--- a/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
+++ b/docs/bucket/replication/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The following minimal permission policy is needed by admin user setting up repli
    "Effect": "Allow",
    "Action": [
     "s3:GetReplicationConfiguration",
+    "s3:PutReplicationConfiguration",
     "s3:ListBucket",
     "s3:ListBucketMultipartUploads",
     "s3:GetBucketLocation",
diff --git a/docs/bucket/replication/setup_replication.sh b/docs/bucket/replication/setup_replication.sh
index b36632dc2..1d4529280 100755
--- a/docs/bucket/replication/setup_replication.sh
+++ b/docs/bucket/replication/setup_replication.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ cat > repladmin-policy-source.json <<EOF
       "Effect": "Allow",
       "Action": [
        "s3:GetReplicationConfiguration",
+       "s3:PutReplicationConfiguration",
        "s3:ListBucket",
        "s3:ListBucketMultipartUploads",
        "s3:GetBucketLocation",