diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
index 4ba095dca..16a5fd14b 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	errLifecycleInvalidExpiration   = Errorf("Exactly one of Days (positive integer) or Date (positive ISO 8601 format) should be present inside Expiration.")
 	errLifecycleInvalidDeleteMarker = Errorf("Delete marker cannot be specified with Days or Date in a Lifecycle Expiration Policy")
 	errLifecycleDateNotMidnight     = Errorf("'Date' must be at midnight GMT")
+	errLifecycleInvalidDeleteAll    = Errorf("Days (positive integer) should be present inside Expiration with ExpiredObjectAllVersions.")
 )
 
 // ExpirationDays is a type alias to unmarshal Days in Expiration
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ func (e Expiration) Validate() error {
 		return errLifecycleInvalidExpiration
 	}
 
+	// DeleteAll set without expiration days
+	if e.DeleteAll.set && e.IsDaysNull() {
+		return errLifecycleInvalidDeleteAll
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
index 50cfd7b68..76cac74d2 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/expiration_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestInvalidExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 									<Date>2019-04-20T00:00:00Z</Date>
 			            <ExpiredObjectAllVersions>true</ExpiredObjectAllVersions>
                                     </Expiration>`,
-			expectedErr: nil,
+			expectedErr: errLifecycleInvalidDeleteAll,
 		},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range validationTestCases {