diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index 04204f345..ef6d7b364 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 				// Specifying the Days tag will automatically perform ExpiredObjectDeleteMarker cleanup
 				// once delete markers are old enough to satisfy the age criteria.
 				// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/lifecycle-configuration-examples.html
-				if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.ModTime, int(rule.Expiration.Days)); now.After(expectedExpiry) {
+				if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.ModTime, int(rule.Expiration.Days)); now.IsZero() || now.After(expectedExpiry) {
 					events = append(events, Event{
 						Action: DeleteVersionAction,
 						RuleID: rule.ID,
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 		if !obj.IsLatest && !rule.NoncurrentVersionExpiration.IsDaysNull() {
 			// Non current versions should be deleted if their age exceeds non current days configuration
 			// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/intro-lifecycle-rules.html#intro-lifecycle-rules-actions
-			if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.SuccessorModTime, int(rule.NoncurrentVersionExpiration.NoncurrentDays)); now.After(expectedExpiry) {
+			if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.SuccessorModTime, int(rule.NoncurrentVersionExpiration.NoncurrentDays)); now.IsZero() || now.After(expectedExpiry) {
 				events = append(events, Event{
 					Action: DeleteVersionAction,
 					RuleID: rule.ID,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 			if !obj.DeleteMarker && obj.TransitionStatus != TransitionComplete {
 				// Non current versions should be transitioned if their age exceeds non current days configuration
 				// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/intro-lifecycle-rules.html#intro-lifecycle-rules-actions
-				if due, ok := rule.NoncurrentVersionTransition.NextDue(obj); ok && now.After(due) {
+				if due, ok := rule.NoncurrentVersionTransition.NextDue(obj); ok && (now.IsZero() || now.After(due)) {
 					events = append(events, Event{
 						Action:       TransitionVersionAction,
 						RuleID:       rule.ID,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 		if obj.IsLatest && !obj.DeleteMarker {
 			switch {
 			case !rule.Expiration.IsDateNull():
-				if time.Now().UTC().After(rule.Expiration.Date.Time) {
+				if now.IsZero() || now.After(rule.Expiration.Date.Time) {
 					events = append(events, Event{
 						Action: DeleteAction,
 						RuleID: rule.ID,
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 					})
 				}
 			case !rule.Expiration.IsDaysNull():
-				if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.ModTime, int(rule.Expiration.Days)); now.After(expectedExpiry) {
+				if expectedExpiry := ExpectedExpiryTime(obj.ModTime, int(rule.Expiration.Days)); now.IsZero() || now.After(expectedExpiry) {
 					events = append(events, Event{
 						Action: DeleteAction,
 						RuleID: rule.ID,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) Eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 			}
 
 			if obj.TransitionStatus != TransitionComplete {
-				if due, ok := rule.Transition.NextDue(obj); ok && now.After(due) {
+				if due, ok := rule.Transition.NextDue(obj); ok && (now.IsZero() || now.After(due)) {
 					events = append(events, Event{
 						Action:       TransitionAction,
 						RuleID:       rule.ID,
diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index 7bf7c35db..67ef558a5 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -932,3 +932,69 @@ func TestParseLifecycleConfigWithID(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFilterAndSetPredictionHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	lc := Lifecycle{
+		Rules: []Rule{
+			{
+				ID:     "rule-1",
+				Status: "Enabled",
+				Filter: Filter{
+					set: true,
+					Prefix: Prefix{
+						string: "folder1/folder1/exp_dt=2022-",
+						set:    true,
+					},
+				},
+				Expiration: Expiration{
+					Days: 1,
+					set:  true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		opts ObjectOpts
+		lc   Lifecycle
+		want int
+	}{
+		{
+			opts: ObjectOpts{
+				Name:        "folder1/folder1/exp_dt=2022-08-01/obj-1",
+				ModTime:     time.Now().UTC().Add(-10 * 24 * time.Hour),
+				VersionID:   "",
+				IsLatest:    true,
+				NumVersions: 1,
+			},
+			want: 1,
+			lc:   lc,
+		},
+		{
+			opts: ObjectOpts{
+				Name:        "folder1/folder1/exp_dt=9999-01-01/obj-1",
+				ModTime:     time.Now().UTC().Add(-10 * 24 * time.Hour),
+				VersionID:   "",
+				IsLatest:    true,
+				NumVersions: 1,
+			},
+			want: 0,
+			lc:   lc,
+		},
+	}
+	for i, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tc.lc.FilterRules(tc.opts); len(got) != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected %d rules to match but got %d", tc.want, len(got))
+			}
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			tc.lc.SetPredictionHeaders(w, tc.opts)
+			expHdr, ok := w.Header()[xhttp.AmzExpiration]
+			switch {
+			case ok && tc.want == 0:
+				t.Fatalf("Expected no rule to match but found x-amz-expiration header set: %v", expHdr)
+			case !ok && tc.want > 0:
+				t.Fatal("Expected x-amz-expiration header to be set but not found")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}