diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 7dcecdea2..fb13702f0 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket string, objec
 // response to the client request.
 func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	versionFound := true
+	objInfo = ObjectInfo{VersionID: opts.VersionID} // version id needed in Delete API response.
 	goi, gerr := er.GetObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 	if gerr != nil && goi.Name == "" {
 		switch gerr.(type) {