diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index a76163e7a..233fef93a 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -457,6 +457,35 @@ func (er erasureObjects) getObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object strin
 	return objInfo, nil
 }
 
+// getObjectInfoAndQuroum - wrapper for reading object metadata and constructs ObjectInfo, additionally returns write quorum for the object.
+func (er erasureObjects) getObjectInfoAndQuorum(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, wquorum int, err error) {
+	fi, _, _, err := er.getObjectFileInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return objInfo, getWriteQuorum(len(er.getDisks())), toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
+	}
+
+	wquorum = fi.Erasure.DataBlocks
+	if fi.Erasure.DataBlocks == fi.Erasure.ParityBlocks {
+		wquorum++
+	}
+
+	objInfo = fi.ToObjectInfo(bucket, object)
+	if !fi.VersionPurgeStatus.Empty() && opts.VersionID != "" {
+		// Make sure to return object info to provide extra information.
+		return objInfo, wquorum, toObjectErr(errMethodNotAllowed, bucket, object)
+	}
+
+	if fi.Deleted {
+		if opts.VersionID == "" || opts.DeleteMarker {
+			return objInfo, wquorum, toObjectErr(errFileNotFound, bucket, object)
+		}
+		// Make sure to return object info to provide extra information.
+		return objInfo, wquorum, toObjectErr(errMethodNotAllowed, bucket, object)
+	}
+
+	return objInfo, wquorum, nil
+}
+
 func undoRename(disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry, dstBucket, dstEntry string, isDir bool, errs []error) {
 	// Undo rename object on disks where RenameFile succeeded.
 
@@ -1224,7 +1253,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string
 
 	versionFound := true
 	objInfo = ObjectInfo{VersionID: opts.VersionID} // version id needed in Delete API response.
-	goi, gerr := er.getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
+	goi, writeQuorum, gerr := er.getObjectInfoAndQuorum(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 	if gerr != nil && goi.Name == "" {
 		switch gerr.(type) {
 		case InsufficientReadQuorum:
@@ -1265,7 +1294,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string
 	defer NSUpdated(bucket, object)
 
 	storageDisks := er.getDisks()
-	writeQuorum := len(storageDisks)/2 + 1
+
 	var markDelete bool
 	// Determine whether to mark object deleted for replication
 	if goi.VersionID != "" {
@@ -1591,7 +1620,13 @@ func (er erasureObjects) TransitionObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object st
 	eventName := event.ObjectTransitionComplete
 
 	storageDisks := er.getDisks()
-	writeQuorum := len(storageDisks)/2 + 1
+	// we now know the number of blocks this object needs for data and parity.
+	// writeQuorum is dataBlocks + 1
+	writeQuorum := fi.Erasure.DataBlocks
+	if fi.Erasure.DataBlocks == fi.Erasure.ParityBlocks {
+		writeQuorum++
+	}
+
 	if err = er.deleteObjectVersion(ctx, bucket, object, writeQuorum, fi, false); err != nil {
 		eventName = event.ObjectTransitionFailed
 	}