diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index fdaabd962..788027a77 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -471,9 +471,11 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) eval(obj ObjectOpts, now time.Time) Event {
 
 	if len(events) > 0 {
 		sort.Slice(events, func(i, j int) bool {
-			if events[i].Due.Equal(events[j].Due) {
-				// Prefer Expiration over Transition for both current
-				// and noncurrent versions
+			// Prefer Expiration over Transition for both current
+			// and noncurrent versions when,
+			// - now is past the expected time to action
+			// - expected time to action is the same for both actions
+			if now.After(events[i].Due) && now.After(events[j].Due) || events[i].Due.Equal(events[j].Due) {
 				switch events[i].Action {
 				case DeleteAction, DeleteVersionAction:
 					return true
diff --git a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index 88d3c5b3a..0e8aaa79a 100644
--- a/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -539,6 +539,46 @@ func TestEval(t *testing.T) {
 			objectModTime:  time.Now().UTC().Add(-15 * 24 * time.Hour),
 			expectedAction: DeleteAction,
 		},
+		{
+			inputConfig: `<LifecycleConfiguration>
+                            <Rule>
+                              <ID>Rule 1</ID>
+                              <Status>Enabled</Status>
+                              <Filter></Filter>
+                              <Transition>
+                                <StorageClass>WARM-1</StorageClass>
+                                <Days>30</Days>
+                              </Transition>
+                              <Expiration>
+                                <Days>60</Days>
+                              </Expiration>
+                            </Rule>
+                       </LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			objectName:     "obj-1",
+			objectModTime:  time.Now().UTC().Add(-90 * 24 * time.Hour),
+			expectedAction: DeleteAction,
+		},
+		{
+			inputConfig: `<LifecycleConfiguration>
+                            <Rule>
+                              <ID>Rule 2</ID>
+                              <Filter></Filter>
+                              <Status>Enabled</Status>
+                              <NoncurrentVersionExpiration>
+                                <NoncurrentDays>60</NoncurrentDays>
+                              </NoncurrentVersionExpiration>
+	                      <NoncurrentVersionTransition>
+                                <StorageClass>WARM-1</StorageClass>
+                                <NoncurrentDays>30</NoncurrentDays>
+                              </NoncurrentVersionTransition>
+                             </Rule>
+                       </LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			objectName:             "obj-1",
+			isNoncurrent:           true,
+			objectModTime:          time.Now().UTC().Add(-90 * 24 * time.Hour),
+			objectSuccessorModTime: time.Now().UTC().Add(-90 * 24 * time.Hour),
+			expectedAction:         DeleteVersionAction,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {