diff --git a/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index 2a53caa0a..ad74339b8 100644
--- a/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -62,14 +62,19 @@ func (lc Lifecycle) HasActiveRules(prefix string, recursive bool) bool {
 		if rule.Status == Disabled {
 			continue
 		}
+
 		if len(prefix) > 0 && len(rule.Filter.Prefix) > 0 {
-			// incoming prefix must be in rule prefix
-			if !recursive && !strings.HasPrefix(prefix, rule.Filter.Prefix) {
-				continue
+			if !recursive {
+				// If not recursive, incoming prefix must be in rule prefix
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(prefix, rule.Filter.Prefix) {
+					continue
+				}
 			}
-			// If recursive, we can skip this rule if it doesn't match the tested prefix.
-			if recursive && !strings.HasPrefix(rule.Filter.Prefix, prefix) {
-				continue
+			if recursive {
+				// If recursive, we can skip this rule if it doesn't match the tested prefix.
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(prefix, rule.Filter.Prefix) && !strings.HasPrefix(rule.Filter.Prefix, prefix) {
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index 10bc547fe..9bfea5509 100644
--- a/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bucket/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -387,3 +387,56 @@ func TestComputeActions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHasActiveRules(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		inputConfig    string
+		prefix         string
+		expectedNonRec bool
+		expectedRec    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			inputConfig:    `<LifecycleConfiguration><Rule><Filter><Prefix>foodir/</Prefix></Filter><Status>Enabled</Status><Expiration><Days>5</Days></Expiration></Rule></LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			prefix:         "foodir/foobject",
+			expectedNonRec: true, expectedRec: true,
+		},
+		{
+			inputConfig:    `<LifecycleConfiguration><Rule><Filter><Prefix>foodir/</Prefix></Filter><Status>Enabled</Status><Expiration><Days>5</Days></Expiration></Rule></LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			prefix:         "zdir/foobject",
+			expectedNonRec: false, expectedRec: false,
+		},
+		{
+			inputConfig:    `<LifecycleConfiguration><Rule><Filter><Prefix>foodir/zdir/</Prefix></Filter><Status>Enabled</Status><Expiration><Days>5</Days></Expiration></Rule></LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			prefix:         "foodir/",
+			expectedNonRec: false, expectedRec: true,
+		},
+		{
+			inputConfig:    `<LifecycleConfiguration><Rule><Filter><Prefix></Prefix></Filter><Status>Disabled</Status><Expiration><Days>5</Days></Expiration></Rule></LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			prefix:         "foodir/",
+			expectedNonRec: false, expectedRec: false,
+		},
+		{
+			inputConfig:    `<LifecycleConfiguration><Rule><Filter><Prefix>foodir/</Prefix></Filter><Status>Enabled</Status><Expiration><Date>2999-01-01T00:00:00.000Z</Date></Expiration></Rule></LifecycleConfiguration>`,
+			prefix:         "foodir/foobject",
+			expectedNonRec: false, expectedRec: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Test_%d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
+			lc, err := ParseLifecycleConfig(bytes.NewReader([]byte(tc.inputConfig)))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Got unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if got := lc.HasActiveRules(tc.prefix, false); got != tc.expectedNonRec {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected result with recursive set to false: `%v`, got: `%v`", tc.expectedNonRec, got)
+			}
+			if got := lc.HasActiveRules(tc.prefix, true); got != tc.expectedRec {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected result with recursive set to true: `%v`, got: `%v`", tc.expectedRec, got)
+			}
+
+		})
+
+	}
+}