diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index 731fb7678..1674f5981 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -1600,7 +1600,11 @@ func proxyGetToReplicationTarget(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, rs
 	return reader, proxyResult{Proxy: true}, nil
 }
 
-func getproxyTargets(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (tgts *madmin.BucketTargets) {
+func getProxyTargets(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (tgts *madmin.BucketTargets) {
+	if opts.VersionSuspended {
+		return &madmin.BucketTargets{}
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := getReplicationConfig(ctx, bucket)
 	if err != nil || cfg == nil {
 		return &madmin.BucketTargets{}
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-options.go b/cmd/object-api-options.go
index 7c2c83fc5..a7aeb40ee 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-options.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-options.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func getOpts(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, bucket, object string) (Objec
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	opts.VersionSuspended = globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(bucket, object)
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index d46146d90..8de0fa2b6 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) getObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Obj
 			proxy  proxyResult
 			perr   error
 		)
-		proxytgts := getproxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
+		proxytgts := getProxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 		if !proxytgts.Empty() {
 			// proxy to replication target if active-active replication is in place.
 			reader, proxy, perr = proxyGetToReplicationTarget(ctx, bucket, object, rs, r.Header, opts, proxytgts)
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) headObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Ob
 			oi    ObjectInfo
 		)
 		// proxy HEAD to replication target if active-active replication configured on bucket
-		proxytgts := getproxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
+		proxytgts := getProxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 		if !proxytgts.Empty() {
 			if rangeHeader != "" {
 				rs, _ = parseRequestRangeSpec(rangeHeader)
diff --git a/docs/bucket/versioning/README.md b/docs/bucket/versioning/README.md
index 6b4a1e0c6..6f20618fc 100644
--- a/docs/bucket/versioning/README.md
+++ b/docs/bucket/versioning/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ To exclude objects under a list of prefix (glob) patterns from being versioned,
 
 ### Features
 - Objects matching these prefixes will behave as though versioning were suspended. These objects **will not** be replicated if bucket has replication configured.
-- Objects matching these prefixes will also not leave delete markers, dramatically reduces namespace pollution while keeping the benefits of replication.
+- Objects matching these prefixes will also not leave `null` delete markers, dramatically reduces namespace pollution while keeping the benefits of replication.
 - Users with explicit permissions or the root credential can configure the versioning state of any bucket.
 
 ## Examples of enabling bucket versioning using MinIO Java SDK