diff --git a/cmd/acl-handlers.go b/cmd/acl-handlers.go
index 8a67754a0..9f6ab9e92 100644
--- a/cmd/acl-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/acl-handlers.go
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetBucketACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	acl := &accessControlPolicy{}
 	acl.AccessControlList.Grants = append(acl.AccessControlList.Grants, grant{
 		Grantee: grantee{
-			Type: "CanonicalUser",
+			XMLNS:  "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance",
+			XMLXSI: "CanonicalUser",
+			Type:   "CanonicalUser",
 		},
 		Permission: "FULL_CONTROL",
 	})
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetObjectACLHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	acl := &accessControlPolicy{}
 	acl.AccessControlList.Grants = append(acl.AccessControlList.Grants, grant{
 		Grantee: grantee{
-			Type: "CanonicalUser",
+			XMLNS:  "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance",
+			XMLXSI: "CanonicalUser",
+			Type:   "CanonicalUser",
 		},
 		Permission: "FULL_CONTROL",
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/api-router.go b/cmd/api-router.go
index f7f80ef41..25f90ab47 100644
--- a/cmd/api-router.go
+++ b/cmd/api-router.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ func registerAPIRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 		bucket.Methods("POST").Path("/{object:.+}").HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(api.NewMultipartUploadHandler)).Queries("uploads", "")
 		// AbortMultipartUpload
 		bucket.Methods("DELETE").Path("/{object:.+}").HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(api.AbortMultipartUploadHandler)).Queries("uploadId", "{uploadId:.*}")
+		// GetObjectACL - this is a dummy call.
+		bucket.Methods("GET").Path("/{object:.+}").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(api.GetObjectACLHandler)).Queries("acl", "")
 		// GetObject
 		bucket.Methods("GET").Path("/{object:.+}").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(api.GetObjectHandler))
 		// CopyObject