diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers.go b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
index baa1f4f5f..7c1af59cc 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ type BatchJobReplicateResourceType string
 func (t BatchJobReplicateResourceType) Validate() error {
 	switch t {
 	case BatchJobReplicateResourceMinIO:
+	case BatchJobReplicateResourceS3:
 	default:
 		return errInvalidArgument
 	}
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ func (t BatchJobReplicateResourceType) Validate() error {
 // Different types of batch jobs..
 const (
 	BatchJobReplicateResourceMinIO BatchJobReplicateResourceType = "minio"
+	BatchJobReplicateResourceS3    BatchJobReplicateResourceType = "s3"
+
 	// add future targets
 )
 
@@ -297,10 +300,13 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateFromSource(ctx context.Context, api Objec
 
 	versioned := globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(tgtBucket, tgtObject)
 	versionSuspended := globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(tgtBucket, tgtObject)
-
+	versionID := srcObjInfo.VersionID
+	if r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 {
+		versionID = ""
+	}
 	if srcObjInfo.DeleteMarker {
 		_, err := api.DeleteObject(ctx, tgtBucket, tgtObject, ObjectOptions{
-			VersionID:          srcObjInfo.VersionID,
+			VersionID:          versionID,
 			VersionSuspended:   versionSuspended,
 			Versioned:          versioned,
 			MTime:              srcObjInfo.ModTime,
@@ -318,6 +324,9 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateFromSource(ctx context.Context, api Objec
 		PreserveETag:     srcObjInfo.ETag,
 		UserDefined:      srcObjInfo.UserDefined,
 	}
+	if r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 {
+		opts.VersionID = ""
+	}
 	if crypto.S3.IsEncrypted(srcObjInfo.UserDefined) {
 		opts.ServerSideEncryption = encrypt.NewSSE()
 	}
@@ -358,7 +367,9 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) copyWithMultipartfromSource(ctx context.Context, a
 	if r.Target.Prefix != "" {
 		tgtObject = path.Join(r.Target.Prefix, srcObjInfo.Name)
 	}
-
+	if r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 {
+		opts.VersionID = ""
+	}
 	var uploadedParts []CompletePart
 	res, err := api.NewMultipartUpload(context.Background(), tgtBucket, tgtObject, opts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -539,19 +550,47 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) StartFromSource(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLay
 	retry := false
 	for attempts := 1; attempts <= retryAttempts; attempts++ {
 		attempts := attempts
-
+		// one of source/target is s3, skip delete marker and all versions under the same object name.
+		s3Type := r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3
+		minioSrc := r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceMinIO
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 		objInfoCh := c.ListObjects(ctx, r.Source.Bucket, minio.ListObjectsOptions{
 			Prefix:       r.Source.Prefix,
-			WithVersions: true,
+			WithVersions: minioSrc,
 			Recursive:    true,
 			WithMetadata: true,
 		})
+		prevObj := ""
+		skipReplicate := false
+
 		for obj := range objInfoCh {
 			oi := toObjectInfo(r.Source.Bucket, obj.Key, obj)
+			if !minioSrc {
+				oi2, err := c.StatObject(ctx, r.Source.Bucket, obj.Key, minio.StatObjectOptions{})
+				if err == nil {
+					oi = toObjectInfo(r.Source.Bucket, obj.Key, oi2)
+				} else {
+					if isErrMethodNotAllowed(ErrorRespToObjectError(err, r.Source.Bucket, obj.Key)) ||
+						isErrObjectNotFound(ErrorRespToObjectError(err, r.Source.Bucket, obj.Key)) {
+						continue
+					}
+					logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+					cancel()
+					return err
+				}
+			}
 			if skip(oi) {
 				continue
 			}
+			if obj.Key != prevObj {
+				prevObj = obj.Key
+				// skip replication of delete marker and all versions under the same object name if one of source or target is s3.
+				skipReplicate = obj.IsDeleteMarker && s3Type
+			}
+			if skipReplicate {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			wk.Take()
 			go func() {
 				defer wk.Give()
@@ -646,9 +685,10 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateToTarget(ctx context.Context, api ObjectL
 	tgtBucket := r.Target.Bucket
 	tgtPrefix := r.Target.Prefix
 	srcObject := srcObjInfo.Name
+	s3Type := r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3
 
 	if srcObjInfo.DeleteMarker || !srcObjInfo.VersionPurgeStatus.Empty() {
-		if retry {
+		if retry && !s3Type {
 			if _, err := c.StatObject(ctx, tgtBucket, pathJoin(tgtPrefix, srcObject), miniogo.StatObjectOptions{
 				VersionID: srcObjInfo.VersionID,
 				Internal: miniogo.AdvancedGetOptions{
@@ -664,7 +704,10 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateToTarget(ctx context.Context, api ObjectL
 		if srcObjInfo.VersionPurgeStatus.Empty() {
 			dmVersionID = srcObjInfo.VersionID
 		}
-
+		if r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 {
+			dmVersionID = ""
+			versionID = ""
+		}
 		return c.RemoveObject(ctx, tgtBucket, pathJoin(tgtPrefix, srcObject), miniogo.RemoveObjectOptions{
 			VersionID: versionID,
 			Internal: miniogo.AdvancedRemoveOptions{
@@ -676,7 +719,7 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateToTarget(ctx context.Context, api ObjectL
 		})
 	}
 
-	if retry { // when we are retrying avoid copying if necessary.
+	if retry && !s3Type { // when we are retrying avoid copying if necessary.
 		gopts := miniogo.GetObjectOptions{}
 		if err := gopts.SetMatchETag(srcObjInfo.ETag); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -710,7 +753,9 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) ReplicateToTarget(ctx context.Context, api ObjectL
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
+	if r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 {
+		putOpts.Internal = miniogo.AdvancedPutOptions{}
+	}
 	if objInfo.isMultipart() {
 		if err := replicateObjectWithMultipart(ctx, c, tgtBucket, pathJoin(tgtPrefix, objInfo.Name), rd, objInfo, putOpts); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1021,6 +1066,10 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) Start(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job Ba
 			// None of the provided metadata filters match skip the object.
 			return false
 		}
+		// if one of source or target is non MinIO, just replicate the top most version like `mc mirror`
+		if (r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3) && !info.IsLatest {
+			return false
+		}
 
 		return true
 	}
@@ -1059,6 +1108,8 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) Start(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job Ba
 		attempts := attempts
 
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		// one of source/target is s3, skip delete marker and all versions under the same object name.
+		s3Type := r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3 || r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceS3
 
 		results := make(chan ObjectInfo, 100)
 		if err := api.Walk(ctx, r.Source.Bucket, r.Source.Prefix, results, ObjectOptions{
@@ -1070,8 +1121,18 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) Start(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job Ba
 			return err
 		}
 
+		prevObj := ""
+
+		skipReplicate := false
 		for result := range results {
 			result := result
+			if result.Name != prevObj {
+				prevObj = result.Name
+				skipReplicate = result.DeleteMarker && s3Type
+			}
+			if skipReplicate {
+				continue
+			}
 			wk.Take()
 			go func() {
 				defer wk.Give()
@@ -1265,8 +1326,10 @@ func (r *BatchJobReplicateV1) Validate(ctx context.Context, job BatchJobRequest,
 		}
 		return err
 	}
+	// if both source and target are minio instances
+	minioType := r.Target.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceMinIO && r.Source.Type == BatchJobReplicateResourceMinIO
 	// If source has versioning enabled, target must have versioning enabled
-	if (info.Versioning && !vcfg.Enabled() && !isRemoteToLocal) || (!info.Versioning && vcfg.Enabled() && isRemoteToLocal) {
+	if minioType && ((info.Versioning && !vcfg.Enabled() && !isRemoteToLocal) || (!info.Versioning && vcfg.Enabled() && isRemoteToLocal)) {
 		return batchReplicationJobError{
 			Code: "InvalidBucketState",
 			Description: fmt.Sprintf("The source '%s' has versioning enabled, target '%s' must have versioning enabled",