diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index 3fa62692f..172e462db 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func mustReplicate(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, mopts mustReplica
 
 	// Disable server-side replication on object prefixes which are excluded
 	// from versioning via the MinIO bucket versioning extension.
-	if globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(bucket, object) {
+	if !globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(bucket, object) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ func replicateDelete(ctx context.Context, dobj DeletedObjectReplicationInfo, obj
 		MTime:             dobj.DeleteMarkerMTime.Time,
 		DeleteReplication: drs,
 		Versioned:         globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(bucket, dobj.ObjectName),
-		VersionSuspended:  globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(bucket, dobj.ObjectName),
+		// Objects matching prefixes should not leave delete markers,
+		// dramatically reduces namespace pollution while keeping the
+		// benefits of replication, make sure to apply version suspension
+		// only at bucket level instead.
+		VersionSuspended: globalBucketVersioningSys.Suspended(bucket),
 	})
 	if err != nil && !isErrVersionNotFound(err) { // VersionNotFound would be reported by pool that object version is missing on.
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("Unable to update replication metadata for %s/%s(%s): %s", bucket, dobj.ObjectName, versionID, err))
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-options.go b/cmd/object-api-options.go
index cb75c890d..98cb773b2 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-options.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-options.go
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ func delOpts(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, bucket, object string) (opts
 		return opts, err
 	}
 	opts.Versioned = globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixEnabled(bucket, object)
-	opts.VersionSuspended = globalBucketVersioningSys.PrefixSuspended(bucket, object)
+	// Objects matching prefixes should not leave delete markers,
+	// dramatically reduces namespace pollution while keeping the
+	// benefits of replication, make sure to apply version suspension
+	// only at bucket level instead.
+	opts.VersionSuspended = globalBucketVersioningSys.Suspended(bucket)
 	delMarker := strings.TrimSpace(r.Header.Get(xhttp.MinIOSourceDeleteMarker))
 	if delMarker != "" {
 		switch delMarker {