diff --git a/conf.example.yml b/conf.example.yml
index 37717c7..6e8657f 100644
--- a/conf.example.yml
+++ b/conf.example.yml
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ destination:
      token: your-token # can be an environment variable, just don't add a $ in front of it
      zip: false # if true, will zip the entire git repo into a single zip file and upload that instead
      usessl: true # wheter to use ssl or not
+     storageclass: "" # storage class for all repos to be uploaded to this S3 bucket. E.g. for AWS: STANDARD, STANDARD_IA, GLACIER, etc.
 cron: 0 22 * * * # optional - when cron is not provided, the program runs once and exits.
 # Otherwise, it runs according to the cron schedule.
 # See timezone commentary in docker-compose.yml for making sure this container runs
diff --git a/gickup_spec.json b/gickup_spec.json
index 40c0e03..1729fc0 100644
--- a/gickup_spec.json
+++ b/gickup_spec.json
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@
                             "zip": {
                                 "type": "boolean",
                                 "description": "If true, zip the entire Git repo into a single zip file and upload that instead"
+                            },
+                            "storageclass": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "description": "Storage class applied to all repos uploaded to this S3 bucket (optional)"
                             }
                         },
                         "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index def6785..36e696a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cooperspencer/gickup/sourcehut"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kong"
 	"github.com/cooperspencer/gickup/bitbucket"
@@ -264,7 +265,9 @@ func backup(repos []types.Repo, conf *types.Conf) {
 						continue
 					}
 				}
-				err = s3.UploadDirToS3(tempdir, d)
+				err = s3.UploadDirToS3(tempdir, d, &minio.PutObjectOptions{
+					StorageClass: d.StorageClass,
+				})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error().Str("stage", "s3").Str("endpoint", d.Endpoint).Str("bucket", d.Bucket).Msg(err.Error())
 				}
diff --git a/s3/s3.go b/s3/s3.go
index 2f63998..085d661 100644
--- a/s3/s3.go
+++ b/s3/s3.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // UploadDirToS3 uploads the contents of a directory to S3-compatible storage
-func UploadDirToS3(directory string, s3repo types.S3Repo) error {
+func UploadDirToS3(directory string, s3repo types.S3Repo, options *minio.PutObjectOptions) error {
 	// Initialize minio client object.
 	client, err := minio.New(s3repo.Endpoint, &minio.Options{
 		Creds:  credentials.NewStaticV4(s3repo.AccessKey, s3repo.SecretKey, s3repo.Token),
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ func UploadDirToS3(directory string, s3repo types.S3Repo) error {
 		// Upload the file to S3-compatible storage
 		objectName := filepath.ToSlash(path[len(directory)+1:]) // Object name in bucket
 
-		_, err = client.PutObject(context.Background(), s3repo.Bucket, objectName, file, stat.Size(), minio.PutObjectOptions{})
+		if options == nil {
+			options = &minio.PutObjectOptions{}
+		}
+
+		_, err = client.PutObject(context.Background(), s3repo.Bucket, objectName, file, stat.Size(), *options)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 1a7285a..4d0ea67 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -535,15 +535,16 @@ func StatRemote(remoteURL, sshURL string, repo GenRepo) bool {
 }
 
 type S3Repo struct {
-	Bucket     string `yaml:"bucket"`
-	Endpoint   string `yaml:"endpoint"`
-	AccessKey  string `yaml:"accesskey"`
-	SecretKey  string `yaml:"secretkey"`
-	Token      string `yaml:"token"`
-	Region     string `yaml:"region"`
-	UseSSL     bool   `yaml:"usessl"`
-	Structured bool   `yaml:"structured"`
-	Zip        bool   `yaml:"zip"`
+	Bucket       string `yaml:"bucket"`
+	Endpoint     string `yaml:"endpoint"`
+	AccessKey    string `yaml:"accesskey"`
+	SecretKey    string `yaml:"secretkey"`
+	Token        string `yaml:"token"`
+	Region       string `yaml:"region"`
+	UseSSL       bool   `yaml:"usessl"`
+	Structured   bool   `yaml:"structured"`
+	Zip          bool   `yaml:"zip"`
+	StorageClass string `yaml:"storageclass"`
 }
 
 func (s3 S3Repo) GetKey(accessString string) (string, error) {