diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
index 3486dfb..ad19d00 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
   //use a custom endpoint?
   public static final String ENDPOINT = "fs.s3a.endpoint";
+  public static final String PATH_STYLE_ACCESS = "fs.s3a.path.style.access";
   //connect to s3 through a proxy server?
   public static final String PROXY_HOST = "fs.s3a.proxy.host";
   public static final String PROXY_PORT = "fs.s3a.proxy.port";
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
index 91a606c..17b272a 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3AFileSystem.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 import com.amazonaws.auth.InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider;
 import com.amazonaws.services.s3.AmazonS3Client;
+import com.amazonaws.services.s3.S3ClientOptions;
 import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.CannedAccessControlList;
 import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.DeleteObjectsRequest;
 import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.ListObjectsRequest;
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@ public void initialize(URI name, Configuration conf) throws IOException {
       }
     }
 
+    enablePathStyleAccessIfRequired(conf);
+
     maxKeys = conf.getInt(MAX_PAGING_KEYS, DEFAULT_MAX_PAGING_KEYS);
     partSize = conf.getLong(MULTIPART_SIZE, DEFAULT_MULTIPART_SIZE);
     multiPartThreshold = conf.getInt(MIN_MULTIPART_THRESHOLD,
@@ -314,6 +317,14 @@ public void initialize(URI name, Configuration conf) throws IOException {
     setConf(conf);
   }
 
+  private void enablePathStyleAccessIfRequired(Configuration conf) {
+    final boolean pathStyleAccess = conf.getBoolean(PATH_STYLE_ACCESS, false);
+    if (pathStyleAccess) {
+      LOG.debug("Enabling path style access!");
+      s3.setS3ClientOptions(new S3ClientOptions().withPathStyleAccess(true));
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the protocol scheme for the FileSystem.
    *