diff --git a/source/ch/cyberduck/core/Preferences.java b/source/ch/cyberduck/core/Preferences.java
index 050b6c14a72..46712085211 100644
--- a/source/ch/cyberduck/core/Preferences.java
+++ b/source/ch/cyberduck/core/Preferences.java
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ protected void setDefaults() {
         final int MONTH = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30; //30 days in seconds
         defaults.put("s3.cache.seconds", String.valueOf(MONTH));
 
+        /**
+         * Default metadata for uploads. Format must be "key1=value1 key2=value2"
+         */
+        defaults.put("s3.metadata.default", "");
+
         defaults.put("webdav.followRedirects", String.valueOf(true));
 
         defaults.put("cf.authentication.host", "auth.api.rackspacecloud.com");
diff --git a/source/ch/cyberduck/core/s3/S3Path.java b/source/ch/cyberduck/core/s3/S3Path.java
index c8fc7d696c0..795a54a157d 100644
--- a/source/ch/cyberduck/core/s3/S3Path.java
+++ b/source/ch/cyberduck/core/s3/S3Path.java
@@ -540,7 +540,31 @@ else if(acl.equals(this.getSession().getPublicAcl(this.getContainerName(), true,
                 else {
                     object.setAcl(this.convert(acl));
                 }
+                // Storage class
                 object.setStorageClass(Preferences.instance().getProperty("s3.storage.class"));
+                // Default metadata for new files
+                for(String m : Preferences.instance().getProperty("s3.metadata.default").split("\\p{javaWhitespace}+")) {
+                    if(StringUtils.isBlank(m)) {
+                        log.warn("Invalid header " + m);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if(!m.contains("=")) {
+                        log.warn("Invalid header " + m);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int split = m.indexOf('=');
+                    String name = m.substring(0, split);
+                    if(StringUtils.isBlank(name)) {
+                        log.warn("Missing key in " + m);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    String value = m.substring(split + 1);
+                    if(StringUtils.isEmpty(value)) {
+                        log.warn("Missing value in " + m);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    object.addMetadata(name, value);
+                }
 
                 this.getSession().message(MessageFormat.format(Locale.localizedString("Uploading {0}", "Status"),
                         this.getName()));