diff --git a/api-get-options.go b/api-get-options.go
index 08ae95c42..0082c1fa7 100644
--- a/api-get-options.go
+++ b/api-get-options.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 
 // AdvancedGetOptions for internal use by MinIO server - not intended for client use.
 type AdvancedGetOptions struct {
-	ReplicationDeleteMarker bool
-	ReplicationProxyRequest string
+	ReplicationDeleteMarker           bool
+	IsReplicationReadyForDeleteMarker bool
+	ReplicationProxyRequest           string
 }
 
 // GetObjectOptions are used to specify additional headers or options
diff --git a/api-stat.go b/api-stat.go
index 5201939ab..418d6cb25 100644
--- a/api-stat.go
+++ b/api-stat.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ func (c *Client) StatObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string,
 	if opts.Internal.ReplicationDeleteMarker {
 		headers.Set(minIOBucketReplicationDeleteMarker, "true")
 	}
+	if opts.Internal.IsReplicationReadyForDeleteMarker {
+		headers.Set(isMinioTgtReplicationReady, "true")
+	}
 
 	urlValues := make(url.Values)
 	if opts.VersionID != "" {
diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index abb549f8a..1c3e8e6f6 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@ const (
 	minIOForceDelete                               = "x-minio-force-delete"
 	// Header indicates delete marker replication request can be sent by source now.
 	minioTgtReplicationReady = "X-Minio-Replication-Ready"
+	// Header asks if delete marker replication request can be sent by source now.
+	isMinioTgtReplicationReady = "X-Minio-Check-Replication-Ready"
 )