diff --git a/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE b/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
index c0dc89ae..c0067e61 100644
--- a/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
+++ b/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ secret_key = aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 user_id = RGW11111111111111111
 email = account1@ceph.com
 
+# iam account non-root user in the same account [iam root]
+[iam root alt]
+access_key = CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCcc
+secret_key = cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
+user_id = testacct1user
+email = account1@ceph.com
+
 # iam account root user in a different account than [iam root]
 [iam alt root]
 access_key = BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbb
diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
index 2f9f7e10..7487f4b5 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ def configure():
     config.iam_root_user_id = cfg.get('iam root',"user_id")
     config.iam_root_email = cfg.get('iam root',"email")
 
+    config.iam_root_alt_access_key = cfg.get('iam root alt',"access_key")
+    config.iam_root_alt_secret_key = cfg.get('iam root alt',"secret_key")
+    config.iam_root_alt_user_id = cfg.get('iam root alt',"user_id")
+    config.iam_root_alt_email = cfg.get('iam root alt',"email")
+
     config.iam_alt_root_access_key = cfg.get('iam alt root',"access_key")
     config.iam_alt_root_secret_key = cfg.get('iam alt root',"secret_key")
     config.iam_alt_root_user_id = cfg.get('iam alt root',"user_id")
@@ -461,6 +466,17 @@ def get_iam_root_client(**kwargs):
                         verify=config.default_ssl_verify,
                         **kwargs)
 
+def get_iam_root_alt_client(**kwargs):
+    kwargs.setdefault('service_name', 's3')
+    kwargs.setdefault('aws_access_key_id', config.iam_root_alt_access_key)
+    kwargs.setdefault('aws_secret_access_key', config.iam_root_alt_secret_key)
+
+    return boto3.client(endpoint_url=config.default_endpoint,
+                        region_name='',
+                        use_ssl=config.default_is_secure,
+                        verify=config.default_ssl_verify,
+                        **kwargs)
+
 def get_iam_alt_root_client(**kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault('service_name', 'iam')
     kwargs.setdefault('aws_access_key_id', config.iam_alt_root_access_key)
diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
index 47cc5255..c801c5b1 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
     get_alt_user_id,
     get_alt_email,
     get_alt_client,
+    get_iam_root_client,
+    get_iam_root_alt_client,
     get_tenant_client,
     get_tenant_iam_client,
     get_tenant_user_id,
@@ -10403,6 +10405,83 @@ def test_bucketv2_policy():
     response = alt_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=bucket_name)
     assert len(response['Contents']) == 1
 
+@pytest.mark.bucket_policy
+def test_bucket_policy_deny_self_denied_policy():
+    root_client = get_iam_root_client(service_name="s3")
+    bucket_name = get_new_bucket(root_client)
+
+    resource1 = "arn:aws:s3:::" + bucket_name
+    resource2 = "arn:aws:s3:::" + bucket_name + "/*"
+    policy_document = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",
+        "Statement": [{
+        "Effect": "Deny",
+        "Principal": "*",
+        "Action": [
+            "s3:PutBucketPolicy",
+            "s3:GetBucketPolicy",
+            "s3:DeleteBucketPolicy",
+        ],
+        "Resource": [
+            "{}".format(resource1),
+            "{}".format(resource2)
+          ]
+        }]
+     })
+
+    root_client.put_bucket_policy(Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document)
+
+    # non-root account should not be able to get, put or delete bucket policy
+    root_alt_client = get_iam_root_alt_client()
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.get_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.delete_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.put_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document)
+
+    # root account should be able to get, put or delete bucket policy
+    response = root_client.get_bucket_policy(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    assert response['Policy'] == policy_document
+    root_client.delete_bucket_policy(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    root_client.put_bucket_policy(Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document)
+
+@pytest.mark.bucket_policy
+def test_bucket_policy_deny_self_denied_policy_confirm_header():
+    root_client = get_iam_root_client(service_name="s3")
+    bucket_name = get_new_bucket(root_client)
+
+    resource1 = "arn:aws:s3:::" + bucket_name
+    resource2 = "arn:aws:s3:::" + bucket_name + "/*"
+    policy_document = json.dumps(
+    {
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",
+        "Statement": [{
+        "Effect": "Deny",
+        "Principal": "*",
+        "Action": [
+            "s3:PutBucketPolicy",
+            "s3:GetBucketPolicy",
+            "s3:DeleteBucketPolicy",
+        ],
+        "Resource": [
+            "{}".format(resource1),
+            "{}".format(resource2)
+          ]
+        }]
+     })
+
+    root_client.put_bucket_policy(Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document, ConfirmRemoveSelfBucketAccess=True)
+
+    # non-root account should not be able to get, put or delete bucket policy
+    root_alt_client = get_iam_root_alt_client()
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.get_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.delete_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_alt_client.put_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document)
+
+    # root account should not be able to get, put or delete bucket policy
+    check_access_denied(root_client.get_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_client.delete_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name)
+    check_access_denied(root_client.put_bucket_policy, Bucket=bucket_name, Policy=policy_document)
+
 @pytest.mark.bucket_policy
 def test_bucket_policy_acl():
     bucket_name = get_new_bucket()