diff --git a/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Config.cs b/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Config.cs
index 6c3b4e320..2aa5c9574 100644
--- a/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Config.cs
+++ b/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Config.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ public enum AuthTypes
     /// </summary>
     public string BucketName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When true, uses path-style addressing for S3 requests (e.g., https://s3.example.com/bucket-name/object).
+    /// This is required for S3-compatible services like MinIO that do not support virtual-hosted–style URLs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ForcePathStyle { get; set; } = false;
+
     public void Validate()
     {
         if (this.Auth == AuthTypes.Unknown)
diff --git a/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Storage.cs b/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Storage.cs
index 06b356249..d00a5c1ed 100644
--- a/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Storage.cs
+++ b/extensions/AWS/S3/AWSS3Storage.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public AWSS3Storage(
                     awsSecretAccessKey: config.SecretAccessKey,
                     clientConfig: new AmazonS3Config
                     {
+                        ForcePathStyle = config.ForcePathStyle,
                         ServiceURL = config.Endpoint,
                         LogResponse = true
                     }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public AWSS3Storage(
             {
                 this._client = new AmazonS3Client(new AmazonS3Config
                 {
+                    ForcePathStyle = config.ForcePathStyle,
                     ServiceURL = config.Endpoint,
                     LogResponse = true
                 });