diff --git a/cli/app.go b/cli/app.go
index 11e11abb5..d7eee9307 100644
--- a/cli/app.go
+++ b/cli/app.go
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func (c *App) advancedCommand(ctx context.Context) {
 This command could be dangerous or lead to repository corruption when used improperly.
 
 Running this command is not needed for using Kopia. Instead, most users should rely on periodic repository maintenance. See https://kopia.io/docs/advanced/maintenance/ for more information.
-To run this command despite the warning, set KOPIA_ADVANCED_COMMANDS=enabled
+To run this command despite the warning, set --advanced-commands=enabled
 
 `)
 
diff --git a/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
index 6168f8529..14826a57c 100644
--- a/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
+++ b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type s3Storage struct {
 
 	downloadThrottler *iothrottler.IOThrottlerPool
 	uploadThrottler   *iothrottler.IOThrottlerPool
+	storageConfig     *StorageConfig
 }
 
 func (s *s3Storage) GetBlob(ctx context.Context, b blob.ID, offset, length int64, output *gather.WriteBuffer) error {
@@ -142,9 +143,12 @@ func (s *s3Storage) putBlob(ctx context.Context, b blob.ID, data blob.Bytes) (ve
 		return versionMetadata{}, errors.Wrap(err, "AddReader")
 	}
 
+	storageClass := s.storageConfig.getStorageClassForBlobID(b)
+
 	uploadInfo, err := s.cli.PutObject(ctx, s.BucketName, s.getObjectNameString(b), throttled, int64(data.Length()), minio.PutObjectOptions{
 		ContentType:    "application/x-kopia",
 		SendContentMd5: atomic.LoadInt32(&s.sendMD5) > 0,
+		StorageClass:   storageClass,
 	})
 
 	var er minio.ErrorResponse
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ func (s *s3Storage) putBlob(ctx context.Context, b blob.ID, data blob.Bytes) (ve
 	if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) && uploadInfo.Size == 0 {
 		// special case empty stream
 		_, err = s.cli.PutObject(ctx, s.BucketName, s.getObjectNameString(b), bytes.NewBuffer(nil), 0, minio.PutObjectOptions{
-			ContentType: "application/x-kopia",
+			ContentType:  "application/x-kopia",
+			StorageClass: storageClass,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -212,6 +217,10 @@ func (s *s3Storage) ListBlobs(ctx context.Context, prefix blob.ID, callback func
 			Timestamp: o.LastModified,
 		}
 
+		if bm.BlobID == ConfigName {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if err := callback(bm); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -306,13 +315,26 @@ func newStorage(ctx context.Context, opt *Options) (*s3Storage, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("bucket %q does not exist", opt.BucketName)
 	}
 
-	return &s3Storage{
+	s := s3Storage{
 		Options:           *opt,
 		cli:               cli,
 		sendMD5:           0,
 		downloadThrottler: downloadThrottler,
 		uploadThrottler:   uploadThrottler,
-	}, nil
+		storageConfig:     &StorageConfig{},
+	}
+
+	var scOutput gather.WriteBuffer
+
+	if getBlobErr := s.GetBlob(ctx, ConfigName, 0, -1, &scOutput); getBlobErr == nil {
+		if scErr := s.storageConfig.Load(scOutput.Bytes().Reader()); scErr != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(scErr, "error parsing storage config for bucket %q", opt.BucketName)
+		}
+	} else if !errors.Is(getBlobErr, blob.ErrBlobNotFound) {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(getBlobErr, "error retrieving storage config from bucket %q", opt.BucketName)
+	}
+
+	return &s, nil
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage_config.go b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57361b88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/blob/s3/s3_storage_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package s3
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/kopia/kopia/repo/blob"
+)
+
+// ConfigName is the name of the hidden storage config file in a S3 bucket.
+const ConfigName = ".storageconfig"
+
+// PrefixAndStorageClass defines the storage class to use for a particular blob ID prefix.
+type PrefixAndStorageClass struct {
+	Prefix       blob.ID `json:"prefix"`
+	StorageClass string  `json:"storageClass"`
+}
+
+// StorageConfig contains storage configuration optionally persisted in the storage itself.
+type StorageConfig struct {
+	BlobOptions []PrefixAndStorageClass `json:"blobOptions,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Load loads the StorageConfig from the provided reader.
+func (p *StorageConfig) Load(r io.Reader) error {
+	return errors.Wrap(json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(p), "error parsing JSON")
+}
+
+// Save saves the parameters to the provided writer.
+func (p *StorageConfig) Save(w io.Writer) error {
+	return errors.Wrap(json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(p), "error writing JSON")
+}
+
+func (p *StorageConfig) getStorageClassForBlobID(id blob.ID) string {
+	for _, o := range p.BlobOptions {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(string(id), string(o.Prefix)) {
+			return o.StorageClass
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}