diff --git a/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst-env.d.ts b/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst-env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe7264453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+import "sst"
+declare module "sst" {
+  export interface Resource {
+    MyBucket: {
+      name: string
+      type: "sst.aws.Bucket"
+    }
+  }
+}
+export {}
diff --git a/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst.config.ts b/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..012b5fd95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules/sst.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/// <reference path="./.sst/platform/config.d.ts" />
+
+/**
+ * ## Bucket lifecycle policies
+ *
+ * Configure S3 bucket lifecycle policies to expire objects automatically.
+ */
+export default $config({
+  app(input) {
+    return {
+      name: "aws-bucket-lifecycle-rules",
+      home: "aws",
+      removal: input?.stage === "production" ? "retain" : "remove",
+    };
+  },
+  async run() {
+    const bucket = new sst.aws.Bucket("MyBucket", {
+      lifecycle: [
+        {
+          expiresIn: "60 days",
+        },
+        {
+          id: "expire-tmp-files",
+          prefix: "tmp/",
+          expiresIn: "30 days",
+        },
+        {
+          prefix: "data/",
+          expiresAt: "2028-12-31",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    return {
+      bucket: bucket.name,
+    };
+  },
+});
diff --git a/platform/src/components/aws/bucket.ts b/platform/src/components/aws/bucket.ts
index 62c9230e0d..d0c6c4aab2 100644
--- a/platform/src/components/aws/bucket.ts
+++ b/platform/src/components/aws/bucket.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,25 @@ interface BucketCorsArgs {
 }
 
 interface BucketLifecycleArgs {
+  /**
+   * The unique identifier for the lifecycle rule.
+   *
+   * This ID must be unique across all lifecycle rules in the bucket and cannot exceed 255 characters.
+   * Whitespace-only values are not allowed.
+   *
+   * If not provided, SST will generate a unique ID based on the bucket component name and rule index.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * Use stable IDs to ensure rule identity is preserved when reordering rules.
+   * ```js
+   * {
+   *   id: "expire-tmp-files",
+   *   prefix: "/tmp",
+   *   expiresIn: "7 days"
+   * }
+   * ```
+   */
+  id?: Input<string>;
   /**
    * An S3 object key prefix that the lifecycle rule applies to.
    * @example
@@ -443,6 +462,24 @@ export interface BucketArgs {
    *   ]
    * }
    * ```
+   *
+   * Use stable IDs to preserve rule identity when reordering.
+   * ```js
+   * {
+   *   lifecycle: [
+   *     {
+   *       id: "expire-tmp-files",
+   *       prefix: "/tmp",
+   *       expiresIn: "7 days"
+   *     },
+   *     {
+   *       id: "archive-old-logs",
+   *       prefix: "/logs",
+   *       expiresIn: "90 days"
+   *     }
+   *   ]
+   * }
+   * ```
    */
   lifecycle?: Input<Input<Prettify<BucketLifecycleArgs>>[]>;
   /**
@@ -924,6 +961,35 @@ export class Bucket extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
       return output(args.lifecycle).apply((lifecycleRules) => {
         if (!lifecycleRules || lifecycleRules.length === 0) return;
 
+        const seenIds = new Map<string, number>();
+
+        const resolvedIds = lifecycleRules.map((rule, index) => {
+          const rawId = rule.id ?? `${name}LifecycleRule${index}`;
+          const resolvedId = rawId.trim();
+
+          if (resolvedId.length === 0) {
+            throw new VisibleError(
+              `Lifecycle rule at index ${index} has an empty or whitespace-only "id". Please provide a valid id or omit it to use the auto-generated id.`,
+            );
+          }
+
+          if (resolvedId.length > 255) {
+            throw new VisibleError(
+              `Lifecycle rule at index ${index} has an "id" that is ${resolvedId.length} characters long. AWS S3 lifecycle rule IDs cannot exceed 255 characters.`,
+            );
+          }
+
+          const existingIndex = seenIds.get(resolvedId);
+          if (existingIndex !== undefined) {
+            throw new VisibleError(
+              `Lifecycle rule "id" values must be unique. The id "${resolvedId}" is used by rules at indexes ${existingIndex} and ${index}.`,
+            );
+          }
+          seenIds.set(resolvedId, index);
+
+          return resolvedId;
+        });
+
         return new s3.BucketLifecycleConfigurationV2(
           ...transform(
             args.transform?.lifecycle,
@@ -931,7 +997,7 @@ export class Bucket extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             {
               bucket: bucket.bucket,
               rules: lifecycleRules.map((rule, index) => ({
-                id: `${name}LifecycleRule${index}`,
+                id: resolvedIds[index],
                 status: rule.enabled !== false ? "Enabled" : "Disabled",
                 expiration:
                   rule.expiresIn || rule.expiresAt