diff --git a/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js b/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
index b54024cc4f..b079d2b151 100644
--- a/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
+const s3_const = require('../s3_constants');
 const { v4: uuid } = require('uuid');
 const dbg = require('../../../util/debug_module')(__filename);
 const S3Error = require('../s3_errors').S3Error;
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@ async function put_bucket_lifecycle(req) {
         };
 
         if (rule.ID?.length === 1) {
-            current_rule.id = rule.ID[0];
+            if (rule.ID[0].length > s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH) {
+                dbg.error('Rule should not have ID length exceed allowed limit of ', s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH, ' characters', rule);
+                throw new S3Error({ ...S3Error.InvalidArgument, message: `ID length should not exceed allowed limit of ${s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH}` });
+            } else {
+                current_rule.id = rule.ID[0];
+            }
         } else {
             // Generate a random ID if missing
             current_rule.id = uuid();
diff --git a/src/endpoint/s3/s3_constants.js b/src/endpoint/s3/s3_constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7399f6039f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/endpoint/s3/s3_constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 NooBaa */
+'use strict';
+
+// `s3_const` serves as an alias for `exports` which expose constants related to s3 operations
+//  keeping name referencing consistent to s3_const.NAME for easier imports and searches
+const s3_const = exports;
+
+///////////////
+// LIFECYCLE //
+///////////////
+
+s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH = 255;
diff --git a/src/test/lifecycle/common.js b/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
index acc8a971ad..c4a2001287 100644
--- a/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
+++ b/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const s3_const = require('../../endpoint/s3/s3_constants');
 
 /*
  *  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/intro-lifecycle-rules.html
@@ -512,3 +513,18 @@ exports.test_and_prefix_size = async function(Bucket, Key, s3) {
     assert(actualFilter.ObjectSizeGreaterThan === expectedFilter.ObjectSizeGreaterThan, 'and prefix size filter - ObjectSizeGreaterThan');
     assert(actualFilter.ObjectSizeLessThan === expectedFilter.ObjectSizeLessThan, 'and prefix size filter - ObjectSizeLessThan');
 };
+
+exports.test_rule_id_length = async function(Bucket, Key, s3) {
+    const putLifecycleParams = id_lifecycle_configuration(Bucket, Key);
+
+    // set the ID to a value with more than 'MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH' characters
+    const ID = 'A'.repeat(s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH + 5);
+    putLifecycleParams.LifecycleConfiguration.Rules[0].ID = ID;
+
+    try {
+        await s3.putBucketLifecycleConfiguration(putLifecycleParams);
+        assert.fail(`Expected error for ID length exceeding maximum allowed characters ${s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH}, but request was successful`);
+    } catch (error) {
+        assert(error.code === 'InvalidArgument', `Expected InvalidArgument: id length exceeding ${s3_const.MAX_RULE_ID_LENGTH} characters`);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/test/system_tests/test_lifecycle.js b/src/test/system_tests/test_lifecycle.js
index e30acde165..ea00ee0d69 100644
--- a/src/test/system_tests/test_lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/test/system_tests/test_lifecycle.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ async function main() {
     await commonTests.test_rule_id(Bucket, Key, s3);
     await commonTests.test_filter_size(Bucket, s3);
     await commonTests.test_and_prefix_size(Bucket, Key, s3);
+    await commonTests.test_rule_id_length(Bucket, Key, s3);
 
     const getObjectParams = {
         Bucket,