diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 5ed78731..60bc408b 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObject(_ context.Context, input *s3.GetObjectInput) (*s3.GetO
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNoSuchKey)
 	}
 
-	if versionId != "" {
+	if p.versioningEnabled() {
 		isDelMarker, err := p.isObjDeleteMarker(bucket, object)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -2758,10 +2758,15 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObject(_ context.Context, input *s3.GetObjectInput) (*s3.GetO
 
 		// if the specified object version is a delete marker, return MethodNotAllowed
 		if isDelMarker {
+			if versionId != "" {
+				err = s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMethodNotAllowed)
+			} else {
+				err = s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNoSuchKey)
+			}
 			return &s3.GetObjectOutput{
 				DeleteMarker: getBoolPtr(true),
 				LastModified: backend.GetTimePtr(fi.ModTime()),
-			}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMethodNotAllowed)
+			}, err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/group-tests.go b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
index dacdfba3..fadce833 100644
--- a/tests/integration/group-tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/group-tests.go
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ func TestVersioning(s *S3Conf) {
 	// GetObject action
 	Versioning_GetObject_invalid_versionId(s)
 	Versioning_GetObject_success(s)
+	Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker_without_versionId(s)
 	Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker(s)
 	// DeleteObject(s) actions
 	Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_object_version(s)
@@ -946,6 +947,7 @@ func GetIntTests() IntTests {
 		"Versioning_HeadObject_delete_marker":                                 Versioning_HeadObject_delete_marker,
 		"Versioning_GetObject_invalid_versionId":                              Versioning_GetObject_invalid_versionId,
 		"Versioning_GetObject_success":                                        Versioning_GetObject_success,
+		"Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker_without_versionId":                Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker_without_versionId,
 		"Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker":                                  Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker,
 		"Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_object_version":                       Versioning_DeleteObject_delete_object_version,
 		"Versioning_DeleteObject_non_existing_object":                         Versioning_DeleteObject_non_existing_object,
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests.go b/tests/integration/tests.go
index 0885ef61..c52c2b5a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests.go
+++ b/tests/integration/tests.go
@@ -11372,6 +11372,47 @@ func Versioning_GetObject_success(s *S3Conf) error {
 	}, withVersioning(types.BucketVersioningStatusEnabled))
 }
 
+func Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker_without_versionId(s *S3Conf) error {
+	testName := "Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker_without_versionId"
+	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {
+		obj := "my-obj"
+		_, err := putObjectWithData(1234, &s3.PutObjectInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			Key:    &obj,
+		}, s3client)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = putBucketVersioningStatus(s3client, bucket, types.BucketVersioningStatusEnabled)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err = s3client.DeleteObject(ctx, &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			Key:    &obj,
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shortTimeout)
+		_, err = s3client.GetObject(ctx, &s3.GetObjectInput{
+			Bucket: &bucket,
+			Key:    &obj,
+		})
+		cancel()
+		if err := checkSdkApiErr(err, "NoSuchKey"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 func Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker(s *S3Conf) error {
 	testName := "Versioning_GetObject_delete_marker"
 	return actionHandler(s, testName, func(s3client *s3.Client, bucket string) error {