diff --git a/helm/minio/templates/_helper_policy.tpl b/helm/minio/templates/_helper_policy.tpl
index f2150530b..8be998e5d 100644
--- a/helm/minio/templates/_helper_policy.tpl
+++ b/helm/minio/templates/_helper_policy.tpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "Statement": [
 {{- range $i, $statement := .statements }}
     {
-      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Effect": "{{ $statement.effect | default "Allow" }}",
       "Action": [
 "{{ $statement.actions | join "\",\n\"" }}"
       ]{{ if $statement.resources }},
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  {{- range $operator,$object := $v }}
         "{{ $operator }}": { {{ $object }} }{{- if lt $k $condition_len }},{{- end }}
  {{- end }}{{- end }}
-      }{{- end }} 
+      }{{- end }}
     }{{ if lt $i $statements_length }},{{end }}
 {{- end }}
   ]
diff --git a/helm/minio/values.yaml b/helm/minio/values.yaml
index e7a8acc44..55c7bec98 100644
--- a/helm/minio/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio/values.yaml
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ policies: []
 ## example.
 # - name: writeexamplepolicy
 #   statements:
-#     - resources:
+#     - effect: Allow  # this is the default
+#       resources:
 #         - 'arn:aws:s3:::example*/*'
 #       actions:
 #         - "s3:AbortMultipartUpload"