diff --git a/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/objectbucket.py b/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/objectbucket.py
index 01205803734..8cd0facb9b1 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/objectbucket.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/objectbucket.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def __init__(
         replication_policy=None,
         quota=None,
         versioning=False,
+        object_lock=False,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.quota = quota
         self.versioning = versioning
+        self.object_lock = object_lock
         self.namespace = config.ENV_DATA["cluster_namespace"]
         logger.info(f"Creating bucket: {self.name}")
 
@@ -425,7 +427,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             self.s3resource = self.mcg.s3_resource
         self.s3client = self.mcg.s3_client
-        self.s3resource.create_bucket(Bucket=self.name)
+        self.s3resource.create_bucket(
+            Bucket=self.name, ObjectLockEnabledForBucket=self.object_lock
+        )
         if self.versioning:
             self.set_versioning("Enabled")
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1c6c0bffd23..0fa96f6bb2b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2757,6 +2757,7 @@ def _create_buckets(
         bucketclass=None,
         replication_policy=None,
         versioning=False,
+        object_lock=False,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -2772,13 +2773,20 @@ def _create_buckets(
             bucketclass (dict): A dictionary describing a new
                 bucketclass to be created.
                 When None, the default bucketclass is used.
-            versioning (bool): Enable or disable versining for the bucket
+            versioning (bool): Enable or disable versioning for the bucket
+            object_lock (bool): Enable or disable Object Lock for the bucket
+                Versioning needs to be enabled for the bucket if object_lock
+                is enabled.
 
         Returns:
             list: A list of s3.Bucket objects, containing all the created
                 buckets
 
         """
+        if object_lock and not versioning:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Enabling object_lock for a bucket requires to enable versioning too"
+            )
         if bucketclass:
             interface = bucketclass["interface"]
 
@@ -2804,6 +2812,7 @@ def _create_buckets(
                 bucketclass=bucketclass,
                 replication_policy=replication_policy,
                 versioning=versioning,
+                object_lock=object_lock,
                 *args,
                 **kwargs,
             )