diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9219a5131..654a4ab42 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ inputs:
   upload-plan-destination-s3-bucket:
     description: Name of the destination bucket for AWS S3. Should be provided if destination == aws
     required: false
+  upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-enabled:
+    description: If encryption is to be enabled for s3 bucket
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-type:
+    description: the type of encryption to use for the S3 bucket, either AES256 or KMS
+    required: false
+    default: "AES256"
+  upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-kms-key-id:
+    description: for encryption of type KMS you need to specify the KMS key ID to use
+    required: false
+
   upload-plan-destination-gcp-bucket:
     description: Name of the destination bucket for a GCP bucket. Should be provided if destination == gcp
     required: false
@@ -367,6 +379,9 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         PLAN_UPLOAD_DESTINATION: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-enabled }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_TYPE: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-type }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_KMS_ID: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-kms-key-id }}
         GOOGLE_STORAGE_LOCK_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.google-lock-bucket }}
         GOOGLE_STORAGE_PLAN_ARTEFACT_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-gcp-bucket }}
         AWS_S3_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-bucket }}
@@ -404,6 +419,9 @@ runs:
       env:
         actionref: ${{ github.action_ref }}
         PLAN_UPLOAD_DESTINATION: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-enabled }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_TYPE: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-type }}
+        PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_KMS_ID: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-encryption-kms-key-id }}
         GOOGLE_STORAGE_LOCK_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.google-lock-bucket }}
         GOOGLE_STORAGE_PLAN_ARTEFACT_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-gcp-bucket }}
         AWS_S3_BUCKET: ${{ inputs.upload-plan-destination-s3-bucket }}
diff --git a/libs/storage/aws_plan_storage.go b/libs/storage/aws_plan_storage.go
index 32cd65a55..a58d3cd68 100644
--- a/libs/storage/aws_plan_storage.go
+++ b/libs/storage/aws_plan_storage.go
@@ -24,12 +24,53 @@ type S3Client interface {
 	DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, params *s3.DeleteObjectInput, optFns ...func(*s3.Options)) (*s3.DeleteObjectOutput, error)
 }
 
+type AwsS3EncryptionType string
+
+const (
+	ServerSideEncryptionAes256 AwsS3EncryptionType = "AES256"
+	ServerSideEncryptionAwsKms AwsS3EncryptionType = "aws:kms"
+)
+
 type PlanStorageAWS struct {
-	Client  S3Client
-	Bucket  string
-	Context context.Context
+	Client            S3Client
+	Bucket            string
+	Context           context.Context
+	EncryptionEnabled bool
+	EncryptionType    AwsS3EncryptionType
+	KMSEncryptionId   string
 }
 
+func NewAWSPlanStorage(bucketName string, encryptionEnabled bool, encryptionType string, KMSEncryptionId string) (*PlanStorageAWS, error) {
+	if bucketName == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("AWS_S3_BUCKET is not defined")
+	}
+	ctx, client, err := GetAWSStorageClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not retrieve aws storage client")
+	}
+	planStorage := &PlanStorageAWS{
+		Context: ctx,
+		Client:  client,
+		Bucket:  bucketName,
+	}
+	if encryptionEnabled {
+		planStorage.EncryptionEnabled = true
+		if encryptionType == "AES256" {
+			planStorage.EncryptionType = ServerSideEncryptionAes256
+		} else if encryptionType == "KMS" {
+			if KMSEncryptionId == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("KMS encryption requested but no KMS key specified")
+			}
+			planStorage.EncryptionType = ServerSideEncryptionAwsKms
+			planStorage.KMSEncryptionId = KMSEncryptionId
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown encryption type specified for aws plan bucket: %v", encryptionType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return planStorage, nil
+
+}
 func (psa *PlanStorageAWS) PlanExists(artifactName, storedPlanFilePath string) (bool, error) {
 	input := &s3.HeadObjectInput{
 		Bucket: aws.String(psa.Bucket),
@@ -59,6 +100,15 @@ func (psa *PlanStorageAWS) StorePlanFile(fileContents []byte, artifactName, file
 		Bucket: aws.String(psa.Bucket),
 		Key:    aws.String(fileName),
 	}
+
+	// support for encryption
+	if psa.EncryptionEnabled {
+		input.ServerSideEncryption = types.ServerSideEncryption(psa.EncryptionType)
+		if psa.EncryptionType == ServerSideEncryptionAwsKms {
+			input.SSEKMSKeyId = aws.String(psa.KMSEncryptionId)
+		}
+	}
+
 	_, err := psa.Client.PutObject(psa.Context, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Failed to write file to bucket: %v", err)
diff --git a/libs/storage/plan_storage.go b/libs/storage/plan_storage.go
index 90a296e4f..ac84dd9b5 100644
--- a/libs/storage/plan_storage.go
+++ b/libs/storage/plan_storage.go
@@ -235,18 +235,14 @@ func NewPlanStorage(ghToken string, ghRepoOwner string, ghRepositoryName string,
 			Context: ctx,
 		}
 	case uploadDestination == "aws":
-		ctx, client, err := GetAWSStorageClient()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create AWS storage client: %s", err))
-		}
 		bucketName := strings.ToLower(os.Getenv("AWS_S3_BUCKET"))
-		if bucketName == "" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("AWS_S3_BUCKET is not defined")
-		}
-		planStorage = &PlanStorageAWS{
-			Context: ctx,
-			Client:  client,
-			Bucket:  bucketName,
+		encryptionEnabled := os.Getenv("PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED") == "true"
+		encryptionType := os.Getenv("PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_TYPE")
+		encryptionKmsId := os.Getenv("PLAN_UPLOAD_S3_ENCRYPTION_KMS_ID")
+		var err error
+		planStorage, err = NewAWSPlanStorage(bucketName, encryptionEnabled, encryptionType, encryptionKmsId)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while creating AWS plan storage: %v", err)
 		}
 	case uploadDestination == "gitlab":
 	//TODO implement me