diff --git a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md
index 678cb24b7..75b593391 100644
--- a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ the target backend bucket:
 * `s3:ListBucket` on `arn:aws:s3:::mybucket`
 * `s3:GetObject` on `arn:aws:s3:::mybucket/path/to/my/key`
 * `s3:PutObject` on `arn:aws:s3:::mybucket/path/to/my/key`
+* `s3:DeleteObject` on `arn:aws:s3:::mybucket/path/to/my/key`
 
 This is seen in the following AWS IAM Statement:
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ This is seen in the following AWS IAM Statement:
     },
     {
       "Effect": "Allow",
-      "Action": ["s3:GetObject", "s3:PutObject"],
+      "Action": ["s3:GetObject", "s3:PutObject", "s3:DeleteObject"],
       "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::mybucket/path/to/my/key"
     }
   ]