diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/PutS3Object.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/PutS3Object.java
index 8e744133e4..775114314d 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/PutS3Object.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/PutS3Object.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.UploadPartResult;
 @WritesAttributes({
     @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.bucket", description = "The S3 bucket where the Object was put in S3"),
     @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.key", description = "The S3 key within where the Object was put in S3"),
+    @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.contenttype", description = "The S3 content type of the S3 Object that put in S3"),
     @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.version", description = "The version of the S3 Object that was put to S3"),
     @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.etag", description = "The ETag of the S3 Object"),
     @WritesAttribute(attribute = "s3.uploadId", description = "The uploadId used to upload the Object to S3"),
@@ -132,6 +133,20 @@ public class PutS3Object extends AbstractS3Processor {
         .addValidator(StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR)
         .build();
 
+    public static final PropertyDescriptor CONTENT_TYPE = new PropertyDescriptor.Builder()
+        .name("Content Type")
+        .displayName("Content Type")
+        .description("Sets the Content-Type HTTP header indicating the type of content stored in the associated " +
+                "object. The value of this header is a standard MIME type.\n" +
+                "AWS S3 Java client will attempt to determine the correct content type if one hasn't been set" +
+                " yet. Users are responsible for ensuring a suitable content type is set when uploading streams. If " +
+                "no content type is provided and cannot be determined by the filename, the default content type " +
+                "\"application/octet-stream\" will be used.")
+        .required(false)
+        .expressionLanguageSupported(true)
+        .addValidator(StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR)
+        .build();
+
     public static final PropertyDescriptor STORAGE_CLASS = new PropertyDescriptor.Builder()
         .name("Storage Class")
         .required(true)
@@ -190,13 +205,14 @@ public class PutS3Object extends AbstractS3Processor {
             .build();
 
     public static final List<PropertyDescriptor> properties = Collections.unmodifiableList(
-        Arrays.asList(KEY, BUCKET, ACCESS_KEY, SECRET_KEY, CREDENTIALS_FILE, AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER_SERVICE, STORAGE_CLASS, REGION, TIMEOUT, EXPIRATION_RULE_ID,
+        Arrays.asList(KEY, BUCKET, CONTENT_TYPE, ACCESS_KEY, SECRET_KEY, CREDENTIALS_FILE, AWS_CREDENTIALS_PROVIDER_SERVICE, STORAGE_CLASS, REGION, TIMEOUT, EXPIRATION_RULE_ID,
             FULL_CONTROL_USER_LIST, READ_USER_LIST, WRITE_USER_LIST, READ_ACL_LIST, WRITE_ACL_LIST, OWNER, CANNED_ACL, SSL_CONTEXT_SERVICE,
             ENDPOINT_OVERRIDE, MULTIPART_THRESHOLD, MULTIPART_PART_SIZE, MULTIPART_S3_AGEOFF_INTERVAL, MULTIPART_S3_MAX_AGE, SERVER_SIDE_ENCRYPTION,
             PROXY_HOST, PROXY_HOST_PORT));
 
     final static String S3_BUCKET_KEY = "s3.bucket";
     final static String S3_OBJECT_KEY = "s3.key";
+    final static String S3_CONTENT_TYPE = "s3.contenttype";
     final static String S3_UPLOAD_ID_ATTR_KEY = "s3.uploadId";
     final static String S3_VERSION_ATTR_KEY = "s3.version";
     final static String S3_ETAG_ATTR_KEY = "s3.etag";
@@ -406,6 +422,12 @@ public class PutS3Object extends AbstractS3Processor {
                         objectMetadata.setContentDisposition(ff.getAttribute(CoreAttributes.FILENAME.key()));
                         objectMetadata.setContentLength(ff.getSize());
 
+                        final String contentType = context.getProperty(CONTENT_TYPE)
+                                .evaluateAttributeExpressions(ff).getValue();
+                        if (contentType != null) {
+                            objectMetadata.setContentType(contentType);
+                        }
+
                         final String expirationRule = context.getProperty(EXPIRATION_RULE_ID)
                                 .evaluateAttributeExpressions(ff).getValue();
                         if (expirationRule != null) {
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/ITPutS3Object.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/ITPutS3Object.java
index ea6be48c4a..28c67503dc 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/ITPutS3Object.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-aws-bundle/nifi-aws-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/aws/s3/ITPutS3Object.java
@@ -237,6 +237,26 @@ public class ITPutS3Object extends AbstractS3IT {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testContentType() throws IOException {
+        PutS3Object processor = new PutS3Object();
+        final TestRunner runner = TestRunners.newTestRunner(processor);
+
+        runner.setProperty(PutS3Object.CREDENTIALS_FILE, CREDENTIALS_FILE);
+        runner.setProperty(PutS3Object.REGION, REGION);
+        runner.setProperty(PutS3Object.BUCKET, BUCKET_NAME);
+        runner.setProperty(PutS3Object.CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain");
+
+        runner.enqueue(getResourcePath(SAMPLE_FILE_RESOURCE_NAME));
+
+        runner.run();
+
+        runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(PutS3Object.REL_SUCCESS, 1);
+        List<MockFlowFile> flowFiles = runner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(PutS3Object.REL_SUCCESS);
+        MockFlowFile ff1 = flowFiles.get(0);
+        ff1.assertAttributeEquals(PutS3Object.S3_CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testPutInFolder() throws IOException {
         final TestRunner runner = TestRunners.newTestRunner(new PutS3Object());