diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18850eed..ea59c807 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Available targets:
 | attributes | Additional attributes (e.g. `1`) | list(string) | `<list>` | no |
 | delimiter | Delimiter to be used between `namespace`, `environment`, `stage`, `name` and `attributes` | string | `-` | no |
 | enable_glacier_transition | Enables the transition to AWS Glacier which can cause unnecessary costs for huge amount of small files | bool | `true` | no |
+| enable_standard_ia_transition | Enables the transition to STANDARD_IA | bool | `false` | no |
 | enabled | Set to false to prevent the module from creating any resources | bool | `true` | no |
 | environment | Environment, e.g. 'prod', 'staging', 'dev', 'pre-prod', 'UAT' | string | `` | no |
 | expiration_days | Number of days after which to expunge the objects | number | `90` | no |
diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
index 50ff4431..d854c43f 100644
--- a/docs/terraform.md
+++ b/docs/terraform.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 | attributes | Additional attributes (e.g. `1`) | list(string) | `<list>` | no |
 | delimiter | Delimiter to be used between `namespace`, `environment`, `stage`, `name` and `attributes` | string | `-` | no |
 | enable_glacier_transition | Enables the transition to AWS Glacier which can cause unnecessary costs for huge amount of small files | bool | `true` | no |
+| enable_standard_ia_transition | Enables the transition to STANDARD_IA | bool | `false` | no |
 | enabled | Set to false to prevent the module from creating any resources | bool | `true` | no |
 | environment | Environment, e.g. 'prod', 'staging', 'dev', 'pre-prod', 'UAT' | string | `` | no |
 | expiration_days | Number of days after which to expunge the objects | number | `90` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 78f21beb..9e10fe60 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ resource "aws_s3_bucket" "default" {
       }
     }
 
-    transition {
-      days          = var.standard_transition_days
-      storage_class = "STANDARD_IA"
-    }
-
     dynamic "transition" {
       for_each = var.enable_glacier_transition ? [1] : []
 
@@ -56,6 +51,15 @@ resource "aws_s3_bucket" "default" {
       }
     }
 
+    dynamic "transition" {
+      for_each = var.enable_standard_ia_transition ? [1] : []
+
+      content {
+        days          = var.standard_transition_days
+        storage_class = "STANDARD_IA"
+      }
+    }
+
     expiration {
       days = var.expiration_days
     }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index e1ce1131..5eba7968 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ variable "enable_glacier_transition" {
   description = "Enables the transition to AWS Glacier which can cause unnecessary costs for huge amount of small files"
 }
 
+variable "enable_standard_ia_transition" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+  description = "Enables the transition to STANDARD_IA"
+}
+
 variable "expiration_days" {
   type        = number
   default     = 90