diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
index 9e15b3f6c56cd..956b074e862cb 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/Constants.java
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ private Constants() {
   public static final String SECURE_CONNECTIONS =
       "fs.s3a.connection.ssl.enabled";
   public static final boolean DEFAULT_SECURE_CONNECTIONS = true;
+  
+  //allow access to requester pay buckets
+  public static final String ALLOW_REQUESTER_PAYS = "fs.s3a.requester-pays.enabled";
+  public static final boolean DEFAULT_ALLOW_REQUESTER_PAYS = false;
 
   //use a custom endpoint?
   public static final String ENDPOINT = "fs.s3a.endpoint";
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3ClientFactory.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3ClientFactory.java
index d4e09e300d734..b1b88e0cf6389 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3ClientFactory.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/s3a/S3ClientFactory.java
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ private static void initConnectionSettings(Configuration conf,
           DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_CONNECTIONS, 1));
       boolean secureConnections = conf.getBoolean(SECURE_CONNECTIONS,
           DEFAULT_SECURE_CONNECTIONS);
+      boolean requesterPays = conf.getBoolean(ALLOW_REQUESTER_PAYS,
+    		  DEFAULT_ALLOW_REQUESTER_PAYS);
       awsConf.setProtocol(secureConnections ?  Protocol.HTTPS : Protocol.HTTP);
       awsConf.setMaxErrorRetry(intOption(conf, MAX_ERROR_RETRIES,
           DEFAULT_MAX_ERROR_RETRIES, 0));
@@ -107,6 +109,12 @@ private static void initConnectionSettings(Configuration conf,
         LOG.debug("Signer override = {}", signerOverride);
         awsConf.setSignerOverride(signerOverride);
       }
+      System.out.printf("\n\nRequester Pays is enabled? %b\n\n", requesterPays);
+      if (requesterPays == true) {
+    	  LOG.info("fs.s3a.requester-pays.enabled has been set to true. You will be charged for any requests made to Requester Pays buckets.");
+    	  LOG.info("For more information on Requester Pays buckets visit: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/RequesterPaysBuckets.html");
+    	  awsConf.addHeader("x-amz-request-payer", "requester");
+      }
     }
 
     /**