diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/azure/azure_storage_client.go b/weed/remote_storage/azure/azure_storage_client.go
index 3982750f3..bf10b9770 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/azure/azure_storage_client.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/azure/azure_storage_client.go
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func (az *azureRemoteStorageClient) UpdateFileMetadata(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStor
 
 	return
 }
+
 func (az *azureRemoteStorageClient) DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (err error) {
 	key := loc.Path[1:]
 	containerURL := az.serviceURL.NewContainerURL(loc.Bucket)
@@ -214,3 +215,17 @@ func (az *azureRemoteStorageClient) DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocat
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (az *azureRemoteStorageClient) ListBuckets() (buckets []*remote_storage.Bucket, err error) {
+	resp, err := az.ListBuckets()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list buckets: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, b := range resp {
+		buckets = append(buckets, &remote_storage.Bucket{
+			Name:      b.Name,
+			CreatedAt: b.CreatedAt,
+		})
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/gcs/gcs_storage_client.go b/weed/remote_storage/gcs/gcs_storage_client.go
index 997bf2c20..79f56f28a 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/gcs/gcs_storage_client.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/gcs/gcs_storage_client.go
@@ -184,3 +184,7 @@ func (gcs *gcsRemoteStorageClient) DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocati
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (gcs *gcsRemoteStorageClient) ListBuckets() (buckets []*remote_storage.Bucket, err error) {
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/hdfs/hdfs_storage_client.go b/weed/remote_storage/hdfs/hdfs_storage_client.go
index 5b4ce0b29..1e96dec9b 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/hdfs/hdfs_storage_client.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/hdfs/hdfs_storage_client.go
@@ -170,9 +170,14 @@ func (c *hdfsRemoteStorageClient) UpdateFileMetadata(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorag
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
 func (c *hdfsRemoteStorageClient) DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (err error) {
 	if err = c.client.Remove(loc.Path); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("hdfs delete %s: %v", loc.Path, err)
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (c *hdfsRemoteStorageClient) ListBuckets() (buckets []*remote_storage.Bucket, err error) {
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go b/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
index 3f76452cc..de325a61e 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func ParseLocationName(remote string) (locationName string) {
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ func FormatLocation(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) string {
 
 type VisitFunc func(dir string, name string, isDirectory bool, remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry) error
 
+type Bucket struct {
+	Name      string
+	CreatedAt time.Time
+}
+
 type RemoteStorageClient interface {
 	Traverse(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, visitFn VisitFunc) error
 	ReadFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, offset int64, size int64) (data []byte, err error)
@@ -73,6 +79,7 @@ type RemoteStorageClient interface {
 	WriteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry, reader io.Reader) (remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry, err error)
 	UpdateFileMetadata(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, oldEntry *filer_pb.Entry, newEntry *filer_pb.Entry) (err error)
 	DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (err error)
+	ListBuckets() ([]*Bucket, error)
 }
 
 type RemoteStorageClientMaker interface {
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
index ec1c6d7bd..ec28defb3 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
@@ -234,3 +234,17 @@ func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) DeleteFile(loc *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation)
 	})
 	return
 }
+
+func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) ListBuckets() (buckets []*remote_storage.Bucket, err error) {
+	resp, err := s.conn.ListBuckets(&s3.ListBucketsInput{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list buckets: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, b := range resp.Buckets {
+		buckets = append(buckets, &remote_storage.Bucket{
+			Name:      *b.Name,
+			CreatedAt: *b.CreationDate,
+		})
+	}
+	return
+}