diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index fe0beb5b8..50fc4492b 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type FilerOptions struct {
 	showUIDirectoryDelete   *bool
 	downloadMaxMBps         *int
 	diskType                *string
+	allowedOrigins          *string
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.showUIDirectoryDelete = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("ui.deleteDir", true, "enable filer UI show delete directory button")
 	f.downloadMaxMBps = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("downloadMaxMBps", 0, "download max speed for each download request, in MB per second")
 	f.diskType = cmdFiler.Flag.String("disk", "", "[hdd|ssd|<tag>] hard drive or solid state drive or any tag")
+	f.allowedOrigins = cmdFiler.Flag.String("allowedOrigins", "*", "comma separated list of allowed origins")
 
 	// start s3 on filer
 	filerStartS3 = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3", false, "whether to start S3 gateway")
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ func (fo *FilerOptions) startFiler() {
 	if *fo.bindIp == "" {
 		*fo.bindIp = *fo.ip
 	}
+	if *fo.allowedOrigins == "" {
+		*fo.allowedOrigins = "*"
+	}
 
 	defaultLevelDbDirectory := util.ResolvePath(*fo.defaultLevelDbDirectory + "/filerldb2")
 
@@ -253,6 +258,7 @@ func (fo *FilerOptions) startFiler() {
 		ShowUIDirectoryDelete: *fo.showUIDirectoryDelete,
 		DownloadMaxBytesPs:    int64(*fo.downloadMaxMBps) * 1024 * 1024,
 		DiskType:              *fo.diskType,
+		AllowedOrigins:        strings.Split(*fo.allowedOrigins, ","),
 	})
 	if nfs_err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Filer startup error: %v", nfs_err)
diff --git a/weed/command/s3.go b/weed/command/s3.go
index dc943b23d..b7bb2a546 100644
--- a/weed/command/s3.go
+++ b/weed/command/s3.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3err"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ type S3Options struct {
 	portGrpc                  *int
 	config                    *string
 	domainName                *string
+	allowedOrigins            *string
 	tlsPrivateKey             *string
 	tlsCertificate            *string
 	tlsCACertificate          *string
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ func init() {
 	s3StandaloneOptions.portHttps = cmdS3.Flag.Int("port.https", 0, "s3 server https listen port")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.portGrpc = cmdS3.Flag.Int("port.grpc", 0, "s3 server grpc listen port")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.domainName = cmdS3.Flag.String("domainName", "", "suffix of the host name in comma separated list, {bucket}.{domainName}")
+	s3StandaloneOptions.allowedOrigins = cmdS3.Flag.String("allowedOrigins", "*", "comma separated list of allowed origins")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.dataCenter = cmdS3.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "prefer to read and write to volumes in this data center")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.config = cmdS3.Flag.String("config", "", "path to the config file")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.auditLogConfig = cmdS3.Flag.String("auditLogConfig", "", "path to the audit log config file")
@@ -220,6 +223,7 @@ func (s3opt *S3Options) startS3Server() bool {
 		Port:                      *s3opt.port,
 		Config:                    *s3opt.config,
 		DomainName:                *s3opt.domainName,
+		AllowedOrigins:            strings.Split(*s3opt.allowedOrigins, ","),
 		BucketsPath:               filerBucketsPath,
 		GrpcDialOption:            grpcDialOption,
 		AllowEmptyFolder:          *s3opt.allowEmptyFolder,
diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml b/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
index e5452cdff..9626ee58c 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold/security.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #    /etc/seaweedfs/security.toml
 # this file is read by master, volume server, and filer
 
+# comma separated origins allowed to make requests to the filer and s3 gateway. 
+# enter in this format: https://domain.com, or http://localhost:port
+[cors.allowed_origins]
+values = "*"
+
 # this jwt signing key is read by master and volume server, and it is used for write operations:
 # - the Master server generates the JWT, which can be used to write a certain file on a volume server
 # - the Volume server validates the JWT on writing
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 67e37426e..9631f6bfd 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.port", 8888, "filer server http listen port")
 	filerOptions.portGrpc = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.port.grpc", 0, "filer server grpc listen port")
 	filerOptions.publicPort = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.port.public", 0, "filer server public http listen port")
+	filerOptions.allowedOrigins = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.allowedOrigins", "*", "comma separated list of allowed origins")
 	filerOptions.defaultReplicaPlacement = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.defaultReplicaPlacement", "", "default replication type. If not specified, use master setting.")
 	filerOptions.disableDirListing = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.disableDirListing", false, "turn off directory listing")
 	filerOptions.maxMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.maxMB", 4, "split files larger than the limit")
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ func init() {
 	s3Options.portHttps = cmdServer.Flag.Int("s3.port.https", 0, "s3 server https listen port")
 	s3Options.portGrpc = cmdServer.Flag.Int("s3.port.grpc", 0, "s3 server grpc listen port")
 	s3Options.domainName = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.domainName", "", "suffix of the host name in comma separated list, {bucket}.{domainName}")
+	s3Options.allowedOrigins = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.allowedOrigins", "*", "comma separated list of allowed origins")
 	s3Options.tlsPrivateKey = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.key.file", "", "path to the TLS private key file")
 	s3Options.tlsCertificate = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.cert.file", "", "path to the TLS certificate file")
 	s3Options.tlsCACertificate = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.cacert.file", "", "path to the TLS CA certificate file")
diff --git a/weed/filer/filer.go b/weed/filer/filer.go
index 239263ca8..1c6b3c338 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package filer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster/lock_manager"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster/lock_manager"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_handlers.go
index 81d7017dc..c146a8b15 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_handlers.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ func writeSuccessResponseEmpty(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s3err.WriteEmptyResponse(w, r, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+func writeFailureResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, errCode s3err.ErrorCode) {
+	s3err.WriteErrorResponse(w, r, errCode)
+}
+
 func validateContentMd5(h http.Header) ([]byte, error) {
 	md5B64, ok := h["Content-Md5"]
 	if ok {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
index e90c334aa..37ae54f1b 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ package s3api
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/s3_pb"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/grace"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/s3_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/grace"
+
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type S3ApiServerOption struct {
 	Port                      int
 	Config                    string
 	DomainName                string
+	AllowedOrigins            []string
 	BucketsPath               string
 	GrpcDialOption            grpc.DialOption
 	AllowEmptyFolder          bool
@@ -56,6 +58,14 @@ func NewS3ApiServer(router *mux.Router, option *S3ApiServerOption) (s3ApiServer
 	v.SetDefault("jwt.filer_signing.read.expires_after_seconds", 60)
 	readExpiresAfterSec := v.GetInt("jwt.filer_signing.read.expires_after_seconds")
 
+	v.SetDefault("cors.allowed_origins.values", "*")
+
+	if (option.AllowedOrigins == nil) || (len(option.AllowedOrigins) == 0) {
+		allowedOrigins := v.GetString("cors.allowed_origins.values")
+		domains := strings.Split(allowedOrigins, ",")
+		option.AllowedOrigins = domains
+	}
+
 	s3ApiServer = &S3ApiServer{
 		option:         option,
 		iam:            NewIdentityAccessManagement(option),
@@ -103,7 +113,25 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) registerRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 
 	apiRouter.Methods("OPTIONS").HandlerFunc(
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+			origin := r.Header.Get("Origin")
+			if origin != "" {
+				if s3a.option.AllowedOrigins == nil || len(s3a.option.AllowedOrigins) == 0 || s3a.option.AllowedOrigins[0] == "*" {
+					origin = "*"
+				} else {
+					originFound := false
+					for _, allowedOrigin := range s3a.option.AllowedOrigins {
+						if origin == allowedOrigin {
+							originFound = true
+						}
+					}
+					if !originFound {
+						writeFailureResponse(w, r, http.StatusForbidden)
+						return
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
 			w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "*")
 			w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "*")
 			w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 1b50d47c7..20b5151cd 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ type FilerOption struct {
 	ShowUIDirectoryDelete bool
 	DownloadMaxBytesPs    int64
 	DiskType              string
+	AllowedOrigins        []string
 }
 
 type FilerServer struct {
@@ -107,6 +109,14 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 	v.SetDefault("jwt.filer_signing.read.expires_after_seconds", 60)
 	readExpiresAfterSec := v.GetInt("jwt.filer_signing.read.expires_after_seconds")
 
+	v.SetDefault("cors.allowed_origins.values", "*")
+
+	if (option.AllowedOrigins == nil) || (len(option.AllowedOrigins) == 0) {
+		allowedOrigins := v.GetString("cors.allowed_origins.values")
+		domains := strings.Split(allowedOrigins, ",")
+		option.AllowedOrigins = domains
+	}
+
 	fs = &FilerServer{
 		option:                option,
 		grpcDialOption:        security.LoadClientTLS(util.GetViper(), "grpc.filer"),
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
index 6bfae3dc1..d71b60d70 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package weed_server
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -17,8 +18,24 @@ import (
 func (fs *FilerServer) filerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	if r.Header.Get("Origin") != "" {
-		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+	origin := r.Header.Get("Origin")
+	if origin != "" {
+		if fs.option.AllowedOrigins == nil || len(fs.option.AllowedOrigins) == 0 || fs.option.AllowedOrigins[0] == "*" {
+			origin = "*"
+		} else {
+			originFound := false
+			for _, allowedOrigin := range fs.option.AllowedOrigins {
+				if origin == allowedOrigin {
+					originFound = true
+				}
+			}
+			if !originFound {
+				writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusForbidden, errors.New("origin not allowed"))
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
@@ -99,9 +116,27 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) readonlyFilerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	if r.Header.Get("Origin") != "" {
-		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
+	os.Stdout.WriteString("Request: " + r.Method + " " + r.URL.String() + "\n")
+
+	origin := r.Header.Get("Origin")
+	if origin != "" {
+		if fs.option.AllowedOrigins == nil || len(fs.option.AllowedOrigins) == 0 || fs.option.AllowedOrigins[0] == "*" {
+			origin = "*"
+		} else {
+			originFound := false
+			for _, allowedOrigin := range fs.option.AllowedOrigins {
+				if origin == allowedOrigin {
+					originFound = true
+				}
+			}
+			if !originFound {
+				writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusForbidden, errors.New("origin not allowed"))
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "OPTIONS, GET, HEAD")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +172,6 @@ func OptionsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isReadOnly bool) {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "PUT, POST, GET, DELETE, OPTIONS")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "*")
 	}
-	w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
 	w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
 	w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
 }