diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ecb9fa..9b5d656 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/secrets/#via-the-dashboa
 | `REGION` | The region used by the S3 client. |
 | `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID`,  `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET`,   `GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN` | Google API credentials obtained from rclone. |
 | `ALLOWED_BUCKETS` | Set the buckets allowed, separated by `,`. A directory with the bucket name will be created directly under Google Drive. |
+| `PUBLIC_READ_BUCKETS` | *(Optional)* Buckets that allow unauthenticated GET/HEAD access without signature, separated by `,`. Write operations (PUT/POST/DELETE) still require authentication. Must be a subset of `ALLOWED_BUCKETS`. |
 
 
 ### 4. CORS Configuration
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 27f471b..41c1130 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ export default {
                 return new Response("Access denied to this bucket", { status: 403 });
             }
 
-            const isValid = await verifySignature(request, env);
-            if (!isValid) {
-                return new Response("Invalid Signature", { status: 403 });
+            const isPublicRead = isPublicReadBucket(bucket, env);
+            const isReadMethod = method === "GET" || method === "HEAD";
+
+            if (!(isPublicRead && isReadMethod)) {
+                const isValid = await verifySignature(request, env);
+                if (!isValid) {
+                    return new Response("Invalid Signature", { status: 403 });
+                }
             }
 
             const accessToken = await getAccessToken(env);
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ interface Env {
     AUTH_KV: KVNamespace;
     FOLDER_CACHE: KVNamespace;
     ALLOWED_BUCKETS?: string;
+    PUBLIC_READ_BUCKETS?: string;
 }
 
 interface GoogleDriveFile {
@@ -169,6 +175,18 @@ function isAllowedBucket(bucket: string, env: Env): boolean {
     return allowedBuckets.includes(bucket);
 }
 
+function isPublicReadBucket(bucket: string, env: Env): boolean {
+    if (!env.PUBLIC_READ_BUCKETS) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const publicReadBuckets = env.PUBLIC_READ_BUCKETS.split(",")
+        .map((b) => b.trim())
+        .filter((b) => b);
+
+    return publicReadBuckets.includes(bucket);
+}
+
 // ========================================
 // Google Drive API Functions
 // ========================================
diff --git a/test/s3.test.ts b/test/s3.test.ts
index 8536a36..675c0cd 100644
--- a/test/s3.test.ts
+++ b/test/s3.test.ts
@@ -1017,4 +1017,81 @@ describe("S3 API Server with Google Drive Backend", () => {
 
         global.fetch = originalFetch;
     });
+
+    // ========================================
+    // Public Read Tests
+    // ========================================
+
+    const PUBLIC_READ_ENV = {
+        ...ENV,
+        PUBLIC_READ_BUCKETS: "public-bucket",
+        ALLOWED_BUCKETS: "test-bucket,empty-bucket,my-bucket,public-bucket",
+    };
+
+    // 16. Public read bucket - unsigned GET should succeed
+    it("should allow unsigned GET on public read bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/public-bucket/test-file.txt`, {
+            method: "GET",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(await response.text()).toBe("Hello World");
+    });
+
+    // 17. Public read bucket - unsigned HEAD should succeed
+    it("should allow unsigned HEAD on public read bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/public-bucket/test-file.txt`, {
+            method: "HEAD",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.headers.get("Content-Type")).toBe("text/plain");
+        expect(response.headers.get("Content-Length")).toBe("11");
+    });
+
+    // 18. Public read bucket - unsigned PUT should be rejected
+    it("should reject unsigned PUT on public read bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/public-bucket/test-file.txt`, {
+            method: "PUT",
+            headers: { "Content-Type": "text/plain" },
+            body: "Hello World",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    });
+
+    // 19. Public read bucket - unsigned DELETE should be rejected
+    it("should reject unsigned DELETE on public read bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/public-bucket/test-file.txt`, {
+            method: "DELETE",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    });
+
+    // 20. Non-public bucket - unsigned GET should still be rejected
+    it("should reject unsigned GET on non-public bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/test-bucket/test-file.txt`, {
+            method: "GET",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    });
+
+    // 21. Public read bucket - unsigned list (GET without key) should succeed
+    it("should allow unsigned list on public read bucket", async () => {
+        const request = new Request(`${endpoint}/public-bucket/`, {
+            method: "GET",
+        });
+
+        const response = await worker.fetch(request, PUBLIC_READ_ENV, CTX);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        const xmlText = await response.text();
+        expect(xmlText).toContain("<ListBucketResult");
+    });
 });