diff --git a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/resources/templates/documentdb-template.yaml b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/resources/templates/documentdb-template.yaml
index 60f2f8adac..9ea959f78a 100644
--- a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/resources/templates/documentdb-template.yaml
+++ b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/resources/templates/documentdb-template.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
          event_collect_timeout: "120s"
          maximum_size: "2mb"
        aggregate_threshold:
-         maximum_size: "256kb"
+         maximum_size: "128mb"
          flush_capacity_ratio: 0
        object_key:
          path_prefix: "${getMetadata(\"s3_partition_key\")}"
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@
           sts_header_overrides: "<<$.<<pipeline-name>>.source.documentdb.aws.sts_header_overrides>>"
         acknowledgments: true
         delete_s3_objects_on_read: true
+        disable_s3_metadata_in_event: true
         scan:
+          folder_partitions:
+            depth: [ "<<FUNCTION_NAME:calculateDepth,PARAMETER:$.<<pipeline-name>>.source.documentdb.s3_prefix>>" ]
+            max_objects_per_ownership: 50
           buckets:
             - bucket:
                 name: "<<$.<<pipeline-name>>.source.documentdb.s3_bucket>>"
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ObjectWorkerIT.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ObjectWorkerIT.java
index 3ce75f2d14..71bf92efe1 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ObjectWorkerIT.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ObjectWorkerIT.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void setUp() {
                 .build();
         bucket = System.getProperty("tests.s3source.bucket");
         s3ObjectGenerator = new S3ObjectGenerator(s3Client, bucket);
-        eventMetadataModifier = new EventMetadataModifier(S3SourceConfig.DEFAULT_METADATA_ROOT_KEY);
+        eventMetadataModifier = new EventMetadataModifier(S3SourceConfig.DEFAULT_METADATA_ROOT_KEY, false);
 
         buffer = mock(Buffer.class);
         recordsReceived = 0;
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ScanObjectWorkerIT.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ScanObjectWorkerIT.java
index bbff028167..cebd91daea 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ScanObjectWorkerIT.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/integrationTest/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3ScanObjectWorkerIT.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void setUp() {
                 .build();
         bucket = System.getProperty("tests.s3source.bucket");
         s3ObjectGenerator = new S3ObjectGenerator(s3Client, bucket);
-        eventMetadataModifier = new EventMetadataModifier(S3SourceConfig.DEFAULT_METADATA_ROOT_KEY);
+        eventMetadataModifier = new EventMetadataModifier(S3SourceConfig.DEFAULT_METADATA_ROOT_KEY, s3SourceConfig.isDeleteS3MetadataInEvent());
 
         buffer = mock(Buffer.class);
         recordsReceived = 0;
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifier.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifier.java
index 6bd37ba436..8e384a72c8 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifier.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifier.java
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@ class EventMetadataModifier implements BiConsumer<Event, S3ObjectReference> {
     private static final String BUCKET_FIELD_NAME = "bucket";
     private static final String KEY_FIELD_NAME = "key";
     private final String baseKey;
+    private final boolean deleteS3MetadataInEvent;
 
-    EventMetadataModifier(final String metadataRootKey) {
+    EventMetadataModifier(final String metadataRootKey, boolean deleteS3MetadataInEvent) {
         baseKey = generateBaseKey(metadataRootKey);
+        this.deleteS3MetadataInEvent = deleteS3MetadataInEvent;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void accept(final Event event, final S3ObjectReference s3ObjectReference) {
-        event.put(baseKey + BUCKET_FIELD_NAME, s3ObjectReference.getBucketName());
-        event.put(baseKey + KEY_FIELD_NAME, s3ObjectReference.getKey());
+        if(!deleteS3MetadataInEvent) {
+            event.put(baseKey + BUCKET_FIELD_NAME, s3ObjectReference.getBucketName());
+            event.put(baseKey + KEY_FIELD_NAME, s3ObjectReference.getKey());
+        }
     }
 
     private static String generateBaseKey(String metadataRootKey) {
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3Source.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3Source.java
index c0b844123e..1d272c36f6 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3Source.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3Source.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void start(Buffer<Record<Event>> buffer) {
         final S3ObjectRequest.Builder s3ObjectRequestBuilder = new S3ObjectRequest.Builder(buffer, s3SourceConfig.getNumberOfRecordsToAccumulate(),
                 s3SourceConfig.getBufferTimeout(), s3ObjectPluginMetrics);
         final BiConsumer<Event, S3ObjectReference> eventMetadataModifier = new EventMetadataModifier(
-                s3SourceConfig.getMetadataRootKey());
+                s3SourceConfig.getMetadataRootKey(), s3SourceConfig.isDeleteS3MetadataInEvent());
         final S3ObjectDeleteWorker s3ObjectDeleteWorker = new S3ObjectDeleteWorker(s3ClientBuilderFactory.getS3Client(), pluginMetrics);
 
         if (s3SelectOptional.isPresent()) {
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3SourceConfig.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3SourceConfig.java
index 1bb62865b7..0e8d7108b3 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3SourceConfig.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/S3SourceConfig.java
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public class S3SourceConfig {
     @JsonProperty("delete_s3_objects_on_read")
     private boolean deleteS3ObjectsOnRead = false;
 
+    @JsonProperty("disable_s3_metadata_in_event")
+    private boolean deleteS3MetadataInEvent = false;
+
     @AssertTrue(message = "A codec is required for reading objects.")
     boolean isCodecProvidedWhenNeeded() {
         if(s3SelectOptions == null)
@@ -189,4 +192,8 @@ public Map<String, String> getBucketOwners() {
     public String getDefaultBucketOwner() {
         return defaultBucketOwner;
     }
+
+    public boolean isDeleteS3MetadataInEvent() {
+        return deleteS3MetadataInEvent;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifierTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifierTest.java
index 4ca46bb923..1eab96160f 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifierTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/s3-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/s3/EventMetadataModifierTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ArgumentsProvider;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ArgumentsSource;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.event.Event;
 
@@ -41,13 +43,13 @@ void setUp() {
         key = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     }
 
-    private EventMetadataModifier createObjectUnderTest(final String metadataRootKey) {
-        return new EventMetadataModifier(metadataRootKey);
+    private EventMetadataModifier createObjectUnderTest(final String metadataRootKey, final Boolean isDeleteS3MetadataInEvent) {
+        return new EventMetadataModifier(metadataRootKey, isDeleteS3MetadataInEvent);
     }
 
     @Test
     void constructor_throws_if_metadataRootKey_is_null() {
-        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> createObjectUnderTest(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> createObjectUnderTest(null, null));
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
@@ -56,12 +58,21 @@ void accept_sets_correct_S3_bucket_and_key(final String metadataKey, final Strin
         when(s3ObjectReference.getBucketName()).thenReturn(bucketName);
         when(s3ObjectReference.getKey()).thenReturn(key);
 
-        createObjectUnderTest(metadataKey).accept(event, s3ObjectReference);
+        createObjectUnderTest(metadataKey, false).accept(event, s3ObjectReference);
 
         verify(event).put(expectedRootKey + "bucket", bucketName);
         verify(event).put(expectedRootKey + "key", key);
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ArgumentsSource(KeysArgumentsProvider.class)
+    void accept_does_not_set_correct_S3_bucket_and_key(final String metadataKey, final String expectedRootKey) {
+        createObjectUnderTest(metadataKey, true).accept(event, s3ObjectReference);
+
+        verify(event, never()).put(anyString(), anyString());
+        verify(event, never()).put(anyString(), anyString());
+    }
+
     static class KeysArgumentsProvider implements ArgumentsProvider {
         @Override
         public Stream<? extends Arguments> provideArguments(final ExtensionContext context) {