diff --git a/.doc_gen/metadata/iam_metadata.yaml b/.doc_gen/metadata/iam_metadata.yaml
index 383f52d39ff..c2f9466cbbb 100644
--- a/.doc_gen/metadata/iam_metadata.yaml
+++ b/.doc_gen/metadata/iam_metadata.yaml
@@ -1706,9 +1706,12 @@ iam_CreateRole:
           github: javav2/example_code/iam
           sdkguide:
           excerpts:
-            - description:
+            - description: Creates an IAM role.
               snippet_tags:
                 - iam.java2.create_role.main
+            - description: Creates an IAM role with the necessary permissions to perform object lock operations on an S3 bucket.
+              snippet_tags:
+                - iam.java2.s3_role.main
     PHP:
       versions:
         - sdk_version: 3
diff --git a/javav2/example_code/iam/src/main/java/com/example/iam/CreateObjectLockRole.java b/javav2/example_code/iam/src/main/java/com/example/iam/CreateObjectLockRole.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3332d909a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javav2/example_code/iam/src/main/java/com/example/iam/CreateObjectLockRole.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package com.example.iam;
+
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.iam.IamClient;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.iam.model.CreateRoleRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.iam.model.PutRolePolicyRequest;
+
+/**
+ * Before running this Java V2 code example, set up your development
+ * environment, including your credentials.
+ *
+ * For more information, see the following documentation topic:
+ *
+ * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html
+ */
+public class CreateObjectLockRole {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        final String roleName = "<Enter role name>";
+        IamClient iam = IamClient.builder().build();
+        createObjectLockRole(iam, roleName);
+    }
+
+    // snippet-start:[iam.java2.s3_role.main]
+    /**
+     * Creates an IAM role with the necessary permissions to perform object lock operations on an S3 bucket.
+     *
+     * @param iam       An instance of the {@link IamClient} class, which is used to interact with the AWS IAM service.
+     * @param roleName  The name of the IAM role to be created.
+     */
+    public static void createObjectLockRole(IamClient iam, String roleName) {
+        final String bopsPermissions = """
+            {
+                "Version": "2012-10-17",
+                "Statement": [
+                    {
+                        "Effect": "Allow",
+                        "Action": "s3:GetBucketObjectLockConfiguration",
+                        "Resource": [
+                            "arn:aws:s3:::<ENTER Bucket Name>"
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "Effect": "Allow",
+                        "Action": [
+                            "s3:GetObject",
+                            "s3:GetObjectVersion",
+                            "s3:GetBucketLocation"
+                        ],
+                        "Resource": [
+                            "arn:aws:s3:::<ENTER Bucket Name>/*"
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "Effect": "Allow",
+                        "Action": [
+                            "s3:PutObject",
+                            "s3:GetBucketLocation"
+                        ],
+                        "Resource": [
+                            "arn:aws:s3:::<ENTER Bucket Name>/*"
+                        ]
+                    }
+                ]
+            }""";
+
+        CreateRoleRequest createRoleRequest = CreateRoleRequest.builder()
+            .assumeRolePolicyDocument(bopsPermissions)
+            .roleName(roleName)
+            .build();
+
+        iam.createRole(createRoleRequest);
+        PutRolePolicyRequest putRolePolicyRequest = PutRolePolicyRequest.builder()
+            .policyDocument(bopsPermissions)
+            .policyName("batch_operations-permissions")
+            .roleName(roleName)
+            .build();
+
+        iam.putRolePolicy(putRolePolicyRequest);
+    }
+    // snippet-end:[iam.java2.s3_role.main]
+}