diff --git a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/model/GetObjectRequest.java b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/model/GetObjectRequest.java
index 5511b9f3fa03..6524d712cba6 100644
--- a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/model/GetObjectRequest.java
+++ b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/model/GetObjectRequest.java
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public class GetObjectRequest extends AmazonWebServiceRequest implements
      */
     private Integer partNumber;
 
+    private Long lastModifiedTime;
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new {@link GetObjectRequest} with all the required parameters.
      *
@@ -121,7 +123,25 @@ public class GetObjectRequest extends AmazonWebServiceRequest implements
      * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String, boolean)
      */
     public GetObjectRequest(String bucketName, String key) {
-        this(bucketName, key, null);
+        this(bucketName, key, (String) null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new {@link GetObjectRequest} with all the required parameters.
+     *
+     * @param bucketName
+     *            The name of the bucket containing the desired object.
+     * @param key
+     *            The key in the specified bucket under which the object is
+     *            stored.
+     * @param lastModifiedTime
+     *            Last modified time for the object known by the client
+     *
+     * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String, String)
+     * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String, boolean)
+     */
+    public GetObjectRequest(String bucketName, String key, Long lastModifiedTime) {
+        this(bucketName, key, null, lastModifiedTime);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -140,9 +160,31 @@ public GetObjectRequest(String bucketName, String key) {
      * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String, boolean)
      */
     public GetObjectRequest(String bucketName, String key, String versionId) {
+        this(bucketName, key, versionId, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new {@link GetObjectRequest} with all the required parameters.
+     *
+     * @param bucketName
+     *            The name of the bucket containing the desired object.
+     * @param key
+     *            The key in the specified bucket under which the object is
+     *            stored.
+     * @param versionId
+     *            The Amazon S3 version ID specifying a specific version of the
+     *            object to download.
+     * @param lastModifiedTime
+     *            Last modified time for the object known by the client
+     *
+     * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String)
+     * @see GetObjectRequest#GetObjectRequest(String, String, boolean)
+     */
+    public GetObjectRequest(String bucketName, String key, String versionId, Long lastModifiedTime) {
         setBucketName(bucketName);
         setKey(key);
         setVersionId(versionId);
+        setLastModifiedTime(lastModifiedTime);
     }
 
     public GetObjectRequest(S3ObjectId s3ObjectId) {
@@ -1003,9 +1045,48 @@ public void setS3ObjectId(S3ObjectId s3ObjectId) {
 
     /**
      * Fluent API to set the S3 object id for this request.
+     *
+     * @return This {@link GetObjectRequest}, enabling additional method
+     *         calls to be chained together.
      */
     public GetObjectRequest withS3ObjectId(S3ObjectId s3ObjectId) {
         setS3ObjectId(s3ObjectId);
         return this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Set last modified time known by the client. Useful to avoid roundtrip
+     * to S3 to fetch the metadata but not required
+     *
+     * @param lastModifiedTime
+     *            Last modified time (in milliseconds) for this object
+     */
+    public void setLastModifiedTime(Long lastModifiedTime) {
+        this.lastModifiedTime = lastModifiedTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set last modified time known by the client. Useful to avoid roundtrip
+     * to S3 to fetch the metadata but not required
+     *
+     * @param lastModifiedTime
+     *            Last modified time (in milliseconds) for this object
+     *
+     * @return This {@link GetObjectRequest}, enabling additional method
+     *         calls to be chained together.
+     */
+    public GetObjectRequest withLastModifiedTime(Long lastModifiedTime) {
+        setLastModifiedTime(lastModifiedTime);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get last modified time for this object (in milliseconds). Only if
+     * set previously
+     */
+    public Long getLastModifiedTime() {
+        return lastModifiedTime;
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/TransferManager.java b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/TransferManager.java
index 65851eaa8d5c..0ff967eb0c5b 100644
--- a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/TransferManager.java
+++ b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/TransferManager.java
@@ -1013,15 +1013,21 @@ private Download doDownload(final GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest,
         getObjectRequest
                 .setGeneralProgressListener(new ProgressListenerChain(new TransferCompletionFilter(), listenerChain));
 
+        // Defer actual request till later stage if it's required
         GetObjectMetadataRequest getObjectMetadataRequest = new GetObjectMetadataRequest(
                 getObjectRequest.getBucketName(), getObjectRequest.getKey(), getObjectRequest.getVersionId());
         if (getObjectRequest.getSSECustomerKey() != null) {
             getObjectMetadataRequest.setSSECustomerKey(getObjectRequest.getSSECustomerKey());
         }
-        final ObjectMetadata objectMetadata = s3.getObjectMetadata(getObjectMetadataRequest);
+
+        ObjectMetadata objectMetadata = null;
 
         // Used to check if the object is modified between pause and resume
-        long lastModifiedTime = objectMetadata.getLastModified().getTime();
+        if (getObjectRequest.getLastModifiedTime() == null) {
+            objectMetadata = s3.getObjectMetadata(getObjectMetadataRequest);
+            long lastModifiedTime = lastModifiedTime = objectMetadata.getLastModified().getTime();
+            getObjectRequest.setLastModifiedTime(lastModifiedTime);
+        }
 
         long startingByte = 0;
         long lastByte;
@@ -1031,6 +1037,9 @@ private Download doDownload(final GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest,
             startingByte = range[0];
             lastByte = range[1];
         } else {
+            if (objectMetadata == null) {
+                objectMetadata = s3.getObjectMetadata(getObjectMetadataRequest);
+            }
             lastByte = objectMetadata.getContentLength() - 1;
         }
 
@@ -1040,7 +1049,7 @@ private Download doDownload(final GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest,
 
         // We still pass the unfiltered listener chain into DownloadImpl
         final DownloadImpl download = new DownloadImpl(description, transferProgress, listenerChain, null,
-                stateListener, getObjectRequest, file, objectMetadata, isDownloadParallel);
+                stateListener, getObjectRequest, file, isDownloadParallel);
 
         long totalBytesToDownload = lastByte - startingByte + 1;
         transferProgress.setTotalBytesToTransfer(totalBytesToDownload);
@@ -1062,7 +1071,7 @@ private Download doDownload(final GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest,
         long fileLength = -1;
 
         if (resumeExistingDownload) {
-            if (isS3ObjectModifiedSincePause(lastModifiedTime, lastModifiedTimeRecordedDuringPause)) {
+            if (isS3ObjectModifiedSincePause(getObjectRequest.getLastModifiedTime(), lastModifiedTimeRecordedDuringPause)) {
                 throw new AmazonClientException("The requested object in bucket " + getObjectRequest.getBucketName()
                         + " with key " + getObjectRequest.getKey() + " is modified on Amazon S3 since the last pause.");
             }
diff --git a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/internal/DownloadImpl.java b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/internal/DownloadImpl.java
index 818541d57529..2ee111042108 100644
--- a/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/internal/DownloadImpl.java
+++ b/aws-java-sdk-s3/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/s3/transfer/internal/DownloadImpl.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class DownloadImpl extends AbstractTransfer implements Download {
 
     private final GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest;
     private final File file;
-    private final ObjectMetadata objectMetadata;
     private final ProgressListenerChain progressListenerChain;
 
     @Deprecated
@@ -51,16 +50,14 @@ public DownloadImpl(String description, TransferProgress transferProgress,
             ProgressListenerChain progressListenerChain, S3Object s3Object, TransferStateChangeListener listener,
             GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest, File file) {
         this(description, transferProgress, progressListenerChain, s3Object, listener,
-                getObjectRequest, file, null, false);
+                getObjectRequest, file, false);
     }
 
     public DownloadImpl(String description, TransferProgress transferProgress,
             ProgressListenerChain progressListenerChain, S3Object s3Object, TransferStateChangeListener listener,
-            GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest, File file,
-            ObjectMetadata objectMetadata, boolean isDownloadParallel) {
+            GetObjectRequest getObjectRequest, File file, boolean isDownloadParallel) {
         super(description, transferProgress, progressListenerChain, listener);
         this.s3Object = s3Object;
-        this.objectMetadata = objectMetadata;
         this.getObjectRequest = getObjectRequest;
         this.file = file;
         this.progressListenerChain = progressListenerChain;
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ public synchronized ObjectMetadata getObjectMetadata() {
         if (s3Object != null) {
             return s3Object.getObjectMetadata();
         }
-        return objectMetadata;
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ private PersistableDownload captureDownloadState(
                     getObjectRequest.getVersionId(), getObjectRequest.getRange(),
                     getObjectRequest.getResponseHeaders(), getObjectRequest.isRequesterPays(),
                     file.getAbsolutePath(), getLastFullyDownloadedPartNumber(),
-                    getObjectMetadata().getLastModified().getTime());
+                    getObjectRequest.getLastModifiedTime());
         }
         return null;
     }