diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 5e434a75a..41234ffa4 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ __Parameters__
 __Example__
 
 ```py
-minio.set_bucket_versioning("my-bucketname", VersioningConfig("Enabled"))
+minio.set_bucket_versioning("my-bucketname", VersioningConfig(ENABLED))
 ```
 
 <a name="delete_bucket_replication"></a>
diff --git a/examples/get_bucket_versioning.py b/examples/get_bucket_versioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e4141287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get_bucket_versioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# MinIO Python Library for Amazon S3 Compatible Cloud Storage.
+# Copyright (C) 2020 MinIO, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Note: YOUR-ACCESSKEYID, YOUR-SECRETACCESSKEY and my-bucketname are
+# dummy values, please replace them with original values.
+
+from minio import Minio
+
+client = Minio(
+    "play.min.io",
+    access_key="Q3AM3UQ867SPQQA43P2F",
+    secret_key="zuf+tfteSlswRu7BJ86wekitnifILbZam1KYY3TG",
+)
+
+config = client.get_bucket_versioning("my-bucketname")
+print(config.status)
diff --git a/examples/set_bucket_versioning.py b/examples/set_bucket_versioning.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78af5761f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/set_bucket_versioning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# MinIO Python Library for Amazon S3 Compatible Cloud Storage.
+# Copyright (C) 2020 MinIO, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Note: YOUR-ACCESSKEYID, YOUR-SECRETACCESSKEY and my-bucketname are
+# dummy values, please replace them with original values.
+
+from minio import Minio
+from minio.commonconfig import ENABLED
+from minio.versioningconfig import VersioningConfig
+
+client = Minio(
+    "play.min.io",
+    access_key="Q3AM3UQ867SPQQA43P2F",
+    secret_key="zuf+tfteSlswRu7BJ86wekitnifILbZam1KYY3TG",
+)
+
+client.set_bucket_versioning("my-bucketname", VersioningConfig(ENABLED))
diff --git a/minio/__init__.py b/minio/__init__.py
index 290667516..bf0925cfd 100644
--- a/minio/__init__.py
+++ b/minio/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
 # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from .api import Minio
 from .copy_conditions import CopyConditions
-from .definitions import Bucket, Object, VersioningConfig
+from .definitions import Bucket, Object
 from .error import InvalidResponseError, S3Error, ServerError
 from .post_policy import PostPolicy
diff --git a/minio/api.py b/minio/api.py
index b4d91870d..01d4d02bf 100644
--- a/minio/api.py
+++ b/minio/api.py
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
                       parse_list_parts, parse_location_constraint,
                       parse_multi_delete_response,
                       parse_multipart_upload_result,
-                      parse_new_multipart_upload, parse_versioning_config)
+                      parse_new_multipart_upload)
 from .replicationconfig import ReplicationConfig
 from .select import SelectObjectReader
 from .signer import (AMZ_DATE_FORMAT, SIGN_V4_ALGORITHM, get_credential_string,
                      post_presign_v4, presign_v4, sign_v4_s3)
 from .sse import SseCustomerKey
 from .thread_pool import ThreadPool
+from .versioningconfig import VersioningConfig
 from .xml import marshal, unmarshal
 from .xml_marshal import (marshal_bucket_notifications,
                           marshal_complete_multipart,
-                          marshal_versioning_config,
                           xml_marshal_bucket_constraint,
                           xml_marshal_bucket_encryption,
                           xml_marshal_delete_objects, xml_marshal_select,
@@ -876,11 +876,13 @@ def set_bucket_versioning(self, bucket_name, config):
 
         Example::
             minio.set_bucket_versioning(
-                "my-bucketname", VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                "my-bucketname", VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         """
         check_bucket_name(bucket_name)
-        body = marshal_versioning_config(config)
+        if not isinstance(config, VersioningConfig):
+            raise ValueError("config must be VersioningConfig type")
+        body = marshal(config)
         self._execute(
             "PUT",
             bucket_name,
@@ -906,8 +908,7 @@ def get_bucket_versioning(self, bucket_name):
             bucket_name,
             query_params={"versioning": ""},
         )
-
-        return parse_versioning_config(response.data)
+        return unmarshal(VersioningConfig, response.data.decode())
 
     def fput_object(self, bucket_name, object_name, file_path,
                     content_type='application/octet-stream',
diff --git a/minio/definitions.py b/minio/definitions.py
index be135c934..af4e142d4 100644
--- a/minio/definitions.py
+++ b/minio/definitions.py
@@ -472,25 +472,3 @@ def __init__(self, root):
         self.parts = [
             Part(part_element) for part_element in root.findall("Part")
         ]
-
-
-class VersioningConfig:
-    """Bucket versioning configuration."""
-
-    def __init__(self, status, mfa_delete=None):
-        if status:
-            status = status.title()
-        if status not in ["", "Enabled", "Suspended"]:
-            raise ValueError("status must be empty, Enabled or Suspended.")
-        self._status = status
-        self._mfa_delete = mfa_delete
-
-    @property
-    def status(self):
-        """Get status."""
-        return self._status or "Off"
-
-    @property
-    def mfa_delete(self):
-        """Get MFA delete."""
-        return self._mfa_delete
diff --git a/minio/parsers.py b/minio/parsers.py
index 94d3bee7b..1a1da9aed 100644
--- a/minio/parsers.py
+++ b/minio/parsers.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import ParseError
 
 from .definitions import (Bucket, CopyObjectResult, ListMultipartUploadsResult,
-                          ListPartsResult, MultipartUploadResult, Object,
-                          VersioningConfig)
+                          ListPartsResult, MultipartUploadResult, Object)
 # minio specific.
 from .error import MultiDeleteError, S3Error
 from .helpers import RFC3339, RFC3339NANO
@@ -488,12 +487,3 @@ def parse_list_multipart_uploads(data):
 def parse_list_parts(data):
     """Parse ListParts API resppnse XML."""
     return ListPartsResult(S3Element.fromstring("ListPartsResult", data))
-
-
-def parse_versioning_config(data):
-    """Decode XML data into :class:`VersioningConfig <VersioningConfig>`"""
-    root = S3Element.fromstring("VersioningConfiguration", data)
-    return VersioningConfig(
-        root.get_child_text("Status"),
-        root.get_child_text("MFADelete"),
-    )
diff --git a/minio/versioningconfig.py b/minio/versioningconfig.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..488b4cc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minio/versioningconfig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# MinIO Python Library for Amazon S3 Compatible Cloud Storage, (C)
+# 2020 MinIO, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Request/response of PutBucketVersioning and GetBucketVersioning APIs."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from .commonconfig import DISABLED, ENABLED
+from .xml import Element, SubElement, findtext
+
+OFF = "Off"
+SUSPENDED = "Suspended"
+
+
+class VersioningConfig:
+    """Versioning configuration."""
+
+    def __init__(self, status=None, mfa_delete=None):
+        if status is not None and status not in [ENABLED, SUSPENDED]:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "status must be {0} or {1}".format(ENABLED, SUSPENDED),
+            )
+        if mfa_delete is not None and mfa_delete not in [ENABLED, DISABLED]:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "MFA delete must be {0} or {1}".format(ENABLED, DISABLED),
+            )
+        self._status = status
+        self._mfa_delete = mfa_delete
+
+    @property
+    def status(self):
+        """Get status."""
+        return self._status or OFF
+
+    @property
+    def mfa_delete(self):
+        """Get MFA delete."""
+        return self._mfa_delete
+
+    @classmethod
+    def fromxml(cls, element):
+        """Create new object with values from XML element."""
+        status = findtext(element, "Status")
+        mfa_delete = findtext(element, "MFADelete")
+        return cls(status, mfa_delete)
+
+    def toxml(self, element):
+        """Convert to XML."""
+        element = Element("VersioningConfiguration")
+        if self._status:
+            SubElement(element, "Status", self._status)
+        if self._mfa_delete:
+            SubElement(element, "MFADelete", self._mfa_delete)
+        return element
diff --git a/minio/xml_marshal.py b/minio/xml_marshal.py
index 969212b87..da922cec4 100644
--- a/minio/xml_marshal.py
+++ b/minio/xml_marshal.py
@@ -409,14 +409,3 @@ def xml_marshal_delete_objects(keys):
             SubElement(element, "VersionId", version_id)
 
     return _get_xml_data(root)
-
-
-def marshal_versioning_config(config):
-    """Encode versioning configuration to XML bytes."""
-    root = Element("VersioningConfiguration", with_namespace=True)
-    SubElement(root, "Status", config.status)
-    if config.mfa_delete is not None:
-        SubElement(
-            root, "MFADelete", "Enabled" if config.mfa_delete else "Disabled",
-        )
-    return _get_xml_data(root)
diff --git a/tests/functional/tests.py b/tests/functional/tests.py
index 91cf0ae69..4a7b3d492 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests.py
+++ b/tests/functional/tests.py
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@
 import certifi
 import urllib3
 
-from minio import CopyConditions, Minio, PostPolicy, VersioningConfig
+from minio import CopyConditions, Minio, PostPolicy
+from minio.commonconfig import ENABLED
 from minio.error import S3Error
 from minio.select.helpers import calculate_crc
 from minio.select.options import (CSVInput, CSVOutput, InputSerialization,
                                   OutputSerialization, RequestProgress,
                                   SelectObjectOptions)
 from minio.sse import SseCustomerKey
+from minio.versioningconfig import VersioningConfig
 
 if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
     from datetime import tzinfo  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
@@ -808,7 +810,7 @@ def _test_stat_object(log_entry, sse=None, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         # Put/Upload a streaming object of 1 MiB
         reader = LimitedRandomReader(length)
@@ -878,7 +880,7 @@ def _test_remove_object(log_entry, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         _, version_id = _CLIENT.put_object(
             bucket_name, object_name, LimitedRandomReader(length), length,
@@ -919,7 +921,7 @@ def _test_get_object(log_entry, sse=None, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         _, version_id = _CLIENT.put_object(
             bucket_name, object_name, LimitedRandomReader(length),
@@ -972,7 +974,7 @@ def _test_fget_object(log_entry, sse=None, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         _, version_id = _CLIENT.put_object(
             bucket_name, object_name, LimitedRandomReader(length),
@@ -1099,7 +1101,7 @@ def _test_list_objects(log_entry, use_api_v1=False, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         size = 1 * KB
         _, version_id1 = _CLIENT.put_object(
@@ -1479,7 +1481,7 @@ def test_presigned_get_object_version(  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     _CLIENT.make_bucket(bucket_name)
     version_id = None
     try:
-        _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"))
+        _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED))
         size = 1 * KB
         _, version_id = _CLIENT.put_object(
             bucket_name, object_name, LimitedRandomReader(size), size,
@@ -1846,7 +1848,7 @@ def _test_remove_objects(log_entry, version_check=False):
     try:
         if version_check:
             _CLIENT.set_bucket_versioning(
-                bucket_name, VersioningConfig("Enabled"),
+                bucket_name, VersioningConfig(ENABLED),
             )
         size = 1 * KB
         # Upload some new objects to prepare for multi-object delete test.
diff --git a/tests/unit/versioningconfig.py b/tests/unit/versioningconfig.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b4b68cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/versioningconfig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# MinIO Python Library for Amazon S3 Compatible Cloud Storage,
+# (C) 2020 MinIO, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from nose.tools import eq_
+
+from minio import xml
+from minio.commonconfig import DISABLED, ENABLED
+from minio.versioningconfig import OFF, SUSPENDED, VersioningConfig
+
+
+class VersioningConfigTest(TestCase):
+    def test_config(self):
+        config = VersioningConfig(ENABLED)
+        xml.marshal(config)
+
+        config = xml.unmarshal(
+            VersioningConfig,
+            """<VersioningConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
+</VersioningConfiguration>""",
+        )
+        xml.marshal(config)
+        eq_(config.status, OFF)
+
+        config = xml.unmarshal(
+            VersioningConfig,
+            """<VersioningConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
+  <Status>Enabled</Status>
+</VersioningConfiguration>""",
+        )
+        xml.marshal(config)
+        eq_(config.status, ENABLED)
+
+        config = xml.unmarshal(
+            VersioningConfig,
+            """<VersioningConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
+  <Status>Suspended</Status>
+  <MFADelete>Disabled</MFADelete>
+</VersioningConfiguration>""",
+        )
+        xml.marshal(config)
+        eq_(config.status, SUSPENDED)
+        eq_(config.mfa_delete, DISABLED)