diff --git a/docs/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.md b/docs/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.md
index 4280a7f9..49fe8437 100644
--- a/docs/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.md
+++ b/docs/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.md
@@ -21,21 +21,30 @@ rule "aws_s3_bucket_name" {
 resource "aws_s3_bucket" "foo" {
   bucket = "foo"
 }
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "too_long" {
+  bucket = "a-really-ultra-hiper-super-long-foo-bar-baz-bucket-name.domain.test"
+}
 ```
 
 ```sh
 $ tflint
-1 issue(s) found:
+2 issue(s) found:
 
-Warning: Bucket name "foo" does not have prefix "my-org" (aws_s3_bucket_name)
+Error: Bucket name "foo" does not have prefix "my-org" (aws_s3_bucket_name)
 
   on main.tf line 2:
   2:   bucket = "foo"
+
+Error: Bucket name "a-really-ultra-hiper-super-long-foo-bar-baz-bucket-name.domain.test" length must be within 3 - 63 character range (aws_s3_bucket_name)
+
+  on main.tf line 2:
+  2:   bucket = "a-really-ultra-hiper-super-long-foo-bar-baz-bucket-name.domain.test"
 ```
 
 ## Why
 
-Amazon S3 bucket names must be globally unique and have [restrictive naming rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/BucketRestrictions.html#bucketnamingrules).
+Amazon S3 bucket names must be globally unique and have [restrictive naming rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html).
 
 * Prefixing bucket names with an organization name can help avoid naming conflicts
 * You may wish to enforce other naming conventions (e.g., disallowing dots)
diff --git a/integration/rule-config/result.json b/integration/rule-config/result.json
index 17a78b54..d5de695e 100644
--- a/integration/rule-config/result.json
+++ b/integration/rule-config/result.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {
       "rule": {
         "name": "aws_s3_bucket_name",
-        "severity": "warning",
+        "severity": "error",
         "link": "https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-ruleset-aws/blob/v0.27.0/docs/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.md"
       },
       "message": "Bucket name \"foo_bar\" does not match regex \"^[a-z\\-]+$\"",
diff --git a/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.go b/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.go
index 3fc86663..e96ef277 100644
--- a/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.go
+++ b/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Name() string {
 
 // Enabled returns whether the rule is enabled by default
 func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Enabled() bool {
-	return false
+	return true
 }
 
 // Severity returns the rule severity
 func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Severity() tflint.Severity {
-	return tflint.WARNING
+	return tflint.ERROR
 }
 
 // Link returns the rule reference link
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Link() string {
 	return project.ReferenceLink(r.Name())
 }
 
-// Check if the name of the s3 bucket matches the regex defined in the rule
+// Check if the name of the s3 bucket is valid
 func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Check(runner tflint.Runner) error {
 	config := awsS3BucketNameConfig{}
 	if err := runner.DecodeRuleConfig(r.Name(), &config); err != nil {
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Check(runner tflint.Runner) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+  bucketNameMinLength := 3
+  bucketNameMaxLength := 63
+
 	for _, resource := range resources.Blocks {
 		attribute, exists := resource.Body.Attributes[r.attributeName]
 		if !exists {
@@ -96,6 +99,14 @@ func (r *AwsS3BucketNameRule) Check(runner tflint.Runner) error {
 					)
 				}
 			}
+
+      if len(name) < bucketNameMinLength || len(name) > bucketNameMaxLength {
+				runner.EmitIssue(
+					r,
+          fmt.Sprintf("Bucket name %q must be between %d and %d characters", name, bucketNameMinLength, bucketNameMaxLength),
+					attribute.Expr.Range(),
+				)
+			}
 			return nil
 		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name_test.go b/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name_test.go
index 7fde61b2..8f3873f6 100644
--- a/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name_test.go
+++ b/rules/aws_s3_bucket_name_test.go
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ rule "aws_s3_bucket_name" {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+    {
+			Name: "length",
+			Content: `
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "too_long" {
+  bucket = "a-really-ultra-hiper-super-long-foo-bar-baz-bucket-name.domain.test"
+}
+`,
+			Expected: helper.Issues{
+				{
+					Rule:    NewAwsS3BucketNameRule(),
+					Message: `Bucket name "a-really-ultra-hiper-super-long-foo-bar-baz-bucket-name.domain.test" must be between 3 and 63 characters`,
+					Range: hcl.Range{
+						Filename: "resource.tf",
+						Start:    hcl.Pos{Line: 3, Column: 12},
+						End:      hcl.Pos{Line: 3, Column: 81},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	rule := NewAwsS3BucketNameRule()