diff --git a/swift/obj/server.py b/swift/obj/server.py
index 47248d952a..55aa3eb9cc 100644
--- a/swift/obj/server.py
+++ b/swift/obj/server.py
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
         except ValueError:
             raise HTTPBadRequest("invalid JSON for footer doc")
 
-    def _check_container_override(self, update_headers, metadata):
+    def _check_container_override(self, update_headers, metadata,
+                                  footers=None):
         """
         Applies any overrides to the container update headers.
 
@@ -463,7 +464,10 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
 
         :param update_headers: a dict of headers used in the container update
         :param metadata: a dict that may container override items
+        :param footers: another dict that may container override items, at a
+                        higher priority than metadata
         """
+        footers = footers or {}
         # the order of this list is significant:
         # x-object-sysmeta-container-update-override-* headers take precedence
         # over x-backend-container-update-override-* headers
@@ -474,6 +478,12 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
                 if key.lower().startswith(override_prefix):
                     override = key.lower().replace(override_prefix, 'x-')
                     update_headers[override] = val
+            # apply x-backend-container-update-override* from footers *before*
+            # x-object-sysmeta-container-update-override-* from headers
+            for key, val in footers.items():
+                if key.lower().startswith(override_prefix):
+                    override = key.lower().replace(override_prefix, 'x-')
+                    update_headers[override] = val
 
     def _preserve_slo_manifest(self, update_metadata, orig_metadata):
         if 'X-Static-Large-Object' in orig_metadata:
@@ -829,8 +839,8 @@ class ObjectController(BaseStorageServer):
             'x-timestamp': metadata['X-Timestamp'],
             'x-etag': metadata['ETag']})
         # apply any container update header overrides sent with request
-        self._check_container_override(update_headers, request.headers)
-        self._check_container_override(update_headers, footer_meta)
+        self._check_container_override(update_headers, request.headers,
+                                       footer_meta)
         self.container_update(
             'PUT', account, container, obj, request,
             update_headers,
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
index 79fc1b32f4..536a746037 100755
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
@@ -1435,6 +1435,86 @@ class TestObjectController(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(objfile) as fh:
             self.assertEqual(fh.read(), "obj data")
 
+    def test_PUT_container_override_etag_in_footer(self):
+        ts_iter = make_timestamp_iter()
+
+        def do_test(override_headers, override_footers):
+            def mock_container_update(ctlr, op, account, container, obj, req,
+                                      headers_out, objdevice, policy):
+                calls_made.append((headers_out, policy))
+            calls_made = []
+            ts_put = next(ts_iter)
+
+            headers = {
+                'X-Timestamp': ts_put.internal,
+                'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
+                'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked',
+                'Etag': 'other-etag',
+                'X-Backend-Obj-Metadata-Footer': 'yes',
+                'X-Backend-Obj-Multipart-Mime-Boundary': 'boundary'}
+            headers.update(override_headers)
+            req = Request.blank(
+                '/sda1/p/a/c/o', headers=headers,
+                environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PUT'})
+
+            obj_etag = md5("obj data").hexdigest()
+            footers = {'Etag': obj_etag}
+            footers.update(override_footers)
+            footer_meta = json.dumps(footers)
+            footer_meta_cksum = md5(footer_meta).hexdigest()
+
+            req.body = "\r\n".join((
+                "--boundary",
+                "",
+                "obj data",
+                "--boundary",
+                "Content-MD5: " + footer_meta_cksum,
+                "",
+                footer_meta,
+                "--boundary--",
+            ))
+            req.headers.pop("Content-Length", None)
+
+            with mock.patch(
+                    'swift.obj.server.ObjectController.container_update',
+                    mock_container_update):
+                resp = req.get_response(self.object_controller)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.etag, obj_etag)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status_int, 201)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(calls_made))
+            self.assertEqual({
+                'X-Size': str(len('obj data')),
+                'X-Etag': 'update-etag',
+                'X-Content-Type': 'text/plain',
+                'X-Timestamp': ts_put.internal,
+            }, calls_made[0][0])
+            self.assertEqual(POLICIES[0], calls_made[0][1])
+
+        # lone headers/footers work
+        do_test({'X-Backend-Container-Update-Override-Etag': 'update-etag'},
+                {})
+        do_test({},
+                {'X-Backend-Container-Update-Override-Etag': 'update-etag'})
+        do_test({'X-Object-Sysmeta-Container-Update-Override-Etag':
+                 'update-etag'},
+                {})
+        do_test({},
+                {'X-Object-Sysmeta-Container-Update-Override-Etag':
+                 'update-etag'})
+
+        # footer trumps header
+        do_test({'X-Backend-Container-Update-Override-Etag': 'ignored-etag'},
+                {'X-Backend-Container-Update-Override-Etag': 'update-etag'})
+        do_test({'X-Object-Sysmeta-Container-Update-Override-Etag':
+                 'ignored-etag'},
+                {'X-Object-Sysmeta-Container-Update-Override-Etag':
+                 'update-etag'})
+
+        # but sysmeta header trumps backend footer
+        do_test({'X-Object-Sysmeta-Container-Update-Override-Etag':
+                 'update-etag'},
+                {'X-Backend-Container-Update-Override-Etag': 'ignored-etag'})
+
     def test_PUT_etag_in_footer_mismatch(self):
         timestamp = normalize_timestamp(time())
         req = Request.blank(