diff --git a/operator/api/v1beta1/aistore_types.go b/operator/api/v1beta1/aistore_types.go
index 6d3b7879..cb415167 100644
--- a/operator/api/v1beta1/aistore_types.go
+++ b/operator/api/v1beta1/aistore_types.go
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ type AIStoreSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	ClusterDomain *string `json:"clusterDomain,omitempty"`
 
+	// Secret name containing GCP credentials
+	// +optional
+	GCPSecretName *string `json:"gcpSecretName,omitempty"`
+
+	// Secret name containing AWS credentials
+	// +optional
+	AWSSecretName *string `json:"awsSecretName,omitempty"`
+
 	// ImagePullScerets is an optional list of references to secrets in the same namespace to pull container images of AIS Daemons
 	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images#specifying-imagepullsecrets-on-a-pod
 	// +optional
diff --git a/operator/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/operator/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 81ee4d68..dabec63a 100644
--- a/operator/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/operator/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ func (in *AIStoreSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *AIStoreSpec) {
 		*out = new(string)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		in, out := &in.GCPSecretName, &out.GCPSecretName
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	if in.AWSSecretName != nil {
+		in, out := &in.AWSSecretName, &out.AWSSecretName
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.ImagePullSecrets != nil {
 		in, out := &in.ImagePullSecrets, &out.ImagePullSecrets
 		*out = make([]v1.LocalObjectReference, len(*in))
diff --git a/operator/config/crd/bases/ais.nvidia.com_aistores.yaml b/operator/config/crd/bases/ais.nvidia.com_aistores.yaml
index c514fec1..0ed7a13a 100644
--- a/operator/config/crd/bases/ais.nvidia.com_aistores.yaml
+++ b/operator/config/crd/bases/ais.nvidia.com_aistores.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: AIStoreSpec defines the desired state of AIStore
             properties:
+              awsSecretName:
+                description: Secret name containing AWS credentials
+                type: string
               cleanupData:
                 description: Defines if the PVCs and (meta)data should be cleaned
                   up when cluster is destroyed. Reclaiming of PVs associated with
@@ -331,6 +334,9 @@ spec:
               enablePromExporter:
                 description: Defines if AIS daemons should expose prometheus metrics
                 type: boolean
+              gcpSecretName:
+                description: Secret name containing GCP credentials
+                type: string
               hostpathPrefix:
                 type: string
               imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/configmap.go b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/configmap.go
index 82517852..d1e458ea 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/configmap.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/configmap.go
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ func NewGlobalCM(ais *aisv1.AIStore, toUpdate *aiscmn.ConfigToUpdate) (*corev1.C
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if ais.Spec.AWSSecretName != nil || ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		if globalConf.Backend.Conf == nil {
+			globalConf.Backend.Conf = make(map[string]interface{}, 8)
+		}
+		if ais.Spec.AWSSecretName != nil {
+			globalConf.Backend.Conf["aws"] = aisv1.Empty{}
+		}
+		if ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+			globalConf.Backend.Conf["gcp"] = aisv1.Empty{}
+		}
+	}
 	conf, err := jsoniter.MarshalToString(globalConf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/env.go b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/env.go
index d471a464..89ebf27b 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/env.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/env.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	EnvEnableExternalAccess = "ENABLE_EXTERNAL_ACCESS"           // Bool flag to indicate AIS daemon is exposed using LoadBalancer
 	EnvShutdownMarkerPath   = "AIS_SHUTDOWN_MARKER_PATH"         // Path where node shutdown marker will be located
 
+	EnvGCPCredsPath = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" // Path to GCP credentials
+
 	// Benchmark see: https://github.com/NVIDIA/aistore/blob/master/docs/howto_benchmark.md#dry-run-performance-tests
 	EnvNoDiskIO   = "AIS_NO_DISK_IO"
 	EnvDryObjSize = "AIS_DRY_OBJ_SIZE"
diff --git a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/res.go b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/res.go
index 1fca7ead..a4622bbf 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/res.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/resources/cmn/res.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewAISVolumes(ais *aisv1.AIStore, daeType string) []corev1.Volume {
-	return []corev1.Volume{
+	volumes := []corev1.Volume{
 		{
 			Name: "config-mount",
 			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ func NewAISVolumes(ais *aisv1.AIStore, daeType string) []corev1.Volume {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+	if ais.Spec.AWSSecretName != nil {
+		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
+			Name: "aws-creds",
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+				Secret: &corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+					SecretName: *ais.Spec.AWSSecretName,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+	}
+	if ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
+			Name: "gcp-creds",
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+				Secret: &corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+					SecretName: *ais.Spec.GCPSecretName,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return volumes
 }
 
 func NewAISLivenessProbe(port intstr.IntOrString) *corev1.Probe {
@@ -97,12 +119,12 @@ func NewAISNodeLifecycle() *corev1.Lifecycle {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewAISVolumeMounts(antiAffinityDisabled *bool) []corev1.VolumeMount {
+func NewAISVolumeMounts(ais *aisv1.AIStore) []corev1.VolumeMount {
 	var hostMountSubPath string
-	if antiAffinityDisabled != nil && *antiAffinityDisabled {
+	if ais.Spec.DisablePodAntiAffinity != nil && *ais.Spec.DisablePodAntiAffinity {
 		hostMountSubPath = "$(MY_POD)"
 	}
-	return []corev1.VolumeMount{
+	volumeMounts := []corev1.VolumeMount{
 		{
 			Name:      "config-mount",
 			MountPath: "/var/ais_config",
@@ -137,6 +159,23 @@ func NewAISVolumeMounts(antiAffinityDisabled *bool) []corev1.VolumeMount {
 			MountPath: "/var/statsd_config",
 		},
 	}
+
+	if ais.Spec.AWSSecretName != nil {
+		volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, corev1.VolumeMount{
+			Name:      "aws-creds",
+			ReadOnly:  true,
+			MountPath: "/root/.aws",
+		})
+	}
+	if ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, corev1.VolumeMount{
+			Name:      "gcp-creds",
+			ReadOnly:  true,
+			MountPath: "/var/gcp",
+		})
+	}
+
+	return volumeMounts
 }
 
 func NewInitVolumeMounts(antiAffinityDisabled *bool) []corev1.VolumeMount {
diff --git a/operator/pkg/resources/proxy/statefulset.go b/operator/pkg/resources/proxy/statefulset.go
index 3a9738b8..0954ed38 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/resources/proxy/statefulset.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/resources/proxy/statefulset.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ func proxyPodSpec(ais *aisv1.AIStore) corev1.PodSpec {
 			cmn.EnvFromFieldPath(cmn.EnvPublicHostname, "status.hostIP"),
 		}
 	}
+	if ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		// TODO -- FIXME: Remove hardcoding for path
+		optionals = append(optionals, cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvGCPCredsPath, "/var/gcp/gcp.json"))
+	}
 
 	return corev1.PodSpec{
 		InitContainers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ func proxyPodSpec(ais *aisv1.AIStore) corev1.PodSpec {
 				Name:            "ais-node",
 				Image:           ais.Spec.NodeImage,
 				ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullAlways,
-				Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+				Env: append([]corev1.EnvVar{
 					cmn.EnvFromFieldPath(cmn.EnvPodName, "metadata.name"),
 					cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvNS, ais.Namespace),
 					cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvClusterDomain, ais.GetClusterDomain()),
@@ -125,10 +129,10 @@ func proxyPodSpec(ais *aisv1.AIStore) corev1.PodSpec {
 					cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvProxyServiceName, HeadlessSVCName(ais)),
 					cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvProxyServicePort, ais.Spec.ProxySpec.ServicePort.String()),
 					cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvNodeServicePort, ais.Spec.ProxySpec.PublicPort.String()),
-				},
+				}, optionals...),
 				Ports:           cmn.NewDaemonPorts(ais.Spec.ProxySpec),
 				SecurityContext: ais.Spec.ProxySpec.ContainerSecurity,
-				VolumeMounts:    cmn.NewAISVolumeMounts(ais.Spec.DisablePodAntiAffinity),
+				VolumeMounts:    cmn.NewAISVolumeMounts(ais),
 				Lifecycle:       cmn.NewAISNodeLifecycle(),
 				LivenessProbe:   cmn.NewAISLivenessProbe(ais.Spec.ProxySpec.ServicePort),
 				ReadinessProbe:  readinessProbe(),
diff --git a/operator/pkg/resources/target/statefulset.go b/operator/pkg/resources/target/statefulset.go
index a940d0e9..7044ab5a 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/resources/target/statefulset.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/resources/target/statefulset.go
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ func NewTargetSS(ais *aisv1.AIStore) *apiv1.StatefulSet {
 			cmn.EnvFromFieldPath(cmn.EnvPublicHostname, "status.hostIP"),
 		}
 	}
+
+	if ais.Spec.GCPSecretName != nil {
+		// TODO -- FIXME: Remove hardcoding for path
+		optionals = append(optionals, cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvGCPCredsPath, "/var/gcp/gcp.json"))
+	}
+
 	return &apiv1.StatefulSet{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      statefulSetName(ais),
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ func NewTargetSS(ais *aisv1.AIStore) *apiv1.StatefulSet {
 							Name:            "ais-node",
 							Image:           ais.Spec.NodeImage,
 							ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullAlways,
-							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							Env: append([]corev1.EnvVar{
 								cmn.EnvFromFieldPath(cmn.EnvPodName, "metadata.name"),
 								cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvClusterDomain, ais.GetClusterDomain()),
 								cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvNS, ais.Namespace),
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ func NewTargetSS(ais *aisv1.AIStore) *apiv1.StatefulSet {
 								cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvProxyServiceName, proxy.HeadlessSVCName(ais)),
 								cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvProxyServicePort, ais.Spec.ProxySpec.ServicePort.String()),
 								cmn.EnvFromValue(cmn.EnvNodeServicePort, ais.Spec.TargetSpec.PublicPort.String()),
-							},
+							}, optionals...),
 							Ports:           cmn.NewDaemonPorts(ais.Spec.TargetSpec.DaemonSpec),
 							SecurityContext: ais.Spec.TargetSpec.ContainerSecurity,
 							VolumeMounts:    volumeMounts(ais),
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ func NewTargetSS(ais *aisv1.AIStore) *apiv1.StatefulSet {
 }
 
 func volumeMounts(ais *aisv1.AIStore) []corev1.VolumeMount {
-	vols := cmn.NewAISVolumeMounts(ais.Spec.DisablePodAntiAffinity)
+	vols := cmn.NewAISVolumeMounts(ais)
 	for _, res := range ais.Spec.TargetSpec.Mounts {
 		vols = append(vols, corev1.VolumeMount{
 			Name:      ais.Name + strings.ReplaceAll(res.Path, "/", "-"),