diff --git a/dvc/config.py b/dvc/config.py
index 8222bf093..1fe903fd0 100644
--- a/dvc/config.py
+++ b/dvc/config.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class Config(object):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     SECTION_AWS_REGION = "region"
     SECTION_AWS_PROFILE = "profile"
     SECTION_AWS_USE_SSL = "use_ssl"
+    SECTION_AWS_SSE = "sse"
     SECTION_AWS_SCHEMA = {
         SECTION_AWS_STORAGEPATH: str,
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_REGION): str,
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ class Config(object):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_ENDPOINT_URL): str,
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_LIST_OBJECTS, default=False): BOOL_SCHEMA,
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_USE_SSL, default=True): BOOL_SCHEMA,
+        Optional(SECTION_AWS_SSE): str,
     }
 
     # backward compatibility
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ class Config(object):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_ENDPOINT_URL): str,
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_LIST_OBJECTS, default=False): BOOL_SCHEMA,
         Optional(SECTION_AWS_USE_SSL, default=True): BOOL_SCHEMA,
+        Optional(SECTION_AWS_SSE): str,
         Optional(SECTION_GCP_PROJECTNAME): str,
         Optional(SECTION_CACHE_TYPE): SECTION_CACHE_TYPE_SCHEMA,
         Optional(SECTION_CACHE_PROTECTED, default=False): BOOL_SCHEMA,
diff --git a/dvc/remote/s3.py b/dvc/remote/s3.py
index 99ff523d2..900f8b7bb 100644
--- a/dvc/remote/s3.py
+++ b/dvc/remote/s3.py
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class RemoteS3(RemoteBASE):
 
         self.use_ssl = config.get(Config.SECTION_AWS_USE_SSL, True)
 
+        self.extra_args = {}
+
+        self.sse = config.get(Config.SECTION_AWS_SSE, "")
+        if self.sse:
+            self.extra_args["ServerSideEncryption"] = self.sse
+
         shared_creds = config.get(Config.SECTION_AWS_CREDENTIALPATH)
         if shared_creds:
             os.environ.setdefault("AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE", shared_creds)
@@ -111,17 +117,16 @@ class RemoteS3(RemoteBASE):
             )
         return obj
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _copy_multipart(cls, s3, from_info, to_info, size, n_parts):
+    def _copy_multipart(self, s3, from_info, to_info, size, n_parts):
         mpu = s3.create_multipart_upload(
-            Bucket=to_info.bucket, Key=to_info.path
+            Bucket=to_info.bucket, Key=to_info.path, **self.extra_args
         )
         mpu_id = mpu["UploadId"]
 
         parts = []
         byte_position = 0
         for i in range(1, n_parts + 1):
-            obj = cls.get_head_object(
+            obj = self.get_head_object(
                 s3, from_info.bucket, from_info.path, PartNumber=i
             )
             part_size = obj["ContentLength"]
@@ -153,8 +158,7 @@ class RemoteS3(RemoteBASE):
             MultipartUpload={"Parts": parts},
         )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _copy(cls, s3, from_info, to_info):
+    def _copy(self, s3, from_info, to_info):
         # NOTE: object's etag depends on the way it was uploaded to s3 or the
         # way it was copied within the s3. More specifically, it depends on
         # the chunk size that was used to transfer it, which would affect
@@ -175,19 +179,21 @@ class RemoteS3(RemoteBASE):
         # preserve etag, we need to transfer each part separately, so the
         # object is transfered in the same chunks as it was originally.
 
-        obj = cls.get_head_object(s3, from_info.bucket, from_info.path)
+        obj = self.get_head_object(s3, from_info.bucket, from_info.path)
         etag = obj["ETag"].strip('"')
         size = obj["ContentLength"]
 
         _, _, parts_suffix = etag.partition("-")
         if parts_suffix:
             n_parts = int(parts_suffix)
-            cls._copy_multipart(s3, from_info, to_info, size, n_parts)
+            self._copy_multipart(s3, from_info, to_info, size, n_parts)
         else:
             source = {"Bucket": from_info.bucket, "Key": from_info.path}
-            s3.copy(source, to_info.bucket, to_info.path)
+            s3.copy(
+                source, to_info.bucket, to_info.path, ExtraArgs=self.extra_args
+            )
 
-        cached_etag = cls.get_etag(s3, to_info.bucket, to_info.path)
+        cached_etag = self.get_etag(s3, to_info.bucket, to_info.path)
         if etag != cached_etag:
             raise ETagMismatchError(etag, cached_etag)
 
@@ -257,7 +263,11 @@ class RemoteS3(RemoteBASE):
 
             try:
                 s3.upload_file(
-                    from_info.path, to_info.bucket, to_info.path, Callback=cb
+                    from_info.path,
+                    to_info.bucket,
+                    to_info.path,
+                    Callback=cb,
+                    ExtraArgs=self.extra_args,
                 )
             except Exception:
                 msg = "failed to upload '{}'".format(from_info.path)