diff --git a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
index 712d080fe0324..3475381469aca 100644
--- a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
@@ -1818,6 +1818,10 @@ storage:
       # CLI flag: -common.storage.thanos.s3.insecure
       [insecure: <boolean> | default = false]
 
+      # Disable forcing S3 dualstack endpoint usage.
+      # CLI flag: -common.storage.thanos.s3.disable-dualstack
+      [disable_dualstack: <boolean> | default = false]
+
       # The signature version to use for authenticating against S3. Supported
       # values are: v4.
       # CLI flag: -common.storage.thanos.s3.signature-version
@@ -4916,6 +4920,8 @@ storage:
 
       [insecure: <boolean>]
 
+      [disable_dualstack: <boolean>]
+
       [signature_version: <string> | default = ""]
 
       [storage_class: <string> | default = ""]
@@ -6211,6 +6217,10 @@ objstore_config:
     # CLI flag: -thanos.s3.insecure
     [insecure: <boolean> | default = false]
 
+    # Disable forcing S3 dualstack endpoint usage.
+    # CLI flag: -thanos.s3.disable-dualstack
+    [disable_dualstack: <boolean> | default = false]
+
     # The signature version to use for authenticating against S3. Supported
     # values are: v4.
     # CLI flag: -thanos.s3.signature-version
diff --git a/pkg/storage/bucket/client.go b/pkg/storage/bucket/client.go
index 0e2b69ed680a1..504addbc66689 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/bucket/client.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/bucket/client.go
@@ -183,16 +183,7 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, name string, logger log.Logger,
 		client = NewPrefixedBucketClient(client, cfg.StoragePrefix)
 	}
 
-	if metrics.BucketMetrics != nil {
-		client = bucketWrapWith(client, metrics.BucketMetrics)
-	} else {
-		bucketMetrics := bucketMetrics(name, metrics.Registerer)
-		client = bucketWrapWith(client, bucketMetrics)
-		// Save metrics to be assigned to other buckets created with the same component name
-		metrics.BucketMetrics = bucketMetrics
-	}
-
-	instrumentedClient := objstoretracing.WrapWithTraces(client)
+	instrumentedClient := objstoretracing.WrapWithTraces(bucketWithMetrics(client, name, metrics))
 
 	// Wrap the client with any provided middleware
 	for _, wrap := range cfg.Middlewares {
@@ -205,16 +196,18 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, name string, logger log.Logger,
 	return instrumentedClient, nil
 }
 
-func bucketMetrics(name string, reg prometheus.Registerer) *objstore.Metrics {
-	reg = prometheus.WrapRegistererWithPrefix("loki_", reg)
-	reg = prometheus.WrapRegistererWith(prometheus.Labels{"component": name}, reg)
-	return objstore.BucketMetrics(reg, "")
-}
-
-func bucketWrapWith(bucketClient objstore.Bucket, metrics *objstore.Metrics) objstore.Bucket {
+func bucketWithMetrics(bucketClient objstore.Bucket, name string, metrics *Metrics) objstore.Bucket {
 	if metrics == nil {
 		return bucketClient
 	}
 
-	return objstore.WrapWith(bucketClient, metrics)
+	if metrics.BucketMetrics == nil {
+		reg := metrics.Registerer
+		reg = prometheus.WrapRegistererWithPrefix("loki_", reg)
+		reg = prometheus.WrapRegistererWith(prometheus.Labels{"component": name}, reg)
+		// Save metrics to be assigned to other buckets created with the same component name
+		metrics.BucketMetrics = objstore.BucketMetrics(reg, "")
+	}
+
+	return objstore.WrapWith(bucketClient, metrics.BucketMetrics)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/chunk/client/client.go b/pkg/storage/chunk/client/client.go
index f6fe80ca21891..d89c540b29efa 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/chunk/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/chunk/client/client.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/pkg/storage/chunk"
-	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/pkg/storage/stores/series/index"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/objstore"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/pkg/storage/chunk"
+	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/pkg/storage/stores/series/index"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/storage/chunk/client/gcp/gcs_thanos_object_client.go b/pkg/storage/chunk/client/gcp/gcs_thanos_object_client.go
index 432e673093a74..daf9c101a6ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/chunk/client/gcp/gcs_thanos_object_client.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/chunk/client/gcp/gcs_thanos_object_client.go
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ func (s *GCSThanosObjectClient) ObjectExists(ctx context.Context, objectKey stri
 	return s.client.Exists(ctx, objectKey)
 }
 
+// ObjectExistsWithSize checks if a given objectKey exists and it's size in the GCS bucket
+func (s *GCSThanosObjectClient) ObjectExistsWithSize(ctx context.Context, objectKey string) (bool, int64, error) {
+	_, err := s.client.Get(ctx, objectKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, 0, err
+	}
+
+	attr, err := s.client.Attributes(ctx, objectKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, 0, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, attr.Size, nil
+}
+
 // PutObject puts the specified bytes into the configured GCS bucket at the provided key
 func (s *GCSThanosObjectClient) PutObject(ctx context.Context, objectKey string, object io.Reader) error {
 	return s.client.Upload(ctx, objectKey, object)