diff --git a/examples/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf b/examples/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
index 17562e82..cbd0885a 100644
--- a/examples/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
+++ b/examples/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
@@ -337,9 +337,10 @@ module "node_termination_handler_irsa_role" {
 module "velero_irsa_role" {
   source = "../../modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks"
 
-  role_name             = "velero"
-  attach_velero_policy  = true
-  velero_s3_bucket_arns = ["arn:aws:s3:::velero-backups"]
+  role_name              = "velero"
+  attach_velero_policy   = true
+  velero_s3_bucket_arns  = ["arn:aws:s3:::velero-backups"]
+  velero_s3_kms_key_arns = ["arn:aws:kms:eu-west-1:123456789012:key/abcd1234-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab"]
 
   oidc_providers = {
     ex = {
diff --git a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/README.md b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/README.md
index 30f04340..6079819d 100644
--- a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/README.md
+++ b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/README.md
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_role_policy_arns"></a> [role\_policy\_arns](#input\_role\_policy\_arns) | ARNs of any policies to attach to the IAM role | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags) | A map of tags to add the the IAM role | `map(any)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_velero_s3_bucket_arns"></a> [velero\_s3\_bucket\_arns](#input\_velero\_s3\_bucket\_arns) | List of S3 Bucket ARNs that Velero needs access to in order to backup and restore cluster resources | `list(string)` | <pre>[<br/>  "*"<br/>]</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_velero_s3_kms_key_arns"></a> [velero\_s3\_kms\_key\_arns](#input\_velero\_s3\_kms\_key\_arns) | List of KMS Key ARNs that Velero needs access to in order to encrypt backups | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_cni_enable_cloudwatch_logs"></a> [vpc\_cni\_enable\_cloudwatch\_logs](#input\_vpc\_cni\_enable\_cloudwatch\_logs) | Determines whether to enable VPC CNI permission to create CloudWatch Log groups and publish network policy events | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_cni_enable_ipv4"></a> [vpc\_cni\_enable\_ipv4](#input\_vpc\_cni\_enable\_ipv4) | Determines whether to enable IPv4 permissions for VPC CNI policy | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_cni_enable_ipv6"></a> [vpc\_cni\_enable\_ipv6](#input\_vpc\_cni\_enable\_ipv6) | Determines whether to enable IPv6 permissions for VPC CNI policy | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
index 22fa140e..e4bfac2c 100644
--- a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
+++ b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
@@ -1565,6 +1565,21 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "velero" {
     ]
     resources = var.velero_s3_bucket_arns
   }
+
+  dynamic "statement" {
+    for_each = var.velero_s3_kms_key_arns
+
+    content {
+      actions = [
+        "kms:Encrypt",
+        "kms:Decrypt",
+        "kms:ReEncrypt*",
+        "kms:GenerateDataKey*",
+        "kms:DescribeKey"
+      ]
+      resources = [statement.value]
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "velero" {
diff --git a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/variables.tf b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/variables.tf
index 148ce89c..7dc19a38 100644
--- a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/variables.tf
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ variable "velero_s3_bucket_arns" {
   default     = ["*"]
 }
 
+variable "velero_s3_kms_key_arns" {
+  description = "List of KMS Key ARNs that Velero needs access to in order to encrypt backups"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}
+
 # VPC CNI
 variable "attach_vpc_cni_policy" {
   description = "Determines whether to attach the VPC CNI IAM policy to the role"
diff --git a/wrappers/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf b/wrappers/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
index 0ca1f8c9..759601e1 100644
--- a/wrappers/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
+++ b/wrappers/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/main.tf
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ module "wrapper" {
   role_policy_arns                                                = try(each.value.role_policy_arns, var.defaults.role_policy_arns, {})
   tags                                                            = try(each.value.tags, var.defaults.tags, {})
   velero_s3_bucket_arns                                           = try(each.value.velero_s3_bucket_arns, var.defaults.velero_s3_bucket_arns, ["*"])
+  velero_s3_kms_key_arns                                          = try(each.value.velero_s3_kms_key_arns, var.defaults.velero_s3_kms_key_arns, [])
   vpc_cni_enable_cloudwatch_logs                                  = try(each.value.vpc_cni_enable_cloudwatch_logs, var.defaults.vpc_cni_enable_cloudwatch_logs, false)
   vpc_cni_enable_ipv4                                             = try(each.value.vpc_cni_enable_ipv4, var.defaults.vpc_cni_enable_ipv4, false)
   vpc_cni_enable_ipv6                                             = try(each.value.vpc_cni_enable_ipv6, var.defaults.vpc_cni_enable_ipv6, false)