diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3fa3303a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Execute tests against AWS
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '00 6 * * 0'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11"
+    - name: Get pip cache dir
+      id: pip-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: pip cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+        key: pip-3.11-${{ hashFiles('**/setup.cfg') }}
+    - name: Update pip
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+    - name: Install project dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+    - name: Configure AWS
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+      with:
+        aws-region: us-east-1
+        role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::682283128318:role/GithubActionsRole
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      env:
+        MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST: ${{ true }}
+      run: |
+        pytest -sv tests/test_s3 -m aws_verified
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 94d1f2796..8d4c9bcf0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ universal=1
 markers =
     network: requires network connection
     requires_docker: requires running docker
+    aws_verified: Verified against AWS, and should be able to run against AWS
 
 [coverage:run]
 relative_files = True
diff --git a/tests/test_s3/__init__.py b/tests/test_s3/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..c65c7d84f 100644
--- a/tests/test_s3/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/test_s3/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import boto3
+import os
+from functools import wraps
+from moto import mock_s3
+from moto.s3.responses import DEFAULT_REGION_NAME
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+
+def s3_aws_verified(func):
+    """
+    Function that is verified to work against AWS.
+    Can be run against AWS at any time by setting:
+      MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST=true
+
+    If this environment variable is not set, the function runs in a `mock_s3` context.
+
+    This decorator will:
+      - Create a bucket
+      - Run the test and pass the bucket_name as an argument
+      - Delete the objects and the bucket itself
+    """
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def pagination_wrapper():
+        client = boto3.client("s3", region_name=DEFAULT_REGION_NAME)
+        bucket_name = str(uuid4())
+
+        allow_aws_request = (
+            os.environ.get("MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST", "false").lower() == "true"
+        )
+
+        if allow_aws_request:
+            print(f"Test {func} will create {bucket_name}")
+            resp = create_bucket_and_test(bucket_name, client)
+        else:
+            with mock_s3():
+                resp = create_bucket_and_test(bucket_name, client)
+        return resp
+
+    def create_bucket_and_test(bucket_name, client):
+        client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+        client.put_bucket_tagging(
+            Bucket=bucket_name,
+            Tagging={"TagSet": [{"Key": "environment", "Value": "moto_tests"}]},
+        )
+        try:
+            resp = func(bucket_name)
+        finally:
+            ### CLEANUP ###
+
+            versions = client.list_object_versions(Bucket=bucket_name).get(
+                "Versions", []
+            )
+            for key in versions:
+                client.delete_object(
+                    Bucket=bucket_name, Key=key["Key"], VersionId=key.get("VersionId")
+                )
+            delete_markers = client.list_object_versions(Bucket=bucket_name).get(
+                "DeleteMarkers", []
+            )
+            for key in delete_markers:
+                client.delete_object(
+                    Bucket=bucket_name, Key=key["Key"], VersionId=key.get("VersionId")
+                )
+            client.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+
+        return resp
+
+    return pagination_wrapper
diff --git a/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py b/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
index 578c938b5..7b270d0da 100644
--- a/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from moto.core.utils import utcnow
 from moto.s3.responses import DEFAULT_REGION_NAME
 import moto.s3.models as s3model
 
+from . import s3_aws_verified
+
 
 class MyModel:
     def __init__(self, name, value, metadata=None):
@@ -1669,13 +1671,11 @@ def test_delete_versioned_bucket():
     client.delete_bucket(Bucket="blah")
 
 
-@mock_s3
-def test_delete_versioned_bucket_returns_metadata():
-    # Verified against AWS
-    name = str(uuid4())
+@pytest.mark.aws_verified
+@s3_aws_verified
+def test_delete_versioned_bucket_returns_metadata(name=None):
     client = boto3.client("s3", region_name=DEFAULT_REGION_NAME)
 
-    client.create_bucket(Bucket=name)
     client.put_bucket_versioning(
         Bucket=name, VersioningConfiguration={"Status": "Enabled"}
     )
@@ -2033,11 +2033,11 @@ def test_get_bucket_cors():
     assert len(resp["CORSRules"]) == 2
 
 
-@mock_s3
-def test_delete_bucket_cors():
+@pytest.mark.aws_verified
+@s3_aws_verified
+def test_delete_bucket_cors(bucket_name=None):
     s3_client = boto3.client("s3", region_name=DEFAULT_REGION_NAME)
-    bucket_name = "mybucket"
-    s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+
     s3_client.put_bucket_cors(
         Bucket=bucket_name,
         CORSConfiguration={