diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/target/arn.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/target/arn.rs
index 0bf0f175a..e680daca9 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/target/arn.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/bucket/target/arn.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ impl ARN {
 
 impl Display for ARN {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "arn:rustfs:{}:{}:{}:{}", self.arn_type, self.region, self.id, self.bucket)
+        // The `minio` partition is deliberate: madmin-go's ParseARN
+        // hard-rejects any other partition, so native mc/madmin tooling can
+        // only decode remote-target ARNs minted in this form (backlog#1675
+        // P1-7). Legacy `arn:rustfs:` ARNs persisted by older releases stay
+        // readable via the FromStr whitelist below; runtime matching between
+        // targets and replication rules is by full-string equality, so mixed
+        // partitions coexist safely.
+        write!(f, "arn:minio:{}:{}:{}:{}", self.arn_type, self.region, self.id, self.bucket)
     }
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +55,12 @@ impl FromStr for ARN {
     type Err = std::io::Error;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        if !s.starts_with("arn:rustfs:") {
+        // Partition whitelist, not just an `arn:` check: `BucketTargetType::
+        // from_str(...).unwrap_or_default()` below never fails, so this is
+        // the only structural gate rejecting foreign ARNs. `arn:rustfs:` is
+        // the legacy partition and must stay accepted forever (persisted
+        // bucket-targets.json / replication configs from older releases).
+        if !s.starts_with("arn:minio:") && !s.starts_with("arn:rustfs:") {
             return Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "Invalid ARN format"));
         }
 
@@ -101,14 +113,50 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     /// RustFS commonly generates ARNs with an empty region:
-    /// `arn:rustfs:replication::<deployment_id>:<bucket>`.
+    /// `arn:minio:replication::<deployment_id>:<bucket>`.
     #[test]
     fn from_str_handles_empty_region_segment() {
-        let parsed = ARN::from_str("arn:rustfs:replication::depl-123:bucket-a").expect("valid ARN must parse");
+        let parsed = ARN::from_str("arn:minio:replication::depl-123:bucket-a").expect("valid ARN must parse");
 
         assert_eq!(parsed.arn_type, BucketTargetType::ReplicationService);
         assert_eq!(parsed.region, "", "region segment is empty in this form");
         assert_eq!(parsed.id, "depl-123");
         assert_eq!(parsed.bucket, "bucket-a");
     }
+
+    /// madmin-go's `ParseARN` hard-rejects anything that does not start with
+    /// `arn:minio:`, so generated ARNs must use the `minio` partition or the
+    /// native mc/madmin tooling cannot decode remote-target listings.
+    #[test]
+    fn display_emits_minio_partition() {
+        let arn = ARN::new(
+            BucketTargetType::ReplicationService,
+            "depl-123".to_string(),
+            String::new(),
+            "bucket-a".to_string(),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(arn.to_string(), "arn:minio:replication::depl-123:bucket-a");
+    }
+
+    /// Persisted bucket-targets.json files from older RustFS releases carry
+    /// `arn:rustfs:` ARNs; the legacy partition must stay parseable forever.
+    #[test]
+    fn from_str_accepts_legacy_rustfs_partition() {
+        let parsed = ARN::from_str("arn:rustfs:replication:us-east-1:depl-123:bucket-a").expect("legacy ARN must parse");
+
+        assert_eq!(parsed.arn_type, BucketTargetType::ReplicationService);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.region, "us-east-1");
+        assert_eq!(parsed.id, "depl-123");
+        assert_eq!(parsed.bucket, "bucket-a");
+    }
+
+    /// The partition whitelist is the only structural gate: `BucketTargetType::
+    /// from_str(...).unwrap_or_default()` never fails, so any 6-segment string
+    /// would otherwise parse as `type=None`.
+    #[test]
+    fn from_str_rejects_unknown_partition() {
+        assert!(ARN::from_str("arn:aws:replication::depl-123:bucket-a").is_err());
+        assert!(ARN::from_str("not-an-arn").is_err());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/site_replication.rs b/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/site_replication.rs
index 495db4284..d9604fe6f 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/site_replication.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/admin/handlers/site_replication.rs
@@ -15305,7 +15305,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!target.secure);
         assert_eq!(target.target_bucket, "photos");
         assert_eq!(target.deployment_id, "remote");
-        assert_eq!(target.arn, "arn:rustfs:replication::remote:photos");
+        // Freshly minted ARNs use the `minio` partition so madmin-go tooling
+        // can parse them; legacy `arn:rustfs:` targets are preserved as-is
+        // (see the MinIO-era preservation test below).
+        assert_eq!(target.arn, "arn:minio:replication::remote:photos");
         assert_eq!(target.region, "us-east-1");
         let credentials = target
             .credentials