diff --git a/lib_afc_s3storage/s3storage.py b/lib_afc_s3storage/s3storage.py
index 09092cd..69174fe 100755
--- a/lib_afc_s3storage/s3storage.py
+++ b/lib_afc_s3storage/s3storage.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import os
 import logging
 
 import boto3
+import csv
+import smart_open
 
 from lib_afc_s3storage.afs3exception import AFS3Error
 
@@ -170,6 +172,27 @@ class S3Storage:
         return response
 
 
+    def put_csv_data( self, bucket=None, key=None, rowdata=None ):
+        if bucket == None:
+            raise AFS3Error("S3Storage.put_csv_data(): missing required bucket name")
+
+        if key == None:
+            raise AFS3Error("S3Storage.put_csv_data(): missing required key")
+
+        # should validate 'rowdata' is a list of dicts
+        if rowdata == None:
+            raise AFS3Error("S3Storage.put_csv_data(): missing required rowdata")
+
+        s3Path = f"s3://{bucket}/{key}"
+        with smart_open.open(s3Path, 'w', transport_params={'client': self.client}) as ofh:
+            writer = csv.DictWriter(ofh, fieldnames=rowdata[0].keys())
+            writer.writeheader()
+            for row in rowdata:
+                writer.writerow(row)
+
+        return
+
+
     def delete_all_objects( self, bucket=None ):
         """
         delete_all_objects