diff --git a/api/handler/tagging.go b/api/handler/tagging.go
index cacc092a3..a0c927024 100644
--- a/api/handler/tagging.go
+++ b/api/handler/tagging.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (h *handler) PutObjectTaggingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 
 func (h *handler) GetObjectTaggingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	reqInfo := api.GetReqInfo(r.Context())
-	versionID := reqInfo.URL.Query().Get("versionId")
 
 	bktInfo, err := h.getBucketAndCheckOwner(r, reqInfo.BucketName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,19 +73,27 @@ func (h *handler) GetObjectTaggingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		return
 	}
 
+	settings, err := h.obj.GetBucketSettings(r.Context(), bktInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logAndSendError(w, "could not get bucket settings", reqInfo, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	p := &layer.ObjectVersion{
 		BktInfo:    bktInfo,
 		ObjectName: reqInfo.ObjectName,
-		VersionID:  versionID,
+		VersionID:  reqInfo.URL.Query().Get("versionId"),
 	}
 
-	tagSet, err := h.obj.GetObjectTagging(r.Context(), p)
+	versionID, tagSet, err := h.obj.GetObjectTagging(r.Context(), p)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logAndSendError(w, "could not get object tagging", reqInfo, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	w.Header().Set(api.AmzVersionID, versionID)
+	if settings.VersioningEnabled {
+		w.Header().Set(api.AmzVersionID, versionID)
+	}
 	if err = api.EncodeToResponse(w, encodeTagging(tagSet)); err != nil {
 		h.logAndSendError(w, "something went wrong", reqInfo, err)
 	}
diff --git a/api/layer/compound.go b/api/layer/compound.go
index fb8e37a17..914a841b1 100644
--- a/api/layer/compound.go
+++ b/api/layer/compound.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func (n *layer) GetObjectTaggingAndLock(ctx context.Context, objVersion *ObjectV
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	objVersion.VersionID = version.OID.EncodeToString()
 
 	tags, lockInfo, err = n.treeService.GetObjectTaggingAndLock(ctx, &objVersion.BktInfo.CID, version)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/layer/layer.go b/api/layer/layer.go
index 894ae3b2f..cbc96c84d 100644
--- a/api/layer/layer.go
+++ b/api/layer/layer.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ type (
 		PutBucketTagging(ctx context.Context, cnrID *cid.ID, tagSet map[string]string) error
 		DeleteBucketTagging(ctx context.Context, cnrID *cid.ID) error
 
-		GetObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion) (map[string]string, error)
+		GetObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion) (string, map[string]string, error)
 		PutObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion, tagSet map[string]string) error
 		DeleteObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion) error
 
diff --git a/api/layer/tagging.go b/api/layer/tagging.go
index acffc5ec3..7a932b980 100644
--- a/api/layer/tagging.go
+++ b/api/layer/tagging.go
@@ -10,34 +10,36 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-func (n *layer) GetObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion) (map[string]string, error) {
+func (n *layer) GetObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion) (string, map[string]string, error) {
 	var (
 		err  error
 		tags map[string]string
 	)
+
 	tags = n.systemCache.GetTagging(objectTaggingCacheKey(p))
 	if tags != nil {
-		return tags, nil
+		return p.VersionID, tags, nil
 	}
 
 	version, err := n.getNodeVersion(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
+	p.VersionID = version.OID.EncodeToString()
 
 	tags, err = n.treeService.GetObjectTagging(ctx, &p.BktInfo.CID, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errorsStd.Is(err, ErrNodeNotFound) {
-			return nil, errors.GetAPIError(errors.ErrNoSuchKey)
+			return "", nil, errors.GetAPIError(errors.ErrNoSuchKey)
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
 	if err = n.systemCache.PutTagging(objectTaggingCacheKey(p), tags); err != nil {
 		n.log.Error("couldn't cache system object", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
-	return tags, nil
+	return p.VersionID, tags, nil
 }
 
 func (n *layer) PutObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion, tagSet map[string]string) error {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ func (n *layer) PutObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, p *ObjectVersion, tagSet m
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	p.VersionID = version.OID.EncodeToString()
 
 	err = n.treeService.PutObjectTagging(ctx, &p.BktInfo.CID, version, tagSet)
 	if err != nil {