diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
index e971fa525..135d3a8a9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package engine
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"sync"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
 	meta "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	tracingPkg "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/tracing"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client"
 	apistatus "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client/status"
@@ -82,152 +82,182 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) Inhume(ctx context.Context, prm InhumePrm) (res InhumeRe
 }
 
 func (e *StorageEngine) inhume(ctx context.Context, prm InhumePrm) (InhumeRes, error) {
-	defer elapsed("Inhume", e.metrics.AddMethodDuration)()
-
-	var retErr error
-
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	errOnce := sync.Once{}
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
-loop:
-	for _, addr := range prm.addrs {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			break loop
-		default:
-		}
-
-		wg.Add(1)
-		if err := e.inhumePool.Submit(func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			if err := e.handleInhumeTask(ctx, addr, prm.tombstone, prm.forceRemoval); err != nil {
-				errOnce.Do(func() {
-					retErr = err
-					cancel()
-				})
-			}
-		}); err != nil {
-			wg.Done()
-			cancel()
-			wg.Wait()
-
-			e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineCouldNotInhumeObjectInShard, zap.Error(err))
-			return InhumeRes{}, errInhumeFailure
-		}
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	return InhumeRes{}, retErr
-}
-
-func (e *StorageEngine) handleInhumeTask(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, tombstone *oid.Address, forceRemoval bool) error {
-	if !forceRemoval {
-		locked, err := e.IsLocked(ctx, addr)
-		if err != nil {
-			e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineRemovingAnObjectWithoutFullLockingCheck,
-				zap.Error(err),
-				zap.Stringer("addr", addr),
-				zap.String("trace_id", tracingPkg.GetTraceID(ctx)))
-		} else if locked {
-			return new(apistatus.ObjectLocked)
-		}
-	}
-
-	var prm shard.InhumePrm
-
-	if tombstone != nil {
-		prm.SetTarget(*tombstone, addr)
-	} else {
-		prm.MarkAsGarbage(addr)
-	}
-	if forceRemoval {
-		prm.ForceRemoval()
-	}
-
-	ok, err := e.inhumeAddr(ctx, addr, prm, true)
+	addrsPerShard, err := e.groupObjectsBeforeInhume(ctx, prm.addrs, !prm.forceRemoval)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		ok, err := e.inhumeAddr(ctx, addr, prm, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if !ok {
-			return errInhumeFailure
-		}
+		return InhumeRes{}, err
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Returns ok if object was inhumed during this invocation or before.
-func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm, checkExists bool) (bool, error) {
-	root := false
-	var existPrm shard.ExistsPrm
-	var retErr error
-	var ok bool
-
-	e.iterateOverSortedShards(addr, func(_ int, sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
-		defer func() {
-			// if object is root we continue since information about it
-			// can be presented in other shards
-			if checkExists && root {
-				stop = false
+	tasks := make([]util.WorkerTask, 0, len(addrsPerShard))
+	for shardID, addrIndexes := range addrsPerShard {
+		tasks = append(tasks, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			addr := make([]oid.Address, len(addrIndexes))
+			for i, index := range addrIndexes {
+				addr[i] = prm.addrs[index]
 			}
-		}()
 
-		if checkExists {
-			existPrm.Address = addr
-			exRes, err := sh.Exists(ctx, existPrm)
-			if err != nil {
-				if client.IsErrObjectAlreadyRemoved(err) || shard.IsErrObjectExpired(err) {
-					// inhumed once - no need to be inhumed again
-					ok = true
-					return true
-				}
-
-				var siErr *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
-				var ecErr *objectSDK.ECInfoError
-				if !(errors.As(err, &siErr) || errors.As(err, &ecErr)) {
-					e.reportShardError(ctx, sh, "could not check for presents in shard", err, zap.Stringer("address", addr))
-					return
-				}
-
-				root = true
-			} else if !exRes.Exists() {
-				return
+			var inhumePrm shard.InhumePrm
+			if prm.tombstone != nil {
+				inhumePrm.SetTarget(*prm.tombstone, addr...)
+			} else {
+				inhumePrm.MarkAsGarbage(addr...)
+			}
+			if prm.forceRemoval {
+				inhumePrm.ForceRemoval()
 			}
-		}
 
-		_, err := sh.Inhume(ctx, prm)
-		if err != nil {
+			hs, exists := e.shards[shardID]
+			if !exists {
+				e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineCouldNotInhumeObjectInShard,
+					zap.Error(errors.New("this shard was expected to exist")),
+					zap.String("shard_id", shardID),
+					zap.String("trace_id", tracingPkg.GetTraceID(ctx)),
+				)
+				return errInhumeFailure
+			}
+
+			_, err := hs.Shard.Inhume(ctx, inhumePrm)
 			var errLocked *apistatus.ObjectLocked
 			switch {
 			case errors.As(err, &errLocked):
-				retErr = new(apistatus.ObjectLocked)
-				return true
+				err = errLocked
 			case errors.Is(err, shard.ErrLockObjectRemoval):
-				retErr = meta.ErrLockObjectRemoval
-				return true
-			case errors.Is(err, shard.ErrReadOnlyMode) || errors.Is(err, shard.ErrDegradedMode):
-				retErr = err
-				return true
+			case errors.Is(err, shard.ErrReadOnlyMode):
+			case errors.Is(err, shard.ErrDegradedMode):
+			case err != nil:
+				e.reportShardError(ctx, hs, "couldn't inhume object in shard", err)
 			}
+			return err
+		})
+	}
 
-			e.reportShardError(ctx, sh, "could not inhume object in shard", err, zap.Stringer("address", addr))
-			return false
+	err = util.ExecuteWithWorkerPool(ctx, e.inhumePool, tasks)
+
+	var errSubmit *util.WorkerPoolSubmitError
+	if errors.As(err, &errSubmit) {
+		e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineCouldNotInhumeObjectInShard, zap.Error(err))
+		err = errInhumeFailure
+	}
+
+	return InhumeRes{}, err
+}
+
+// groupObjectsBeforeInhume groups objects by shard they're stored on.
+func (e *StorageEngine) groupObjectsBeforeInhume(ctx context.Context, addrs []oid.Address, checkLocked bool) (map[string][]int, error) {
+	type addrLocation struct {
+		addrIndex int
+		shardID   string
+	}
+
+	locations := make(chan addrLocation, e.inhumePoolSize)
+	groups := make(map[string][]int)
+	groupingDone := make(chan struct{})
+
+	go func() {
+		defer close(groupingDone)
+		for loc := range locations {
+			groups[loc.shardID] = append(groups[loc.shardID], loc.addrIndex)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	tasks := make([]util.WorkerTask, len(addrs))
+	for i, addr := range addrs {
+		tasks[i] = func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+			ids, err := e.findShards(ctx, addr, checkLocked)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, id := range ids {
+				locations <- addrLocation{addrIndex: i, shardID: id}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := util.ExecuteWithWorkerPool(ctx, e.inhumePool, tasks)
+	close(locations)
+	<-groupingDone
+
+	if err != nil {
+		var errSubmit *util.WorkerPoolSubmitError
+		if errors.As(err, &errSubmit) {
+			e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineCouldNotInhumeObjectInShard, zap.Error(err))
+			return nil, errInhumeFailure
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return groups, nil
+}
+
+// findShards returns a shard which this object is stored on,
+// and returns multiple shards if it's a root object.
+func (e *StorageEngine) findShards(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, checkLocked bool) ([]string, error) {
+	var (
+		ids    []string
+		retErr error
+
+		prm shard.ExistsPrm
+
+		siErr *objectSDK.SplitInfoError
+		ecErr *objectSDK.ECInfoError
+
+		isRootObject = false
+	)
+
+	e.iterateOverSortedShards(addr, func(_ int, hs hashedShard) (stop bool) {
+		objectExists := false
+
+		prm.Address = addr
+		switch res, err := hs.Shard.Exists(ctx, prm); {
+		case client.IsErrObjectAlreadyRemoved(err) || shard.IsErrObjectExpired(err):
+			// Don't report the error and just keep going.
+		case errors.As(err, &siErr) || errors.As(err, &ecErr):
+			isRootObject = true
+			objectExists = true
+		case err != nil:
+			e.reportShardError(
+				ctx, hs, "couldn't check for presence in shard",
+				err, zap.Stringer("address", addr),
+			)
+		case res.Exists():
+			objectExists = true
+		default:
 		}
 
-		ok = true
-		return true
+		if !objectExists {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// TODO(@a-savchuk): `shard.(*Shard).Exists` can check if an object
+		// is locked. I wanted to use it here, but then I found out that it
+		// checks if the PARENT object is locked, not the object passed.
+		// This check is used in one place only, in `(*StorageEngine).Put`.
+		//
+		// In the future, if `shard.(*Shard).Exists` is updated to check
+		// the lock status of the specific object, we could use it instead of
+		// `shard.(*Shard).IsLocked`.
+		if checkLocked {
+			if isLocked, err := hs.Shard.IsLocked(ctx, addr); err != nil {
+				e.log.Warn(ctx, logs.EngineRemovingAnObjectWithoutFullLockingCheck,
+					zap.Error(err),
+					zap.Stringer("address", addr),
+					zap.String("trace_id", tracingPkg.GetTraceID(ctx)),
+				)
+			} else if isLocked {
+				retErr = new(apistatus.ObjectLocked)
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+
+		ids = append(ids, hs.ID().String())
+
+		// Continue if it's a root object.
+		return !isRootObject
 	})
 
-	return ok, retErr
+	if retErr != nil {
+		return nil, retErr
+	}
+	return ids, nil
 }
 
 // IsLocked checks whether an object is locked according to StorageEngine's state.
diff --git a/pkg/util/worker_pool.go b/pkg/util/worker_pool.go
index 97d76c492..fd9a06731 100644
--- a/pkg/util/worker_pool.go
+++ b/pkg/util/worker_pool.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2"
@@ -53,3 +55,63 @@ func (p *pseudoWorkerPool) Submit(fn func()) error {
 func (p *pseudoWorkerPool) Release() {
 	p.closed.Store(true)
 }
+
+type WorkerTask func(ctx context.Context) error
+
+type WorkerPoolSubmitError struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (e *WorkerPoolSubmitError) Error() string {
+	return e.err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *WorkerPoolSubmitError) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.err
+}
+
+// ExecuteWithWorkerPool runs tasks in parallel using a pool and waits for all
+// tasks to be complete.
+//
+// Returns [WorkerPoolSubmitError] when it couldn't submit a task.
+func ExecuteWithWorkerPool(ctx context.Context, pool WorkerPool, tasks []WorkerTask) error {
+	taskCtx, taskCancel := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
+	defer taskCancel(nil)
+
+	var (
+		wg         sync.WaitGroup
+		cancelOnce sync.Once
+	)
+
+loop:
+	for _, task := range tasks {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			cancelOnce.Do(func() {
+				taskCancel(context.Cause(taskCtx))
+			})
+			break loop
+		default:
+		}
+
+		wg.Add(1)
+		if err := pool.Submit(func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			if err := task(taskCtx); err != nil {
+				cancelOnce.Do(func() {
+					taskCancel(err)
+				})
+			}
+		}); err != nil {
+			wg.Done()
+			taskCancel(err)
+			wg.Wait()
+
+			return &WorkerPoolSubmitError{err}
+		}
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return context.Cause(taskCtx)
+}