diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
index f2c4bff1d..68acb05d3 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
 
 	sPutV2 := createPutSvcV2(sPut, keyStorage)
 
-	sSearch := createSearchSvc(c, keyStorage, traverseGen, c.clientCache)
+	sSearch := createSearchSvc(c, keyStorage, traverseGen, c.clientCache, c.cfgObject.cnrSource)
 
 	sSearchV2 := createSearchSvcV2(sSearch, keyStorage)
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func createPatchSvc(sGet *getsvc.Service, sPut *putsvc.Service) *patchsvc.Servic
 	return patchsvc.NewService(sPut.Config, sGet)
 }
 
-func createSearchSvc(c *cfg, keyStorage *util.KeyStorage, traverseGen *util.TraverserGenerator, coreConstructor *cache.ClientCache) *searchsvc.Service {
+func createSearchSvc(c *cfg, keyStorage *util.KeyStorage, traverseGen *util.TraverserGenerator, coreConstructor *cache.ClientCache, containerSource containercore.Source) *searchsvc.Service {
 	ls := c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.localStorage
 
 	return searchsvc.New(
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ func createSearchSvc(c *cfg, keyStorage *util.KeyStorage, traverseGen *util.Trav
 		),
 		c.netMapSource,
 		keyStorage,
+		containerSource,
 		searchsvc.WithLogger(c.log),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
index 61cb6832d..3ec3f8f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/delete.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) deleteChildren(ctx context.Context, addr oid.Address, fo
 
 	var selectPrm shard.SelectPrm
 	selectPrm.SetFilters(fs)
-	selectPrm.SetContainerID(addr.Container())
+	selectPrm.SetContainerID(addr.Container(), false) // doesn't matter for search by splitID
 
 	var inhumePrm shard.InhumePrm
 	if force {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
index f87679253..b4fbbd810 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestStorageEngine_Inhume(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = e.Inhume(context.Background(), inhumePrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		addrs, err := Select(context.Background(), e, cnr, fs)
+		addrs, err := Select(context.Background(), e, cnr, false, fs)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Empty(t, addrs)
 	})
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestStorageEngine_Inhume(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = e.Inhume(context.Background(), inhumePrm)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		addrs, err := Select(context.Background(), e, cnr, fs)
+		addrs, err := Select(context.Background(), e, cnr, false, fs)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Empty(t, addrs)
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
index 972a4f52a..a85891f0c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/select.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import (
 
 // SelectPrm groups the parameters of Select operation.
 type SelectPrm struct {
-	cnr     cid.ID
-	filters objectSDK.SearchFilters
+	cnr              cid.ID
+	filters          objectSDK.SearchFilters
+	indexedContainer bool
 }
 
 // SelectRes groups the resulting values of Select operation.
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ type SelectRes struct {
 }
 
 // WithContainerID is a Select option to set the container id to search in.
-func (p *SelectPrm) WithContainerID(cnr cid.ID) {
+func (p *SelectPrm) WithContainerID(cnr cid.ID, indexedContainer bool) {
 	p.cnr = cnr
+	p.indexedContainer = indexedContainer
 }
 
 // WithFilters is a Select option to set the object filters.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) _select(ctx context.Context, prm SelectPrm) (SelectRes,
 	var outError error
 
 	var shPrm shard.SelectPrm
-	shPrm.SetContainerID(prm.cnr)
+	shPrm.SetContainerID(prm.cnr, prm.indexedContainer)
 	shPrm.SetFilters(prm.filters)
 
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
@@ -140,9 +142,9 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) list(ctx context.Context, limit uint64) (SelectRes, erro
 }
 
 // Select selects objects from local storage using provided filters.
-func Select(ctx context.Context, storage *StorageEngine, cnr cid.ID, fs objectSDK.SearchFilters) ([]oid.Address, error) {
+func Select(ctx context.Context, storage *StorageEngine, cnr cid.ID, isIndexedContainer bool, fs objectSDK.SearchFilters) ([]oid.Address, error) {
 	var selectPrm SelectPrm
-	selectPrm.WithContainerID(cnr)
+	selectPrm.WithContainerID(cnr, isIndexedContainer)
 	selectPrm.WithFilters(fs)
 
 	res, err := storage.Select(ctx, selectPrm)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree_test.go
index 21fcce415..ea0a9e74e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/tree_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func benchmarkTreeVsSearch(b *testing.B, objCount int) {
 
 	b.Run("search", func(b *testing.B) {
 		var prm SelectPrm
-		prm.WithContainerID(cid)
+		prm.WithContainerID(cid, true)
 
 		var fs objectSDK.SearchFilters
 		fs.AddFilter(pilorama.AttributeFilename, strconv.Itoa(objCount/2), objectSDK.MatchStringEqual)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/select.go
index 1615f5fbe..184ca9b71 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/select.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 // SelectPrm groups the parameters of Select operation.
 type SelectPrm struct {
-	cnr     cid.ID
-	filters objectSDK.SearchFilters
+	cnr                cid.ID
+	filters            objectSDK.SearchFilters
+	isIndexedContainer bool
 }
 
 // SelectRes groups the resulting values of Select operation.
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ type SelectRes struct {
 }
 
 // SetContainerID is a Select option to set the container id to search in.
-func (p *SelectPrm) SetContainerID(cnr cid.ID) {
+func (p *SelectPrm) SetContainerID(cnr cid.ID, isIndexedContainer bool) {
 	p.cnr = cnr
+	p.isIndexedContainer = isIndexedContainer
 }
 
 // SetFilters is a Select option to set the object filters.
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ func (s *Shard) Select(ctx context.Context, prm SelectPrm) (SelectRes, error) {
 	var selectPrm meta.SelectPrm
 	selectPrm.SetFilters(prm.filters)
 	selectPrm.SetContainerID(prm.cnr)
+	selectPrm.SetUseAttributeIndex(prm.isIndexedContainer)
 
 	mRes, err := s.metaBase.Select(ctx, selectPrm)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/search/container.go b/pkg/services/object/search/container.go
index d70574156..39259b0ca 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/search/container.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/search/container.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/client"
+	containerSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -112,3 +113,12 @@ func (exec *execCtx) processCurrentEpoch(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (exec *execCtx) getContainer() (containerSDK.Container, error) {
+	cnrID := exec.containerID()
+	cnr, err := exec.svc.containerSource.Get(cnrID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return containerSDK.Container{}, err
+	}
+	return cnr.Value, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/search/service.go b/pkg/services/object/search/service.go
index cc388c1b2..7700f78d8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/search/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/search/service.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type cfg struct {
 	}
 
 	keyStore *util.KeyStorage
+
+	containerSource container.Source
 }
 
 // New creates, initializes and returns utility serving
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func New(e *engine.StorageEngine,
 	tg *util.TraverserGenerator,
 	ns netmap.Source,
 	ks *util.KeyStorage,
+	cs container.Source,
 	opts ...Option,
 ) *Service {
 	c := &cfg{
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ func New(e *engine.StorageEngine,
 		traverserGenerator:   tg,
 		currentEpochReceiver: ns,
 		keyStore:             ks,
+		containerSource:      cs,
 	}
 
 	for i := range opts {
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/search/util.go b/pkg/services/object/search/util.go
index 67b6c0d01..910384a0b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/search/util.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/search/util.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/client"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
 	internalclient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/object/internal/client"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/object/util"
@@ -112,9 +113,13 @@ func (c *clientWrapper) searchObjects(ctx context.Context, exec *execCtx, info c
 }
 
 func (e *storageEngineWrapper) search(ctx context.Context, exec *execCtx) ([]oid.ID, error) {
+	cnr, err := exec.getContainer()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	var selectPrm engine.SelectPrm
 	selectPrm.WithFilters(exec.searchFilters())
-	selectPrm.WithContainerID(exec.containerID())
+	selectPrm.WithContainerID(exec.containerID(), container.IsIndexedContainer(cnr))
 
 	r, err := e.storage.Select(ctx, selectPrm)
 	if err != nil {