diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config.go
index 197990d07..e0efdfde2 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config.go
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ func Limits(c *config.Config) []LimitConfig {
 			break
 		}
 
-		maxOps := config.IntSafe(sc, "max_ops")
-		if maxOps == 0 {
+		if sc.Value("max_ops") == nil {
 			panic("no max operations for method group")
 		}
 
-		limits = append(limits, LimitConfig{methods, maxOps})
+		limits = append(limits, LimitConfig{methods, config.IntSafe(sc, "max_ops")})
 	}
 
 	return limits
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config_test.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config_test.go
index 31a837cee..a6365e19f 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/config_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestRPCSection(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no max operations", func(t *testing.T) {
-		const path = "testdata/node"
+		const path = "testdata/no_max_ops"
 
 		fileConfigTest := func(c *config.Config) {
 			require.Panics(t, func() { _ = Limits(c) })
@@ -50,4 +50,28 @@ func TestRPCSection(t *testing.T) {
 			configtest.ForEnvFileType(t, path, fileConfigTest)
 		})
 	})
+
+	t.Run("zero max operations", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const path = "testdata/zero_max_ops"
+
+		fileConfigTest := func(c *config.Config) {
+			limits := Limits(c)
+			require.Len(t, limits, 2)
+
+			limit0 := limits[0]
+			limit1 := limits[1]
+
+			require.ElementsMatch(t, limit0.Methods, []string{"/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/PutSingle", "/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Put"})
+			require.Equal(t, limit0.MaxOps, int64(0))
+
+			require.ElementsMatch(t, limit1.Methods, []string{"/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Get"})
+			require.Equal(t, limit1.MaxOps, int64(10000))
+		}
+
+		configtest.ForEachFileType(path, fileConfigTest)
+
+		t.Run("ENV", func(t *testing.T) {
+			configtest.ForEnvFileType(t, path, fileConfigTest)
+		})
+	})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.env b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.env
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.env
rename to cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.env
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.json b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.json
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.json
rename to cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.json
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.yaml b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/node.yaml
rename to cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/no_max_ops.yaml
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.env b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce7302b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FROSTFS_RPC_LIMITS_0_METHODS="/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/PutSingle /neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Put"
+FROSTFS_RPC_LIMITS_0_MAX_OPS=0
+FROSTFS_RPC_LIMITS_1_METHODS="/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Get"
+FROSTFS_RPC_LIMITS_1_MAX_OPS=10000
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.json b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16a1c173f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "rpc": {
+    "limits": [
+      {
+        "methods": [
+          "/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/PutSingle",
+          "/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Put"
+        ],
+        "max_ops": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "methods": [
+          "/neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Get"
+        ],
+        "max_ops": 10000
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.yaml b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525d768d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/rpc/testdata/zero_max_ops.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+rpc:
+  limits:
+    - methods:
+      - /neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/PutSingle
+      - /neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Put
+      max_ops: 0
+    - methods:
+      - /neo.fs.v2.object.ObjectService/Get
+      max_ops: 10000