diff --git a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
index 5e860a664..3b51fdb27 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-ir/defaults.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/misc"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -108,5 +109,7 @@ func defaultConfiguration(cfg *viper.Viper) {
 
 	cfg.SetDefault("settlement.basic_income_rate", 0)
 
+	cfg.SetDefault("indexer.cache_timeout", 15*time.Second)
+
 	cfg.SetDefault("locode.db.path", "")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/indexer.go b/pkg/innerring/indexer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c42ab3099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/innerring/indexer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package innerring
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/invoke"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+type innerRingIndexer struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	cli     *client.Client
+	key     *ecdsa.PublicKey
+	timeout time.Duration
+
+	innerRingIndex, innerRingSize int32
+
+	lastAccess time.Time
+}
+
+func newInnerRingIndexer(cli *client.Client, key *ecdsa.PublicKey, to time.Duration) *innerRingIndexer {
+	return &innerRingIndexer{
+		cli:     cli,
+		key:     key,
+		timeout: to,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *innerRingIndexer) update() (err error) {
+	s.RLock()
+
+	if time.Since(s.lastAccess) < s.timeout {
+		s.RUnlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.RUnlock()
+
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	if time.Since(s.lastAccess) < s.timeout {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.innerRingIndex, s.innerRingSize, err = invoke.InnerRingIndex(s.cli, s.key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.lastAccess = time.Now()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *innerRingIndexer) InnerRingIndex() (int32, error) {
+	if err := s.update(); err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "can't update index state")
+	}
+
+	s.RLock()
+	defer s.RUnlock()
+
+	return s.innerRingIndex, nil
+}
+
+func (s *innerRingIndexer) InnerRingSize() (int32, error) {
+	if err := s.update(); err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "can't update index state")
+	}
+
+	s.RLock()
+	defer s.RUnlock()
+
+	return s.innerRingSize, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 9cbb6a9e9..2e04014ed 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ type (
 		epochTimer      *timers.BlockTimer
 
 		// global state
-		morphClient    *client.Client
-		mainnetClient  *client.Client
-		epochCounter   atomic.Uint64
-		innerRingIndex atomic.Int32
-		innerRingSize  atomic.Int32
-		precision      precision.Fixed8Converter
-		auditClient    *auditWrapper.ClientWrapper
+		morphClient   *client.Client
+		mainnetClient *client.Client
+		epochCounter  atomic.Uint64
+		statusIndex   *innerRingIndexer
+		precision     precision.Fixed8Converter
+		auditClient   *auditWrapper.ClientWrapper
 
 		notaryDepositAmount fixedn.Fixed8
 		notaryDuration      uint32
@@ -297,6 +296,12 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 
 	server.pubKey = crypto.MarshalPublicKey(&server.key.PublicKey)
 
+	server.statusIndex = newInnerRingIndexer(
+		server.morphClient,
+		&server.key.PublicKey,
+		cfg.GetDuration("indexer.cache_timeout"),
+	)
+
 	auditPool, err := ants.NewPool(cfg.GetInt("audit.task.exec_pool_size"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -711,14 +716,6 @@ func (s *Server) initConfigFromBlockchain() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "can't read epoch")
 	}
 
-	key := &s.key.PublicKey
-
-	// check if node inside inner ring list and what index it has
-	index, size, err := invoke.InnerRingIndex(s.mainnetClient, key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "can't read inner ring list")
-	}
-
 	// get balance precision
 	balancePrecision, err := invoke.BalancePrecision(s.morphClient, s.contracts.balance)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -726,8 +723,6 @@ func (s *Server) initConfigFromBlockchain() error {
 	}
 
 	s.epochCounter.Store(uint64(epoch))
-	s.innerRingSize.Store(size)
-	s.innerRingIndex.Store(index)
 	s.precision.SetBalancePrecision(balancePrecision)
 
 	s.log.Debug("read config from blockchain",
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/state.go b/pkg/innerring/state.go
index 89cdccbd2..fca990f28 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/state.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/state.go
@@ -21,19 +21,31 @@ func (s *Server) SetEpochCounter(val uint64) {
 
 // IsActive is a getter for a global active flag state.
 func (s *Server) IsActive() bool {
-	return s.innerRingIndex.Load() >= 0
+	return s.Index() >= 0
 }
 
 // Index is a getter for a global index of node in inner ring list. Negative
 // index means that node is not in the inner ring list.
 func (s *Server) Index() int {
-	return int(s.innerRingIndex.Load())
+	index, err := s.statusIndex.InnerRingIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Error("can't get inner ring index", zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+		return -1
+	}
+
+	return int(index)
 }
 
 // InnerRingSize is a getter for a global size of inner ring list. This value
 // paired with inner ring index.
 func (s *Server) InnerRingSize() int {
-	return int(s.innerRingSize.Load())
+	size, err := s.statusIndex.InnerRingSize()
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Error("can't get inner ring size", zap.String("error", err.Error()))
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return int(size)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) voteForSidechainValidator(validators []keys.PublicKey) error {