diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/config_test.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
index e5454cb43..e84f591b7 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config/engine/config_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ func TestEngineSection(t *testing.T) {
 
 				require.EqualValues(t, 150, gc.RemoverBatchSize())
 				require.Equal(t, 2*time.Minute, gc.RemoverSleepInterval())
+
+				require.Equal(t, false, sc.RefillMetabase())
 			case 1:
 				require.Equal(t, true, sc.UseWriteCache())
 
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ func TestEngineSection(t *testing.T) {
 
 				require.EqualValues(t, 200, gc.RemoverBatchSize())
 				require.Equal(t, 5*time.Minute, gc.RemoverSleepInterval())
+
+				require.Equal(t, true, sc.RefillMetabase())
 			}
 		})
 
diff --git a/config/example/node.env b/config/example/node.env
index 7676c12ff..bf8945492 100644
--- a/config/example/node.env
+++ b/config/example/node.env
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ NEOFS_OBJECT_PUT_POOL_SIZE=100
 # Storage engine section
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_NUM=2
 ## 0 shard
+### Flag to refill Metabase from BlobStor
+NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_REFILL_METABASE=false
 ### Write cache config
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_USE_WRITE_CACHE=false
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_WRITECACHE_PATH=tmp/0/cache
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_GC_REMOVER_BATCH_SIZE=150
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_0_GC_REMOVER_SLEEP_INTERVAL=2m
 
 ## 1 shard
+### Flag to refill Metabase from BlobStor
+NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_REFILL_METABASE=true
 ### Write cache config
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_USE_WRITE_CACHE=true
 NEOFS_STORAGE_SHARD_1_WRITECACHE_PATH=tmp/1/cache
diff --git a/config/example/node.json b/config/example/node.json
index f26ea05bc..a6396ce68 100644
--- a/config/example/node.json
+++ b/config/example/node.json
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
     "shard_num": 2,
     "shard": {
       "0": {
+        "refill_metabase": false,
         "use_write_cache": false,
         "writecache": {
           "path": "tmp/0/cache",
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@
         }
       },
       "1": {
+        "refill_metabase": true,
         "use_write_cache": true,
         "writecache": {
           "path": "tmp/1/cache",
diff --git a/config/example/node.yaml b/config/example/node.yaml
index 2a22ef585..5feb5e664 100644
--- a/config/example/node.yaml
+++ b/config/example/node.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ storage:
   shard_num: 2
   shard:
     0:
+      refill_metabase: false
+
       use_write_cache: false
 
       writecache:
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ storage:
         remover_sleep_interval: 2m
 
     1:
+      refill_metabase: true
+
       use_write_cache: true
 
       writecache: