diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
index f351cb48..366cc136 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
@@ -379,15 +379,6 @@ func updateFKBTIndexes(tx *bbolt.Tx, obj *objectSDK.Object, f updateIndexItemFun
 	objKey := objectKey(id, make([]byte, objectKeySize))
 
 	key := make([]byte, bucketKeySize)
-	err := f(tx, namedBucketItem{
-		name: ownerBucketName(cnr, key),
-		key:  []byte(obj.OwnerID().EncodeToString()),
-		val:  objKey,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	var attrs []objectSDK.Attribute
 	if obj.ECHeader() != nil {
 		attrs = obj.ECHeader().ParentAttributes()
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
index 3a4d7a22..cc40b81b 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select.go
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ func (db *DB) selectFastFilter(
 	case v2object.FilterHeaderObjectID:
 		db.selectObjectID(tx, f, cnr, to, fNum, currEpoch)
 	case v2object.FilterHeaderOwnerID:
-		bucketName := ownerBucketName(cnr, bucketName)
-		db.selectFromFKBT(tx, bucketName, f, to, fNum)
+		return // moved to slow filters
 	case v2object.FilterHeaderPayloadHash:
 		bucketName := payloadHashBucketName(cnr, bucketName)
 		db.selectFromList(tx, bucketName, f, to, fNum)
@@ -510,6 +509,8 @@ func (db *DB) matchSlowFilters(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, f objectSDK.Searc
 		case v2object.FilterHeaderPayloadLength:
 			data = make([]byte, 8)
 			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(data, obj.PayloadSize())
+		case v2object.FilterHeaderOwnerID:
+			data = []byte(obj.OwnerID().EncodeToString())
 		default:
 			continue // ignore unknown search attributes
 		}
@@ -544,7 +545,8 @@ func groupFilters(filters objectSDK.SearchFilters) (filterGroup, error) {
 			v2object.FilterHeaderVersion,
 			v2object.FilterHeaderCreationEpoch,
 			v2object.FilterHeaderPayloadLength,
-			v2object.FilterHeaderHomomorphicHash:
+			v2object.FilterHeaderHomomorphicHash,
+			v2object.FilterHeaderOwnerID:
 			res.slowFilters = append(res.slowFilters, filters[i])
 		default: // fast filters or user attributes if unknown
 			res.fastFilters = append(res.fastFilters, filters[i])
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
index 8f9294d0..4fbc5910 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/select_test.go
@@ -633,6 +633,112 @@ func TestDB_SelectObjectID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDB_SelectOwnerID(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db := newDB(t)
+	defer func() { require.NoError(t, db.Close()) }()
+
+	cnr := cidtest.ID()
+
+	// prepare
+
+	parent := testutil.GenerateObjectWithCID(cnr)
+
+	regular := testutil.GenerateObjectWithCID(cnr)
+	idParent, _ := parent.ID()
+	regular.SetParentID(idParent)
+	regular.SetParent(parent)
+
+	err := putBig(db, regular)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ts := testutil.GenerateObjectWithCID(cnr)
+	ts.SetType(objectSDK.TypeTombstone)
+	err = putBig(db, ts)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	lock := testutil.GenerateObjectWithCID(cnr)
+	lock.SetType(objectSDK.TypeLock)
+	err = putBig(db, lock)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Run("not found objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		raw := testutil.GenerateObjectWithCID(cnr)
+
+		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringEqual, raw.OwnerID())
+
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs)
+
+		fs = objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual, raw.OwnerID())
+
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
+			object.AddressOf(regular),
+			object.AddressOf(parent),
+			object.AddressOf(ts),
+			object.AddressOf(lock),
+		)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("regular objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringEqual, regular.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs, object.AddressOf(regular))
+
+		fs = objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual, regular.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
+			object.AddressOf(parent),
+			object.AddressOf(ts),
+			object.AddressOf(lock),
+		)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("tombstone objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringEqual, ts.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs, object.AddressOf(ts))
+
+		fs = objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual, ts.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
+			object.AddressOf(regular),
+			object.AddressOf(parent),
+			object.AddressOf(lock),
+		)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("parent objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringEqual, parent.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs, object.AddressOf(parent))
+
+		fs = objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual, parent.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
+			object.AddressOf(regular),
+			object.AddressOf(ts),
+			object.AddressOf(lock),
+		)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("lock objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fs := objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringEqual, lock.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs, object.AddressOf(lock))
+
+		fs = objectSDK.SearchFilters{}
+		fs.AddObjectOwnerIDFilter(objectSDK.MatchStringNotEqual, lock.OwnerID())
+		testSelect(t, db, cnr, fs,
+			object.AddressOf(regular),
+			object.AddressOf(parent),
+			object.AddressOf(ts),
+		)
+	})
+}
+
 type testTarget struct {
 	objects []*objectSDK.Object
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/util.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/util.go
index 9249ae49..f9f9898e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/util.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/util.go
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ const (
 	// FKBT index buckets.
 	// ====================
 
-	// ownerPrefix is used for prefixing FKBT index buckets mapping owner to object IDs.
+	// ownerPrefix was used for prefixing FKBT index buckets mapping owner to object IDs.
 	// Key: owner ID
 	// Value: bucket containing object IDs as keys
-	ownerPrefix
+	_
 	// userAttributePrefix is used for prefixing FKBT index buckets containing objects.
 	// Key: attribute value
 	// Value: bucket containing object IDs as keys
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ func rootBucketName(cnr cid.ID, key []byte) []byte {
 	return bucketName(cnr, rootPrefix, key)
 }
 
-// ownerBucketName returns <CID>_ownerid.
-func ownerBucketName(cnr cid.ID, key []byte) []byte {
-	return bucketName(cnr, ownerPrefix, key)
-}
-
 // parentBucketName returns <CID>_parent.
 func parentBucketName(cnr cid.ID, key []byte) []byte {
 	return bucketName(cnr, parentPrefix, key)