diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
index 4d860261..275099ff 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
@@ -527,10 +527,14 @@ func containerObjectCounterInitialized(tx *bbolt.Tx) bool {
 }
 
 func IsUserObject(obj *objectSDK.Object) bool {
-	_, hasParentID := obj.ParentID()
-	return obj.Type() == objectSDK.TypeRegular &&
-		(obj.SplitID() == nil ||
-			(hasParentID && len(obj.Children()) == 0))
+	ech := obj.ECHeader()
+	if ech == nil {
+		_, hasParentID := obj.ParentID()
+		return obj.Type() == objectSDK.TypeRegular &&
+			(obj.SplitID() == nil ||
+				(hasParentID && len(obj.Children()) == 0))
+	}
+	return ech.Index() == 0 && (ech.ParentSplitID() == nil || ech.ParentSplitParentID() != nil)
 }
 
 // ZeroSizeContainers returns containers with size = 0.