diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
index dfe5e48a..6857a363 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/head.go
@@ -127,17 +127,16 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) head(ctx context.Context, prm HeadPrm) (HeadRes, error)
 		return true
 	})
 
+	if head != nil {
+		return HeadRes{head: head}, nil
+	}
 	if outSI != nil {
 		return HeadRes{}, logicerr.Wrap(objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(outSI))
-	} else if outEI != nil {
-		return HeadRes{}, logicerr.Wrap(objectSDK.NewECInfoError(outEI))
-	} else if head == nil {
-		return HeadRes{}, outError
 	}
-
-	return HeadRes{
-		head: head,
-	}, nil
+	if outEI != nil {
+		return HeadRes{}, logicerr.Wrap(objectSDK.NewECInfoError(outEI))
+	}
+	return HeadRes{}, outError
 }
 
 // Head reads object header from local storage by provided address.
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
index d9acd4ce..b79f6cb1 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/get.go
@@ -160,11 +160,23 @@ func getVirtualObject(tx *bbolt.Tx, cnr cid.ID, key []byte, raw bool) (*objectSD
 		return nil, logicerr.Wrap(new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound))
 	}
 
-	// pick last item, for now there is not difference which address to pick
-	// but later list might be sorted so first or last value can be more
-	// prioritized to choose
-	virtualOID := relativeLst[len(relativeLst)-1]
-	data := getFromBucket(tx, primaryBucketName(cnr, bucketName), virtualOID)
+	var data []byte
+	for i := 0; i < len(relativeLst) && len(data) == 0; i++ {
+		virtualOID := relativeLst[len(relativeLst)-i-1]
+		data = getFromBucket(tx, primaryBucketName(cnr, bucketName), virtualOID)
+	}
+
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		// check if any of the relatives is an EC object
+		for _, relative := range relativeLst {
+			data = getFromBucket(tx, ecInfoBucketName(cnr, bucketName), relative)
+			if len(data) > 0 {
+				// we can't return object headers, but can return error,
+				// so assembler can try to assemble complex object
+				return nil, getSplitInfoError(tx, cnr, key)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	child := objectSDK.New()
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/get/assemble.go b/pkg/services/object/get/assemble.go
index ba6fddec..9f17f1e4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/get/assemble.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/get/assemble.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (r *request) assemble(ctx context.Context) {
-	if !r.canAssemble() {
+	if !r.canAssembleComplexObject() {
 		r.log.Debug(logs.GetCanNotAssembleTheObject)
 		return
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (r *request) assemble(ctx context.Context) {
 	r.log.Debug(logs.GetTryingToAssembleTheObject)
 
 	r.prm.common = r.prm.common.WithLocalOnly(false)
-	assembler := newAssembler(r.address(), r.splitInfo(), r.ctxRange(), r)
+	assembler := newAssembler(r.address(), r.splitInfo(), r.ctxRange(), r, r.headOnly())
 
 	r.log.Debug(logs.GetAssemblingSplittedObject,
 		zap.Uint64("range_offset", r.ctxRange().GetOffset()),
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/get/assembler.go b/pkg/services/object/get/assembler.go
index 025296ec..ff3f90bf 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/get/assembler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/get/assembler.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type assembler struct {
 	splitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfo
 	rng       *objectSDK.Range
 	objGetter objectGetter
+	head      bool
 
 	currentOffset uint64
 
@@ -30,18 +31,23 @@ func newAssembler(
 	splitInfo *objectSDK.SplitInfo,
 	rng *objectSDK.Range,
 	objGetter objectGetter,
+	head bool,
 ) *assembler {
 	return &assembler{
 		addr:      addr,
 		rng:       rng,
 		splitInfo: splitInfo,
 		objGetter: objGetter,
+		head:      head,
 	}
 }
 
 // Assemble assembles splitted large object and writes it's content to ObjectWriter.
 // It returns parent object.
 func (a *assembler) Assemble(ctx context.Context, writer ObjectWriter) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
+	if a.head {
+		return a.assembleHeader(ctx, writer)
+	}
 	sourceObjectID, ok := a.getLastPartOrLinkObjectID()
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(a.splitInfo)
@@ -65,6 +71,43 @@ func (a *assembler) Assemble(ctx context.Context, writer ObjectWriter) (*objectS
 	return a.parentObject, nil
 }
 
+func (a *assembler) assembleHeader(ctx context.Context, writer ObjectWriter) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
+	var sourceObjectIDs []oid.ID
+	sourceObjectID, ok := a.splitInfo.Link()
+	if ok {
+		sourceObjectIDs = append(sourceObjectIDs, sourceObjectID)
+	}
+	sourceObjectID, ok = a.splitInfo.LastPart()
+	if ok {
+		sourceObjectIDs = append(sourceObjectIDs, sourceObjectID)
+	}
+	if len(sourceObjectIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil, objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(a.splitInfo)
+	}
+	for _, sourceObjectID = range sourceObjectIDs {
+		obj, err := a.getParent(ctx, sourceObjectID, writer)
+		if err == nil {
+			return obj, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(a.splitInfo)
+}
+
+func (a *assembler) getParent(ctx context.Context, sourceObjectID oid.ID, writer ObjectWriter) (*objectSDK.Object, error) {
+	obj, err := a.objGetter.HeadObject(ctx, sourceObjectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	parent := obj.Parent()
+	if parent == nil {
+		return nil, objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(a.splitInfo)
+	}
+	if err := writer.WriteHeader(ctx, parent); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return obj, nil
+}
+
 func (a *assembler) getLastPartOrLinkObjectID() (oid.ID, bool) {
 	sourceObjectID, ok := a.splitInfo.Link()
 	if ok {
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/get/get_test.go b/pkg/services/object/get/get_test.go
index 29a15ba7..1fc6b7b2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/get/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/get/get_test.go
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func TestGetRemoteSmall(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("VIRTUAL", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testHeadVirtual := func(svc *Service, addr oid.Address, i *objectSDK.SplitInfo) {
-			headPrm := newHeadPrm(false, nil)
+			headPrm := newHeadPrm(true, nil)
 			headPrm.WithAddress(addr)
 
 			errSplit := objectSDK.NewSplitInfoError(objectSDK.NewSplitInfo())
diff --git a/pkg/services/object/get/request.go b/pkg/services/object/get/request.go
index 9ddfeddf..1a7a43a3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/get/request.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/get/request.go
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func (r *request) key() (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	return r.keyStore.GetKey(sessionInfo)
 }
 
-func (r *request) canAssemble() bool {
-	return !r.isRaw() && !r.headOnly()
+func (r *request) canAssembleComplexObject() bool {
+	return !r.isRaw()
 }
 
 func (r *request) splitInfo() *objectSDK.SplitInfo {