diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/healthcheck.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/healthcheck.go
index 8d18a5c1..097fba54 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/healthcheck.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/healthcheck.go
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"crypto/ecdsa"
-
 	rawclient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/rpc/client"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-cli/internal/key"
 	commonCmd "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/internal/common"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control"
-	ircontrol "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir"
-	ircontrolsrv "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir/server"
-	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/client"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -19,8 +14,8 @@ const (
 
 var healthCheckCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "healthcheck",
-	Short: "Health check of the FrostFS node",
-	Long:  "Health check of the FrostFS node. Checks storage node by default, use --ir flag to work with Inner Ring.",
+	Short: "Health check for FrostFS storage nodes",
+	Long:  "Health check for FrostFS storage nodes.",
 	Run:   healthCheck,
 }
 
@@ -29,18 +24,18 @@ func initControlHealthCheckCmd() {
 
 	flags := healthCheckCmd.Flags()
 	flags.Bool(healthcheckIRFlag, false, "Communicate with IR node")
+	_ = flags.MarkDeprecated(healthcheckIRFlag, "for health check of inner ring nodes, use the 'control ir healthcheck' command instead.")
 }
 
-func healthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-	pk := key.Get(cmd)
-
-	cli := getClient(cmd, pk)
-
+func healthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if isIR, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(healthcheckIRFlag); isIR {
-		healthCheckIR(cmd, pk, cli)
+		irHealthCheck(cmd, args)
 		return
 	}
 
+	pk := key.Get(cmd)
+	cli := getClient(cmd, pk)
+
 	req := new(control.HealthCheckRequest)
 	req.SetBody(new(control.HealthCheckRequest_Body))
 
@@ -59,23 +54,3 @@ func healthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	cmd.Printf("Network status: %s\n", resp.GetBody().GetNetmapStatus())
 	cmd.Printf("Health status: %s\n", resp.GetBody().GetHealthStatus())
 }
-
-func healthCheckIR(cmd *cobra.Command, key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, c *client.Client) {
-	req := new(ircontrol.HealthCheckRequest)
-
-	req.SetBody(new(ircontrol.HealthCheckRequest_Body))
-
-	err := ircontrolsrv.SignMessage(key, req)
-	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "could not sign request: %w", err)
-
-	var resp *ircontrol.HealthCheckResponse
-	err = c.ExecRaw(func(client *rawclient.Client) error {
-		resp, err = ircontrol.HealthCheck(client, req)
-		return err
-	})
-	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "rpc error: %w", err)
-
-	verifyResponse(cmd, resp.GetSignature(), resp.GetBody())
-
-	cmd.Printf("Health status: %s\n", resp.GetBody().GetHealthStatus())
-}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go
index ae3f8502..396d5d0a 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ var irCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func initControlIRCmd() {
 	irCmd.AddCommand(tickEpochCmd)
 	irCmd.AddCommand(removeNodeCmd)
+	irCmd.AddCommand(irHealthCheckCmd)
 
 	initControlIRTickEpochCmd()
 	initControlIRRemoveNodeCmd()
+	initControlIRHealthCheckCmd()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_healthcheck.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_healthcheck.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e70538ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_healthcheck.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package control
+
+import (
+	rawclient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/rpc/client"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-cli/internal/key"
+	commonCmd "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/internal/common"
+	ircontrol "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir"
+	ircontrolsrv "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir/server"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var irHealthCheckCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "healthcheck",
+	Short: "Health check for FrostFS inner ring nodes",
+	Long:  "Health check for FrostFS inner ring nodes.",
+	Run:   irHealthCheck,
+}
+
+func initControlIRHealthCheckCmd() {
+	initControlFlags(irHealthCheckCmd)
+}
+
+func irHealthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	pk := key.Get(cmd)
+	cli := getClient(cmd, pk)
+
+	req := new(ircontrol.HealthCheckRequest)
+
+	req.SetBody(new(ircontrol.HealthCheckRequest_Body))
+
+	err := ircontrolsrv.SignMessage(pk, req)
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "could not sign request: %w", err)
+
+	var resp *ircontrol.HealthCheckResponse
+	err = cli.ExecRaw(func(client *rawclient.Client) error {
+		resp, err = ircontrol.HealthCheck(client, req)
+		return err
+	})
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "rpc error: %w", err)
+
+	verifyResponse(cmd, resp.GetSignature(), resp.GetBody())
+
+	cmd.Printf("Health status: %s\n", resp.GetBody().GetHealthStatus())
+}