diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db69b5841..67fa8a418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Changelog for FrostFS Node
 ### Changed
 ### Fixed
 - Big object removal with non-local parts (#1978)
+- Disable pilorama when moving to degraded mode (#2197)
+
 ### Removed
 ### Updated
 - `neo-go` to `v0.100.1`
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/boltdb.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/boltdb.go
index 3fb67d326..d3c13942e 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/boltdb.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/pilorama/boltdb.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
+	"github.com/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/util/logicerr"
 	"github.com/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
 	cidSDK "github.com/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 type boltForest struct {
 	db *bbolt.DB
 
-	modeMtx sync.Mutex
+	modeMtx sync.RWMutex
 	mode    mode.Mode
 	cfg
 }
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ var (
 	logBucket  = []byte{1}
 )
 
+// ErrDegradedMode is returned when pilorama is in a degraded mode.
+var ErrDegradedMode = logicerr.New("pilorama is in a degraded mode")
+
+// ErrReadOnlyMode is returned when pilorama is in a read-only mode.
+var ErrReadOnlyMode = logicerr.New("pilorama is in a read-only mode")
+
 // NewBoltForest returns storage wrapper for storing operations on CRDT trees.
 //
 // Each tree is stored in a separate bucket by `CID + treeID` key.
@@ -71,12 +78,9 @@ func (t *boltForest) SetMode(m mode.Mode) error {
 	if t.mode == m {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if t.mode.ReadOnly() == m.ReadOnly() {
-		return nil
-	}
 
 	err := t.Close()
-	if err == nil {
+	if err == nil && !m.NoMetabase() {
 		if err = t.Open(m.ReadOnly()); err == nil {
 			err = t.Init()
 		}
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ func (t *boltForest) Open(readOnly bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 func (t *boltForest) Init() error {
-	if t.db.IsReadOnly() {
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() || t.db.IsReadOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -138,6 +142,15 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeMove(d CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *Move) (*LogMove
 		return nil, ErrInvalidCIDDescriptor
 	}
 
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	} else if t.mode.ReadOnly() {
+		return nil, ErrReadOnlyMode
+	}
+
 	var lm LogMove
 	lm.Move = *m
 	return &lm, t.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -156,6 +169,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeMove(d CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *Move) (*LogMove
 
 // TreeExists implements the Forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeExists(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string) (bool, error) {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return false, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	var exists bool
 
 	err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -176,6 +196,15 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeAddByPath(d CIDDescriptor, treeID string, attr string,
 		return nil, ErrNotPathAttribute
 	}
 
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	} else if t.mode.ReadOnly() {
+		return nil, ErrReadOnlyMode
+	}
+
 	var lm []LogMove
 	var key [17]byte
 
@@ -260,6 +289,15 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeApply(d CIDDescriptor, treeID string, m *Move, backgrou
 		return ErrInvalidCIDDescriptor
 	}
 
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return ErrDegradedMode
+	} else if t.mode.ReadOnly() {
+		return ErrReadOnlyMode
+	}
+
 	if backgroundSync {
 		var seen bool
 		err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -508,6 +546,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeGetByPath(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, attr string, pa
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	var nodes []Node
 
 	return nodes, t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -555,6 +600,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeGetByPath(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, attr string, pa
 
 // TreeGetMeta implements the forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeGetMeta(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID Node) (Meta, Node, error) {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return Meta{}, 0, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	key := parentKey(make([]byte, 9), nodeID)
 
 	var m Meta
@@ -578,6 +630,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeGetMeta(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID Node) (Met
 
 // TreeGetChildren implements the Forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeGetChildren(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID Node) ([]uint64, error) {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	key := make([]byte, 9)
 	key[0] = 'c'
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(key[1:], nodeID)
@@ -603,6 +662,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeGetChildren(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, nodeID Node)
 
 // TreeList implements the Forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeList(cid cidSDK.ID) ([]string, error) {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return nil, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	var ids []string
 	cidRaw := []byte(cid.EncodeToString())
 	cidLen := len(cidRaw)
@@ -628,6 +694,13 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeList(cid cidSDK.ID) ([]string, error) {
 
 // TreeGetOpLog implements the pilorama.Forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeGetOpLog(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, height uint64) (Move, error) {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return Move{}, ErrDegradedMode
+	}
+
 	key := make([]byte, 8)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(key, height)
 
@@ -651,6 +724,15 @@ func (t *boltForest) TreeGetOpLog(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string, height uint64) (
 
 // TreeDrop implements the pilorama.Forest interface.
 func (t *boltForest) TreeDrop(cid cidSDK.ID, treeID string) error {
+	t.modeMtx.RLock()
+	defer t.modeMtx.RUnlock()
+
+	if t.mode.NoMetabase() {
+		return ErrDegradedMode
+	} else if t.mode.ReadOnly() {
+		return ErrReadOnlyMode
+	}
+
 	return t.db.Batch(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		if treeID == "" {
 			c := tx.Cursor()