diff --git a/api/cache/buckets.go b/api/cache/buckets.go
index 0a90ae3a..a8a6af83 100644
--- a/api/cache/buckets.go
+++ b/api/cache/buckets.go
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ func NewBucketCache(config *Config) *BucketCache {
 
 // Get returns a cached object.
 func (o *BucketCache) Get(ns, bktName string) *data.BucketInfo {
-	key := ns + "/" + bktName
-	entry, err := o.cache.Get(key)
+	entry, err := o.cache.Get(formKey(ns, bktName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -57,11 +56,15 @@ func (o *BucketCache) Get(ns, bktName string) *data.BucketInfo {
 }
 
 // Put puts an object to cache.
-func (o *BucketCache) Put(ns string, bkt *data.BucketInfo) error {
-	return o.cache.Set(ns+"/"+bkt.Name, bkt)
+func (o *BucketCache) Put(bkt *data.BucketInfo) error {
+	return o.cache.Set(formKey(bkt.Zone, bkt.Name), bkt)
 }
 
 // Delete deletes an object from cache.
-func (o *BucketCache) Delete(ns, bktName string) bool {
-	return o.cache.Remove(ns + "/" + bktName)
+func (o *BucketCache) Delete(bkt *data.BucketInfo) bool {
+	return o.cache.Remove(formKey(bkt.Zone, bkt.Name))
+}
+
+func formKey(ns, name string) string {
+	return name + "." + ns
 }
diff --git a/api/cache/cache_test.go b/api/cache/cache_test.go
index e8374a97..1d89a36a 100644
--- a/api/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/api/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ func TestBucketsCacheType(t *testing.T) {
 
 	bktInfo := &data.BucketInfo{Name: "bucket"}
 
-	err := cache.Put("", bktInfo)
+	err := cache.Put(bktInfo)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	val := cache.Get("", bktInfo.Name)
 	require.Equal(t, bktInfo, val)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, observedLog.Len())
 
-	err = cache.cache.Set("/"+bktInfo.Name, "tmp")
+	err = cache.cache.Set(bktInfo.Name+"."+bktInfo.Zone, "tmp")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assertInvalidCacheEntry(t, cache.Get("", bktInfo.Name), observedLog)
+	assertInvalidCacheEntry(t, cache.Get(bktInfo.Zone, bktInfo.Name), observedLog)
 }
 
 func TestObjectNamesCacheType(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/api/handler/put.go b/api/handler/put.go
index 3158a878..14e27a79 100644
--- a/api/handler/put.go
+++ b/api/handler/put.go
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ func (h *handler) CreateBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	reqInfo := middleware.GetReqInfo(ctx)
 	p := &layer.CreateBucketParams{
-		Name: reqInfo.BucketName,
+		Name:      reqInfo.BucketName,
+		Namespace: reqInfo.Namespace,
 	}
 
 	if err := checkBucketName(reqInfo.BucketName); err != nil {
diff --git a/api/handler/put_test.go b/api/handler/put_test.go
index 345242e6..d519de5e 100644
--- a/api/handler/put_test.go
+++ b/api/handler/put_test.go
@@ -380,6 +380,26 @@ func TestCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	createBucketAssertS3Error(hc, bktName, box2, s3errors.ErrBucketAlreadyExists)
 }
 
+func TestCreateNamespacedBucket(t *testing.T) {
+	hc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
+	bktName := "bkt-name"
+	namespace := "yabloko"
+
+	box, _ := createAccessBox(t)
+	w, r := prepareTestRequest(hc, bktName, "", nil)
+	ctx := middleware.SetBoxData(r.Context(), box)
+	reqInfo := middleware.GetReqInfo(ctx)
+	reqInfo.Namespace = namespace
+	r = r.WithContext(middleware.SetReqInfo(ctx, reqInfo))
+	hc.Handler().CreateBucketHandler(w, r)
+	assertStatus(t, w, http.StatusOK)
+
+	bktInfo, err := hc.Layer().GetBucketInfo(middleware.SetReqInfo(hc.Context(), reqInfo), bktName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, namespace+".ns", bktInfo.Zone)
+}
+
 func TestPutObjectClientCut(t *testing.T) {
 	hc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
 	bktName, objName1, objName2 := "bkt-name", "obj-name1", "obj-name2"
diff --git a/api/layer/cache.go b/api/layer/cache.go
index 44ad1abb..87381b33 100644
--- a/api/layer/cache.go
+++ b/api/layer/cache.go
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ func (c *Cache) GetBucket(ns, name string) *data.BucketInfo {
 	return c.bucketCache.Get(ns, name)
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) PutBucket(ns string, bktInfo *data.BucketInfo) {
-	if err := c.bucketCache.Put(ns, bktInfo); err != nil {
+func (c *Cache) PutBucket(bktInfo *data.BucketInfo) {
+	if err := c.bucketCache.Put(bktInfo); err != nil {
 		c.logger.Warn(logs.CouldntPutBucketInfoIntoCache,
-			zap.String("namespace", ns),
+			zap.String("zone", bktInfo.Zone),
 			zap.String("bucket name", bktInfo.Name),
 			zap.Stringer("bucket cid", bktInfo.CID),
 			zap.Error(err))
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) DeleteBucket(ns, name string) {
-	c.bucketCache.Delete(ns, name)
+func (c *Cache) DeleteBucket(bktInfo *data.BucketInfo) {
+	c.bucketCache.Delete(bktInfo)
 }
 
 func (c *Cache) CleanListCacheEntriesContainingObject(objectName string, cnrID cid.ID) {
diff --git a/api/layer/container.go b/api/layer/container.go
index 3ca0a816..e5085a31 100644
--- a/api/layer/container.go
+++ b/api/layer/container.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
-	v2container "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/container"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-s3-gw/api"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-s3-gw/api/data"
 	s3errors "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-s3-gw/api/errors"
@@ -75,7 +74,12 @@ func (n *layer) containerInfo(ctx context.Context, idCnr cid.ID) (*data.BucketIn
 		}
 	}
 
-	n.cache.PutBucket(reqInfo.Namespace, info)
+	zone, _ := n.features.FormContainerZone(reqInfo.Namespace)
+	if zone != info.Zone {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ns '%s' and zone '%s' are mismatched", zone, info.Zone)
+	}
+
+	n.cache.PutBucket(info)
 
 	return info, nil
 }
@@ -105,9 +109,12 @@ func (n *layer) createContainer(ctx context.Context, p *CreateBucketParams) (*da
 	if p.LocationConstraint == "" {
 		p.LocationConstraint = api.DefaultLocationConstraint // s3tests_boto3.functional.test_s3:test_bucket_get_location
 	}
+
+	zone, _ := n.features.FormContainerZone(p.Namespace)
+
 	bktInfo := &data.BucketInfo{
 		Name:               p.Name,
-		Zone:               v2container.SysAttributeZoneDefault,
+		Zone:               zone,
 		Owner:              n.BearerOwner(ctx),
 		Created:            TimeNow(ctx),
 		LocationConstraint: p.LocationConstraint,
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ func (n *layer) createContainer(ctx context.Context, p *CreateBucketParams) (*da
 		Creator:              bktInfo.Owner,
 		Policy:               p.Policy,
 		Name:                 p.Name,
+		Zone:                 zone,
 		SessionToken:         p.SessionContainerCreation,
 		CreationTime:         bktInfo.Created,
 		AdditionalAttributes: attributes,
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@ func (n *layer) createContainer(ctx context.Context, p *CreateBucketParams) (*da
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set container eacl: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	n.cache.PutBucket(bktInfo.Zone, bktInfo)
+	n.cache.PutBucket(bktInfo)
 
 	return bktInfo, nil
 }
diff --git a/api/layer/frostfs.go b/api/layer/frostfs.go
index 0f3388f9..b1120dc9 100644
--- a/api/layer/frostfs.go
+++ b/api/layer/frostfs.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ type PrmContainerCreate struct {
 	// Name for the container.
 	Name string
 
+	// Zone for container registration.
+	Zone string
+
 	// CreationTime value for Timestamp attribute
 	CreationTime time.Time
 
diff --git a/api/layer/frostfs_mock.go b/api/layer/frostfs_mock.go
index 14b17942..58db92f5 100644
--- a/api/layer/frostfs_mock.go
+++ b/api/layer/frostfs_mock.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
+	v2container "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/container"
 	objectv2 "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/object"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-s3-gw/api/middleware"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/bearer"
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ func (k *FeatureSettingsMock) SetMD5Enabled(md5Enabled bool) {
 	k.md5Enabled = md5Enabled
 }
 
+func (k *FeatureSettingsMock) FormContainerZone(ns string) (zone string, isDefault bool) {
+	if ns == "" {
+		return v2container.SysAttributeZoneDefault, true
+	}
+
+	return ns + ".ns", false
+}
+
 type TestFrostFS struct {
 	FrostFS
 
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ func (t *TestFrostFS) CreateContainer(_ context.Context, prm PrmContainerCreate)
 	if prm.Name != "" {
 		var d container.Domain
 		d.SetName(prm.Name)
+		d.SetZone(prm.Zone)
 
 		container.WriteDomain(&cnr, d)
 		container.SetName(&cnr, prm.Name)
diff --git a/api/layer/layer.go b/api/layer/layer.go
index 79af9f07..d79dca94 100644
--- a/api/layer/layer.go
+++ b/api/layer/layer.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type (
 		ClientCut() bool
 		BufferMaxSizeForPut() uint64
 		MD5Enabled() bool
+		FormContainerZone(ns string) (zone string, isDefault bool)
 	}
 
 	layer struct {
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ type (
 	// CreateBucketParams stores bucket create request parameters.
 	CreateBucketParams struct {
 		Name                     string
+		Namespace                string
 		Policy                   netmap.PlacementPolicy
 		EACL                     *eacl.Table
 		SessionContainerCreation *session.Container
@@ -816,8 +818,6 @@ func (n *layer) DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, p *DeleteBucketParams) error {
 		return errors.GetAPIError(errors.ErrBucketNotEmpty)
 	}
 
-	reqInfo := middleware.GetReqInfo(ctx)
-
-	n.cache.DeleteBucket(reqInfo.Namespace, p.BktInfo.Name)
+	n.cache.DeleteBucket(p.BktInfo)
 	return n.frostFS.DeleteContainer(ctx, p.BktInfo.CID, p.SessionToken)
 }
diff --git a/api/resolver/resolver.go b/api/resolver/resolver.go
index fde29b9e..c394be71 100644
--- a/api/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/api/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container"
 	cid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/ns"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ const (
 	DNSResolver = "dns"
 )
 
-const nsDomain = ".ns"
-
 // ErrNoResolvers returns when trying to resolve container without any resolver.
 var ErrNoResolvers = errors.New("no resolvers")
 
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ type FrostFS interface {
 }
 
 type Settings interface {
-	DefaultNamespaces() []string
+	FormContainerZone(ns string) (zone string, isDefault bool)
 }
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -176,15 +173,16 @@ func NewDNSResolver(frostFS FrostFS, settings Settings) (*Resolver, error) {
 	resolveFunc := func(ctx context.Context, name string) (cid.ID, error) {
 		var err error
 		reqInfo := middleware.GetReqInfo(ctx)
-		domain := reqInfo.Namespace + nsDomain
-		if slices.Contains(settings.DefaultNamespaces(), domain) {
-			domain, err = frostFS.SystemDNS(ctx)
+
+		zone, isDefault := settings.FormContainerZone(reqInfo.Namespace)
+		if isDefault {
+			zone, err = frostFS.SystemDNS(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return cid.ID{}, fmt.Errorf("read system DNS parameter of the FrostFS: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 
-		domain = name + "." + domain
+		domain := name + "." + zone
 		cnrID, err := dns.ResolveContainerName(domain)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cid.ID{}, fmt.Errorf("couldn't resolve container '%s' as '%s': %w", name, domain, err)
@@ -217,9 +215,8 @@ func NewNNSResolver(address string, settings Settings) (*Resolver, error) {
 		d.SetName(name)
 
 		reqInfo := middleware.GetReqInfo(ctx)
-		if !slices.Contains(settings.DefaultNamespaces(), reqInfo.Namespace) {
-			d.SetZone(reqInfo.Namespace + nsDomain)
-		}
+		zone, _ := settings.FormContainerZone(reqInfo.Namespace)
+		d.SetZone(zone)
 
 		cnrID, err := nns.ResolveContainerDomain(d)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
index e38914fc..cdf649b2 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-gw/app.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	v2container "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/container"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
 	grpctracing "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing/grpc"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-s3-gw/api"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
@@ -341,14 +343,19 @@ func (s *appSettings) setNamespaceHeader(nsHeader string) {
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (s *appSettings) DefaultNamespaces() []string {
+func (s *appSettings) FormContainerZone(ns string) (zone string, isDefault bool) {
 	s.mu.RLock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-	return s.defaultNamespaces
+	namespaces := s.defaultNamespaces
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	if slices.Contains(namespaces, ns) {
+		return v2container.SysAttributeZoneDefault, true
+	}
+
+	return ns + ".ns", false
 }
 
 func (s *appSettings) setDefaultNamespaces(namespaces []string) {
-	for i := range namespaces { // to be set namespaces in evn variable as `S3_GW_KLUDGE_DEFAULT_NAMESPACES="" "root"`
+	for i := range namespaces { // to be set namespaces in env variable as `S3_GW_KLUDGE_DEFAULT_NAMESPACES="" "root"`
 		namespaces[i] = strings.Trim(namespaces[i], "\"")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/frostfs/frostfs.go b/internal/frostfs/frostfs.go
index d410e7b2..ab7a1e70 100644
--- a/internal/frostfs/frostfs.go
+++ b/internal/frostfs/frostfs.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (x *FrostFS) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, prm layer.PrmContainerCre
 	if prm.Name != "" {
 		var d container.Domain
 		d.SetName(prm.Name)
+		d.SetZone(prm.Zone)
 
 		container.WriteDomain(&cnr, d)
 		container.SetName(&cnr, prm.Name)