diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
index 2a3bdef9a..a81a3243d 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/inhume.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	apistatus "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/client/status"
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // InhumePrm encapsulates parameters for inhume operation.
@@ -79,6 +80,18 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhume(prm InhumePrm) (InhumeRes, error) {
 	}
 
 	for i := range prm.addrs {
+		if !prm.forceRemoval {
+			locked, err := e.isLocked(prm.addrs[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				e.log.Warn("removing an object without full locking check",
+					zap.Error(err),
+					zap.Stringer("addr", prm.addrs[i]))
+			} else if locked {
+				var lockedErr apistatus.ObjectLocked
+				return InhumeRes{}, lockedErr
+			}
+		}
+
 		if prm.tombstone != nil {
 			shPrm.SetTarget(*prm.tombstone, prm.addrs[i])
 		} else {
@@ -166,6 +179,29 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) inhumeAddr(addr oid.Address, prm shard.InhumePrm, checkE
 	return ok, retErr
 }
 
+func (e *StorageEngine) isLocked(addr oid.Address) (bool, error) {
+	var locked bool
+	var err error
+	var outErr error
+
+	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(h hashedShard) (stop bool) {
+		locked, err = h.Shard.IsLocked(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			e.reportShardError(h, "can't check object's lockers", err, zap.Stringer("addr", addr))
+			outErr = err
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return locked
+	})
+
+	if locked {
+		return locked, nil
+	}
+
+	return locked, outErr
+}
+
 func (e *StorageEngine) processExpiredTombstones(ctx context.Context, addrs []meta.TombstonedObject) {
 	e.iterateOverUnsortedShards(func(sh hashedShard) (stop bool) {
 		sh.HandleExpiredTombstones(addrs)