diff --git a/pkg/netmap/policy.go b/pkg/netmap/policy.go
index ce8a978f..27035536 100644
--- a/pkg/netmap/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/netmap/policy.go
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ func NewPlacementPolicy() *PlacementPolicy {
 }
 
 // NewPlacementPolicyFromV2 converts v2 PlacementPolicy to PlacementPolicy.
+//
+// Nil netmap.PlacementPolicy converts to nil.
 func NewPlacementPolicyFromV2(f *netmap.PlacementPolicy) *PlacementPolicy {
 	return (*PlacementPolicy)(f)
 }
 
 // ToV2 converts PlacementPolicy to v2 PlacementPolicy.
+//
+// Nil PlacementPolicy converts to nil.
 func (p *PlacementPolicy) ToV2() *netmap.PlacementPolicy {
 	return (*netmap.PlacementPolicy)(p)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/netmap/policy_test.go b/pkg/netmap/policy_test.go
index 9fca579a..173317ab 100644
--- a/pkg/netmap/policy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/netmap/policy_test.go
@@ -144,3 +144,19 @@ func TestPlacementPolicyEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, p, p2)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestNewPlacementPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var x *PlacementPolicy
+
+		require.Nil(t, x.ToV2())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNewPlacementPolicyFromV2(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("from nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var x *netmap.PlacementPolicy
+
+		require.Nil(t, NewPlacementPolicyFromV2(x))
+	})
+}