diff --git a/netmap/attributes.go b/netmap/attributes.go
index 07ce2686..e1be340a 100644
--- a/netmap/attributes.go
+++ b/netmap/attributes.go
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@ func WriteSubnetInfo(node *NodeInfo, info NodeSubnetInfo) {
 // ErrRemoveSubnet is returned when a node needs to leave the subnet.
 var ErrRemoveSubnet = errors.New("remove subnet")
 
+var errNoSubnets = errors.New("no subnets")
+
 // IterateSubnets iterates over all subnets the node belongs to and passes the IDs to f.
 // Handler must not be nil.
 //
-// If f returns ErrRemoveSubnet, then removes subnet entry. Breaks on any other non-nil error and returns it.
+// If f returns ErrRemoveSubnet, then removes subnet entry. Note that this leads to an instant mutation of NodeInfo.
+// Breaks on any other non-nil error and returns it.
 //
 // Returns an error if any subnet attribute has wrong format.
+// Returns an error if the node is not included in any subnet by the end of the loop.
 func IterateSubnets(node *NodeInfo, f func(refs.SubnetID) error) error {
 	attrs := node.GetAttributes()
 
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ func IterateSubnets(node *NodeInfo, f func(refs.SubnetID) error) error {
 		err     error
 		id      refs.SubnetID
 		metZero bool // if zero subnet's attribute was met in for-loop
+		entries uint
 	)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(attrs); i++ { // range must not be used because of attrs mutation in body
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ func IterateSubnets(node *NodeInfo, f func(refs.SubnetID) error) error {
 
 			if !isRemoveErr {
 				// no handler's error and non-zero subnet
+				entries++
 				continue
 			} else if metZero {
 				// removal error and zero subnet.
@@ -183,7 +189,10 @@ func IterateSubnets(node *NodeInfo, f func(refs.SubnetID) error) error {
 			// we can set False or remove attribute, latter is more memory/network efficient.
 			attrs = append(attrs[:i], attrs[i+1:]...)
 			i--
+			continue
 		}
+
+		entries++
 	}
 
 	if !metZero {
@@ -199,9 +208,15 @@ func IterateSubnets(node *NodeInfo, f func(refs.SubnetID) error) error {
 			attr.SetValue(attrSubnetValExit)
 
 			attrs = append(attrs, &attr)
+		} else {
+			entries++
 		}
 	}
 
+	if entries <= 0 {
+		return errNoSubnets
+	}
+
 	node.SetAttributes(attrs)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/netmap/attributes_test.go b/netmap/attributes_test.go
index 5cee47ee..7e03b8cf 100644
--- a/netmap/attributes_test.go
+++ b/netmap/attributes_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ func TestSubnets(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("zero", func(t *testing.T) {
 			var node netmap.NodeInfo
 
+			// enter to some non-zero subnet so that zero is not the only one
+			var attr netmap.Attribute
+
+			attr.SetKey(subnetAttrKey("321"))
+			attr.SetValue("True")
+
+			attrs := []*netmap.Attribute{&attr}
+			node.SetAttributes(attrs)
+
 			err := netmap.IterateSubnets(&node, func(id refs.SubnetID) error {
 				if refs.IsZeroSubnet(&id) {
 					return netmap.ErrRemoveSubnet
@@ -189,12 +198,19 @@ func TestSubnets(t *testing.T) {
 
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			attrs := node.GetAttributes()
-			require.Len(t, attrs, 1)
+			attrs = node.GetAttributes()
+			require.Len(t, attrs, 2)
 
-			attr := attrs[0]
-			assertSubnetAttrKey(t, attr, 0)
-			require.Equal(t, "False", attr.GetValue())
+			found := false
+
+			for i := range attrs {
+				if attrs[i].GetKey() == subnetAttrKey("0") {
+					require.Equal(t, "False", attrs[i].GetValue())
+					found = true
+				}
+			}
+
+			require.True(t, found)
 		})
 
 		t.Run("non-zero", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -222,5 +238,30 @@ func TestSubnets(t *testing.T) {
 			attrs = node.GetAttributes()
 			require.Empty(t, attrs)
 		})
+
+		t.Run("all", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var (
+				node  netmap.NodeInfo
+				attrs []*netmap.Attribute
+			)
+
+			// enter to some non-zero subnet so that zero is not the only one
+			for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
+				var attr netmap.Attribute
+
+				attr.SetKey(subnetAttrKey(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+				attr.SetValue("True")
+
+				attrs = append(attrs, &attr)
+			}
+
+			node.SetAttributes(attrs)
+
+			err := netmap.IterateSubnets(&node, func(id refs.SubnetID) error {
+				return netmap.ErrRemoveSubnet
+			})
+
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		})
 	})
 }