diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
index 367c3578f..9e496a1df 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package meta
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ func Inhume(db *DB, target, tomb *objectSDK.Address) error {
 
 const inhumeGCMarkValue = "GCMARK"
 
+var errBreakBucketForEach = errors.New("bucket ForEach break")
+
 // Inhume marks objects as removed but not removes it from metabase.
 func (db *DB) Inhume(prm *InhumePrm) (res *InhumeRes, err error) {
 	err = db.boltDB.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
@@ -69,6 +74,25 @@ func (db *DB) Inhume(prm *InhumePrm) (res *InhumeRes, err error) {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		var tombKey []byte
+		if prm.tomb != nil {
+			tombKey = addressKey(prm.tomb)
+
+			// it is forbidden to have a tomb-on-tomb in NeoFS,
+			// so graveyard keys must not be addresses of tombstones
+
+			// tombstones can be marked for GC in graveyard, so exclude this case
+			data := graveyard.Get(tombKey)
+			if data != nil && !bytes.Equal(data, []byte(inhumeGCMarkValue)) {
+				err := graveyard.Delete(tombKey)
+				if err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "could not remove grave with tombstone key")
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			tombKey = []byte(inhumeGCMarkValue)
+		}
+
 		for i := range prm.target {
 			obj, err := db.get(tx, prm.target[i], false, true)
 
@@ -86,15 +110,37 @@ func (db *DB) Inhume(prm *InhumePrm) (res *InhumeRes, err error) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			var val []byte
+			targetKey := addressKey(prm.target[i])
+
 			if prm.tomb != nil {
-				val = addressKey(prm.tomb)
-			} else {
-				val = []byte(inhumeGCMarkValue)
+				targetIsTomb := false
+
+				// iterate over graveyard and check if target address
+				// is the address of tombstone in graveyard.
+				err = graveyard.ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
+					// check if graveyard has record with key corresponding
+					// to tombstone address (at least one)
+					targetIsTomb = bytes.Equal(v, targetKey)
+
+					if targetIsTomb {
+						// break bucket iterator
+						return errBreakBucketForEach
+					}
+
+					return nil
+				})
+				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, errBreakBucketForEach) {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				// do not add grave if target is a tombstone
+				if targetIsTomb {
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 
 			// consider checking if target is already in graveyard?
-			err = graveyard.Put(addressKey(prm.target[i]), val)
+			err = graveyard.Put(targetKey, tombKey)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume_test.go
index e243e181c..0e5818875 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/inhume_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	meta "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -29,3 +30,59 @@ func TestDB_Inhume(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = meta.Get(db, raw.Object().Address())
 	require.EqualError(t, err, object.ErrAlreadyRemoved.Error())
 }
+
+func TestInhumeTombOnTomb(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+	defer releaseDB(db)
+
+	var (
+		err error
+
+		addr1     = generateAddress()
+		addr2     = generateAddress()
+		addr3     = generateAddress()
+		inhumePrm = new(meta.InhumePrm)
+		existsPrm = new(meta.ExistsPrm)
+	)
+
+	// inhume addr1 via addr2
+	_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm.
+		WithAddresses(addr1).
+		WithTombstoneAddress(addr2),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// addr1 should become inhumed {addr1:addr2}
+	_, err = db.Exists(existsPrm.WithAddress(addr1))
+	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, object.ErrAlreadyRemoved))
+
+	// try to inhume addr3 via addr1
+	_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm.
+		WithAddresses(addr3).
+		WithTombstoneAddress(addr1),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// record with {addr1:addr2} should be removed from graveyard
+	// as a tomb-on-tomb
+	res, err := db.Exists(existsPrm.WithAddress(addr1))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, res.Exists())
+
+	// addr3 should be inhumed {addr3: addr1}
+	_, err = db.Exists(existsPrm.WithAddress(addr3))
+	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, object.ErrAlreadyRemoved))
+
+	// try to inhume addr1 (which is already a tombstone in graveyard)
+	_, err = db.Inhume(inhumePrm.
+		WithAddresses(addr1).
+		WithTombstoneAddress(generateAddress()),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// record with addr1 key should not appear in graveyard
+	// (tomb can not be inhumed)
+	res, err = db.Exists(existsPrm.WithAddress(addr1))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, res.Exists())
+}