diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/VERSION.md b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/VERSION.md
index 7ad674b6a..b7fa5a7f5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/VERSION.md
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/VERSION.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ This file describes changes between the metabase versions.
   - Keys and values
     - `id` -> shard id as bytes
     - `version` -> metabase version as little-endian uint64
+    - `counter` -> shard's object counter as little-endian uint64
 
 ### Unique index buckets
 - Buckets containing objects of REGULAR type
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ This file describes changes between the metabase versions.
   - Value: list of object IDs
 
 
-# History
+## Version 2
+
+- Added shard's object counter to the info bucket 
 
 ## Version 1
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
index 2b7f9019f..189a2ba67 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/control.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func (db *DB) init(reset bool) error {
 		string(graveyardBucketName):       {},
 		string(toMoveItBucketName):        {},
 		string(garbageBucketName):         {},
+		string(shardInfoBucket):           {},
 	}
 
 	return db.boltDB.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d02159e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package meta
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+
+	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+)
+
+var shardCounterKey = []byte("counter")
+
+// ObjectCounter returns object count that metabase has
+// tracked since it was opened and initialized.
+//
+// Returns only the errors that do not allow reading counter
+// in Bolt database.
+func (db *DB) ObjectCounter() (counter uint64, err error) {
+	err = db.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		b := tx.Bucket(shardInfoBucket)
+		if b != nil {
+			data := b.Get(shardCounterKey)
+			if len(data) == 8 {
+				counter = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return
+}
+
+// updateCounter updates the object counter. Tx MUST be writable.
+// If inc == `true`, increases the counter, decreases otherwise.
+func (db *DB) updateCounter(tx *bbolt.Tx, delta uint64, inc bool) error {
+	b := tx.Bucket(shardInfoBucket)
+	if b == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var counter uint64
+
+	data := b.Get(shardCounterKey)
+	if len(data) == 8 {
+		counter = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data)
+	}
+
+	if inc {
+		counter += delta
+	} else if counter <= delta {
+		counter = 0
+	} else {
+		counter -= delta
+	}
+
+	newCounter := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(newCounter, counter)
+
+	return b.Put(shardCounterKey, newCounter)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8cb80782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/counter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package meta_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	objectcore "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
+	meta "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const objCount = 10
+
+func TestCounter_Default(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+
+	c, err := db.ObjectCounter()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Zero(t, c)
+}
+
+func TestCounter(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+
+	var c uint64
+	var err error
+
+	oo := make([]*object.Object, 0, objCount)
+	for i := 0; i < objCount; i++ {
+		oo = append(oo, generateObject(t))
+	}
+
+	var prm meta.PutPrm
+
+	for i := 0; i < objCount; i++ {
+		prm.SetObject(oo[i])
+
+		_, err = db.Put(prm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c, err = db.ObjectCounter()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i+1), c)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounter_Dec(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+	oo := putObjs(t, db, objCount, false)
+
+	var err error
+	var c uint64
+
+	var prm meta.DeletePrm
+	for i := objCount - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		prm.SetAddresses(objectcore.AddressOf(oo[i]))
+
+		_, err = db.Delete(prm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c, err = db.ObjectCounter()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i), c)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounter_PutSplit(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+
+	parObj := generateObject(t)
+	var err error
+	var c uint64
+
+	// put objects and check that parent info
+	// does not affect the counter
+	for i := 0; i < objCount; i++ {
+		o := generateObject(t)
+		if i < objCount/2 { // half of the objs will have the parent
+			o.SetParent(parObj)
+		}
+
+		require.NoError(t, putBig(db, o))
+
+		c, err = db.ObjectCounter()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i+1), c)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounter_DeleteSplit(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newDB(t)
+	oo := putObjs(t, db, objCount, true)
+
+	// delete objects that have parent info
+	// and check that it does not affect
+	// the counter
+	for i, o := range oo {
+		require.NoError(t, metaDelete(db, objectcore.AddressOf(o)))
+
+		c, err := db.ObjectCounter()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(objCount-i-1), c)
+	}
+}
+
+func putObjs(t *testing.T, db *meta.DB, count int, withParent bool) []*object.Object {
+	var prm meta.PutPrm
+	var err error
+	parent := generateObject(t)
+
+	oo := make([]*object.Object, 0, count)
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		o := generateObject(t)
+		if withParent {
+			o.SetParent(parent)
+		}
+
+		oo = append(oo, o)
+
+		prm.SetObject(o)
+		_, err = db.Put(prm)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c, err := db.ObjectCounter()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i+1), c)
+	}
+
+	return oo
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/delete.go
index 3cf50ff37..f0d5e9d14 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/delete.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // DeletePrm groups the parameters of Delete operation.
@@ -60,11 +61,22 @@ func (db *DB) deleteGroup(tx *bbolt.Tx, addrs []oid.Address) error {
 	refCounter := make(referenceCounter, len(addrs))
 	currEpoch := db.epochState.CurrentEpoch()
 
+	var rawDeleted uint64
 	for i := range addrs {
-		err := db.delete(tx, addrs[i], refCounter, currEpoch)
+		removed, err := db.delete(tx, addrs[i], refCounter, currEpoch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err // maybe log and continue?
 		}
+
+		if removed {
+			rawDeleted++
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := db.updateCounter(tx, rawDeleted, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		db.log.Error("could not decrease object counter",
+			zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
 	for _, refNum := range refCounter {
@@ -79,13 +91,13 @@ func (db *DB) deleteGroup(tx *bbolt.Tx, addrs []oid.Address) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (db *DB) delete(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, refCounter referenceCounter, currEpoch uint64) error {
+func (db *DB) delete(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, refCounter referenceCounter, currEpoch uint64) (bool, error) {
 	// remove record from the garbage bucket
 	garbageBKT := tx.Bucket(garbageBucketName)
 	if garbageBKT != nil {
 		err := garbageBKT.Delete(addressKey(addr))
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not remove from garbage bucket: %w", err)
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("could not remove from garbage bucket: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -93,10 +105,10 @@ func (db *DB) delete(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, refCounter referenceCounter
 	obj, err := db.get(tx, addr, false, true, currEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.As(err, new(apistatus.ObjectNotFound)) {
-			return nil
+			return false, nil
 		}
 
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	// if object is an only link to a parent, then remove parent
@@ -119,7 +131,12 @@ func (db *DB) delete(tx *bbolt.Tx, addr oid.Address, refCounter referenceCounter
 	}
 
 	// remove object
-	return db.deleteObject(tx, obj, false)
+	err = db.deleteObject(tx, obj, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("could not remove object: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (db *DB) deleteObject(
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
index f47b5e0ec..2c129ce00 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase/put.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -142,6 +143,14 @@ func (db *DB) put(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !isParent {
+		err = db.updateCounter(tx, 1, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			db.log.Error("could not increase object counter: %w",
+				zap.Error(err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }