diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index bebe0164b..a83c9784f 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ const (
 	cfgNodeKey             = "node.key"
 	cfgBootstrapAddress    = "node.address"
 	cfgNodeAttributePrefix = "node.attribute"
-	cfgNodeCapacity        = "node.capacity"
-	cfgNodePrice           = "node.price"
 
 	// config keys for cfgGRPC
 	cfgListenAddress = "grpc.endpoint"
@@ -101,8 +99,8 @@ type BootstrapType uint32
 type cfgNodeInfo struct {
 	bootType   BootstrapType
 	attributes []string
-	capacity   uint64
-	price      uint64
+	capacity   uint64 // default: 0
+	price      uint64 // default: 0
 }
 
 const (
@@ -149,8 +147,6 @@ func initCfg(path string) *cfg {
 		cfgNodeInfo: cfgNodeInfo{
 			bootType:   StorageNode,
 			attributes: readAttributes(viperCfg),
-			capacity:   viperCfg.GetUint64(cfgNodeCapacity),
-			price:      viperCfg.GetUint64(cfgNodePrice),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -179,8 +175,6 @@ func initViper(path string) *viper.Viper {
 func defaultConfiguration(v *viper.Viper) {
 	// fixme: all hardcoded private keys must be removed
 	v.SetDefault(cfgNodeKey, "Kwk6k2eC3L3QuPvD8aiaNyoSXgQ2YL1bwS5CP1oKoA9waeAze97s")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgNodeCapacity, "10")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgNodePrice, "10")
 	v.SetDefault(cfgBootstrapAddress, "") // address to bootstrap with
 
 	v.SetDefault(cfgMorphRPCAddress, "http://morph_chain.localtest.nspcc.ru:30333/")
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go b/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
index 50396e3cb..e6b939c15 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/morph.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	sdk "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/netmap"
 	v2netmap "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/netmap"
 	crypto "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ func bootstrapNode(c *cfg) {
 			fatalOnErr(errors.Wrap(err, "bootstrap attribute error"))
 		}
 
+		attrs = addWellKnownAttributes(c, attrs)
+
 		peerInfo := new(v2netmap.NodeInfo)
 		peerInfo.SetAddress(c.viper.GetString(cfgBootstrapAddress))
 		peerInfo.SetPublicKey(crypto.MarshalPublicKey(&c.key.PublicKey))
@@ -46,3 +51,34 @@ func bootstrapNode(c *cfg) {
 		fatalOnErr(errors.Wrap(err, "bootstrap error"))
 	}
 }
+
+func addWellKnownAttributes(c *cfg, attrs []*v2netmap.Attribute) []*v2netmap.Attribute {
+	var hasCapacity, hasPrice bool
+
+	// check if user defined capacity and price attributes
+	for i := range attrs {
+		if !hasPrice && attrs[i].GetKey() == sdk.PriceAttr {
+			hasPrice = true
+		} else if !hasCapacity && attrs[i].GetKey() == sdk.CapacityAttr {
+			hasCapacity = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// do not override user defined capacity and price attributes
+
+	if !hasCapacity {
+		capacity := new(v2netmap.Attribute)
+		capacity.SetKey(sdk.CapacityAttr)
+		capacity.SetValue(strconv.FormatUint(c.cfgNodeInfo.capacity, 10))
+		attrs = append(attrs, capacity)
+	}
+
+	if !hasPrice {
+		price := new(v2netmap.Attribute)
+		price.SetKey(sdk.PriceAttr)
+		price.SetValue(strconv.FormatUint(c.cfgNodeInfo.price, 10))
+		attrs = append(attrs, price)
+	}
+
+	return attrs
+}