diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index 08b5936ef..1c6425dc9 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 		settlement.WithLogger(server.log),
 	)
 
+	locodeValidator, err := server.newLocodeValidator(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// create netmap processor
 	netmapProcessor, err := netmap.New(&netmap.Params{
 		Log:              log,
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, cfg *viper.Viper) (*Server, error
 		AuditSettlementsHandler: server.onlyActiveEventHandler(
 			settlementProcessor.HandleAuditEvent,
 		),
+		NodeValidator: locodeValidator,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/locode.go b/pkg/innerring/locode.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09c038bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/innerring/locode.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package innerring
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap"
+	irlocode "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/innerring/processors/netmap/nodevalidation/locode"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/locode"
+	locodedb "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/locode/db"
+	locodebolt "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/locode/db/boltdb"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func (s *Server) newLocodeValidator(cfg *viper.Viper) (netmap.NodeValidator, error) {
+	locodeDB := locodebolt.New(locodebolt.Prm{
+		Path: cfg.GetString("locode.db.path"),
+	})
+
+	s.registerStarter(locodeDB.Open)
+	s.registerIOCloser(locodeDB)
+
+	return irlocode.New(irlocode.Prm{
+		DB: (*locodeBoltDBWrapper)(locodeDB),
+	}), nil
+}
+
+type locodeBoltEntryWrapper struct {
+	*locodedb.Key
+	*locodedb.Record
+}
+
+func (l *locodeBoltEntryWrapper) LocationName() string {
+	return l.Record.CityName()
+}
+
+type locodeBoltDBWrapper locodebolt.DB
+
+func (l *locodeBoltDBWrapper) Get(lc *locode.LOCODE) (irlocode.Record, error) {
+	key, err := locodedb.NewKey(*lc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	rec, err := (*locodebolt.DB)(l).Get(*key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &locodeBoltEntryWrapper{
+		Key:    key,
+		Record: rec,
+	}, nil
+}