diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/policer/config.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/policer/config.go
index 51e55c341..487e42be8 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/config/policer/config.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/config/policer/config.go
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ func HeadTimeout(c *config.Config) time.Duration {
 
 	return HeadTimeoutDefault
 }
+
+// UnsafeDisable returns the value of "unsafe_disable" config parameter
+// from "policer" section.
+func UnsafeDisable(c *config.Config) bool {
+	return config.BoolSafe(c.Sub(subsection), "unsafe_disable")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
index 1ce330cb5..7a409da03 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-node/object.go
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
 }
 
 func addPolicer(c *cfg, keyStorage *util.KeyStorage, clientConstructor *cache.ClientCache) {
+	if policerconfig.UnsafeDisable(c.appCfg) {
+		c.log.Warn(logs.FrostFSNodePolicerIsDisabled)
+		return
+	}
+
 	ls := c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.localStorage
 
 	pol := policer.New(
diff --git a/internal/logs/logs.go b/internal/logs/logs.go
index a862e745a..9b800adfc 100644
--- a/internal/logs/logs.go
+++ b/internal/logs/logs.go
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ const (
 	FrostFSNodeRemovingAllTreesForContainer                                 = "removing all trees for container"                                          // Debug in ../node/cmd/frostfs-node/tree.go
 	FrostFSNodeContainerRemovalEventReceivedButTreesWerentRemoved           = "container removal event received, but trees weren't removed"               // Error in ../node/cmd/frostfs-node/tree.go
 	FrostFSNodeCantListenGRPCEndpointControl                                = "can't listen gRPC endpoint (control)"                                      // Error in ../node/cmd/frostfs-node/control.go
-	CommonApplicationStarted                                                = "application started"                                                       // Info in ../node/cmd/frostfs-ir/main.go
+	FrostFSNodePolicerIsDisabled                                            = "policer is disabled"
+	CommonApplicationStarted                                                = "application started"
 	ShardGCCollectingExpiredObjectsStarted                                  = "collecting expired objects started"
 	ShardGCCollectingExpiredObjectsCompleted                                = "collecting expired objects completed"
 	ShardGCCollectingExpiredLocksStarted                                    = "collecting expired locks started"