diff --git a/refs/types.go b/refs/types.go
index d8ff91a5..6e014b79 100644
--- a/refs/types.go
+++ b/refs/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package refs
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
 type OwnerID struct {
 	val []byte
 }
@@ -183,6 +188,33 @@ func (s *SubnetID) GetValue() uint32 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// MarshalText encodes SubnetID into text format according to NeoFS API V2 protocol:
+// value in base-10 integer string format.
+//
+// Implements encoding.TextMarshaler.
+func (s *SubnetID) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	num := s.GetValue() // NPE safe, returns zero on nil (zero subnet)
+
+	return []byte(strconv.FormatUint(uint64(num), 10)), nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalText decodes SubnetID from the text according to NeoFS API V2 protocol:
+// should be base-10 integer string format.
+//
+// Must not be called on nil.
+//
+// Implements encoding.TextUnmarshaler.
+func (s *SubnetID) UnmarshalText(txt []byte) error {
+	num, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(txt), 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid numeric value: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.value = uint32(num)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // IsZeroSubnet returns true iff the SubnetID refers to zero subnet.
 func IsZeroSubnet(id *SubnetID) bool {
 	return id.GetValue() == 0
diff --git a/refs/types_test.go b/refs/types_test.go
index a1c68cd0..187a8432 100644
--- a/refs/types_test.go
+++ b/refs/types_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package refs_test
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs"
@@ -18,3 +19,32 @@ func TestZeroSubnet(t *testing.T) {
 	refs.MakeZeroSubnet(id)
 	require.True(t, refs.IsZeroSubnet(id))
 }
+
+func TestSubnetID_MarshalText(t *testing.T) {
+	var id refs.SubnetID
+
+	const val = 15
+
+	id.SetValue(val)
+
+	txt, err := id.MarshalText()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(txt), 10, 32)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, val, res)
+}
+
+func TestSubnetID_UnmarshalText(t *testing.T) {
+	const val = 15
+
+	str := strconv.FormatUint(val, 10)
+
+	var id refs.SubnetID
+
+	err := id.UnmarshalText([]byte(str))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, val, id.GetValue())
+}