diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index 1b218a372..4a5ec7a71 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/logs"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/internal/qos"
 	meta "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/logger"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability/tracing"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-qos/tagging"
 	objectSDK "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object"
 	oid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/object/id"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ func (gc *gc) init(ctx context.Context) {
 	if sz > 0 {
 		gc.workerPool = gc.workerPoolInit(sz)
 	}
-
+	ctx = tagging.ContextWithIOTag(ctx, qos.IOTagBackground.String())
 	gc.wg.Add(2)
 	go gc.tickRemover(ctx)
 	go gc.listenEvents(ctx)