diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service.proto b/pkg/services/control/service.proto
index f6c82656..6ef38b0a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/service.proto
+++ b/pkg/services/control/service.proto
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ service ControlService {
 
     // Mark objects to be removed from node's local object storage.
     rpc DropObjects (DropObjectsRequest) returns (DropObjectsResponse);
+
+    // Returns list that contains information about all shards of a node.
+    rpc ListShards (ListShardsRequest) returns (ListShardsResponse);
 }
 
 // Health check request.
@@ -136,3 +139,31 @@ message DropObjectsResponse {
     // Body signature.
     Signature signature = 2;
 }
+
+// Request to list all shards of the node.
+message ListShardsRequest {
+    // Request body structure.
+    message Body {
+    }
+
+    // Body of the request message.
+    Body body = 1;
+
+    // Body signature.
+    Signature signature = 2;
+}
+
+// ListShards response.
+message ListShardsResponse {
+    // Response body structure.
+    message Body {
+        // List of the node's shards.
+        repeated ShardInfo shards = 1;
+    }
+
+    // Body of the response message.
+    Body body = 1;
+
+    // Body signature.
+    Signature signature = 2;
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/types.proto b/pkg/services/control/types.proto
index fe1890c1..14086bdc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/types.proto
+++ b/pkg/services/control/types.proto
@@ -119,3 +119,33 @@ enum HealthStatus {
     // Storage node application is shutting down.
     SHUTTING_DOWN = 3;
 }
+
+// Shard description.
+message ShardInfo {
+    // ID of the shard.
+    bytes shard_ID = 1 [json_name = "shardID"];
+
+    // Path to shard's metabase.
+    string metabase_path = 2 [json_name = "metabasePath"];
+
+    // Path to shard's blobstore.
+    string blobstor_path = 3 [json_name = "blobstorPath"];
+
+    // Path to shard's write-cache, empty if disabled.
+    string writecache_path = 4 [json_name = "writecachePath"];
+
+    // Work mode of the shard.
+    ShardMode mode = 5;
+}
+
+// Work mode of the shard.
+enum ShardMode {
+    // Undefined mode, default value.
+    SHARD_MODE_UNDEFINED = 0;
+
+    // Read-write.
+    READ_WRITE = 1;
+
+    // Read-only.
+    READ_ONLY = 2;
+}