diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/blobovnicza.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/blobovnicza.go
index 22168de2..c787f9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/blobovnicza.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/blobovnicza.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 type Blobovnicza struct {
 	cfg
 
-	dataSize atomic.Uint64
+	dataSize   atomic.Uint64
+	itemsCount atomic.Uint64
 
 	boltDB *bbolt.DB
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/control.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/control.go
index aa6be602..ad554a0a 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/control.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/control.go
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) Init() error {
 		zap.Uint64("storage size limit", b.fullSizeLimit),
 	)
 
-	if size := b.dataSize.Load(); size != 0 {
-		b.log.Debug(logs.BlobovniczaAlreadyInitialized, zap.Uint64("size", size))
+	size := b.dataSize.Load()
+	items := b.itemsCount.Load()
+	if size != 0 || items != 0 {
+		b.log.Debug(logs.BlobovniczaAlreadyInitialized, zap.Uint64("size", size), zap.Uint64("items", items))
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -96,14 +98,17 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) Init() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return b.initializeSize()
+	return b.initializeCounters()
 }
 
-func (b *Blobovnicza) initializeSize() error {
+func (b *Blobovnicza) initializeCounters() error {
 	var size uint64
+	var items uint64
 	err := b.boltDB.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
 		return b.iterateAllBuckets(tx, func(lower, upper uint64, b *bbolt.Bucket) (bool, error) {
-			size += uint64(b.Stats().KeyN) * upper
+			keysN := uint64(b.Stats().KeyN)
+			size += keysN * upper
+			items += keysN
 			return false, nil
 		})
 	})
@@ -111,7 +116,9 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) initializeSize() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't determine DB size: %w", err)
 	}
 	b.dataSize.Store(size)
+	b.itemsCount.Store(items)
 	b.metrics.AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(size)
+	b.metrics.AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(items)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +143,9 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) Close() error {
 
 	b.metrics.DecOpenBlobovniczaCount()
 	b.metrics.SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(b.dataSize.Load())
+	b.metrics.SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(b.itemsCount.Load())
 	b.dataSize.Store(0)
+	b.itemsCount.Store(0)
 
 	b.opened = false
 
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/delete.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/delete.go
index f332173c..5a5da235 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/delete.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) Delete(ctx context.Context, prm DeletePrm) (DeleteRes, err
 			zap.String("binary size", stringifyByteSize(dataSize)),
 			zap.String("range", stringifyBounds(sizeLowerBound, sizeUpperBound)),
 		)
-		b.decSize(sizeUpperBound)
+		b.itemDeleted(sizeUpperBound)
 	}
 
 	return DeleteRes{}, err
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/metrics.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/metrics.go
index 9ce70320..37352b08 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/metrics.go
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ type Metrics interface {
 
 	AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(size uint64)
 	SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(size uint64)
+
+	AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(items uint64)
+	SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(items uint64)
 }
 
 type NoopMetrics struct{}
 
-func (m *NoopMetrics) IncOpenBlobovniczaCount()      {}
-func (m *NoopMetrics) DecOpenBlobovniczaCount()      {}
-func (m *NoopMetrics) AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(uint64) {}
-func (m *NoopMetrics) SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(uint64) {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) IncOpenBlobovniczaCount()       {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) DecOpenBlobovniczaCount()       {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(uint64)  {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(uint64)  {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(uint64) {}
+func (m *NoopMetrics) SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(uint64) {}
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/put.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/put.go
index b8cc9954..e43b89ec 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/put.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/put.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (b *Blobovnicza) Put(ctx context.Context, prm PutPrm) (PutRes, error) {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err == nil {
-		b.incSize(upperBound)
+		b.itemAdded(upperBound)
 	}
 
 	return PutRes{}, err
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/sizes.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/sizes.go
index a2f558f5..290df9c9 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/sizes.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/blobovnicza/sizes.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package blobovnicza
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"math/bits"
 	"strconv"
 )
@@ -40,14 +41,18 @@ func upperPowerOfTwo(v uint64) uint64 {
 	return 1 << bits.Len64(v-1)
 }
 
-func (b *Blobovnicza) incSize(sz uint64) {
-	b.dataSize.Add(sz)
-	b.metrics.AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(sz)
+func (b *Blobovnicza) itemAdded(itemSize uint64) {
+	b.dataSize.Add(itemSize)
+	b.itemsCount.Add(1)
+	b.metrics.AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(itemSize)
+	b.metrics.AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(1)
 }
 
-func (b *Blobovnicza) decSize(sz uint64) {
-	b.dataSize.Add(^(sz - 1))
-	b.metrics.SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(sz)
+func (b *Blobovnicza) itemDeleted(itemSize uint64) {
+	b.dataSize.Add(^(itemSize - 1))
+	b.itemsCount.Add(math.MaxUint64)
+	b.metrics.SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(itemSize)
+	b.metrics.SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(1)
 }
 
 func (b *Blobovnicza) full() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/metrics/blobovnicza.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/metrics/blobovnicza.go
index 5261f408..0d0318b3 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/metrics/blobovnicza.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/metrics/blobovnicza.go
@@ -96,3 +96,11 @@ func (m *blobovniczaMetrics) IncOpenBlobovniczaCount() {
 func (m *blobovniczaMetrics) DecOpenBlobovniczaCount() {
 	m.m.DecOpenBlobovniczaCount(m.shardID(), m.path)
 }
+
+func (m *blobovniczaMetrics) AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(items uint64) {
+	m.m.AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(m.shardID(), m.path, items)
+}
+
+func (m *blobovniczaMetrics) SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(items uint64) {
+	m.m.SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(m.shardID(), m.path, items)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/blobovnicza.go b/pkg/metrics/blobovnicza.go
index 9c5e1752..a1ecbc70 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/blobovnicza.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/blobovnicza.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ type BlobobvnizcaMetrics interface {
 	AddOpenBlobovniczaSize(shardID, path string, size uint64)
 	SubOpenBlobovniczaSize(shardID, path string, size uint64)
 
+	AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(shardID, path string, items uint64)
+	SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(shardID, path string, items uint64)
+
 	IncOpenBlobovniczaCount(shardID, path string)
 	DecOpenBlobovniczaCount(shardID, path string)
 }
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ type blobovnicza struct {
 	treePut         *prometheus.CounterVec
 	treeGet         *prometheus.CounterVec
 	treeOpenSize    *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	treeOpenItems   *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	treeOpenCounter *prometheus.GaugeVec
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +63,12 @@ func newBlobovnicza() *blobovnicza {
 			Name:      "open_blobovnicza_size_bytes",
 			Help:      "Size of opened blobovniczas of Blobovnicza tree",
 		}, []string{shardIDLabel, pathLabel}),
+		treeOpenItems: metrics.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: blobovniczaTreeSubSystem,
+			Name:      "open_blobovnicza_items_total",
+			Help:      "Count of items in opened blobovniczas of Blobovnicza tree",
+		}, []string{shardIDLabel, pathLabel}),
 		treeOpenCounter: metrics.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: blobovniczaTreeSubSystem,
@@ -139,3 +149,17 @@ func (b *blobovnicza) DecOpenBlobovniczaCount(shardID, path string) {
 		pathLabel:    path,
 	}).Dec()
 }
+
+func (b *blobovnicza) AddOpenBlobovniczaItems(shardID, path string, items uint64) {
+	b.treeOpenItems.With(prometheus.Labels{
+		shardIDLabel: shardID,
+		pathLabel:    path,
+	}).Add(float64(items))
+}
+
+func (b *blobovnicza) SubOpenBlobovniczaItems(shardID, path string, items uint64) {
+	b.treeOpenItems.With(prometheus.Labels{
+		shardIDLabel: shardID,
+		pathLabel:    path,
+	}).Sub(float64(items))
+}