diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list.go
index 9244ea350..c9f906909 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func (r *ListContainersRes) Containers() []*cid.ID {
 	return r.containers
 }
 
+// List returns all objects physically stored in the Shard.
 func (s *Shard) List() (*SelectRes, error) {
 	lst, err := s.metaBase.Containers()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ func (s *Shard) List() (*SelectRes, error) {
 
 	res := new(SelectRes)
 	filters := object.NewSearchFilters()
+	filters.AddPhyFilter()
 
 	for i := range lst {
 		ids, err := meta.Select(s.metaBase, lst[i], filters) // consider making List in metabase
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list_test.go
index 68998a4fb..04aee5a6f 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/list_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func testShardList(t *testing.T, sh *shard.Shard) {
 			obj := generateRawObjectWithCID(t, cid)
 			addPayload(obj, 1<<2)
 
+			// add parent as virtual object, it must be ignored in List()
+			parent := generateRawObjectWithCID(t, cid)
+			obj.SetParentID(parent.Object().ID())
+			obj.SetParent(parent.Object().SDK())
+
 			objs[obj.Object().Address().String()] = 0
 
 			putPrm.WithObject(obj.Object())
@@ -53,7 +58,6 @@ func testShardList(t *testing.T, sh *shard.Shard) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, objID := range res.AddressList() {
-
 		i, ok := objs[objID.String()]
 		require.True(t, ok)
 		require.Equal(t, 0, i)