diff --git a/api/handler/handlers_test.go b/api/handler/handlers_test.go
index 0fecfc4c..7f30e915 100644
--- a/api/handler/handlers_test.go
+++ b/api/handler/handlers_test.go
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ func getMinCacheConfig(logger *zap.Logger) *layer.CachesConfig {
 type apeMock struct {
 	chainMap  map[engine.Target][]*chain.Chain
 	policyMap map[string][]byte
+	err       error
 }
 
 func newAPEMock() *apeMock {
@@ -293,6 +294,10 @@ func (a *apeMock) DeletePolicy(namespace string, cnrID cid.ID) error {
 }
 
 func (a *apeMock) PutBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID, policy []byte, chain []*chain.Chain) error {
+	if a.err != nil {
+		return a.err
+	}
+
 	if err := a.PutPolicy(ns, cnrID, policy); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -307,6 +312,10 @@ func (a *apeMock) PutBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID, policy []byte, chain
 }
 
 func (a *apeMock) DeleteBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID, chainIDs []chain.ID) error {
+	if a.err != nil {
+		return a.err
+	}
+
 	if err := a.DeletePolicy(ns, cnrID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -320,6 +329,10 @@ func (a *apeMock) DeleteBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID, chainIDs []chain.I
 }
 
 func (a *apeMock) GetBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID) ([]byte, error) {
+	if a.err != nil {
+		return nil, a.err
+	}
+
 	policy, ok := a.policyMap[ns+cnrID.EncodeToString()]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("not found")
@@ -329,6 +342,10 @@ func (a *apeMock) GetBucketPolicy(ns string, cnrID cid.ID) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func (a *apeMock) SaveACLChains(cid string, chains []*chain.Chain) error {
+	if a.err != nil {
+		return a.err
+	}
+
 	for i := range chains {
 		if err := a.AddChain(engine.ContainerTarget(cid), chains[i]); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/api/handler/put.go b/api/handler/put.go
index 8a7a10f4..f9bff09b 100644
--- a/api/handler/put.go
+++ b/api/handler/put.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -783,7 +784,8 @@ func (h *handler) createBucketHandlerPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 	chains := bucketCannedACLToAPERules(cannedACL, reqInfo, bktInfo.CID)
 	if err = h.ape.SaveACLChains(bktInfo.CID.EncodeToString(), chains); err != nil {
-		h.logAndSendError(w, "failed to add morph rule chain", reqInfo, err)
+		cleanErr := h.cleanupBucketCreation(ctx, reqInfo, bktInfo, boxData, chains)
+		h.logAndSendError(w, "failed to add morph rule chain", reqInfo, err, zap.NamedError("cleanup_error", cleanErr))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -804,8 +806,9 @@ func (h *handler) createBucketHandlerPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		return h.obj.PutBucketSettings(ctx, sp)
 	}, h.putBucketSettingsRetryer())
 	if err != nil {
+		cleanErr := h.cleanupBucketCreation(ctx, reqInfo, bktInfo, boxData, chains)
 		h.logAndSendError(w, "couldn't save bucket settings", reqInfo, err,
-			zap.String("container_id", bktInfo.CID.EncodeToString()))
+			zap.String("container_id", bktInfo.CID.EncodeToString()), zap.NamedError("cleanup_error", cleanErr))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -815,6 +818,28 @@ func (h *handler) createBucketHandlerPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	}
 }
 
+func (h *handler) cleanupBucketCreation(ctx context.Context, reqInfo *middleware.ReqInfo, bktInfo *data.BucketInfo, boxData *accessbox.Box, chains []*chain.Chain) error {
+	prm := &layer.DeleteBucketParams{
+		BktInfo:      bktInfo,
+		SessionToken: boxData.Gate.SessionTokenForDelete(),
+	}
+
+	if err := h.obj.DeleteContainer(ctx, prm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	chainIDs := make([]chain.ID, len(chains))
+	for i, c := range chains {
+		chainIDs[i] = c.ID
+	}
+
+	if err := h.ape.DeleteBucketPolicy(reqInfo.Namespace, bktInfo.CID, chainIDs); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete bucket acl policy: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *handler) putBucketSettingsRetryer() aws.RetryerV2 {
 	return retry.NewStandard(func(options *retry.StandardOptions) {
 		options.MaxAttempts = h.cfg.RetryMaxAttempts()
diff --git a/api/handler/put_test.go b/api/handler/put_test.go
index 570dfb60..f11f9eaa 100644
--- a/api/handler/put_test.go
+++ b/api/handler/put_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
@@ -484,6 +485,19 @@ func TestCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	createBucketAssertS3Error(hc, bktName, box2, s3errors.ErrBucketAlreadyExists)
 }
 
+func TestCreateBucketWithoutPermissions(t *testing.T) {
+	hc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
+	bktName := "bkt-name"
+
+	hc.h.ape.(*apeMock).err = errors.New("no permissions")
+
+	box, _ := createAccessBox(t)
+	createBucketAssertS3Error(hc, bktName, box, s3errors.ErrInternalError)
+
+	_, err := hc.tp.ContainerID(bktName)
+	require.Errorf(t, err, "container exists after failed creation, but shouldn't")
+}
+
 func TestCreateNamespacedBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	hc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
 	bktName := "bkt-name"
diff --git a/api/layer/layer.go b/api/layer/layer.go
index 0ccb01d5..6a465623 100644
--- a/api/layer/layer.go
+++ b/api/layer/layer.go
@@ -854,6 +854,14 @@ func (n *Layer) DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, p *DeleteBucketParams) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *Layer) DeleteContainer(ctx context.Context, p *DeleteBucketParams) error {
+	n.cache.DeleteBucket(p.BktInfo)
+	if err := n.frostFS.DeleteContainer(ctx, p.BktInfo.CID, p.SessionToken); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete container: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (n *Layer) GetNetworkInfo(ctx context.Context) (netmap.NetworkInfo, error) {
 	cachedInfo := n.cache.GetNetworkInfo()
 	if cachedInfo != nil {