diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index eab122b9d..d2b008011 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ type cfg struct {
 	cfgObject cfgObject
 
 	profiler profiler.Profiler
+
+	workers []worker
 }
 
 type cfgGRPC struct {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
index b496a8516..f3ab71104 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func bootUp(c *cfg) {
 	serveProfiler(c)
 	serveGRPC(c)
 	bootstrapNode(c)
+	startWorkers(c)
 }
 
 func wait(c *cfg) {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/worker.go b/cmd/neofs-node/worker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d66cfc28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/worker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+type worker interface {
+	Run(context.Context)
+}
+
+func startWorkers(c *cfg) {
+	for _, wrk := range c.workers {
+		c.wg.Add(1)
+
+		go func() {
+			wrk.Run(c.ctx)
+			c.wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+}