diff --git a/api/handler/delete_test.go b/api/handler/delete_test.go
index e9fb0e28..713aad46 100644
--- a/api/handler/delete_test.go
+++ b/api/handler/delete_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,26 @@ func TestDeleteBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	deleteBucket(t, tc, bktName, http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
+func TestDeleteBucketOnNotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
+	hc := prepareHandlerContext(t)
+
+	bktName, objName := "bucket-for-removal", "object-to-delete"
+	bktInfo := createTestBucket(hc, bktName)
+
+	putObject(t, hc, bktName, objName)
+
+	nodeVersion, err := hc.tree.GetUnversioned(hc.context, bktInfo, objName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var addr oid.Address
+	addr.SetContainer(bktInfo.CID)
+	addr.SetObject(nodeVersion.OID)
+	hc.tp.SetObjectError(addr, apistatus.ObjectNotFound{})
+
+	deleteObjects(t, hc, bktName, [][2]string{{objName, emptyVersion}})
+
+	deleteBucket(t, hc, bktName, http.StatusNoContent)
+}
+
 func TestDeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := prepareHandlerContext(t)