diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb0b23582f..354b7c2cb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 ### Fixed
 - Resending the header after chunks have already been sent in object service `Get` handler (#3833)
 - GC deadlock on local object storage shutdown (#3837)
+- `owner mismatches signature` for stored objects (#3836)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/internal/crypto/object.go b/internal/crypto/object.go
index 717fa1ea85..ab9b69a707 100644
--- a/internal/crypto/object.go
+++ b/internal/crypto/object.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/version"
 	neofscrypto "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/crypto"
 	neofsecdsa "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/crypto/ecdsa"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/object"
@@ -78,7 +79,9 @@ func AuthenticateObject(obj object.Object, fsChain HistoricN3ScriptRunner, ecPar
 		if !verifyECDSAFns[scheme](*ecdsaPub, sig.Value(), obj.GetID().Marshal()) {
 			return schemeError(scheme, errSignatureMismatch)
 		}
-		if sessionToken == nil && sessionTokenV2 == nil && !ecPart && user.NewFromECDSAPublicKey(*ecdsaPub) != obj.Owner() {
+		if sessionToken == nil && sessionTokenV2 == nil && !ecPart &&
+			user.NewFromECDSAPublicKey(*ecdsaPub) != obj.Owner() &&
+			version.OwnerSignatureMatchRequired(obj.Version()) {
 			return errors.New("owner mismatches signature")
 		}
 	case neofscrypto.N3:
diff --git a/pkg/core/version/version.go b/pkg/core/version/version.go
index 97a96c2ddb..5735dd917c 100644
--- a/pkg/core/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/core/version/version.go
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ func SysObjTargetShouldBeInHeader(v *version.Version) bool {
 		(v.Major() == latestSysObjTargetInPayloadMjr && v.Minor() > latestSysObjTargetInPayloadMnr)
 }
 
+// OwnerSignatureMatchRequired returns true if an object with the given version
+// must have the owner matching the signature's public key. Objects below version
+// 2.18 may have a mismatching owner due to a bug that allowed creating such
+// objects, so they should not be rejected.
+func OwnerSignatureMatchRequired(v *version.Version) bool {
+	if v == nil || !IsValid(*v) {
+		return true // assume latest
+	}
+
+	const (
+		ownerMatchMjr = 2
+		ownerMatchMnr = 18
+	)
+
+	return v.Major() > ownerMatchMjr ||
+		(v.Major() == ownerMatchMjr && v.Minor() >= ownerMatchMnr)
+}
+
 // IsValid checks if Version is not earlier than the genesis version of the NeoFS.
 func IsValid(v version.Version) bool {
 	const (