diff --git a/link/grpc/types.go b/link/grpc/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce8f949f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/link/grpc/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package link
+
+import grpc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs/grpc"
+
+// SetId sets object ID.
+func (x *Link_MeasuredObject) SetId(v *grpc.ObjectID) {
+	x.Id = v
+}
+
+// SetSize sets object size.
+func (x *Link_MeasuredObject) SetSize(v uint32) {
+	x.Size = v
+}
+
+// SetChildren sets object's children.
+func (x *Link) SetChildren(v []*Link_MeasuredObject) {
+	x.Children = v
+}
diff --git a/object/convert.go b/object/convert.go
index c4b08685..1a73943f 100644
--- a/object/convert.go
+++ b/object/convert.go
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func (h *SplitHeader) ToGRPCMessage() grpc.Message {
 		m.SetParentSignature(h.parSig.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.Signature))
 		m.SetChildren(refs.ObjectIDListToGRPCMessage(h.children))
 		m.SetSplitId(h.splitID)
+		m.SetInit(h.init.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.ObjectID))
 	}
 
 	return m
@@ -224,6 +225,20 @@ func (h *SplitHeader) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	init := v.GetInit()
+	if init == nil {
+		h.init = nil
+	} else {
+		if h.init == nil {
+			h.init = new(refs.ObjectID)
+		}
+
+		err = h.init.FromGRPCMessage(init)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	parHdr := v.GetParentHeader()
 	if parHdr == nil {
 		h.parHdr = nil
@@ -529,6 +544,7 @@ func (s *SplitInfo) ToGRPCMessage() grpc.Message {
 
 		m.SetLastPart(s.lastPart.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.ObjectID))
 		m.SetLink(s.link.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.ObjectID))
+		m.SetInitPart(s.initPart.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.ObjectID))
 		m.SetSplitId(s.splitID)
 	}
 
@@ -571,6 +587,20 @@ func (s *SplitInfo) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	init := v.GetInitPart()
+	if init == nil {
+		s.initPart = nil
+	} else {
+		if s.initPart == nil {
+			s.initPart = new(refs.ObjectID)
+		}
+
+		err = s.initPart.FromGRPCMessage(init)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	s.splitID = v.GetSplitId()
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/object/grpc/types.go b/object/grpc/types.go
index 10e063a8..e2786ef5 100644
--- a/object/grpc/types.go
+++ b/object/grpc/types.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ func (m *Header_Split) SetSplitId(v []byte) {
 	m.SplitId = v
 }
 
+func (m *Header_Split) SetInit(v *refs.ObjectID) {
+	m.Init = v
+}
+
 // SetContainerId sets identifier of the container.
 func (m *Header) SetContainerId(v *refs.ContainerID) {
 	m.ContainerId = v
@@ -170,6 +174,11 @@ func (m *SplitInfo) SetLink(v *refs.ObjectID) {
 	m.Link = v
 }
 
+// SetInitPart sets id of initializing object in split hierarchy.
+func (m *SplitInfo) SetInitPart(v *refs.ObjectID) {
+	m.InitPart = v
+}
+
 // FromString parses ObjectType from a string representation,
 // It is a reverse action to String().
 //
diff --git a/object/link.go b/object/link.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f370d697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/object/link.go
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+package object
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	link "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/link/grpc"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs"
+	refsGRPC "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs/grpc"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/rpc/grpc"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/rpc/message"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/util/proto"
+)
+
+// Link represents object Link message from NeoFS API V2 protocol.
+type Link struct {
+	children []MeasuredObject
+}
+
+// NumberOfChildren returns length of children list.
+func (x *Link) NumberOfChildren() int {
+	if x != nil {
+		return len(x.children)
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+// IterateChildren passes members of the link list to f.
+func (x *Link) IterateChildren(f func(MeasuredObject)) {
+	if x != nil {
+		for i := range x.children {
+			f(x.children[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// SetChildren sets a list of the child objects.
+// Arg must not be mutated for the duration of the Link.
+func (x *Link) SetChildren(chs []MeasuredObject) {
+	x.children = chs
+}
+
+const (
+	_ = iota
+	linkFNumChildren
+)
+
+const (
+	_ = iota
+	measuredObjectFNumID
+	measuredObjectFNumSize
+)
+
+// StableMarshal encodes the Link into Protocol Buffers binary format
+// with direct field order.
+func (x *Link) StableMarshal(buf []byte) []byte {
+	if x == nil || len(x.children) == 0 {
+		return []byte{}
+	}
+
+	if buf == nil {
+		buf = make([]byte, x.StableSize())
+	}
+
+	var offset int
+
+	for i := range x.children {
+		offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(linkFNumChildren, buf[offset:], &x.children[i])
+	}
+
+	return buf
+}
+
+// StableSize size of the buffer required to write the Link in Protocol Buffers
+// binary format.
+func (x *Link) StableSize() int {
+	var size int
+
+	if x != nil {
+		for i := range x.children {
+			size += proto.NestedStructureSize(linkFNumChildren, &x.children[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return size
+}
+
+// Unmarshal decodes the Link from its Protocol Buffers binary format.
+func (x *Link) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return message.Unmarshal(x, data, new(link.Link))
+}
+
+func (x *Link) ToGRPCMessage() grpc.Message {
+	var m *link.Link
+
+	if x != nil {
+		m = new(link.Link)
+
+		var children []*link.Link_MeasuredObject
+
+		if x.children != nil {
+			children = make([]*link.Link_MeasuredObject, len(x.children))
+
+			for i := range x.children {
+				children[i] = x.children[i].ToGRPCMessage().(*link.Link_MeasuredObject)
+			}
+		}
+
+		m.Children = children
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
+
+func (x *Link) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
+	v, ok := m.(*link.Link)
+	if !ok {
+		return message.NewUnexpectedMessageType(m, v)
+	}
+
+	children := v.GetChildren()
+	if children == nil {
+		x.children = nil
+	} else {
+		x.children = make([]MeasuredObject, len(children))
+		var err error
+
+		for i := range x.children {
+			err = x.children[i].FromGRPCMessage(children[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MeasuredObject groups object descriptor and object's length.
+type MeasuredObject struct {
+	ID   refs.ObjectID
+	Size uint32
+}
+
+// StableSize size of the buffer required to write the MeasuredObject in Protocol Buffers
+// binary format.
+func (x *MeasuredObject) StableSize() int {
+	var size int
+
+	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(measuredObjectFNumID, &x.ID)
+	size += proto.UInt32Size(measuredObjectFNumSize, x.Size)
+
+	return size
+}
+
+// StableMarshal encodes the MeasuredObject into Protocol Buffers binary format
+// with direct field order.
+func (x *MeasuredObject) StableMarshal(buf []byte) []byte {
+	if buf == nil {
+		buf = make([]byte, x.StableSize())
+	}
+
+	var offset int
+
+	offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(measuredObjectFNumID, buf[offset:], &x.ID)
+	proto.UInt32Marshal(measuredObjectFNumSize, buf[offset:], x.Size)
+
+	return buf
+}
+
+// Unmarshal decodes the Link from its Protocol Buffers binary format.
+func (x *MeasuredObject) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return message.Unmarshal(x, data, new(link.Link_MeasuredObject))
+}
+
+func (x *MeasuredObject) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
+	v, ok := m.(*link.Link_MeasuredObject)
+	if !ok {
+		return message.NewUnexpectedMessageType(m, v)
+	}
+
+	if v.Id != nil {
+		err := x.ID.FromGRPCMessage(v.Id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	x.Size = v.Size
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (x *MeasuredObject) ToGRPCMessage() grpc.Message {
+	m := new(link.Link_MeasuredObject)
+
+	m.Id = x.ID.ToGRPCMessage().(*refsGRPC.ObjectID)
+	m.Size = x.Size
+
+	return m
+}
+
+// WriteLink writes Link to the Object as a payload content.
+// The object must not be nil.
+func WriteLink(obj *Object, link Link) {
+	hdr := obj.GetHeader()
+	if hdr == nil {
+		hdr = new(Header)
+		obj.SetHeader(hdr)
+	}
+
+	payload := link.StableMarshal(nil)
+	obj.SetPayload(payload)
+}
+
+// ReadLink reads Link from the Object payload content.
+func ReadLink(link *Link, obj Object) error {
+	payload := obj.GetPayload()
+	if len(payload) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("empty payload")
+	}
+
+	err := link.Unmarshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decode link content from payload: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/object/link_test.go b/object/link_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d71ba259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/object/link_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package object_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object"
+	objecttest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestLinkRW(t *testing.T) {
+	var l object.Link
+	var obj object.Object
+
+	require.Error(t, object.ReadLink(&l, obj))
+
+	l = *objecttest.GenerateLink(false)
+
+	object.WriteLink(&obj, l)
+
+	var l2 object.Link
+
+	require.NoError(t, object.ReadLink(&l2, obj))
+
+	require.Equal(t, l, l2)
+}
diff --git a/object/marshal.go b/object/marshal.go
index 03ba265a..6dcb0587 100644
--- a/object/marshal.go
+++ b/object/marshal.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const (
 	splitHdrParentHeaderField    = 4
 	splitHdrChildrenField        = 5
 	splitHdrSplitIDField         = 6
+	splitHdrInitIDField          = 7
 
 	hdrVersionField         = 1
 	hdrContainerIDField     = 2
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	splitInfoSplitIDField  = 1
 	splitInfoLastPartField = 2
 	splitInfoLinkField     = 3
+	splitInfoInitField     = 4
 
 	getReqBodyAddressField = 1
 	getReqBodyRawFlagField = 2
@@ -202,7 +204,8 @@ func (h *SplitHeader) StableMarshal(buf []byte) []byte {
 	offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitHdrParentSignatureField, buf[offset:], h.parSig)
 	offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitHdrParentHeaderField, buf[offset:], h.parHdr)
 	offset += refs.ObjectIDNestedListMarshal(splitHdrChildrenField, buf[offset:], h.children)
-	proto.BytesMarshal(splitHdrSplitIDField, buf[offset:], h.splitID)
+	offset += proto.BytesMarshal(splitHdrSplitIDField, buf[offset:], h.splitID)
+	proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitHdrInitIDField, buf[offset:], h.init)
 
 	return buf
 }
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ func (h *SplitHeader) StableSize() (size int) {
 	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(splitHdrParentHeaderField, h.parHdr)
 	size += refs.ObjectIDNestedListSize(splitHdrChildrenField, h.children)
 	size += proto.BytesSize(splitHdrSplitIDField, h.splitID)
+	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(splitHdrInitIDField, h.init)
 
 	return size
 }
@@ -363,7 +367,8 @@ func (s *SplitInfo) StableMarshal(buf []byte) []byte {
 
 	offset += proto.BytesMarshal(splitInfoSplitIDField, buf[offset:], s.splitID)
 	offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitInfoLastPartField, buf[offset:], s.lastPart)
-	proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitInfoLinkField, buf[offset:], s.link)
+	offset += proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitInfoLinkField, buf[offset:], s.link)
+	proto.NestedStructureMarshal(splitInfoInitField, buf[offset:], s.initPart)
 
 	return buf
 }
@@ -376,6 +381,7 @@ func (s *SplitInfo) StableSize() (size int) {
 	size += proto.BytesSize(splitInfoSplitIDField, s.splitID)
 	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(splitInfoLastPartField, s.lastPart)
 	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(splitInfoLinkField, s.link)
+	size += proto.NestedStructureSize(splitInfoInitField, s.initPart)
 
 	return size
 }
diff --git a/object/message_test.go b/object/message_test.go
index 98461dff..7ef4a67b 100644
--- a/object/message_test.go
+++ b/object/message_test.go
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ func TestMessageConvert(t *testing.T) {
 		func(empty bool) message.Message { return objecttest.GenerateGetRangeHashResponseBody(empty) },
 		func(empty bool) message.Message { return objecttest.GenerateGetRangeHashResponse(empty) },
 		func(empty bool) message.Message { return objecttest.GenerateLock(empty) },
+		func(empty bool) message.Message { return objecttest.GenerateLink(empty) },
 	)
 }
diff --git a/object/test/generate.go b/object/test/generate.go
index 0c6ffab4..9264ef15 100644
--- a/object/test/generate.go
+++ b/object/test/generate.go
@@ -610,3 +610,22 @@ func GenerateLock(empty bool) *object.Lock {
 
 	return m
 }
+
+func GenerateLink(empty bool) *object.Link {
+	m := new(object.Link)
+
+	if !empty {
+		m.SetChildren([]object.MeasuredObject{
+			{
+				ID:   *refstest.GenerateObjectID(false),
+				Size: 1,
+			},
+			{
+				ID:   *refstest.GenerateObjectID(false),
+				Size: 2,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/object/types.go b/object/types.go
index 15477c14..7b5abea8 100644
--- a/object/types.go
+++ b/object/types.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Attribute struct {
 }
 
 type SplitHeader struct {
-	par, prev *refs.ObjectID
+	par, prev, init *refs.ObjectID
 
 	parSig *refs.Signature
 
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ type SplitInfo struct {
 	lastPart *refs.ObjectID
 
 	link *refs.ObjectID
+
+	initPart *refs.ObjectID
 }
 
 type GetRequestBody struct {
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ const (
 	TypeTombstone
 	TypeStorageGroup
 	TypeLock
+	TypeInit
 )
 
 const (
@@ -446,6 +449,18 @@ func (h *SplitHeader) GetPrevious() *refs.ObjectID {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (h *SplitHeader) SetInit(v *refs.ObjectID) {
+	h.init = v
+}
+
+func (h *SplitHeader) GetInit() *refs.ObjectID {
+	if h != nil {
+		return h.init
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *SplitHeader) SetPrevious(v *refs.ObjectID) {
 	h.prev = v
 }
@@ -740,6 +755,18 @@ func (s *SplitInfo) SetLink(v *refs.ObjectID) {
 	s.link = v
 }
 
+func (s *SplitInfo) GetInitPart() *refs.ObjectID {
+	if s != nil {
+		return s.initPart
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SplitInfo) SetInitPart(v *refs.ObjectID) {
+	s.initPart = v
+}
+
 func (s *SplitInfo) getObjectPart() {}
 
 func (s *SplitInfo) getHeaderPart() {}