diff --git a/backend/backend.go b/backend/backend.go
index c757336..8cdcec1 100644
--- a/backend/backend.go
+++ b/backend/backend.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, part int, length int64, r io.Reader) (etag string, err error)
 
 	PutObject(*s3.PutObjectInput) (string, error)
-	HeadObject(bucket, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
+	HeadObject(bucket, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
 	GetObject(bucket, object, acceptRange string, startOffset, length int64, writer io.Writer) (*s3.GetObjectOutput, error)
 	GetObjectAcl(bucket, object string) (*s3.GetObjectAclOutput, error)
 	GetObjectAttributes(bucket, object string, attributes []string) (*s3.GetObjectAttributesOutput, error)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (BackendUnsupported) DeleteObjects(bucket string, objects *s3.DeleteObjects
 func (BackendUnsupported) GetObject(bucket, object, acceptRange string, startOffset, length int64, writer io.Writer) (*s3.GetObjectOutput, error) {
 	return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNotImplemented)
 }
-func (BackendUnsupported) HeadObject(bucket, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+func (BackendUnsupported) HeadObject(bucket, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 	return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNotImplemented)
 }
 func (BackendUnsupported) GetObjectAcl(bucket, object string) (*s3.GetObjectAclOutput, error) {
diff --git a/backend/backend_moq_test.go b/backend/backend_moq_test.go
index 5dc73a0..c4c41ec 100644
--- a/backend/backend_moq_test.go
+++ b/backend/backend_moq_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var _ Backend = &BackendMock{}
 //			HeadBucketFunc: func(bucket string) (*s3.HeadBucketOutput, error) {
 //				panic("mock out the HeadBucket method")
 //			},
-//			HeadObjectFunc: func(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+//			HeadObjectFunc: func(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 //				panic("mock out the HeadObject method")
 //			},
 //			ListBucketsFunc: func() (*s3.ListBucketsOutput, error) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ type BackendMock struct {
 	HeadBucketFunc func(bucket string) (*s3.HeadBucketOutput, error)
 
 	// HeadObjectFunc mocks the HeadObject method.
-	HeadObjectFunc func(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
+	HeadObjectFunc func(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
 
 	// ListBucketsFunc mocks the ListBuckets method.
 	ListBucketsFunc func() (*s3.ListBucketsOutput, error)
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ type BackendMock struct {
 			Bucket string
 			// Object is the object argument value.
 			Object string
-			// Etag is the etag argument value.
-			Etag string
 		}
 		// ListBuckets holds details about calls to the ListBuckets method.
 		ListBuckets []struct {
@@ -1082,23 +1080,21 @@ func (mock *BackendMock) HeadBucketCalls() []struct {
 }
 
 // HeadObject calls HeadObjectFunc.
-func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 	if mock.HeadObjectFunc == nil {
 		panic("BackendMock.HeadObjectFunc: method is nil but Backend.HeadObject was just called")
 	}
 	callInfo := struct {
 		Bucket string
 		Object string
-		Etag   string
 	}{
 		Bucket: bucket,
 		Object: object,
-		Etag:   etag,
 	}
 	mock.lockHeadObject.Lock()
 	mock.calls.HeadObject = append(mock.calls.HeadObject, callInfo)
 	mock.lockHeadObject.Unlock()
-	return mock.HeadObjectFunc(bucket, object, etag)
+	return mock.HeadObjectFunc(bucket, object)
 }
 
 // HeadObjectCalls gets all the calls that were made to HeadObject.
@@ -1108,12 +1104,10 @@ func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string, etag string) (
 func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObjectCalls() []struct {
 	Bucket string
 	Object string
-	Etag   string
 } {
 	var calls []struct {
 		Bucket string
 		Object string
-		Etag   string
 	}
 	mock.lockHeadObject.RLock()
 	calls = mock.calls.HeadObject
diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 2f5a29d..62da166 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObject(bucket, object, acceptRange string, startOffset, lengt
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (p *Posix) HeadObject(bucket, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+func (p *Posix) HeadObject(bucket, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(bucket)
 	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNoSuchBucket)
@@ -929,10 +929,14 @@ func (p *Posix) HeadObject(bucket, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOu
 	}
 
 	userMetaData := make(map[string]string)
-	_, contentType, contentEncoding := loadUserMetaData(filepath.Join(bucket, objPath), userMetaData)
+	_, contentType, contentEncoding := loadUserMetaData(objPath, userMetaData)
+
+	b, err := xattr.Get(objPath, "user.etag")
+	etag := string(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		etag = ""
+	}
 
-	// TODO: fill accept ranges request header?
-	// TODO: do we need to get etag from xattr?
 	return &s3.HeadObjectOutput{
 		ContentLength:   fi.Size(),
 		ContentType:     &contentType,
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/backend_moq_test.go b/s3api/controllers/backend_moq_test.go
index 2986503..73d60c1 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/backend_moq_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/backend_moq_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var _ backend.Backend = &BackendMock{}
 //			HeadBucketFunc: func(bucket string) (*s3.HeadBucketOutput, error) {
 //				panic("mock out the HeadBucket method")
 //			},
-//			HeadObjectFunc: func(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+//			HeadObjectFunc: func(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 //				panic("mock out the HeadObject method")
 //			},
 //			ListBucketsFunc: func() (*s3.ListBucketsOutput, error) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ type BackendMock struct {
 	HeadBucketFunc func(bucket string) (*s3.HeadBucketOutput, error)
 
 	// HeadObjectFunc mocks the HeadObject method.
-	HeadObjectFunc func(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
+	HeadObjectFunc func(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error)
 
 	// ListBucketsFunc mocks the ListBuckets method.
 	ListBucketsFunc func() (*s3.ListBucketsOutput, error)
@@ -351,8 +351,6 @@ type BackendMock struct {
 			Bucket string
 			// Object is the object argument value.
 			Object string
-			// Etag is the etag argument value.
-			Etag string
 		}
 		// ListBuckets holds details about calls to the ListBuckets method.
 		ListBuckets []struct {
@@ -1083,23 +1081,21 @@ func (mock *BackendMock) HeadBucketCalls() []struct {
 }
 
 // HeadObject calls HeadObjectFunc.
-func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string, etag string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
+func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string) (*s3.HeadObjectOutput, error) {
 	if mock.HeadObjectFunc == nil {
 		panic("BackendMock.HeadObjectFunc: method is nil but Backend.HeadObject was just called")
 	}
 	callInfo := struct {
 		Bucket string
 		Object string
-		Etag   string
 	}{
 		Bucket: bucket,
 		Object: object,
-		Etag:   etag,
 	}
 	mock.lockHeadObject.Lock()
 	mock.calls.HeadObject = append(mock.calls.HeadObject, callInfo)
 	mock.lockHeadObject.Unlock()
-	return mock.HeadObjectFunc(bucket, object, etag)
+	return mock.HeadObjectFunc(bucket, object)
 }
 
 // HeadObjectCalls gets all the calls that were made to HeadObject.
@@ -1109,12 +1105,10 @@ func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObject(bucket string, object string, etag string) (
 func (mock *BackendMock) HeadObjectCalls() []struct {
 	Bucket string
 	Object string
-	Etag   string
 } {
 	var calls []struct {
 		Bucket string
 		Object string
-		Etag   string
 	}
 	mock.lockHeadObject.RLock()
 	calls = mock.calls.HeadObject
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/base.go b/s3api/controllers/base.go
index 5569e52..f9007b1 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/base.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/base.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) HeadObject(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		key = strings.Join([]string{key, keyEnd}, "/")
 	}
 
-	res, err := c.be.HeadObject(bucket, key, "")
+	res, err := c.be.HeadObject(bucket, key)
 	return responce(ctx, res, err)
 }