diff --git a/src/Common/ZooKeeper/IKeeper.h b/src/Common/ZooKeeper/IKeeper.h
index a6ed21bc1d3..c6aa954688b 100644
--- a/src/Common/ZooKeeper/IKeeper.h
+++ b/src/Common/ZooKeeper/IKeeper.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct Stat
     int32_t dataLength{0}; /// NOLINT
     int32_t numChildren{0}; /// NOLINT
     int64_t pzxid{0};
+
+    bool operator==(const Stat &) const = default;
 };
 
 enum class Error : int32_t
diff --git a/src/Coordination/KeeperSnapshotManager.cpp b/src/Coordination/KeeperSnapshotManager.cpp
index 3c5439c23da..bf7550b7d17 100644
--- a/src/Coordination/KeeperSnapshotManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Coordination/KeeperSnapshotManager.cpp
@@ -148,10 +148,26 @@ namespace
 namespace
 {
 
-bool isChildSystemPath(const std::string_view path)
+enum class PathMatchResult
 {
-    auto [first_it, second_it] = std::mismatch(path.begin(), path.end(), keeper_system_path.begin(), keeper_system_path.end());
-    return first_it != path.end() && *first_it == '/' && second_it == keeper_system_path.end();
+    NOT_MATCH,
+    EXACT,
+    IS_CHILD
+};
+
+PathMatchResult matchPath(const std::string_view path, const std::string_view match_to)
+{
+    using enum PathMatchResult;
+
+    auto [first_it, second_it] = std::mismatch(path.begin(), path.end(), match_to.begin(), match_to.end());
+
+    if (second_it != match_to.end())
+        return NOT_MATCH;
+
+    if (first_it == path.end())
+        return EXACT;
+
+    return *first_it == '/' ? IS_CHILD : NOT_MATCH;
 }
 
 }
@@ -200,7 +216,7 @@ void KeeperStorageSnapshot::serialize(const KeeperStorageSnapshot & snapshot, Wr
         const auto & path = it->key;
 
         // write only the root system path because of digest
-        if (isChildSystemPath(path.toView()))
+        if (matchPath(path.toView(), keeper_system_path) == PathMatchResult::IS_CHILD)
         {
             ++it;
             continue;
@@ -336,20 +352,35 @@ void KeeperStorageSnapshot::deserialize(SnapshotDeserializationResult & deserial
     if (recalculate_digest)
         storage.nodes_digest = 0;
 
-    size_t current_size = 0;
-    while (current_size < snapshot_container_size)
+    const auto is_node_empty = [](const auto & node)
+    {
+        return node.getData().empty() && node.stat == Coordination::Stat{};
+    };
+
+    for (size_t nodes_read = 0; nodes_read < snapshot_container_size; ++nodes_read)
     {
         std::string path;
         readBinary(path, in);
         KeeperStorage::Node node{};
         readNode(node, in, current_version, storage.acl_map);
 
+        using enum PathMatchResult;
+        auto match_result = matchPath(path, keeper_system_path);
+        if ((match_result == EXACT && !is_node_empty(node)) || match_result == IS_CHILD)
+        {
+            LOG_ERROR(&Poco::Logger::get("KeeperSnapshotManager"), "Cannot read node on path {} from a snapshot because it is used as a system node.", path);
+
+            if (match_result == IS_CHILD)
+                continue;
+
+            node = KeeperStorage::Node{};
+        }
+
+
         storage.container.insertOrReplace(path, node);
         if (node.stat.ephemeralOwner != 0)
             storage.ephemerals[node.stat.ephemeralOwner].insert(path);
 
-        current_size++;
-
         if (recalculate_digest)
             storage.nodes_digest += node.getDigest(path);
     }
diff --git a/src/Coordination/KeeperStorage.cpp b/src/Coordination/KeeperStorage.cpp
index 899f215f72a..3c848baa630 100644
--- a/src/Coordination/KeeperStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/Coordination/KeeperStorage.cpp
@@ -808,8 +808,11 @@ struct KeeperStorageCreateRequestProcessor final : public KeeperStorageRequestPr
             path_created += seq_num_str.str();
         }
 
-        if (storage.uncommitted_state.getNode(path_created))
-            return {KeeperStorage::Delta{zxid, Coordination::Error::ZNODEEXISTS}};
+        if (path_created.starts_with(keeper_system_path))
+        {
+            LOG_ERROR(&Poco::Logger::get("KeeperStorage"), "Trying to create a node inside the internal Keeper path ({}) which is not allowed. Path: {}", keeper_system_path, path_created);
+            return {KeeperStorage::Delta{zxid, Coordination::Error::ZBADARGUMENTS}};
+        }
 
         if (getBaseName(path_created).size == 0)
             return {KeeperStorage::Delta{zxid, Coordination::Error::ZBADARGUMENTS}};