diff --git a/crates/ahm/src/heal/storage.rs b/crates/ahm/src/heal/storage.rs
index 43ca4163..48e485b5 100644
--- a/crates/ahm/src/heal/storage.rs
+++ b/crates/ahm/src/heal/storage.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ impl HealStorageAPI for ECStoreHealStorage {
         match self.ecstore.get_object_info(bucket, object, &Default::default()).await {
             Ok(info) => Ok(Some(info)),
             Err(e) => {
-                error!("Failed to get object meta: {}/{} - {}", bucket, object, e);
-                Err(Error::other(e))
+                // Map ObjectNotFound to None to align with Option return type
+                if matches!(e, rustfs_ecstore::error::StorageError::ObjectNotFound(_, _)) {
+                    debug!("Object meta not found: {}/{}", bucket, object);
+                    Ok(None)
+                } else {
+                    error!("Failed to get object meta: {}/{} - {}", bucket, object, e);
+                    Err(Error::other(e))
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -154,8 +160,13 @@ impl HealStorageAPI for ECStoreHealStorage {
                 }
             },
             Err(e) => {
-                error!("Failed to get object: {}/{} - {}", bucket, object, e);
-                Err(Error::other(e))
+                if matches!(e, rustfs_ecstore::error::StorageError::ObjectNotFound(_, _)) {
+                    debug!("Object data not found: {}/{}", bucket, object);
+                    Ok(None)
+                } else {
+                    error!("Failed to get object: {}/{} - {}", bucket, object, e);
+                    Err(Error::other(e))
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/ahm/src/scanner/data_scanner.rs b/crates/ahm/src/scanner/data_scanner.rs
index 3aa4b9df..df22dddd 100644
--- a/crates/ahm/src/scanner/data_scanner.rs
+++ b/crates/ahm/src/scanner/data_scanner.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use ecstore::{
     set_disk::SetDisks,
 };
 use rustfs_ecstore::{self as ecstore, StorageAPI, data_usage::store_data_usage_in_backend};
-use rustfs_filemeta::MetacacheReader;
+use rustfs_filemeta::{MetacacheReader, VersionType};
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
@@ -432,8 +432,27 @@ impl Scanner {
         }
 
         if let Some(ecstore) = rustfs_ecstore::new_object_layer_fn() {
-            // First try the standard integrity check
+            // First check whether the object still logically exists.
+            // If it's already deleted (e.g., non-versioned bucket), do not trigger heal.
             let object_opts = ecstore::store_api::ObjectOptions::default();
+            match ecstore.get_object_info(bucket, object, &object_opts).await {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    // Object exists logically, continue with verification below
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    if matches!(e, ecstore::error::StorageError::ObjectNotFound(_, _)) {
+                        debug!(
+                            "Object {}/{} not found logically (likely deleted), skip integrity check & heal",
+                            bucket, object
+                        );
+                        return Ok(());
+                    } else {
+                        debug!("get_object_info error for {}/{}: {}", bucket, object, e);
+                        // Fall through to existing logic which will handle accordingly
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // First try the standard integrity check
             let mut integrity_failed = false;
 
             debug!("Running standard object verification for {}/{}", bucket, object);
@@ -1398,8 +1417,64 @@ impl Scanner {
                 let empty_vec = Vec::new();
                 let locations = object_locations.get(&key).unwrap_or(&empty_vec);
 
+                // If any disk reports this object as a latest delete marker (tombstone),
+                // it's a legitimate deletion. Skip missing-object heal to avoid recreating
+                // deleted objects. Optional: a metadata heal could be submitted to fan-out
+                // the delete marker, but we keep it conservative here.
+                let mut has_latest_delete_marker = false;
+                for &disk_idx in locations {
+                    if let Some(bucket_map) = all_disk_objects.get(disk_idx) {
+                        if let Some(file_map) = bucket_map.get(bucket) {
+                            if let Some(fm) = file_map.get(object_name) {
+                                if let Some(first_ver) = fm.versions.first() {
+                                    if first_ver.header.version_type == VersionType::Delete {
+                                        has_latest_delete_marker = true;
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if has_latest_delete_marker {
+                    debug!(
+                        "Object {}/{} is a delete marker on some disk(s), skipping heal for missing parts",
+                        bucket, object_name
+                    );
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 // Check if object is missing from some disks
                 if locations.len() < disks.len() {
+                    // Before submitting heal, confirm the object still exists logically.
+                    let should_heal = if let Some(store) = rustfs_ecstore::new_object_layer_fn() {
+                        match store.get_object_info(bucket, object_name, &Default::default()).await {
+                            Ok(_) => true, // exists -> propagate by heal
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                if matches!(e, rustfs_ecstore::error::StorageError::ObjectNotFound(_, _)) {
+                                    debug!(
+                                        "Object {}/{} not found logically (deleted), skip missing-disks heal",
+                                        bucket, object_name
+                                    );
+                                    false
+                                } else {
+                                    debug!(
+                                        "Object {}/{} get_object_info errored ({}), conservatively skip heal",
+                                        bucket, object_name, e
+                                    );
+                                    false
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // No store available; be conservative and skip to avoid recreating deletions
+                        debug!("No ECStore available to confirm existence, skip heal for {}/{}", bucket, object_name);
+                        false
+                    };
+
+                    if !should_heal {
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     objects_needing_heal += 1;
                     let missing_disks: Vec<usize> = (0..disks.len()).filter(|&i| !locations.contains(&i)).collect();
                     warn!("Object {}/{} missing from disks: {:?}", bucket, object_name, missing_disks);