diff --git a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.cpp b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.cpp
index c2a563fb7c4..700385cd934 100644
--- a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.cpp
+++ b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.cpp
@@ -369,11 +369,18 @@ std::unique_ptr<TEvVolume::TEvDescribeBlocksRequest> TVolumeClient::CreateDescri
 std::unique_ptr<TEvService::TEvCreateCheckpointRequest>
 TVolumeClient::CreateCreateCheckpointRequest(
     const TString& checkpointId,
-    bool isLight)
+    bool isLight,
+    bool withoutData)
 {
     auto request = std::make_unique<TEvService::TEvCreateCheckpointRequest>();
     request->Record.SetCheckpointId(checkpointId);
-    request->Record.SetIsLight(isLight);
+    if (withoutData) {
+        request->Record.SetCheckpointType(NProto::ECheckpointType::WITHOUT_DATA);
+    } else if (isLight) {
+        request->Record.SetCheckpointType(NProto::ECheckpointType::LIGHT);
+    } else {
+        request->Record.SetCheckpointType(NProto::ECheckpointType::NORMAL);
+    }
     return request;
 }
 
diff --git a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.h b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.h
index d6e0b57f2cd..4c470bc57fb 100644
--- a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.h
+++ b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/testlib/test_env.h
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ class TVolumeClient
 
     std::unique_ptr<TEvService::TEvCreateCheckpointRequest> CreateCreateCheckpointRequest(
         const TString& checkpointId,
-        bool isLight = false);
+        bool isLight = false,
+        bool withoutData = false);
 
     std::unique_ptr<TEvService::TEvDeleteCheckpointRequest> CreateDeleteCheckpointRequest(
         const TString& checkpointId);
diff --git a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_actor_checkpoint.cpp b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_actor_checkpoint.cpp
index 04d9e870a1c..c2ab0b20ed9 100644
--- a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_actor_checkpoint.cpp
+++ b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_actor_checkpoint.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class TCheckpointActor final
     const TActorId VolumeActorId;
     const TPartitionDescrs PartitionDescrs;
     const TRequestTraceInfo TraceInfo;
+    const ECheckpointRequestType RequestType;
     const bool CreateCheckpointShadowDisk;
 
     ui32 DrainResponses = 0;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ class TCheckpointActor final
         TActorId volumeActorId,
         TPartitionDescrs partitionDescrs,
         TRequestTraceInfo traceInfo,
+        ECheckpointRequestType requestType,
         bool createCheckpointShadowDisk);
 
     void Bootstrap(const TActorContext& ctx);
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ TCheckpointActor<TMethod>::TCheckpointActor(
         TActorId volumeActorId,
         TPartitionDescrs partitionDescrs,
         TRequestTraceInfo traceInfo,
+        ECheckpointRequestType requestType,
         bool createCheckpointShadowDisk)
     : RequestInfo(std::move(requestInfo))
     , RequestId(requestId)
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ TCheckpointActor<TMethod>::TCheckpointActor(
     , VolumeActorId(volumeActorId)
     , PartitionDescrs(std::move(partitionDescrs))
     , TraceInfo(std::move(traceInfo))
+    , RequestType(requestType)
     , CreateCheckpointShadowDisk(createCheckpointShadowDisk)
     , ChildCallContexts(Reserve(PartitionDescrs.size()))
 {}
@@ -687,6 +691,13 @@ void TCheckpointActor<TMethod>::DoActionForBlobStorageBasedPartition(
     const auto selfId = TBase::SelfId();
     auto request = std::make_unique<typename TMethod::TRequest>();
     request->Record.SetCheckpointId(CheckpointId);
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<TMethod, TCreateCheckpointMethod>) {
+        request->Record.SetCheckpointType(
+            RequestType == ECheckpointRequestType::CreateWithoutData
+                ? NProto::ECheckpointType::WITHOUT_DATA
+                : NProto::ECheckpointType::NORMAL
+        );
+    }
 
     ForkTraces(request->CallContext);
 
@@ -1155,6 +1166,7 @@ void TVolumeActor::ProcessNextCheckpointRequest(const TActorContext& ctx)
                         requestInfo->IsTraced,
                         requestInfo->TraceTs,
                         TraceSerializer),
+                    request.ReqType,
                     Config->GetUseShadowDisksForNonreplDiskCheckpoints());
             break;
         }
@@ -1179,6 +1191,7 @@ void TVolumeActor::ProcessNextCheckpointRequest(const TActorContext& ctx)
                         requestInfo->IsTraced,
                         requestInfo->TraceTs,
                         TraceSerializer),
+                    request.ReqType,
                     Config->GetUseShadowDisksForNonreplDiskCheckpoints());
             break;
         }
@@ -1197,6 +1210,7 @@ void TVolumeActor::ProcessNextCheckpointRequest(const TActorContext& ctx)
                         requestInfo->IsTraced,
                         requestInfo->TraceTs,
                         TraceSerializer),
+                    request.ReqType,
                     Config->GetUseShadowDisksForNonreplDiskCheckpoints());
             break;
         }
diff --git a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_ut_checkpoint.cpp b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_ut_checkpoint.cpp
index 71fc7f205e5..329924d22bd 100644
--- a/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_ut_checkpoint.cpp
+++ b/cloud/blockstore/libs/storage/volume/volume_ut_checkpoint.cpp
@@ -1884,6 +1884,74 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TVolumeCheckpointTest)
         }
     }
 
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(ShouldNotReadFromCheckpointWithoutData)
+    {
+        NProto::TStorageServiceConfig config;
+        auto runtime = PrepareTestActorRuntime(config);
+
+        TVolumeClient volume(*runtime);
+        volume.UpdateVolumeConfig();
+
+        volume.WaitReady();
+
+        auto clientInfo = CreateVolumeClientInfo(
+            NProto::VOLUME_ACCESS_READ_WRITE,
+            NProto::VOLUME_MOUNT_LOCAL,
+            0);
+        volume.AddClient(clientInfo);
+
+        volume.WriteBlocks(
+            TBlockRange64::WithLength(0, 1024),
+            clientInfo.GetClientId(),
+            1);
+        volume.CreateCheckpoint("c1", false, true);
+        volume.WriteBlocks(
+            TBlockRange64::WithLength(0, 1024),
+            clientInfo.GetClientId(),
+            2);
+
+        {
+            // Read from checkpoint without data failed
+            volume.SendReadBlocksRequest(
+                GetBlockRangeById(0),
+                clientInfo.GetClientId(),
+                "c1");
+
+            auto response = volume.RecvReadBlocksResponse();
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(E_NOT_FOUND, response->GetStatus());
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(
+                "checkpoint not found: \"c1\"",
+                response->GetError().GetMessage());
+            UNIT_ASSERT(HasProtoFlag(
+                response->GetError().GetFlags(),
+                NProto::EF_SILENT));
+        }
+
+        volume.CreateCheckpoint("c2");
+        volume.DeleteCheckpointData("c2");
+        volume.WriteBlocks(
+            TBlockRange64::WithLength(0, 1024),
+            clientInfo.GetClientId(),
+            2);
+
+        {
+            // Read from checkpoint without data failed
+            volume.SendReadBlocksRequest(
+                GetBlockRangeById(0),
+                clientInfo.GetClientId(),
+                "c2");
+
+            auto response = volume.RecvReadBlocksResponse();
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(E_NOT_FOUND, response->GetStatus());
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(
+                "checkpoint not found: \"c2\"",
+                response->GetError().GetMessage());
+            UNIT_ASSERT(HasProtoFlag(
+                response->GetError().GetFlags(),
+                NProto::EF_SILENT));
+        }
+    }
+
     Y_UNIT_TEST(ShouldNotRejectRZRequestsDuringSinglePartionCheckpointCreation)
     {
         NProto::TStorageServiceConfig config;