diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f4c13b0a4c..b7b593635d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ minor release, the component will be purged, so be prepared (see `Updating` sect
 - New `blobovnicza-to-peapod` tool providing blobovnicza-to-peapod data migration (#2453)
 - SN's version and capacity is announced via the attributes automatically but can be overwritten explicitly (#2455, #602)
 - `peapod` command for `neofs-lens` (#2507)
+-  New CLI exit code for awaiting timeout (#2380)
 
 ### Fixed
 - `neo-go` RPC connection loss handling (#1337)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97588f6b4ea..b43d774cd3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ for all of its commands and options internally, but some specific concepts
 have additional documents describing them:
  * [Sessions](docs/cli-sessions.md)
  * [Extended headers](docs/cli-xheaders.md)
+ * [Exit codes](docs/cli-exit-codes.md)
 
 `neofs-adm` is a network setup and management utility usually used by the
 network administrators. Refer to [docs/cli-adm.md](docs/cli-adm.md) for mode
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common/exit.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common/exit.go
index a7d25e1e203..be16f6e2131 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common/exit.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/internal/common/exit.go
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-// ExitOnErr prints error and exits with a code that matches
-// one of the common errors from sdk library. If no errors
-// found, exits with 1 code.
-// Does nothing if passed error in nil.
+// ErrAwaitTimeout represents the expiration of a polling interval
+// while awaiting a certain condition.
+var ErrAwaitTimeout = errors.New("await timeout expired")
+
+// ExitOnErr prints error and exits with a code depending on the error type
+//
+//	0 if nil
+//	1 if [sdkstatus.ErrServerInternal] or untyped
+//	2 if [sdkstatus.ErrObjectAccessDenied]
+//	3 if [ErrAwaitTimeout]
 func ExitOnErr(cmd *cobra.Command, errFmt string, err error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ func ExitOnErr(cmd *cobra.Command, errFmt string, err error) {
 		_ = iota
 		internal
 		aclDenied
+		awaitTimeout
 	)
 
 	var code int
@@ -37,6 +44,8 @@ func ExitOnErr(cmd *cobra.Command, errFmt string, err error) {
 	case errors.As(err, &accessErr):
 		code = aclDenied
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, accessErr.Reason())
+	case errors.Is(err, ErrAwaitTimeout):
+		code = awaitTimeout
 	default:
 		code = internal
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/create.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/create.go
index faeb67c88fb..3ab11348e73 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/create.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/create.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ It will be stored in sidechain when inner ring will accepts it.`,
 			for ; ; t.Reset(waitInterval) {
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
-					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "", errCreateTimeout)
+					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "container creation: %s", common.ErrAwaitTimeout)
 				case <-t.C:
 				}
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/delete.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/delete.go
index 5ac6bd0bf7f..1ceda31e35b 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/delete.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Only owner of the container has a permission to remove container.`,
 			for ; ; t.Reset(waitInterval) {
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
-					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "", errDeleteTimeout)
+					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "container deletion: %s", common.ErrAwaitTimeout)
 				case <-t.C:
 				}
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/set_eacl.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/set_eacl.go
index d373b4a8ce6..dc5a913bce3 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/set_eacl.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/set_eacl.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Container ID in EACL table will be substituted with ID from the CLI.`,
 			for ; ; t.Reset(waitInterval) {
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
-					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "", errSetEACLTimeout)
+					common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "eACL setting: %s", common.ErrAwaitTimeout)
 				case <-t.C:
 				}
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/util.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/util.go
index fcbb8d3849e..a6c3685246a 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/util.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container/util.go
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ const (
 	awaitTimeout = time.Minute
 )
 
-var (
-	errCreateTimeout  = errors.New("container creation was requested, but timeout has happened while waiting for the outcome")
-	errDeleteTimeout  = errors.New("container removal was requested, but timeout has happened while waiting for the outcome")
-	errSetEACLTimeout = errors.New("eACL modification was requested, but timeout has happened while waiting for the outcome")
-)
-
 func parseContainerID(cmd *cobra.Command) cid.ID {
 	if containerID == "" {
 		common.ExitOnErr(cmd, "", errors.New("container ID is not set"))
diff --git a/docs/cli-exit-codes.md b/docs/cli-exit-codes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89ec5f05282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/cli-exit-codes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+# Command Line Interface (CLI) Return Codes
+
+The NeoFS CLI returns specific exit codes to indicate the outcome of command execution.
+
+## Exit Codes
+
+| Exit Code | Meaning                                        |
+|-----------|------------------------------------------------|
+| 0         | Command executed successfully.                 |
+| 1         | Internal error or an unspecified failure.      |
+| 2         | Object access denied or unauthorized.          |
+| 3         | Await timeout expired for a certain condition. |
+
+
+
+These exit codes allow you to understand the outcome of the executed command and handle it accordingly in your scripts or automation workflows.