diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_raw_dynamic.c b/src/metadata/metadata_raw_dynamic.c
index d426ff9..bde407b 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_raw_dynamic.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_raw_dynamic.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void raw_dynamic_load_all(ocf_cache_t cache, struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
 		goto err_zpage;
 	}
 
-	context->req = ocf_req_new(cache->mngt_queue, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	context->req = ocf_req_new_mngt(cache->mngt_queue);
 	if (!context->req) {
 		result = -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 		goto err_req;
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
index 84bebc5..d4dcda3 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_flush_container(
 	fc->end = end;
 	fc->context = context;
 
-	req = ocf_req_new(cache->mngt_queue, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	req = ocf_req_new_mngt(cache->mngt_queue);
 	if (!req) {
 		error = OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 		goto finish;
diff --git a/src/ocf_core.c b/src/ocf_core.c
index f7d1481..38f324a 100644
--- a/src/ocf_core.c
+++ b/src/ocf_core.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static uint64_t _calc_dirty_for(uint64_t dirty_since)
 	return dirty_since ? (current_time - dirty_since) : 0;
 }
 
-static inline struct ocf_request *ocf_io_to_req(struct ocf_io *io)
+struct ocf_request *ocf_io_to_req(struct ocf_io *io)
 {
 	struct ocf_io_internal *ioi;
 
diff --git a/src/ocf_core_priv.h b/src/ocf_core_priv.h
index 879d93c..da66e08 100644
--- a/src/ocf_core_priv.h
+++ b/src/ocf_core_priv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2012-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -105,4 +106,6 @@ ocf_core_id_t ocf_core_get_id(ocf_core_t core);
 
 int ocf_core_volume_type_init(ocf_ctx_t ctx);
 
+struct ocf_request *ocf_io_to_req(struct ocf_io *io);
+
 #endif /* __OCF_CORE_PRIV_H__ */
diff --git a/src/ocf_request.c b/src/ocf_request.c
index cb82561..682a351 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.c
+++ b/src/ocf_request.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2012-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ocf_request.h"
 #include "ocf_cache_priv.h"
 #include "concurrency/ocf_metadata_concurrency.h"
+#include "engine/engine_common.h"
 #include "utils/utils_cache_line.h"
 
 #define OCF_UTILS_RQ_DEBUG 0
@@ -34,9 +36,8 @@ enum ocf_req_size {
 	ocf_req_size_128,
 };
 
-static inline size_t ocf_req_sizeof_map(struct ocf_request *req)
+static inline size_t ocf_req_sizeof_map(uint32_t lines)
 {
-	uint32_t lines = req->core_line_count;
 	size_t size = (lines * sizeof(struct ocf_map_info));
 
 	ENV_BUG_ON(lines == 0);
@@ -80,6 +81,88 @@ void ocf_req_allocator_deinit(struct ocf_ctx *ocf_ctx)
 	ocf_ctx->resources.req = NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void ocf_req_init(struct ocf_request *req, ocf_queue_t queue,
+		ocf_core_t core, uint64_t addr, uint32_t bytes, int rw)
+{
+	req->io_queue = queue;
+
+	req->core = core;
+	req->cache = queue->cache;
+
+	env_atomic_set(&req->ref_count, 1);
+
+	req->byte_position = addr;
+	req->byte_length = bytes;
+	req->rw = rw;
+}
+
+struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new_mngt(ocf_queue_t queue)
+{
+	struct ocf_request *req;
+
+	req = env_zalloc(sizeof(*req), ENV_MEM_NORMAL);
+	if (unlikely(!req))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ocf_queue_get(queue);
+
+	ocf_req_init(req, queue, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	req->is_mngt = true;
+
+	return req;
+}
+
+struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new_cleaner(ocf_queue_t queue, uint32_t count)
+{
+	ocf_cache_t cache = queue->cache;
+	struct ocf_request *req;
+	bool map_allocated = true, is_mngt = false;
+
+	if (!ocf_refcnt_inc(&cache->refcnt.metadata))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (unlikely(queue == cache->mngt_queue)) {
+		req = env_zalloc(sizeof(*req) + ocf_req_sizeof_map(count) +
+				ocf_req_sizeof_alock_status(count),
+				ENV_MEM_NORMAL);
+		is_mngt = true;
+	} else {
+		req = env_mpool_new(cache->owner->resources.req, count);
+		if (!req) {
+			map_allocated = false;
+			req = env_mpool_new(cache->owner->resources.req, 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!req) {
+		ocf_refcnt_dec(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	req->is_mngt = is_mngt;
+
+	ocf_queue_get(queue);
+
+	ocf_req_init(req, queue, NULL, 0, 0, OCF_READ);
+
+	if (map_allocated) {
+		req->map = req->__map;
+		req->alock_status = (uint8_t*)&req->__map[count];
+		req->alloc_core_line_count = count;
+	} else {
+		req->alloc_core_line_count = 1;
+	}
+	req->core_line_count = count;
+	req->lock_idx = ocf_metadata_concurrency_next_idx(queue);
+	req->cleaner = true;
+
+	if (ocf_req_alloc_map(req)) {
+		ocf_req_put(req);
+		req = NULL;
+	}
+	return req;
+}
+
 struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new(ocf_queue_t queue, ocf_core_t core,
 		uint64_t addr, uint32_t bytes, int rw)
 {
@@ -88,6 +171,8 @@ struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new(ocf_queue_t queue, ocf_core_t core,
 	struct ocf_request *req;
 	bool map_allocated = true;
 
+	ENV_BUG_ON(queue == cache->mngt_queue);
+
 	if (likely(bytes)) {
 		core_line_first = ocf_bytes_2_lines(cache, addr);
 		core_line_last = ocf_bytes_2_lines(cache, addr + bytes - 1);
@@ -115,32 +200,24 @@ struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new(ocf_queue_t queue, ocf_core_t core,
 		req->alloc_core_line_count = 1;
 	}
 
-
 	OCF_DEBUG_TRACE(cache);
 
 	ocf_queue_get(queue);
-	req->io_queue = queue;
 
-	req->core = core;
-	req->cache = cache;
+	ocf_req_init(req, queue, core, addr, bytes, rw);
 
-	req->d2c = (queue != cache->mngt_queue) && !ocf_refcnt_inc(
-			&cache->refcnt.metadata);
+	req->d2c = !ocf_refcnt_inc(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
 
-	env_atomic_set(&req->ref_count, 1);
-
-	req->byte_position = addr;
-	req->byte_length = bytes;
 	req->core_line_first = core_line_first;
 	req->core_line_last = core_line_last;
 	req->core_line_count = core_line_count;
-	req->rw = rw;
-	req->part_id = PARTITION_DEFAULT;
 
 	req->discard.sector = BYTES_TO_SECTORS(addr);
 	req->discard.nr_sects = BYTES_TO_SECTORS(bytes);
 	req->discard.handled = 0;
 
+	req->part_id = PARTITION_DEFAULT;
+
 	req->lock_idx = ocf_metadata_concurrency_next_idx(queue);
 
 	return req;
@@ -148,10 +225,12 @@ struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new(ocf_queue_t queue, ocf_core_t core,
 
 int ocf_req_alloc_map(struct ocf_request *req)
 {
+	uint32_t lines = req->core_line_count;
+
 	if (req->map)
 		return 0;
 
-	req->map = env_zalloc(ocf_req_sizeof_map(req) +
+	req->map = env_zalloc(ocf_req_sizeof_map(lines) +
 			ocf_req_sizeof_alock_status(req->core_line_count),
 			ENV_MEM_NOIO);
 	if (!req->map) {
@@ -159,7 +238,7 @@ int ocf_req_alloc_map(struct ocf_request *req)
 		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 	}
 
-	req->alock_status = &((uint8_t*)req->map)[ocf_req_sizeof_map(req)];
+	req->alock_status = &((uint8_t*)req->map)[ocf_req_sizeof_map(lines)];
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -229,14 +308,17 @@ void ocf_req_put(struct ocf_request *req)
 
 	OCF_DEBUG_TRACE(req->cache);
 
-	if (!req->d2c && req->io_queue != req->cache->mngt_queue)
+	if ((!req->d2c && !req->is_mngt) || req->cleaner)
 		ocf_refcnt_dec(&req->cache->refcnt.metadata);
 
-	if (req->map != req->__map)
-		env_free(req->map);
-
-	env_mpool_del(req->cache->owner->resources.req, req,
-			req->alloc_core_line_count);
+	if (unlikely(req->is_mngt)) {
+		env_free(req);
+	} else {
+		if (req->map != req->__map)
+			env_free(req->map);
+		env_mpool_del(req->cache->owner->resources.req, req,
+				req->alloc_core_line_count);
+	}
 
 	ocf_queue_put(queue);
 }
diff --git a/src/ocf_request.h b/src/ocf_request.h
index 4c7f257..ae3d87d 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.h
+++ b/src/ocf_request.h
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ struct ocf_request {
 	uint8_t d2c : 1;
 	/**!< request affects metadata cachelines (is not direct-to-core) */
 
+	uint8_t cleaner : 1;
+	/**!< request allocated by cleaner */
+
 	uint8_t dirty : 1;
 	/**!< indicates that request produces dirty data */
 
@@ -228,6 +231,9 @@ struct ocf_request {
 	uint8_t is_deferred : 1;
 	/* !< request handling was deferred and eventually resumed */
 
+	uint8_t is_mngt : 1;
+	/* !< It's a management path request */
+
 	ocf_req_cache_mode_t cache_mode;
 
 	uint64_t timestamp;
@@ -275,6 +281,25 @@ int ocf_req_allocator_init(struct ocf_ctx *ocf_ctx);
  */
 void ocf_req_allocator_deinit(struct ocf_ctx *ocf_ctx);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Allocate new OCF request for the management path
+ *
+ * @param queue - I/O queue handle
+ *
+ * @return new OCF request
+ */
+struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new_mngt(ocf_queue_t queue);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allocate new OCF request for cleaner
+ *
+ * @param queue - I/O queue handle
+ * @param count - Number of map entries
+ *
+ * @return new OCF request
+ */
+struct ocf_request *ocf_req_new_cleaner(ocf_queue_t queue, uint32_t count);
+
 /**
  * @brief Allocate new OCF request
  *
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_cleaner.c b/src/utils/utils_cleaner.c
index aab6548..2d3240d 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_cleaner.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_cleaner.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 static struct ocf_request *_ocf_cleaner_alloc_req(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		uint32_t count, const struct ocf_cleaner_attribs *attribs)
 {
-	struct ocf_request *req = ocf_req_new_extended(attribs->io_queue, NULL,
-			0, count * ocf_line_size(cache), OCF_READ);
+	struct ocf_request *req = ocf_req_new_cleaner(attribs->io_queue, count);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!req)
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_parallelize.c b/src/utils/utils_parallelize.c
index e22d436..53db392 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_parallelize.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_parallelize.c
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ int ocf_parallelize_create(ocf_parallelize_t *parallelize,
 		} else {
 			queue = cache->mngt_queue;
 		}
-		tmp_parallelize->reqs[i] = ocf_req_new(queue,
-				NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+		tmp_parallelize->reqs[i] = ocf_req_new_mngt(queue);
 		if (!tmp_parallelize->reqs[i]) {
 			result = -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 			goto err_reqs;
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
index 2e17616..ee0698e 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int ocf_pipeline_create(ocf_pipeline_t *pipeline, ocf_cache_t cache,
 		tmp_pipeline->priv = (void *)priv;
 	}
 
-	req = ocf_req_new(cache->mngt_queue, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
+	req = ocf_req_new_mngt(cache->mngt_queue);
 	if (!req) {
 		env_vfree(tmp_pipeline);
 		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;