diff --git a/pkg/localstore/gc_test.go b/pkg/localstore/gc_test.go
index 8d866fc8aac..ef33ed65013 100644
--- a/pkg/localstore/gc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/localstore/gc_test.go
@@ -534,3 +534,184 @@ func TestSetTestHookCollectGarbage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got hook value %v, want %v", got, original)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPinAfterMultiGC(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newTestDB(t, &Options{
+		Capacity: 10,
+	})
+
+	pinnedChunks := make([]swarm.Address, 0)
+
+	// upload random chunks above db capacity to see if chunks are still pinned
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		ch := generateTestRandomChunk()
+		_, err := db.Put(context.Background(), storage.ModePutUpload, ch)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetSyncPull, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if len(pinnedChunks) < 10 {
+			rch := generateAndPinAChunk(t, db)
+			pinnedChunks = append(pinnedChunks, rch.Address())
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		ch := generateTestRandomChunk()
+		_, err := db.Put(context.Background(), storage.ModePutUpload, ch)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetSyncPull, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		ch := generateTestRandomChunk()
+		_, err := db.Put(context.Background(), storage.ModePutUpload, ch)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetSyncPull, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("pin Index count", newItemsCountTest(db.pinIndex, len(pinnedChunks)))
+
+	// Check if all the pinned chunks are present in the data DB
+	for _, addr := range pinnedChunks {
+		outItem := shed.Item{
+			Address: addr.Bytes(),
+		}
+		gotChunk, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, swarm.NewAddress(outItem.Address))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !gotChunk.Address().Equal(swarm.NewAddress(addr.Bytes())) {
+			t.Fatal("Pinned chunk is not equal to got chunk")
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func generateAndPinAChunk(t *testing.T, db *DB) swarm.Chunk {
+	// Create a chunk and pin it
+	pinnedChunk := generateTestRandomChunk()
+
+	_, err := db.Put(context.Background(), storage.ModePutUpload, pinnedChunk)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetPin, pinnedChunk.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetSyncPull, pinnedChunk.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return pinnedChunk
+}
+
+func TestPinSyncAndAccessPutSetChunkMultipleTimes(t *testing.T) {
+	var closed chan struct{}
+	testHookCollectGarbageChan := make(chan uint64)
+	t.Cleanup(setTestHookCollectGarbage(func(collectedCount uint64) {
+		select {
+		case testHookCollectGarbageChan <- collectedCount:
+		case <-closed:
+		}
+	}))
+	db := newTestDB(t, &Options{
+		Capacity: 10,
+	})
+	closed = db.close
+
+	pinnedChunks := addRandomChunks(t, 5, db, true)
+	rand1Chunks := addRandomChunks(t, 15, db, false)
+	for _, ch := range pinnedChunks {
+		_, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, ch := range rand1Chunks {
+		_, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			// ignore the chunks that are GCd
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	rand2Chunks := addRandomChunks(t, 20, db, false)
+	for _, ch := range rand2Chunks {
+		_, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			// ignore the chunks that are GCd
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	rand3Chunks := addRandomChunks(t, 20, db, false)
+
+	for _, ch := range rand3Chunks {
+		_, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			// ignore the chunks that are GCd
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check if the pinned chunk is present after GC
+	for _, ch := range pinnedChunks {
+		gotChunk, err := db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("Pinned chunk missing ", err)
+		}
+		if !gotChunk.Address().Equal(ch.Address()) {
+			t.Fatal("Pinned chunk address is not equal to got chunk")
+		}
+
+		if !bytes.Equal(gotChunk.Data(), ch.Data()) {
+			t.Fatal("Pinned chunk data is not equal to got chunk")
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func addRandomChunks(t *testing.T, count int, db *DB, pin bool) []swarm.Chunk {
+	var chunks []swarm.Chunk
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		ch := generateTestRandomChunk()
+		_, err := db.Put(context.Background(), storage.ModePutUpload, ch)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if pin {
+			err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetPin, ch.Address())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetSyncPull, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		err = db.Set(context.Background(), storage.ModeSetAccess, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		_, err = db.Get(context.Background(), storage.ModeGetRequest, ch.Address())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		chunks = append(chunks, ch)
+	}
+	return chunks
+}
diff --git a/pkg/localstore/localstore_test.go b/pkg/localstore/localstore_test.go
index d5cf1e949b3..4bc5117ab03 100644
--- a/pkg/localstore/localstore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/localstore/localstore_test.go
@@ -567,6 +567,6 @@ func TestDBDebugIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// assert that there's a pin and gc exclude entry now
-	testIndexCounts(t, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, indexCounts)
+	testIndexCounts(t, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, indexCounts)
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/localstore/mode_get.go b/pkg/localstore/mode_get.go
index 1567e9b26b9..71d15f6df92 100644
--- a/pkg/localstore/mode_get.go
+++ b/pkg/localstore/mode_get.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
+
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/shed"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
-	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
 )
 
 // Get returns a chunk from the database. If the chunk is
@@ -155,11 +156,19 @@ func (db *DB) updateGC(item shed.Item) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// add new entry to gc index
-	err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+
+	// add new entry to gc index ONLY if it is not present in pinIndex
+	ok, err := db.pinIndex.Has(item)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if !ok {
+		err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return db.shed.WriteBatch(batch)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/localstore/mode_put.go b/pkg/localstore/mode_put.go
index f41daed414e..6123c448973 100644
--- a/pkg/localstore/mode_put.go
+++ b/pkg/localstore/mode_put.go
@@ -338,12 +338,18 @@ func (db *DB) setGC(batch *leveldb.Batch, item shed.Item) (gcSizeChange int64, e
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+	// add new entry to gc index ONLY if it is not present in pinIndex
+	ok, err := db.pinIndex.Has(item)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-
-	gcSizeChange++
+	if !ok {
+		err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		gcSizeChange++
+	}
 
 	return gcSizeChange, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/localstore/mode_set.go b/pkg/localstore/mode_set.go
index d41316874bd..c00e94a7e70 100644
--- a/pkg/localstore/mode_set.go
+++ b/pkg/localstore/mode_set.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
+
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/tags"
-	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
 )
 
 // Set updates database indexes for
@@ -180,11 +181,18 @@ func (db *DB) setAccess(batch *leveldb.Batch, binIDs map[uint8]uint64, addr swar
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+
+	ok, err := db.pinIndex.Has(item)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	gcSizeChange++
+	if !ok {
+		err = db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(batch, item)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		gcSizeChange++
+	}
 
 	return gcSizeChange, nil
 }