diff --git a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/actor.go b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/actor.go
index bbaec24a8..b4b6a71e7 100644
--- a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/actor.go
+++ b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/actor.go
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	// before it's signed (other methods that perform test invocations
 	// use CheckerModifier). MakeUnsigned* methods do not run it.
 	Modifier TransactionModifier
+	// waiter.PollConfig is used by [waiter.Waiter] constructor to customize
+	// [waiter.PollingBased] behaviour. This option may be kept empty for default
+	// polling behaviour.
+	waiter.PollConfig
 }
 
 // New creates an Actor instance using the specified RPC interface and the set of
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ func NewTuned(ra RPCActor, signers []SignerAccount, opts Options) (*Actor, error
 	if opts.Modifier != nil {
 		a.opts.Modifier = opts.Modifier
 	}
+	a.Waiter = waiter.NewCustom(ra, a.version, opts.PollConfig)
 	return a, err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rpcclient/waiter/waiter.go b/pkg/rpcclient/waiter/waiter.go
index 95d11fdd7..d97ed3ab5 100644
--- a/pkg/rpcclient/waiter/waiter.go
+++ b/pkg/rpcclient/waiter/waiter.go
@@ -118,14 +118,26 @@ func errIsAlreadyExists(err error) bool {
 // or not an implementation of these two interfaces. It returns websocket-based
 // waiter, polling-based waiter or a stub correspondingly.
 func New(base any, v *result.Version) Waiter {
+	return NewCustom(base, v, PollConfig{})
+}
+
+// NewCustom creates Waiter instance. It can be either websocket-based or
+// polling-base, otherwise Waiter stub is returned. As a first argument
+// it accepts RPCEventBased implementation, RPCPollingBased implementation
+// or not an implementation of these two interfaces. It returns websocket-based
+// waiter, polling-based waiter or a stub correspondingly. As the second
+// argument it accepts the RPC node version necessary for awaiting behaviour
+// customisation. As a third argument it accepts the configuration of
+// [PollingBased] [Waiter].
+func NewCustom(base any, v *result.Version, pollConfig PollConfig) Waiter {
 	if eventW, ok := base.(RPCEventBased); ok {
 		return &EventBased{
 			ws:      eventW,
-			polling: newCustomPollingBased(eventW, v, PollConfig{}),
+			polling: newCustomPollingBased(eventW, v, pollConfig),
 		}
 	}
 	if pollW, ok := base.(RPCPollingBased); ok {
-		return newCustomPollingBased(pollW, v, PollConfig{})
+		return newCustomPollingBased(pollW, v, pollConfig)
 	}
 	return NewNull()
 }