diff --git a/pkg/consensus/block.go b/pkg/consensus/block.go
index ab4449b53..31b6a5e15 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/block.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/block.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var _ block.Block = (*neoBlock)(nil)
 
 // Sign implements block.Block interface.
 func (n *neoBlock) Sign(key crypto.PrivateKey) error {
-	data := n.Base.GetHashableData()
+	data := n.Base.GetSignedPart()
 	sig, err := key.Sign(data[:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (n *neoBlock) Sign(key crypto.PrivateKey) error {
 
 // Verify implements block.Block interface.
 func (n *neoBlock) Verify(key crypto.PublicKey, sign []byte) error {
-	data := n.Base.GetHashableData()
+	data := n.Base.GetSignedPart()
 	return key.Verify(data, sign)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/payload.go b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
index ee9af07bd..c9f78a0eb 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/payload.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (p *Payload) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 // Sign signs payload using the private key.
 // It also sets corresponding verification and invocation scripts.
 func (p *Payload) Sign(key *privateKey) error {
-	sig, err := key.Sign(p.MarshalUnsigned())
+	sig, err := key.Sign(p.GetSignedPart())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ func (p *Payload) Sign(key *privateKey) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetSignedPart implements crypto.Verifiable interface.
+func (p *Payload) GetSignedPart() []byte {
+	return p.MarshalUnsigned()
+}
+
 // Verify verifies payload using provided Witness.
 func (p *Payload) Verify(scriptHash util.Uint160) bool {
 	verification, err := core.ScriptFromWitness(scriptHash, &p.Witness)
@@ -205,7 +210,7 @@ func (p *Payload) Verify(scriptHash util.Uint160) bool {
 	}
 
 	v := vm.New()
-	h := sha256.Sum256(p.MarshalUnsigned())
+	h := sha256.Sum256(p.GetSignedPart())
 
 	v.SetCheckedHash(h[:])
 	v.LoadScript(verification)
diff --git a/pkg/core/block/block_base.go b/pkg/core/block/block_base.go
index e2dc11cbf..bfd5e4ab4 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block/block_base.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block/block_base.go
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func (b *Base) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	b.Script.EncodeBinary(bw)
 }
 
-// GetHashableData returns serialized hashable data of the block.
-func (b *Base) GetHashableData() []byte {
+// GetSignedPart returns serialized hashable data of the block.
+func (b *Base) GetSignedPart() []byte {
 	buf := io.NewBufBinWriter()
 	// No error can occure while encoding hashable fields.
 	b.encodeHashableFields(buf.BinWriter)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (b *Base) GetHashableData() []byte {
 // Since MerkleRoot already contains the hash value of all transactions,
 // the modification of transaction will influence the hash value of the block.
 func (b *Base) createHash() {
-	bb := b.GetHashableData()
+	bb := b.GetSignedPart()
 	b.verificationHash = hash.Sha256(bb)
 	b.hash = hash.Sha256(b.verificationHash.BytesBE())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index f8dad727a..3ddb1796e 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -2057,5 +2057,12 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) secondsPerBlock() int {
 }
 
 func (bc *Blockchain) newInteropContext(trigger trigger.Type, d dao.DAO, block *block.Block, tx *transaction.Transaction) *interop.Context {
-	return interop.NewContext(trigger, bc, d, block, tx, bc.log)
+	ic := interop.NewContext(trigger, bc, d, block, tx, bc.log)
+	switch {
+	case tx != nil:
+		ic.Container = tx
+	case block != nil:
+		ic.Container = block
+	}
+	return ic
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/helper_test.go b/pkg/core/helper_test.go
index b1a69871f..198145cf2 100644
--- a/pkg/core/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/helper_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func newBlock(cfg config.ProtocolConfiguration, index uint32, prev util.Uint256,
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		b := b.GetHashableData()
+		b := b.GetSignedPart()
 		sig := pKey.Sign(b)
 		if len(sig) != 64 {
 			panic("wrong signature length")
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/context.go b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
index 6f9cfafc3..d384fb3d1 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/context.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/dao"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/state"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/trigger"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 // Context represents context in which interops are executed.
 type Context struct {
 	Chain         blockchainer.Blockchainer
+	Container     crypto.Verifiable
 	Trigger       trigger.Type
 	Block         *block.Block
 	Tx            *transaction.Transaction
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/crypto/ecdsa.go b/pkg/core/interop/crypto/ecdsa.go
index ae8bf014c..d03118d21 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/crypto/ecdsa.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/crypto/ecdsa.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
@@ -48,10 +49,18 @@ func ECDSACheckMultisig(ic *interop.Context, v *vm.VM) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getMessage(_ *interop.Context, item vm.StackItem) []byte {
-	msg, err := item.TryBytes()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+func getMessage(ic *interop.Context, item vm.StackItem) []byte {
+	var msg []byte
+	switch val := item.(type) {
+	case *vm.InteropItem:
+		msg = val.Value().(crypto.Verifiable).GetSignedPart()
+	case vm.NullItem:
+		msg = ic.Container.GetSignedPart()
+	default:
+		var err error
+		if msg, err = val.TryBytes(); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 	return msg
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop_neo_test.go b/pkg/core/interop_neo_test.go
index 782c491b0..92603efd8 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop_neo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop_neo_test.go
@@ -273,6 +273,21 @@ func TestECDSAVerify(t *testing.T) {
 		runCase(t, false, true, sign, priv.PublicKey().Bytes(), msg)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("signed interop item", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tx := transaction.NewInvocationTX([]byte{0, 1, 2}, 1)
+		msg := tx.GetSignedPart()
+		sign := priv.Sign(msg)
+		runCase(t, false, true, sign, priv.PublicKey().Bytes(), vm.NewInteropItem(tx))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("signed script container", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tx := transaction.NewInvocationTX([]byte{0, 1, 2}, 1)
+		msg := tx.GetSignedPart()
+		sign := priv.Sign(msg)
+		ic.Container = tx
+		runCase(t, false, true, sign, priv.PublicKey().Bytes(), vm.NullItem{})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("missing arguments", func(t *testing.T) {
 		runCase(t, true, false)
 		sign := priv.Sign(msg)
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop_system.go b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
index 116a65b54..396534c8a 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop_system.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop_system.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func txGetHash(ic *interop.Context, v *vm.VM) error {
 // engineGetScriptContainer returns transaction that contains the script being
 // run.
 func engineGetScriptContainer(ic *interop.Context, v *vm.VM) error {
-	v.Estack().PushVal(vm.NewInteropItem(ic.Tx))
+	v.Estack().PushVal(vm.NewInteropItem(ic.Container))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/crypto/verifiable.go b/pkg/crypto/verifiable.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dc643c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/crypto/verifiable.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package crypto
+
+// Verifiable represents an object which can be verified.
+type Verifiable interface {
+	GetSignedPart() []byte
+}