diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index 262050d91..65888a61e 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ func contractCompile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		o.ContractFeatures = conf.GetFeatures()
+		o.ContractEvents = conf.Events
 		o.ContractSupportedStandards = conf.SupportedStandards
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
index b221b8d74..41b5bef84 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/manifest"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/nef"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/loader"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Contract features.
 	ContractFeatures smartcontract.PropertyState
 
+	// Runtime notifications.
+	ContractEvents []manifest.Event
+
 	// The list of standards supported by the contract.
 	ContractSupportedStandards []string
 }
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ func CompileAndSave(src string, o *Options) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	if o.ManifestFile != "" {
-		m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(o.ContractFeatures, o.ContractSupportedStandards...)
+		m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(o.ContractFeatures, o.ContractEvents, o.ContractSupportedStandards...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return b, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert debug info to manifest: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/debug.go b/pkg/compiler/debug.go
index 2edfc3150..a0ceaa254 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/debug.go
@@ -359,8 +359,7 @@ func parsePairJSON(data []byte, sep string) (string, string, error) {
 
 // ConvertToManifest converts contract to the manifest.Manifest struct for debugger.
 // Note: manifest is taken from the external source, however it can be generated ad-hoc. See #1038.
-func (di *DebugInfo) ConvertToManifest(fs smartcontract.PropertyState, supportedStandards ...string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
-	var err error
+func (di *DebugInfo) ConvertToManifest(fs smartcontract.PropertyState, events []manifest.Event, supportedStandards ...string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
 	if di.MainPkg == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("no Main method was found")
 	}
@@ -374,19 +373,15 @@ func (di *DebugInfo) ConvertToManifest(fs smartcontract.PropertyState, supported
 			methods = append(methods, mMethod)
 		}
 	}
-	events := make([]manifest.Event, len(di.Events))
-	for i, event := range di.Events {
-		events[i], err = event.ToManifestEvent()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
 
 	result := manifest.NewManifest(di.Hash)
 	result.Features = fs
 	if supportedStandards != nil {
 		result.SupportedStandards = supportedStandards
 	}
+	if events == nil {
+		events = make([]manifest.Event, 0)
+	}
 	result.ABI = manifest.ABI{
 		Hash:    di.Hash,
 		Methods: methods,
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go b/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
index 6c5a415cd..cf158825c 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func unexportedMethod() int { return 1 }
 	}
 
 	t.Run("convert to Manifest", func(t *testing.T) {
-		actual, err := d.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage)
+		actual, err := d.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		// note: offsets are hard to predict, so we just take them from the output
 		expected := &manifest.Manifest{
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/interop_test.go b/pkg/compiler/interop_test.go
index e0cceeb59..02e349a66 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/interop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/interop_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestAppCall(t *testing.T) {
 
 	inner, di, err := compiler.CompileWithDebugInfo(strings.NewReader(srcInner))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.NoProperties)
+	m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.NoProperties, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	ih := hash.Hash160(inner)
diff --git a/pkg/core/helper_test.go b/pkg/core/helper_test.go
index 9b6e2f9fa..1bb666df4 100644
--- a/pkg/core/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/helper_test.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestCreateBasicChain(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Logf("contractHash: %s", hash.Hash160(avm).StringLE())
 
 	script := io.NewBufBinWriter()
-	m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage)
+	m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	bs, err := m.MarshalJSON()
 	require.NoError(t, err)