diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
index f26726034..a7df2d48e 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 			br.Err = errors.New("negative output")
 			return
 		}
+		t.Outputs[i].Position = i
 	}
 	br.ReadArray(&t.Scripts)
 
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go b/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
index d039e2eb6..3f1727f30 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ type TransactionMetadata struct {
 func NewTransactionOutputRaw(tx *transaction.Transaction, header *block.Header, chain core.Blockchainer) TransactionOutputRaw {
 	// confirmations formula
 	confirmations := int(chain.BlockHeight() - header.Base.Index + 1)
-	// set index position
-	for i, o := range tx.Outputs {
-		o.Position = i
-	}
 	return TransactionOutputRaw{
 		Transaction: tx,
 		TransactionMetadata: TransactionMetadata{
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
index b69a88625..e21e27a71 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
@@ -1086,6 +1086,37 @@ func testRPCProtocol(t *testing.T, doRPCCall func(string, string, *testing.T) []
 		assert.Equal(t, TXHash, actual.Transaction.Hash())
 	})
 
+	t.Run("getrawtransaction verbose, check outputs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		block, _ := chain.GetBlock(chain.GetHeaderHash(1))
+		TXHash := block.Transactions[1].Hash()
+		rpc := fmt.Sprintf(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getrawtransaction", "params": ["%s", 1]}"`, TXHash.StringLE())
+		body := doRPCCall(rpc, httpSrv.URL, t)
+		txOut := checkErrGetResult(t, body, false)
+		actual := result.TransactionOutputRaw{}
+		err := json.Unmarshal(txOut, &actual)
+		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "could not parse response: %s", txOut)
+		neoID := core.GoverningTokenID()
+		multiAddr, err := util.Uint160DecodeStringBE("be48d3a3f5d10013ab9ffee489706078714f1ea2")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		singleAddr, err := keys.NewPrivateKeyFromWIF("KxyjQ8eUa4FHt3Gvioyt1Wz29cTUrE4eTqX3yFSk1YFCsPL8uNsY")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, transaction.ContractType, actual.Transaction.Type)
+		assert.Equal(t, []transaction.Output{
+			{
+				AssetID:    neoID,
+				Amount:     util.Fixed8FromInt64(99999000),
+				ScriptHash: singleAddr.GetScriptHash(),
+				Position:   0,
+			},
+			{
+				AssetID:    neoID,
+				Amount:     util.Fixed8FromInt64(1000),
+				ScriptHash: multiAddr,
+				Position:   1,
+			},
+		}, actual.Transaction.Outputs)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("gettxout", func(t *testing.T) {
 		block, _ := chain.GetBlock(chain.GetHeaderHash(0))
 		tx := block.Transactions[3]