diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/invocation.go b/pkg/core/transaction/invocation.go
index 1306dbbe8..a73b74bad 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/invocation.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/invocation.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package transaction
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -36,8 +38,16 @@ func NewInvocationTX(script []byte, gas util.Fixed8) *Transaction {
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *InvocationTX) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	tx.Script = br.ReadVarBytes()
+	if br.Err == nil && len(tx.Script) == 0 {
+		br.Err = errors.New("no script")
+		return
+	}
 	if tx.Version >= 1 {
 		tx.Gas.DecodeBinary(br)
+		if br.Err == nil && tx.Gas.LessThan(0) {
+			br.Err = errors.New("negative gas")
+			return
+		}
 	} else {
 		tx.Gas = util.Fixed8FromInt64(0)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/invocation_test.go b/pkg/core/transaction/invocation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5e46f464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/invocation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package transaction
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestInvocationZeroScript(t *testing.T) {
+	// Zero-length script.
+	in, err := hex.DecodeString("000000000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inv := &InvocationTX{Version: 1}
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.Error(t, r.Err)
+
+	// PUSH1 script.
+	in, err = hex.DecodeString("01510000000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	r = io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.NoError(t, r.Err)
+}
+
+func TestInvocationNegativeGas(t *testing.T) {
+	// Negative GAS
+	in, err := hex.DecodeString("015100000000000000ff")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inv := &InvocationTX{Version: 1}
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.Error(t, r.Err)
+
+	// Positive GAS.
+	in, err = hex.DecodeString("01510100000000000000")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	r = io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	assert.Equal(t, util.Fixed8(1), inv.Gas)
+}
+
+func TestInvocationVersionZero(t *testing.T) {
+	in, err := hex.DecodeString("0151")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	inv := &InvocationTX{Version: 1}
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.Error(t, r.Err)
+
+	inv = &InvocationTX{Version: 0}
+	r = io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(in)
+
+	inv.DecodeBinary(r)
+	assert.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	assert.Equal(t, util.Fixed8(0), inv.Gas)
+}