diff --git a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter.go b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter.go
index e2365a437..003b7546e 100644
--- a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter.go
+++ b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter.go
@@ -304,13 +304,17 @@ func (w *EventWaiter) WaitAny(ctx context.Context, vub uint32, hashes ...util.Ui
 	}
 
 	select {
-	case _, ok := <-bRcvr:
+	case b, ok := <-bRcvr:
 		if !ok {
 			// We're toast, retry with non-ws client.
 			wsWaitErr = ErrMissedEvent
 			return
 		}
-		waitErr = ErrTxNotAccepted
+		// We can easily end up in a situation when subscription was performed too late and
+		// the desired transaction and VUB-th block have already got accepted before the
+		// subscription happened. Thus, always retry with non-ws client, it will perform
+		// AER requests and make sure.
+		wsWaitErr = fmt.Errorf("block #%d was received by EventWaiter", b.Index)
 	case aer, ok := <-aerRcvr:
 		if !ok {
 			// We're toast, retry with non-ws client.
diff --git a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter_test.go b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter_test.go
index 881be6a7f..a3fcac31f 100644
--- a/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpcclient/actor/waiter_test.go
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ func TestWSWaiter_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Missing AER after VUB.
+	c.RPCClient.appLog = nil
 	go func() {
 		_, err = w.Wait(h, bCount-2, nil)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrTxNotAccepted)
diff --git a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/client_test.go b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/client_test.go
index 102e1e93e..0da3964dc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/client_test.go
@@ -2073,3 +2073,58 @@ func TestWSClient_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.True(t, faultedChecked, "FAULTed transaction wasn't checked")
 }
+
+func TestWSClient_WaitWithLateSubscription(t *testing.T) {
+	chain, rpcSrv, httpSrv := initClearServerWithServices(t, false, false, true)
+	defer chain.Close()
+	defer rpcSrv.Shutdown()
+
+	url := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(httpSrv.URL, "http") + "/ws"
+	c, err := rpcclient.NewWS(context.Background(), url, rpcclient.Options{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, c.Init())
+	acc, err := wallet.NewAccount()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	act, err := actor.New(c, []actor.SignerAccount{
+		{
+			Signer: transaction.Signer{
+				Account: acc.ScriptHash(),
+			},
+			Account: acc,
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Firstly, accept the block.
+	blocks := getTestBlocks(t)
+	b1 := blocks[0]
+	b2 := blocks[1]
+	tx := b1.Transactions[0]
+	require.NoError(t, chain.AddBlock(b1))
+
+	// After that, subscribe for AERs/blocks and wait.
+	rcvr := make(chan *state.AppExecResult)
+	go func() {
+		aer, err := act.Wait(tx.Hash(), tx.ValidUntilBlock, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rcvr <- aer
+	}()
+
+	// Accept the next block to trigger event-based waiter loop exit and rollback to
+	// poll-based waiter.
+	require.NoError(t, chain.AddBlock(b2))
+
+	// Wait for the result.
+waitloop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case aer := <-rcvr:
+			require.Equal(t, tx.Hash(), aer.Container)
+			require.Equal(t, trigger.Application, aer.Trigger)
+			require.Equal(t, vmstate.Halt, aer.VMState)
+			break waitloop
+		case <-time.NewTimer(time.Duration(chain.GetConfig().SecondsPerBlock) * time.Second).C:
+			t.Fatal("transaction failed to be awaited")
+		}
+	}
+}