diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index 94912eda1..6bb1efe39 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -691,7 +691,12 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op Instruction) {
 			item := arr[index]
 			v.estack.PushVal(item)
 		default:
-			panic("PICKITEM: unknown type")
+			arr := obj.Bytes()
+			if index < 0 || index >= len(arr) {
+				panic("PICKITEM: invalid index")
+			}
+			item := arr[index]
+			v.estack.PushVal(int(item))
 		}
 
 	case SETITEM:
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index b85f4bc0c..c45c2f0cb 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -514,6 +514,37 @@ func TestAPPENDWrongType(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, true, vm.state.HasFlag(faultState))
 }
 
+func TestPICKITEMBadIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(PICKITEM)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	vm.estack.PushVal([]StackItem{})
+	vm.estack.PushVal(0)
+	vm.Run()
+	assert.Equal(t, true, vm.state.HasFlag(faultState))
+}
+
+func TestPICKITEMArray(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(PICKITEM)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	vm.estack.PushVal([]StackItem{makeStackItem(1), makeStackItem(2)})
+	vm.estack.PushVal(1)
+	vm.Run()
+	assert.Equal(t, false, vm.state.HasFlag(faultState))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, vm.estack.Len())
+	assert.Equal(t, makeStackItem(2), vm.estack.Pop().value)
+}
+
+func TestPICKITEMByteArray(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(PICKITEM)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	vm.estack.PushVal([]byte{1, 2})
+	vm.estack.PushVal(1)
+	vm.Run()
+	assert.Equal(t, false, vm.state.HasFlag(faultState))
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, vm.estack.Len())
+	assert.Equal(t, makeStackItem(2), vm.estack.Pop().value)
+}
+
 func TestSIGNNoArgument(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(SIGN)
 	vm := load(prog)