diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
index 1223d878a..81dae7a2c 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func Notify(ic *interop.Context) error {
 	if len(name) > MaxEventNameLen {
 		return fmt.Errorf("event name must be less than %d", MaxEventNameLen)
 	}
+	if ic.VM.Context().NEF == nil {
+		return errors.New("notifications are not allowed in dynamic scripts")
+	}
+
 	// But it has to be serializable, otherwise we either have some broken
 	// (recursive) structure inside or an interop item that can't be used
 	// outside of the interop subsystem anyway.
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine_test.go b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine_test.go
index fc3b99b85..4ddf628ae 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/nef"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/trigger"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
@@ -133,9 +134,12 @@ func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNotify(t *testing.T) {
 	h := random.Uint160()
+	caller := random.Uint160()
+	exe, err := nef.NewFile([]byte{1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	newIC := func(name string, args interface{}) *interop.Context {
 		ic := &interop.Context{VM: vm.New(), DAO: &dao.Simple{}}
-		ic.VM.LoadScriptWithHash([]byte{1}, h, callflag.NoneFlag)
+		ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(exe, caller, h, callflag.NoneFlag, true, 0, -1, nil)
 		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal(args)
 		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal(name)
 		return ic
@@ -144,6 +148,13 @@ func TestNotify(t *testing.T) {
 		ic := newIC(string(make([]byte, MaxEventNameLen+1)), stackitem.NewArray([]stackitem.Item{stackitem.Null{}}))
 		require.Error(t, Notify(ic))
 	})
+	t.Run("dynamic script", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ic := &interop.Context{VM: vm.New(), DAO: &dao.Simple{}}
+		ic.VM.LoadScriptWithHash([]byte{1}, h, callflag.NoneFlag)
+		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal(stackitem.NewArray([]stackitem.Item{stackitem.Make(42)}))
+		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal("event")
+		require.Error(t, Notify(ic))
+	})
 	t.Run("recursive struct", func(t *testing.T) {
 		arr := stackitem.NewArray([]stackitem.Item{stackitem.Null{}})
 		arr.Append(arr)