diff --git a/cli/vm/cli.go b/cli/vm/cli.go
index b504a51dd..8389d0c84 100644
--- a/cli/vm/cli.go
+++ b/cli/vm/cli.go
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ func handleRun(c *cli.Context) error {
 			breaks := v.Context().BreakPoints() // We ensure that there's a context loaded.
 			ic.ReuseVM(v)
 			v.GasLimit = gasLimit
-			v.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, util.Uint160{}, cs.Hash, callflag.All, hasRet, offset, initOff, nil)
+			v.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, &cs.Manifest, util.Uint160{}, cs.Hash, callflag.All, hasRet, offset, initOff, nil)
 			for _, bp := range breaks {
 				v.AddBreakPoint(bp)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index a93946b2a..d5e090044 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) InitVerificationContext(ic *interop.Context, hash util.Uin
 			initOffset = md.Offset
 		}
 		ic.Invocations[cs.Hash]++
-		ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, util.Uint160{}, hash, callflag.ReadOnly,
+		ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, &cs.Manifest, util.Uint160{}, hash, callflag.ReadOnly,
 			true, verifyOffset, initOffset, nil)
 	}
 	if len(witness.InvocationScript) != 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go b/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
index 712b9e1d9..61713c533 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/contract/call.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func callExFromNative(ic *interop.Context, caller util.Uint160, cs *state.Contra
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, caller, cs.Hash, f,
+	ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, &cs.Manifest, caller, cs.Hash, f,
 		hasReturn, methodOff, initOff, onUnload)
 
 	for e, i := ic.VM.Estack(), len(args)-1; i >= 0; i-- {
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
index b7a985a33..3a16a4055 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/engine.go
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ func Notify(ic *interop.Context) error {
 	if len(name) > MaxEventNameLen {
 		return fmt.Errorf("event name must be less than %d", MaxEventNameLen)
 	}
-	curHash := ic.VM.GetCurrentScriptHash()
-	ctr, err := ic.GetContract(curHash)
-	if err != nil {
+	curr := ic.VM.Context().GetManifest()
+	if curr == nil {
 		return errors.New("notifications are not allowed in dynamic scripts")
 	}
 	var (
-		ev       = ctr.Manifest.ABI.GetEvent(name)
+		ev       = curr.ABI.GetEvent(name)
 		checkErr error
+		curHash  = ic.VM.GetCurrentScriptHash()
 	)
 	if ev == nil {
 		checkErr = fmt.Errorf("notification %s does not exist", name)
 	} else {
-		err = ev.CheckCompliance(args)
+		err := ev.CheckCompliance(args)
 		if err != nil {
 			checkErr = fmt.Errorf("notification %s is invalid: %w", name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/ext_test.go b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/ext_test.go
index d33c1043f..f8d2bcf89 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/runtime/ext_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/runtime/ext_test.go
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ func TestNotify(t *testing.T) {
 		_, _, bc, cs := getDeployedInternal(t)
 		ic, err := bc.GetTestVM(trigger.Application, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, caller, cs.Hash, callflag.NoneFlag, true, 0, -1, nil)
+		ic.VM.LoadNEFMethod(&cs.NEF, &cs.Manifest, caller, cs.Hash, callflag.NoneFlag, true, 0, -1, nil)
 		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal(args)
 		ic.VM.Estack().PushVal(name)
 		return ic
diff --git a/pkg/vm/context.go b/pkg/vm/context.go
index e777fdbeb..9a5be2a1e 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/context.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/context.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"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/manifest"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/nef"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/invocations"
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ type scriptContext struct {
 
 	// NEF represents a NEF file for the current contract.
 	NEF *nef.File
+	// Manifest represents a manifest for the current contract.
+	Manifest *manifest.Manifest
 	// invTree is an invocation tree (or a branch of it) for this context.
 	invTree *invocations.Tree
 	// onUnload is a callback that should be called after current context unloading
@@ -249,6 +252,11 @@ func (c *Context) GetNEF() *nef.File {
 	return c.sc.NEF
 }
 
+// GetManifest returns Manifest used by this context if it's present.
+func (c *Context) GetManifest() *manifest.Manifest {
+	return c.sc.Manifest
+}
+
 // NumOfReturnVals returns the number of return values expected from this context.
 func (c *Context) NumOfReturnVals() int {
 	return c.retCount
diff --git a/pkg/vm/debug_test.go b/pkg/vm/debug_test.go
index ea985aa24..ca5df493a 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/debug_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/debug_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ func TestContext_BreakPoints(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, []int{3, 5}, v.Context().BreakPoints())
 
 	// New context -> clean breakpoints.
-	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(prog, nil, util.Uint160{}, util.Uint160{}, callflag.All, 1, 3, nil)
+	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(prog, nil, nil, util.Uint160{}, util.Uint160{}, callflag.All, 1, 3, nil)
 	require.Equal(t, []int{}, v.Context().BreakPoints())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index c48d993ec..d3959f1e2 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/bigint"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/callflag"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/smartcontract/manifest"
 	"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"
@@ -308,14 +309,14 @@ func (v *VM) LoadScript(b []byte) {
 
 // LoadScriptWithFlags loads script and sets call flag to f.
 func (v *VM) LoadScriptWithFlags(b []byte, f callflag.CallFlag) {
-	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), util.Uint160{}, f, -1, 0, nil)
+	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), util.Uint160{}, f, -1, 0, nil)
 }
 
 // LoadDynamicScript loads the given script with the given flags. This script is
 // considered to be dynamic, it can either return no value at all or return
 // exactly one value.
 func (v *VM) LoadDynamicScript(b []byte, f callflag.CallFlag) {
-	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), util.Uint160{}, f, -1, 0, DynamicOnUnload)
+	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), util.Uint160{}, f, -1, 0, DynamicOnUnload)
 }
 
 // LoadScriptWithHash is similar to the LoadScriptWithFlags method, but it also loads
@@ -325,19 +326,19 @@ func (v *VM) LoadDynamicScript(b []byte, f callflag.CallFlag) {
 // accordingly). It's up to the user of this function to make sure the script and hash match
 // each other.
 func (v *VM) LoadScriptWithHash(b []byte, hash util.Uint160, f callflag.CallFlag) {
-	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), hash, f, 1, 0, nil)
+	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(b, nil, nil, v.GetCurrentScriptHash(), hash, f, 1, 0, nil)
 }
 
 // LoadNEFMethod allows to create a context to execute a method from the NEF
 // file with the specified caller and executing hash, call flags, return value,
 // method and _initialize offsets.
-func (v *VM) LoadNEFMethod(exe *nef.File, caller util.Uint160, hash util.Uint160, f callflag.CallFlag,
+func (v *VM) LoadNEFMethod(exe *nef.File, manifest *manifest.Manifest, caller util.Uint160, hash util.Uint160, f callflag.CallFlag,
 	hasReturn bool, methodOff int, initOff int, onContextUnload ContextUnloadCallback) {
 	var rvcount int
 	if hasReturn {
 		rvcount = 1
 	}
-	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(exe.Script, exe, caller, hash, f, rvcount, methodOff, onContextUnload)
+	v.loadScriptWithCallingHash(exe.Script, exe, manifest, caller, hash, f, rvcount, methodOff, onContextUnload)
 	if initOff >= 0 {
 		v.Call(initOff)
 	}
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func (v *VM) LoadNEFMethod(exe *nef.File, caller util.Uint160, hash util.Uint160
 
 // loadScriptWithCallingHash is similar to LoadScriptWithHash but sets calling hash explicitly.
 // It should be used for calling from native contracts.
-func (v *VM) loadScriptWithCallingHash(b []byte, exe *nef.File, caller util.Uint160,
+func (v *VM) loadScriptWithCallingHash(b []byte, exe *nef.File, manifest *manifest.Manifest, caller util.Uint160,
 	hash util.Uint160, f callflag.CallFlag, rvcount int, offset int, onContextUnload ContextUnloadCallback) {
 	v.checkInvocationStackSize()
 	ctx := NewContextWithParams(b, rvcount, offset)
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ func (v *VM) loadScriptWithCallingHash(b []byte, exe *nef.File, caller util.Uint
 	ctx.sc.scriptHash = hash
 	ctx.sc.callingScriptHash = caller
 	ctx.sc.NEF = exe
+	ctx.sc.Manifest = manifest
 	if v.invTree != nil {
 		curTree := v.invTree
 		if parent != nil {