diff --git a/pkg/vm/stackitem/json.go b/pkg/vm/stackitem/json.go
index cc588ddaa..3980edaab 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stackitem/json.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stackitem/json.go
@@ -264,3 +264,107 @@ func toJSONWithTypes(item Item, seen map[Item]bool) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+type (
+	rawItem struct {
+		Type  string          `json:"type"`
+		Value json.RawMessage `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	rawMapElement struct {
+		Key   json.RawMessage `json:"key"`
+		Value json.RawMessage `json:"value"`
+	}
+)
+
+// FromJSONWithTypes deserializes an item from typed-json representation.
+func FromJSONWithTypes(data []byte) (Item, error) {
+	raw := new(rawItem)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, raw); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	typ, err := FromString(raw.Type)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid type")
+	}
+	switch typ {
+	case AnyT:
+		return Null{}, nil
+	case PointerT:
+		var pos int
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &pos); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return NewPointer(pos, nil), nil
+	case BooleanT:
+		var b bool
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &b); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return NewBool(b), nil
+	case IntegerT:
+		var s string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &s); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		val, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(s, 10)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("invalid integer")
+		}
+		return NewBigInteger(val), nil
+	case ByteArrayT, BufferT:
+		var s string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &s); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		val, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if typ == ByteArrayT {
+			return NewByteArray(val), nil
+		}
+		return NewBuffer(val), nil
+	case ArrayT, StructT:
+		var arr []json.RawMessage
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &arr); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items := make([]Item, len(arr))
+		for i := range arr {
+			it, err := FromJSONWithTypes(arr[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			items[i] = it
+		}
+		if typ == ArrayT {
+			return NewArray(items), nil
+		}
+		return NewStruct(items), nil
+	case MapT:
+		var arr []rawMapElement
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Value, &arr); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		m := NewMap()
+		for i := range arr {
+			key, err := FromJSONWithTypes(arr[i].Key)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			} else if !IsValidMapKey(key) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid map key of type %s", key.Type())
+			}
+			value, err := FromJSONWithTypes(arr[i].Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			m.Add(key, value)
+		}
+		return m, nil
+	case InteropT:
+		return NewInterop(nil), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected type")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/vm/stackitem/json_test.go b/pkg/vm/stackitem/json_test.go
index e2eb00c5c..bb9e17acd 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stackitem/json_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stackitem/json_test.go
@@ -155,12 +155,19 @@ func TestToJSONWithTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		{"BoolFalse", NewBool(false), `{"type":"Boolean","value":false}`},
 		{"Struct", NewStruct([]Item{Make(11)}),
 			`{"type":"Struct","value":[{"type":"Integer","value":"11"}]}`},
+		{"Map", NewMapWithValue([]MapElement{{Key: NewBigInteger(big.NewInt(42)), Value: NewBool(false)}}),
+			`{"type":"Map","value":[{"key":{"type":"Integer","value":"42"},` +
+				`"value":{"type":"Boolean","value":false}}]}`},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			s, err := ToJSONWithTypes(tc.item)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, tc.result, string(s))
+
+			item, err := FromJSONWithTypes(s)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.item, item)
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -182,3 +189,52 @@ func TestToJSONWithTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestFromJSONWithTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		json string
+		item Item
+	}{
+		{"Pointer", `{"type":"Pointer","value":3}`, NewPointer(3, nil)},
+		{"Interop", `{"type":"Interop"}`, NewInterop(nil)},
+		{"Null", `{"type":"Any"}`, Null{}},
+		{"Array", `{"type":"Array","value":[{"type":"Any"}]}`, NewArray([]Item{Null{}})},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			item, err := FromJSONWithTypes([]byte(tc.json))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.item, item)
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("Invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		errCases := []struct {
+			name string
+			json string
+		}{
+			{"InvalidType", `{"type":int,"value":"4"`},
+			{"UnexpectedType", `{"type":"int","value":"4"}`},
+			{"IntegerValue1", `{"type":"Integer","value": 4}`},
+			{"IntegerValue2", `{"type":"Integer","value": "a"}`},
+			{"BoolValue", `{"type":"Boolean","value": "str"}`},
+			{"PointerValue", `{"type":"Pointer","value": "str"}`},
+			{"BufferValue1", `{"type":"Buffer","value":"not a base 64"}`},
+			{"BufferValue2", `{"type":"Buffer","value":123}`},
+			{"ArrayValue", `{"type":"Array","value":3}`},
+			{"ArrayElement", `{"type":"Array","value":[3]}`},
+			{"MapValue", `{"type":"Map","value":3}`},
+			{"MapElement", `{"type":"Map","value":[{"key":"value"}]}`},
+			{"MapElementKeyNotPrimitive", `{"type":"Map","value":[{"key":{"type":"Any"}}]}`},
+			{"MapElementValue", `{"type":"Map","value":[` +
+				`{"key":{"type":"Integer","value":"3"},"value":3}]}`},
+		}
+		for _, tc := range errCases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				_, err := FromJSONWithTypes([]byte(tc.json))
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}