diff --git a/docs/rpc.md b/docs/rpc.md
index 045dc83db..f4189d80b 100644
--- a/docs/rpc.md
+++ b/docs/rpc.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ key in the server which doesn't fit the model of our node-client interactions.
 Lacking this signature the transaction is almost useless, so there is no point
 in returning it.
 
+It's possible to use `invokefunction` not only with contract scripthash, but also 
+with contract name (for native contracts) or contract ID (for all contracts). This
+feature is not supported by the C# node.
+
 Both methods also don't currently support arrays in function parameters.
 
 ##### `getunclaimedgas`
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
index d820d8332..92ef4b7d9 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
@@ -984,9 +984,9 @@ func (s *Server) getCommittee(_ request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error) {
 
 // invokeFunction implements the `invokeFunction` RPC call.
 func (s *Server) invokeFunction(reqParams request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error) {
-	scriptHash, err := reqParams.ValueWithType(0, request.StringT).GetUint160FromHex()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
+	scriptHash, responseErr := s.contractScriptHashFromParam(reqParams.Value(0))
+	if responseErr != nil {
+		return nil, responseErr
 	}
 	tx := &transaction.Transaction{}
 	checkWitnessHashesIndex := len(reqParams)