diff --git a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
index 83a192a01..c0b68c686 100644
--- a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
+++ b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@ func (s *Server) subscribe(reqParams params.Params, sub *subscriber) (interface{
 		case neorpc.ExecutionEventID:
 			flt := new(neorpc.ExecutionFilter)
 			err = jd.Decode(flt)
-			if err == nil && (flt.State != nil && (*flt.State == "HALT" || *flt.State == "FAULT")) {
+			if err == nil && (flt.State == nil || (*flt.State == "HALT" || *flt.State == "FAULT")) {
 				filter = *flt
 			} else if err == nil {
 				err = errors.New("invalid state")
diff --git a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/subscription_test.go b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/subscription_test.go
index 41a8191dc..d7f2a2100 100644
--- a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/subscription_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/subscription_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestFilteredSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, "my_pretty_notification", n)
 			},
 		},
-		"execution matching": {
+		"execution matching state": {
 			params: `["transaction_executed", {"state":"HALT"}]`,
 			check: func(t *testing.T, resp *neorpc.Notification) {
 				rmap := resp.Payload[0].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -237,6 +237,26 @@ func TestFilteredSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, "HALT", st)
 			},
 		},
+		"execution matching container": {
+			params: `["transaction_executed", {"container":"` + deploymentTxHash + `"}]`,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, resp *neorpc.Notification) {
+				rmap := resp.Payload[0].(map[string]interface{})
+				require.Equal(t, neorpc.ExecutionEventID, resp.Event)
+				tx := rmap["container"].(string)
+				require.Equal(t, "0x"+deploymentTxHash, tx)
+			},
+		},
+		"execution matching state and container": {
+			params: `["transaction_executed", {"state":"HALT", "container":"` + deploymentTxHash + `"}]`,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, resp *neorpc.Notification) {
+				rmap := resp.Payload[0].(map[string]interface{})
+				require.Equal(t, neorpc.ExecutionEventID, resp.Event)
+				tx := rmap["container"].(string)
+				require.Equal(t, "0x"+deploymentTxHash, tx)
+				st := rmap["vmstate"].(string)
+				require.Equal(t, "HALT", st)
+			},
+		},
 		"tx non-matching": {
 			params: `["transaction_added", {"sender":"00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233"}]`,
 			check: func(t *testing.T, _ *neorpc.Notification) {