diff --git a/pkg/settings/blockchain_settings.go b/pkg/settings/blockchain_settings.go
index f3442cb65..e3acdc8e8 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/blockchain_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/blockchain_settings.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type FunctionalitySettings struct {
 	MinimalGeneratingBalanceCheckAfterTime              uint64 `json:"minimal_generating_balance_check_after_time"`
 	InternalInvokePaymentsValidationAfterHeight         uint64 `json:"internal_invoke_payments_validation_after_height"`
 	InternalInvokeCorrectFailRejectBehaviourAfterHeight uint64 `json:"internal_invoke_correct_fail_reject_behaviour_after_height"`
+	InvokeNoZeroPaymentsAfterHeight                     uint64 `json:"invoke_no_zero_payments_after_height"`
 
 	// Diff in milliseconds.
 	MaxTxTimeBackOffset    uint64 `json:"max_tx_time_back_offset"`
diff --git a/pkg/settings/embedded/mainnet.json b/pkg/settings/embedded/mainnet.json
index 1632e4af0..793802725 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/embedded/mainnet.json
+++ b/pkg/settings/embedded/mainnet.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "minimal_generating_balance_check_after_time": 1479168000000,
   "internal_invoke_payments_validation_after_height": 2959400,
   "internal_invoke_correct_fail_reject_behaviour_after_height": 2792473,
+  "invoke_no_zero_payments_after_height": 0,
   "max_tx_time_back_offset": 7200000,
   "max_tx_time_forward_offset": 5400000,
   "address_scheme_character": 87,
diff --git a/pkg/settings/embedded/stagenet.json b/pkg/settings/embedded/stagenet.json
index bc2a2cb3a..68586303a 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/embedded/stagenet.json
+++ b/pkg/settings/embedded/stagenet.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   "minimal_generating_balance_check_after_time": 0,
   "internal_invoke_payments_validation_after_height": 966180,
   "internal_invoke_correct_fail_reject_behaviour_after_height": 390000,
+  "invoke_no_zero_payments_after_height": 1317000,
   "max_tx_time_back_offset": 7200000,
   "max_tx_time_forward_offset": 5400000,
   "address_scheme_character": 83,
diff --git a/pkg/settings/embedded/testnet.json b/pkg/settings/embedded/testnet.json
index 403fc4e98..00097dd39 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/embedded/testnet.json
+++ b/pkg/settings/embedded/testnet.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "minimal_generating_balance_check_after_time": 0,
   "internal_invoke_payments_validation_after_height": 1698800,
   "internal_invoke_correct_fail_reject_behaviour_after_height": 1727461,
+  "invoke_no_zero_payments_after_height": 0,
   "max_tx_time_back_offset": 7200000,
   "max_tx_time_forward_offset": 5400000,
   "address_scheme_character": 84,
diff --git a/pkg/state/script_caller.go b/pkg/state/script_caller.go
index 29da735ae..f64edc5a3 100644
--- a/pkg/state/script_caller.go
+++ b/pkg/state/script_caller.go
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ func (a *scriptCaller) invokeFunction(tree *ast.Tree, tx proto.Transaction, info
 		abiPayments := transaction.TxKind.DecodedData().Payments
 		scriptPayments := make([]proto.ScriptPayment, 0, len(abiPayments))
 		for _, p := range abiPayments {
+			if p.Amount <= 0 && info.checkerInfo.height > a.settings.InvokeNoZeroPaymentsAfterHeight {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid payment amount '%d'", p.Amount)
+			}
 			optAsset := proto.NewOptionalAsset(p.PresentAssetID, p.AssetID)
 			scriptPayment := proto.ScriptPayment{Amount: uint64(p.Amount), Asset: optAsset}
 			scriptPayments = append(scriptPayments, scriptPayment)
diff --git a/pkg/state/transaction_checker.go b/pkg/state/transaction_checker.go
index 98b06bb51..7d6feaa5a 100644
--- a/pkg/state/transaction_checker.go
+++ b/pkg/state/transaction_checker.go
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ func (tc *transactionChecker) checkEthereumTransactionWithProofs(transaction pro
 
 		paymentAssets := make([]proto.OptionalAsset, 0, len(abiPayments))
 		for _, p := range abiPayments {
+			if p.Amount <= 0 && info.height > tc.settings.InvokeNoZeroPaymentsAfterHeight {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid payment amount '%d'", p.Amount)
+			}
 			optAsset := proto.NewOptionalAsset(p.PresentAssetID, p.AssetID)
 			if optAsset.Present {
 				if err := tc.checkAsset(&optAsset); err != nil {