diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go b/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
index 7a72111833..9978e0b97a 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_neo.go
@@ -750,18 +750,21 @@ func makeVoterKey(pub []byte, prealloc ...[]byte) []byte {
 // CalculateBonus calculates amount of gas generated for holding value NEO from start to end block
 // and having voted for active committee member.
 func (n *NEO) CalculateBonus(ic *interop.Context, acc util.Uint160, end uint32) (*big.Int, error) {
-	if ic.Block == nil || end != ic.Block.Index {
-		return nil, errors.New("can't calculate bonus of height unequal (BlockHeight + 1)")
-	}
 	key := makeAccountKey(acc)
 	si := ic.DAO.GetStorageItem(n.ID, key)
 	if si == nil {
-		return nil, storage.ErrKeyNotFound
+		return big.NewInt(0), nil
 	}
 	st, err := state.NEOBalanceFromBytes(si)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if st.Balance.Sign() == 0 {
+		return big.NewInt(0), nil
+	}
+	if ic.Block == nil || end != ic.Block.Index {
+		return nil, errors.New("can't calculate bonus of height unequal (BlockHeight + 1)")
+	}
 	return n.calculateBonus(ic.DAO, st, end)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go b/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
index e25e0b91fb..f0ef78ed70 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
@@ -776,6 +776,35 @@ func TestNEO_CalculateBonus(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestNEO_UnclaimedGas(t *testing.T) {
+	neoValidatorsInvoker := newNeoValidatorsClient(t)
+	e := neoValidatorsInvoker.Executor
+
+	acc := neoValidatorsInvoker.WithSigners(e.NewAccount(t))
+	accH := acc.Signers[0].ScriptHash()
+
+	t.Run("non-existing account", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// non-existing account, should return zero unclaimed GAS.
+		acc.Invoke(t, 0, "unclaimedGas", util.Uint160{}, 1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-zero balance", func(t *testing.T) {
+		amount := 100
+		defaultGASPerBlock := 5
+		neoHolderRewardRatio := 10
+		rewardDistance := 10
+		neoValidatorsInvoker.Invoke(t, true, "transfer", e.Validator.ScriptHash(), accH, amount, nil)
+
+		for range rewardDistance - 1 {
+			e.AddNewBlock(t)
+		}
+		expectedGas := int64(amount * neoHolderRewardRatio / 100 * defaultGASPerBlock * rewardDistance)
+		acc.Invoke(t, expectedGas, "unclaimedGas", accH, e.Chain.BlockHeight()+1)
+
+		acc.InvokeFail(t, "can't calculate bonus of height unequal (BlockHeight + 1)", "unclaimedGas", accH, e.Chain.BlockHeight())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestNEO_GetCandidates(t *testing.T) {
 	neoCommitteeInvoker := newNeoCommitteeClient(t, 100_0000_0000)
 	neoValidatorsInvoker := neoCommitteeInvoker.WithSigners(neoCommitteeInvoker.Validator)