diff --git a/nns/nns_contract.go b/nns/nns_contract.go
index 152a6fd0..7a672884 100644
--- a/nns/nns_contract.go
+++ b/nns/nns_contract.go
@@ -514,7 +514,12 @@ func getTokenKey(tokenID []byte) []byte {
 // getNameState returns domain name state by the specified tokenID.
 func getNameState(ctx storage.Context, tokenID []byte) NameState {
 	tokenKey := getTokenKey(tokenID)
-	return getNameStateWithKey(ctx, tokenKey)
+	ns := getNameStateWithKey(ctx, tokenKey)
+	fragments := std.StringSplit(string(tokenID), ".")
+	if parentExpired(ctx, 1, fragments) {
+		panic("parent domain has expired")
+	}
+	return ns
 }
 
 // getNameStateWithKey returns domain name state by the specified token key.
diff --git a/tests/basic.go b/tests/basic.go
index eb5e4145..5fac96d1 100644
--- a/tests/basic.go
+++ b/tests/basic.go
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ func addNetworkFee(bc *core.Blockchain, tx *transaction.Transaction, sender *wal
 
 // AddBlock creates a new block from provided transactions and adds it on bc.
 func AddBlock(t *testing.T, bc *core.Blockchain, txs ...*transaction.Transaction) *block.Block {
+	return addCustomBlock(t, bc, nil, txs...)
+}
+
+func addCustomBlock(t *testing.T, bc *core.Blockchain, blockFunc func(*block.Block), txs ...*transaction.Transaction) *block.Block {
 	lastBlock, err := bc.GetBlock(bc.GetHeaderHash(int(bc.BlockHeight())))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	b := &block.Block{
@@ -226,6 +230,9 @@ func AddBlock(t *testing.T, bc *core.Blockchain, txs ...*transaction.Transaction
 	b.PrevHash = lastBlock.Hash()
 	b.Index = bc.BlockHeight() + 1
 	b.RebuildMerkleRoot()
+	if blockFunc != nil {
+		blockFunc(b)
+	}
 
 	sign := CommitteeAcc.PrivateKey().SignHashable(uint32(netmode.UnitTestNet), b)
 	b.Script.InvocationScript = append([]byte{byte(opcode.PUSHDATA1), 64}, sign...)
diff --git a/tests/nns_test.go b/tests/nns_test.go
index 665b3373..ecbf45d5 100644
--- a/tests/nns_test.go
+++ b/tests/nns_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/interop/storage"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/wallet"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 
 const nnsPath = "../nns"
 
+const msPerYear = 365 * 24 * time.Hour / time.Millisecond
+
 func TestNNSGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 	bc := NewChain(t)
 	h := DeployContract(t, bc, nnsPath, nil)
@@ -192,6 +195,36 @@ func TestNNSGetAllRecords(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, iter.Next())
 }
 
+func TestExpiration(t *testing.T) {
+	bc := NewChain(t)
+	h := DeployContract(t, bc, nnsPath, nil)
+
+	refresh, retry, expire, ttl := int64(101), int64(102), int64(103), int64(104)
+	tx := PrepareInvoke(t, bc, CommitteeAcc, h, "register",
+		"com", CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash(),
+		"myemail@nspcc.ru", refresh, retry, expire, ttl)
+	b := AddBlockCheckHalt(t, bc, tx)
+
+	tx = PrepareInvoke(t, bc, CommitteeAcc, h, "register",
+		"testdomain.com", CommitteeAcc.Contract.ScriptHash(),
+		"myemail@nspcc.ru", refresh, retry, expire, ttl)
+	AddBlockCheckHalt(t, bc, tx)
+
+	addCustomBlock(t, bc, func(curr *block.Block) {
+		curr.Timestamp = b.Timestamp + uint64(msPerYear) - 1
+	})
+
+	tx = PrepareInvoke(t, bc, CommitteeAcc, h, "getAllRecords", "testdomain.com")
+	_, err := TestInvoke(bc, tx)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "parent domain has expired"))
+
+	tx = PrepareInvoke(t, bc, CommitteeAcc, h, "ownerOf", "testdomain.com")
+	_, err = TestInvoke(bc, tx)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "parent domain has expired"), err.Error())
+}
+
 func TestNNSSetAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 	bc := NewChain(t)
 	h := DeployContract(t, bc, nnsPath, nil)
@@ -276,8 +309,6 @@ func TestNNSRenew(t *testing.T) {
 	tx = PrepareInvoke(t, bc, acc, h, "renew", "testdomain.com")
 	AddBlockCheckHalt(t, bc, tx)
 
-	const msPerYear = 365 * 24 * time.Hour / time.Millisecond
-
 	tx = PrepareInvoke(t, bc, acc, h, "properties", "testdomain.com")
 	CheckTestInvoke(t, bc, tx, stackitem.NewMapWithValue([]stackitem.MapElement{
 		{stackitem.Make("name"), stackitem.Make("testdomain.com")},