diff --git a/src/Neo/VM/Helper.cs b/src/Neo/VM/Helper.cs
index c6423ac1f1..26d0fa132a 100644
--- a/src/Neo/VM/Helper.cs
+++ b/src/Neo/VM/Helper.cs
@@ -54,18 +54,64 @@ public static ScriptBuilder CreateArray<T>(this ScriptBuilder builder, IReadOnly
         /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="ScriptBuilder"/> to be used.</param>
         /// <param name="map">The key/value pairs of the map.</param>
         /// <returns>The same instance as <paramref name="builder"/>.</returns>
-        public static ScriptBuilder CreateMap<TKey, TValue>(this ScriptBuilder builder, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> map = null)
+        public static ScriptBuilder CreateMap<TKey, TValue>(this ScriptBuilder builder, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> map)
+            where TKey : notnull
+            where TValue : notnull
         {
-            builder.Emit(OpCode.NEWMAP);
-            if (map != null)
-                foreach (var p in map)
-                {
-                    builder.Emit(OpCode.DUP);
-                    builder.EmitPush(p.Key);
-                    builder.EmitPush(p.Value);
-                    builder.Emit(OpCode.SETITEM);
-                }
-            return builder;
+            var count = map.Count();
+
+            if (count == 0)
+                return builder.Emit(OpCode.NEWMAP);
+
+            foreach (var (key, value) in map.Reverse())
+            {
+                builder.EmitPush(value);
+                builder.EmitPush(key);
+            }
+            builder.EmitPush(count);
+            return builder.Emit(OpCode.PACKMAP);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Emits the opcodes for creating a map.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TKey">The type of the key of the map.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value of the map.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="ScriptBuilder"/> to be used.</param>
+        /// <param name="map">The key/value pairs of the map.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance as <paramref name="builder"/>.</returns>
+        public static ScriptBuilder CreateMap<TKey, TValue>(this ScriptBuilder builder, IReadOnlyDictionary<TKey, TValue> map)
+            where TKey : notnull
+            where TValue : notnull
+        {
+            if (map.Count == 0)
+                return builder.Emit(OpCode.NEWMAP);
+
+            foreach (var (key, value) in map.Reverse())
+            {
+                builder.EmitPush(value);
+                builder.EmitPush(key);
+            }
+            builder.EmitPush(map.Count);
+            return builder.Emit(OpCode.PACKMAP);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Emits the opcodes for creating a struct.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the property.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="ScriptBuilder"/> to be used.</param>
+        /// <param name="array">The list of properties.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance as <paramref name="builder"/>.</returns>
+        public static ScriptBuilder CreateStruct<T>(this ScriptBuilder builder, IReadOnlyList<T> array)
+            where T : notnull
+        {
+            if (array.Count == 0)
+                return builder.Emit(OpCode.NEWSTRUCT0);
+            for (var i = array.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+                builder.EmitPush(array[i]);
+            builder.EmitPush(array.Count);
+            return builder.Emit(OpCode.PACKSTRUCT);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -218,7 +264,7 @@ public static ScriptBuilder EmitPush(this ScriptBuilder builder, object obj)
                     builder.EmitPush(data);
                     break;
                 case char data:
-                    builder.EmitPush((ushort)data);
+                    builder.EmitPush(data);
                     break;
                 case ushort data:
                     builder.EmitPush(data);
diff --git a/tests/Neo.UnitTests/VM/UT_Helper.cs b/tests/Neo.UnitTests/VM/UT_Helper.cs
index 3e83256669..db47555dbd 100644
--- a/tests/Neo.UnitTests/VM/UT_Helper.cs
+++ b/tests/Neo.UnitTests/VM/UT_Helper.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,30 @@ public void TestEmitArray()
             Assert.AreEqual(0, engine2.ResultStack.Pop<VM.Types.Array>().Count);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TestEmitStruct()
+        {
+            var expected = new BigInteger[] { 1, 2, 3 };
+            var sb = new ScriptBuilder();
+            sb.CreateStruct(expected);
+
+            using var engine = ApplicationEngine.Create(TriggerType.Application, null, null);
+            engine.LoadScript(sb.ToArray());
+            Assert.AreEqual(VMState.HALT, engine.Execute());
+
+            CollectionAssert.AreEqual(expected, engine.ResultStack.Pop<VM.Types.Struct>().Select(u => u.GetInteger()).ToArray());
+
+            expected = new BigInteger[] { };
+            sb = new ScriptBuilder();
+            sb.CreateStruct(expected);
+
+            using var engine2 = ApplicationEngine.Create(TriggerType.Application, null, null);
+            engine2.LoadScript(sb.ToArray());
+            Assert.AreEqual(VMState.HALT, engine2.Execute());
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, engine2.ResultStack.Pop<VM.Types.Struct>().Count);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void TestEmitMap()
         {