diff --git a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/vm/VMExecutionTest.java b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/vm/VMExecutionTest.java
index 6f2d5b5655..224f245126 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/vm/VMExecutionTest.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/vm/VMExecutionTest.java
@@ -870,6 +870,10 @@ private Program executeCodeWithActivationConfig(String code, int nsteps, Activat
         return executeCodeWithActivationConfig(compiler.compile(code), nsteps, activations);
     }
 
+    private Program executeCodeWithActivationConfig(String code, DataWord[] stack, int nsteps, ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
+        return executeCodeWithActivationConfig(compiler.compile(code), stack, nsteps, activations);
+    }
+
     private Program executeCodeWithActivationConfig(byte[] code, int nsteps, ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
         VM vm = new VM(vmConfig, precompiledContracts);
         Program program = new Program(vmConfig, precompiledContracts, blockFactory, activations, code, invoke,null, new HashSet<>(), new BlockTxSignatureCache(new ReceivedTxSignatureCache()));
@@ -881,6 +885,21 @@ private Program executeCodeWithActivationConfig(byte[] code, int nsteps, Activat
         return program;
     }
 
+    private Program executeCodeWithActivationConfig(byte[] code, DataWord[] stack, int nsteps, ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
+        VM vm = new VM(vmConfig, precompiledContracts);
+        Program program = new Program(vmConfig, precompiledContracts, blockFactory, activations, code, invoke,null, new HashSet<>(), new BlockTxSignatureCache(new ReceivedTxSignatureCache()));
+
+        for (DataWord element : stack) {
+            program.stackPush(element);
+        }
+
+        for (int k = 0; k < nsteps; k++) {
+            vm.step(program);
+        }
+
+        return program;
+    }
+
     private Program playCodeWithActivationConfig(String code, ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
         return playCodeWithActivationConfig(compiler.compile(code), activations);
     }
@@ -947,4 +966,31 @@ private void executeBASEFEE(ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
         // See ProgramInvokeMockImpl.getMinimumGasPrice()
         Assertions.assertEquals(DataWord.valueFromHex("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003104e60a000"), stack.peek());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testMCOPY_WhenActive_ExecutesAsExpected() {
+        ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations = mock(ActivationConfig.ForBlock.class);
+        when(activations.isActive(RSKIP445)).thenReturn(true);
+
+        executeMCOPY(activations);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testMCOPY_WhenInactive_ExecutesAsExpected() {
+        ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations = mock(ActivationConfig.ForBlock.class);
+        when(activations.isActive(RSKIP445)).thenReturn(false);
+
+        Assertions.assertThrows(Program.IllegalOperationException.class, () -> {
+            executeMCOPY(activations);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void executeMCOPY(ActivationConfig.ForBlock activations) {
+        DataWord[] stackValues = {DataWord.ZERO, DataWord.ZERO, DataWord.ZERO};
+        Program program = executeCodeWithActivationConfig("MCOPY", stackValues, 1, activations);
+        Stack stack = program.getStack();
+
+        Assertions.assertEquals(0, stack.size());
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/rskj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/config/blockchain/upgrades/ActivationConfigTest.java b/rskj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/config/blockchain/upgrades/ActivationConfigTest.java
index d94e90569c..09f2377c27 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/config/blockchain/upgrades/ActivationConfigTest.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/config/blockchain/upgrades/ActivationConfigTest.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class ActivationConfigTest {
         "    rskip428: lovell700",
         "    rskip434: arrowhead631",
         "    rskip438: lovell700",
+        "    rskip445: lovell700",
         "}"
     ));