diff --git a/src/Neo/UInt160.cs b/src/Neo/UInt160.cs
index 6aa4a9eaa9..0882687b9f 100644
--- a/src/Neo/UInt160.cs
+++ b/src/Neo/UInt160.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public static bool TryParse(string str, out UInt160 result)
                 var data = new byte[Length];
                 for (var i = 0; i < Length; i++)
                 {
-                    if (!byte.TryParse(str.AsSpan(i * 2 + startIndex, 2), NumberStyles.HexNumber, null, out data[Length - i - 1]))
+                    if (!byte.TryParse(str.AsSpan(i * 2 + startIndex, 2), NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier, null, out data[Length - i - 1]))
                         return false;
                 }
                 result = new(data);
diff --git a/tests/Neo.UnitTests/UT_UInt160.cs b/tests/Neo.UnitTests/UT_UInt160.cs
index 3fb9dd89a0..3c3b1ec001 100644
--- a/tests/Neo.UnitTests/UT_UInt160.cs
+++ b/tests/Neo.UnitTests/UT_UInt160.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public void TestTryParse()
             Assert.AreEqual("0x1230000000000000000000000000000000000000", temp.ToString());
             Assert.AreEqual(false, UInt160.TryParse("000000000000000000000000000000000000000", out _));
             Assert.AreEqual(false, UInt160.TryParse("0xKK00000000000000000000000000000000000000", out _));
+            Assert.AreEqual(false, UInt160.TryParse(" 1 2 3 45 000000000000000000000000000000", out _));
         }
 
         [TestMethod]