diff --git a/emulator/blockchain.go b/emulator/blockchain.go
index 231b9e0c..717d0f40 100644
--- a/emulator/blockchain.go
+++ b/emulator/blockchain.go
@@ -530,6 +530,19 @@ func (h CadenceHook) Run(_ *zerolog.Event, level zerolog.Level, msg string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// `dummyEntropyProvider“ implements `environment.EntropyProvider`
+// which provides a source of entropy to fvm context (required for Cadence's randomness).
+type dummyEntropyProvider struct{}
+
+var dummySource = make([]byte, 32)
+
+func (gen *dummyEntropyProvider) RandomSource() ([]byte, error) {
+	return dummySource, nil
+}
+
+// make sure `dummyEntropyProvider“ implements `environment.EntropyProvider`
+var _ environment.EntropyProvider = (*dummyEntropyProvider)(nil)
+
 func configureFVM(blockchain *Blockchain, conf config, blocks *blocks) (*fvm.VirtualMachine, fvm.Context, error) {
 	vm := fvm.NewVirtualMachine()
 
@@ -566,6 +579,7 @@ func configureFVM(blockchain *Blockchain, conf config, blocks *blocks) (*fvm.Vir
 		fvm.WithAccountStorageLimit(conf.StorageLimitEnabled),
 		fvm.WithTransactionFeesEnabled(conf.TransactionFeesEnabled),
 		fvm.WithReusableCadenceRuntimePool(customRuntimePool),
+		fvm.WithEntropyProvider(&dummyEntropyProvider{}),
 	}
 
 	if !conf.TransactionValidationEnabled {
diff --git a/emulator/script_test.go b/emulator/script_test.go
index 1e39eb19..8b278aa5 100644
--- a/emulator/script_test.go
+++ b/emulator/script_test.go
@@ -244,3 +244,24 @@ func TestScriptExecutionLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, result.Error)
 	})
 }
+
+// TestScriptWithCadenceRandom checks Cadence's random function works
+// within a script
+func TestScriptWithCadenceRandom(t *testing.T) {
+
+	const code = `
+    pub fun main() {
+        assert(unsafeRandom() >= 0)
+    }
+	`
+
+	const limit = 200
+	b, err := emulator.New(
+		emulator.WithScriptGasLimit(limit),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := b.ExecuteScript([]byte(code), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, result.Error)
+}
diff --git a/emulator/transaction_test.go b/emulator/transaction_test.go
index 669027ae..f641e4a1 100644
--- a/emulator/transaction_test.go
+++ b/emulator/transaction_test.go
@@ -2116,3 +2116,38 @@ func TestRollbackTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	IncrementHelper(t, b, adapter, counterAddress, addTwoScript, 2)
 
 }
+
+// TestTransactionWithCadenceRandom checks Cadence's random function works
+// within a transaction
+func TestTransactionWithCadenceRandom(t *testing.T) {
+	b, adapter := setupTransactionTests(t)
+
+	code := `
+    transaction {
+        prepare() {
+            assert(unsafeRandom() >= 0)
+        }
+    }
+	`
+	callRandomTx := flowsdk.NewTransaction().
+		SetGasLimit(flowgo.DefaultMaxTransactionGasLimit).
+		SetScript([]byte(code)).
+		SetProposalKey(b.ServiceKey().Address, b.ServiceKey().Index, b.ServiceKey().SequenceNumber).
+		SetPayer(b.ServiceKey().Address)
+
+	signer, err := b.ServiceKey().Signer()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = callRandomTx.SignEnvelope(b.ServiceKey().Address, b.ServiceKey().Index, signer)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = adapter.SendTransaction(context.Background(), *callRandomTx)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := b.ExecuteNextTransaction()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	AssertTransactionSucceeded(t, result)
+
+	_, err = b.CommitBlock()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}