diff --git a/core/types/arbitrum_signer.go b/core/types/arbitrum_signer.go
index 5f2656b14b36..bd3381d48100 100644
--- a/core/types/arbitrum_signer.go
+++ b/core/types/arbitrum_signer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
+const ArbosVersion_FixRedeemGas = uint64(11)
+const ArbosVersion_Stylus = uint64(30)
+
 var ArbosAddress = common.HexToAddress("0xa4b05")
 var ArbosStateAddress = common.HexToAddress("0xA4B05FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF")
 var ArbSysAddress = common.HexToAddress("0x64")
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 30eacd4ca897..dd54ce3afbef 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	// Reject code starting with 0xEF if EIP-3541 is enabled.
 	if err == nil && len(ret) >= 1 && ret[0] == 0xEF && evm.chainRules.IsLondon {
 		err = ErrInvalidCode
-		// Arbitrum: We do not reject Stylus programs and instead store them in the DB
-		// alongside normal EVM bytecode.
-		if evm.chainRules.IsArbitrum && state.IsStylusProgram(ret) {
+
+		// Arbitrum: retain Stylus programs and instead store them in the DB alongside normal EVM bytecode.
+		if evm.IsStylus() && state.IsStylusProgram(ret) {
 			err = nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/vm/evm_arbitrum.go b/core/vm/evm_arbitrum.go
index a77f2a7aa549..20dd10744696 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm_arbitrum.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm_arbitrum.go
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ func (evm *EVM) DecrementDepth() {
 	evm.depth -= 1
 }
 
+func (evm *EVM) IsStylus() bool {
+	return evm.chainRules.IsArbitrum && evm.Context.ArbOSVersion >= types.ArbosVersion_Stylus
+}
+
 type TxProcessingHook interface {
 	StartTxHook() (bool, uint64, error, []byte) // return 4-tuple rather than *struct to avoid an import cycle
 	GasChargingHook(gasRemaining *uint64) (common.Address, error)
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 3c4ecf5594d8..8447473a7f66 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 	}
 
 	// Arbitrum: handle Stylus programs
-	if in.evm.chainRules.IsArbitrum && state.IsStylusProgram(contract.Code) {
+	if in.evm.IsStylus() && state.IsStylusProgram(contract.Code) {
 		ret, err = in.evm.ProcessingHook.ExecuteWASM(callContext, input, in)
 		return
 	}