diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 6a0fd50a020f..1d9c439ff8cb 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ var (
 		utils.GpoPercentileFlag,
 		utils.GpoMaxGasPriceFlag,
 		utils.GpoIgnoreGasPriceFlag,
+		// CHANGE(taiko): use default gas price flag
+		utils.GpoDefaultGasPriceFlag,
 		configFileFlag,
 		utils.LogDebugFlag,
 		utils.LogBacktraceAtFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 342455bcde6c..0ff166a1f938 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -813,6 +813,12 @@ var (
 		Value:    ethconfig.Defaults.GPO.IgnorePrice.Int64(),
 		Category: flags.GasPriceCategory,
 	}
+	// CHANGE(taiko): use default gas price flag
+	GpoDefaultGasPriceFlag = &cli.Int64Flag{
+		Name:     "gpo.defaultprice",
+		Usage:    "Default gas price",
+		Category: flags.GasPriceCategory,
+	}
 
 	// Metrics flags
 	MetricsEnabledFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
@@ -1450,6 +1456,10 @@ func setGPO(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *gasprice.Config) {
 	if ctx.IsSet(GpoIgnoreGasPriceFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.IgnorePrice = big.NewInt(ctx.Int64(GpoIgnoreGasPriceFlag.Name))
 	}
+	// CHANGE(taiko): use flag
+	if ctx.IsSet(GpoDefaultGasPriceFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.Default = big.NewInt(ctx.Int64(GpoDefaultGasPriceFlag.Name))
+	}
 }
 
 func setTxPool(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *legacypool.Config) {