diff --git a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
index d1a44f82a6..aa31aec94b 100644
--- a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/api.ts
@@ -909,9 +909,6 @@ export default class EthereumApi implements Api {
     blockNumber: QUANTITY | Ethereum.Tag = Tag.latest
   ): Promise<Quantity> {
     const blockchain = this.#blockchain;
-    const blocks = blockchain.blocks;
-    const parentBlock = await blocks.get(blockNumber);
-    const parentHeader = parentBlock.header;
     const options = this.#options;
 
     const generateVM = async () => {
@@ -924,38 +921,26 @@ export default class EthereumApi implements Api {
       );
       return vm;
     };
+    const { coinbase } = blockchain;
+    const tx = TransactionFactory.fromRpc(
+      transaction as Transaction,
+      blockchain.common
+    );
+    if (tx.from == null) {
+      tx.from = coinbase;
+    }
+    if (tx.gas.isNull()) {
+      // eth_estimateGas isn't subject to regular transaction gas limits
+      tx.gas = options.miner.callGasLimit;
+    }
+    const block = await blockchain.gasEstimateBlock(tx, blockNumber);
+    const runArgs: EstimateGasRunArgs = {
+      tx: tx.toVmTransaction(),
+      block,
+      skipBalance: true,
+      skipNonce: true
+    };
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const { coinbase } = blockchain;
-      const tx = TransactionFactory.fromRpc(
-        transaction as Transaction,
-        blockchain.common
-      );
-      if (tx.from == null) {
-        tx.from = coinbase;
-      }
-      if (tx.gas.isNull()) {
-        // eth_estimateGas isn't subject to regular transaction gas limits
-        tx.gas = options.miner.callGasLimit;
-      }
-
-      const block = new RuntimeBlock(
-        Quantity.from((parentHeader.number.toBigInt() || 0n) + 1n),
-        parentHeader.parentHash,
-        new Address(parentHeader.miner.toBuffer()),
-        tx.gas,
-        parentHeader.gasUsed,
-        parentHeader.timestamp,
-        options.miner.difficulty,
-        parentHeader.totalDifficulty,
-        blockchain.getMixHash(parentHeader.parentHash.toBuffer()),
-        0n // no baseFeePerGas for estimates
-      );
-      const runArgs: EstimateGasRunArgs = {
-        tx: tx.toVmTransaction(),
-        block,
-        skipBalance: true,
-        skipNonce: true
-      };
       estimateGas(
         generateVM,
         runArgs,
@@ -1274,9 +1259,7 @@ export default class EthereumApi implements Api {
   @assertArgLength(1)
   async eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash(hash: DATA) {
     const { blocks } = this.#blockchain;
-    const block = await blocks
-      .getByHash(hash)
-      .catch<Block>(_ => null);
+    const block = await blocks.getByHash(hash).catch<Block>(_ => null);
     if (!block) return null;
     const transactions = block.getTransactions();
     return Quantity.from(transactions.length);
diff --git a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/blockchain.ts b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/blockchain.ts
index 191fd2c0e3..ffc4a46073 100644
--- a/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/blockchain.ts
+++ b/src/chains/ethereum/ethereum/src/blockchain.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import {
   StructLog,
   TraceTransactionOptions,
   EthereumRawAccount,
-  TraceTransactionResult
+  TraceTransactionResult,
+  QUANTITY,
+  Tag
 } from "@ganache/ethereum-utils";
 import type { InterpreterStep } from "@ethereumjs/evm";
 import { decode } from "@ganache/rlp";
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ import {
   calculateIntrinsicGas,
   InternalTransactionReceipt,
   VmTransaction,
-  TypedTransaction
+  TypedTransaction,
+  LegacyTransaction,
+  EIP2930AccessListTransaction,
+  EIP1559FeeMarketTransaction
 } from "@ganache/ethereum-transaction";
 import { Block, RuntimeBlock, Snapshots } from "@ganache/ethereum-block";
 import {
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ import { dumpTrieStorageDetails } from "./helpers/storage-range-at";
 import { GanacheStateManager } from "./state-manager";
 import { TrieDB } from "./trie-db";
 import { Trie } from "@ethereumjs/trie";
+import { Ethereum } from "./api-types";
 
 const mclInitPromise = mcl.init(mcl.BLS12_381).then(() => {
   mcl.setMapToMode(mcl.IRTF); // set the right map mode; otherwise mapToG2 will return wrong values.
@@ -577,6 +583,40 @@ export default class Blockchain extends Emittery<BlockchainTypedEvents> {
 
   coinbase: Address;
 
+  gasEstimateBlock = async (
+    tx:
+      | LegacyTransaction
+      | EIP2930AccessListTransaction
+      | EIP1559FeeMarketTransaction,
+    blockNumber: QUANTITY | Ethereum.Tag = Tag.latest
+  ) => {
+    const previousBlock = await this.blocks.get(blockNumber);
+    const previousHeader = previousBlock.header;
+    const options = this.#options;
+
+    let timestamp = previousHeader.timestamp;
+    if (blockNumber === "latest")
+      timestamp = Quantity.from(this.#adjustedTime(previousHeader.timestamp));
+
+    let gas = tx.gas;
+    if (gas.isNull())
+      // eth_estimateGas isn't subject to regular transaction gas limits
+      gas = options.miner.callGasLimit;
+
+    return new RuntimeBlock(
+      Quantity.from((previousHeader.number.toBigInt() || 0n) + 1n),
+      previousHeader.parentHash,
+      new Address(previousHeader.miner.toBuffer()),
+      gas,
+      previousHeader.gasUsed,
+      timestamp,
+      this.isPostMerge ? Quantity.Zero : options.miner.difficulty,
+      previousHeader.totalDifficulty,
+      this.getMixHash(previousHeader.parentHash.toBuffer()),
+      0n // no baseFeePerGas for estimates
+    );
+  };
+
   #readyNextBlock = (previousBlock: Block, timestamp?: number) => {
     const previousHeader = previousBlock.header;
     const previousNumber = previousHeader.number.toBigInt() || 0n;