diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index f2ae81cd775..da1734e3f4f 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ func (evm *EVM) call(typ OpCode, caller ContractRef, addr libcommon.Address, inp
 		v := value
 		if typ == STATICCALL {
 			v = nil
+		} else if typ == DELEGATECALL {
+			// NOTE: caller must, at all times be a contract. It should never happen
+			// that caller is something other than a Contract.
+			parent := caller.(*Contract)
+			// DELEGATECALL inherits value from parent call
+			v = parent.value
 		}
 		if depth == 0 {
 			evm.config.Tracer.CaptureStart(evm, caller.Address(), addr, isPrecompile, false /* create */, input, gas, v, code)
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/delegatecall.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/delegatecall.json
index 9ba67a9bf46..eb7539d4613 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/delegatecall.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/delegatecall.json
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
             "input": "0x7d65837a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a529806c67cc6486d4d62024471772f47f6fd672",
             "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
             "to": "0x42b02b5deeb78f34cd5ac896473b63e6c99a71a2",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           }
         ],
         "from": "0x269296dddce321a6bcbaa2f0181127593d732cba",
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
index bc13bc25068..e9ad6df6ab8 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x24d4e90a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000",
             "output": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000b17217f7d1cf79ab",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x872fb2b5000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000c330b3f7006420b8",
             "output": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000224bf7df2c80f0878",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -181,7 +183,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x872fb2b50000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
             "output": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000016aee6e8ef",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -190,7 +193,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x24d4e90a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000324bf7e0976f5f167",
             "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012535c5e5f87ee0d2",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -199,7 +203,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x872fb2b5000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000c330b3f7006420b8",
             "output": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000224bf7df2c80f0878",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -208,7 +213,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x872fb2b500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000237d37fe5d297a500",
             "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000093088c407fcbbce38",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           },
           {
             "from": "0x8695e5e79dab06fbbb05f445316fa4edb0da30f0",
@@ -217,7 +223,8 @@
             "to": "0xef3487d24a0702703e04a26cef479e313c8fc7ae",
             "input": "0x24d4e90a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000b554841fac4cad6b0",
             "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000026d7fc130d6a74cbe",
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value":"0x0"
           }
         ],
         "value": "0x0",
@@ -390,7 +397,8 @@
                 "data": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000de0b6b3a76400000"
               }
             ],
-            "type": "DELEGATECALL"
+            "type": "DELEGATECALL",
+            "value": "0x0"
           }
         ],
         "value": "0x0",