diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index bc7ab34e33ac..236d3210f986 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) PendingNonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Ad
 }
 
 // SuggestGasPrice implements ContractTransactor.SuggestGasPrice. Since the simulated
-// chain doens't have miners, we just return a gas price of 1 for any call.
+// chain doesn't have miners, we just return a gas price of 1 for any call.
 func (b *SimulatedBackend) SuggestGasPrice(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
-	return big.NewInt(1), nil
+	return b.pendingBlock.Header().BaseFee, nil
 }
 
 // SuggestGasTipCap implements ContractTransactor.SuggestGasTipCap. Since the simulated