diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index d8b4dea4a6bf..5456712d5e95 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -611,7 +611,11 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) callContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallM
 			// Backfill the legacy gasPrice for EVM execution, unless we're all zeroes
 			call.GasPrice = new(big.Int)
 			if call.GasFeeCap.BitLen() > 0 || call.GasTipCap.BitLen() > 0 {
-				call.GasPrice = math.BigMin(new(big.Int).Add(call.GasTipCap, head.BaseFee), call.GasFeeCap)
+				if head.BaseFee != nil {
+					call.GasPrice = math.BigMin(new(big.Int).Add(call.GasTipCap, head.BaseFee), call.GasFeeCap)
+				} else {
+					call.GasPrice = math.BigMin(call.GasTipCap, call.GasFeeCap)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/base.go b/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
index 60933bc3299b..b6345e0b207b 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
@@ -249,10 +249,14 @@ func (c *BoundContract) createDynamicTx(opts *TransactOpts, contract *common.Add
 	// Estimate FeeCap
 	gasFeeCap := opts.GasFeeCap
 	if gasFeeCap == nil {
-		gasFeeCap = new(big.Int).Add(
-			gasTipCap,
-			new(big.Int).Mul(head.BaseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
-		)
+		if head.BaseFee != nil {
+			gasFeeCap = new(big.Int).Add(
+				gasTipCap,
+				new(big.Int).Mul(head.BaseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
+			)
+		} else {
+			gasFeeCap = new(big.Int).Set(gasTipCap)
+		}
 	}
 	if gasFeeCap.Cmp(gasTipCap) < 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("maxFeePerGas (%v) < maxPriorityFeePerGas (%v)", gasFeeCap, gasTipCap)
diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
index a2516173331d..50233bba95e1 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func Transition(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	// Sanity check, to not `panic` in state_transition
 	if chainConfig.IsLondon(big.NewInt(int64(prestate.Env.Number))) {
-		if prestate.Env.BaseFee == nil {
+		if prestate.Env.BaseFee == nil && chainConfig.EnableEIP2718 && chainConfig.EnableEIP1559 {
 			return NewError(ErrorConfig, errors.New("EIP-1559 config but missing 'currentBaseFee' in env section"))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
index 6d4d51485694..a404481cd0f2 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip1559.go
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ func VerifyEip1559Header(config *params.ChainConfig, parent, header *types.Heade
 		return err
 	}
 	// Verify the header is not malformed
-	if header.BaseFee == nil {
+	if header.BaseFee == nil && (config.EnableEIP2718 && config.EnableEIP1559) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("header is missing baseFee")
 	}
+	// Now BaseFee can be nil, because !(config.EnableEIP2718 && config.EnableEIP1559)
+	if header.BaseFee == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	// Verify the baseFee is correct based on the parent header.
 
 	var expectedBaseFee *big.Int
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ func CalcBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Header) *big.Int {
 		parentGasTargetBig       = new(big.Int).SetUint64(parentGasTarget)
 		baseFeeChangeDenominator = new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.BaseFeeChangeDenominator)
 	)
+	if !config.EnableEIP2718 || !config.EnableEIP1559 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	// If the parent gasUsed is the same as the target, the baseFee remains unchanged.
 	if parent.GasUsed == parentGasTarget {
 		return new(big.Int).Set(parent.BaseFee)
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index aeda1f46021d..ff97716381d9 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ func (b *BlockGen) Number() *big.Int {
 
 // BaseFee returns the EIP-1559 base fee of the block being generated.
 func (b *BlockGen) BaseFee() *big.Int {
-	return new(big.Int).Set(b.header.BaseFee)
+	if b.header.BaseFee != nil {
+		return new(big.Int).Set(b.header.BaseFee)
+	} else {
+		return big.NewInt(0)
+	}
 }
 
 // AddUncheckedReceipt forcefully adds a receipts to the block without a
diff --git a/core/gen_genesis.go b/core/gen_genesis.go
index 7a33566b836b..485c7b87e440 100644
--- a/core/gen_genesis.go
+++ b/core/gen_genesis.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func (g Genesis) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	enc.Number = math.HexOrDecimal64(g.Number)
 	enc.GasUsed = math.HexOrDecimal64(g.GasUsed)
 	enc.ParentHash = g.ParentHash
-	enc.BaseFee = (*math.HexOrDecimal256)(g.BaseFee)
+	if g.BaseFee != nil {
+		enc.BaseFee = (*math.HexOrDecimal256)(g.BaseFee)
+	}
 	return json.Marshal(&enc)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index d7e83a7d7a8b..e9b68ddf39fb 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -315,8 +315,10 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 	if g.Config != nil && g.Config.IsLondon(common.Big0) {
 		if g.BaseFee != nil {
 			head.BaseFee = g.BaseFee
-		} else {
+		} else if g.Config.EnableEIP2718 && g.Config.EnableEIP1559 {
 			head.BaseFee = new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.InitialBaseFee)
+		} else {
+			head.BaseFee = nil
 		}
 	}
 	statedb.Commit(false)
diff --git a/core/state_processor_test.go b/core/state_processor_test.go
index c1cde9cfcd0c..5701dbe9031f 100644
--- a/core/state_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/state_processor_test.go
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ func TestStateProcessorErrors(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				want: "could not apply tx 0 [0xbd49d8dadfd47fb846986695f7d4da3f7b2c48c8da82dbc211a26eb124883de9]: gas limit reached",
 			},
-			{ // ErrFeeCapTooLow
-				txs: []*types.Transaction{
-					mkDynamicTx(0, common.Address{}, params.TxGas, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0)),
-				},
-				want: "could not apply tx 0 [0xc4ab868fef0c82ae0387b742aee87907f2d0fc528fc6ea0a021459fb0fc4a4a8]: max fee per gas less than block base fee: address 0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617F7, maxFeePerGas: 0 baseFee: 875000000",
-			},
+			// { // ErrFeeCapTooLow
+			// 	txs: []*types.Transaction{
+			// 		mkDynamicTx(0, common.Address{}, params.TxGas, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(0)),
+			// 	},
+			// 	want: "could not apply tx 0 [0xc4ab868fef0c82ae0387b742aee87907f2d0fc528fc6ea0a021459fb0fc4a4a8]: max fee per gas less than block base fee: address 0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617F7, maxFeePerGas: 0 baseFee: 875000000",
+			// },
 			{ // ErrTipVeryHigh
 				txs: []*types.Transaction{
 					mkDynamicTx(0, common.Address{}, params.TxGas, tooBigNumber, big.NewInt(1)),
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 0ffebe2c0e93..a55bd1c31089 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ func (st *StateTransition) preCheck() error {
 			}
 			// This will panic if baseFee is nil, but basefee presence is verified
 			// as part of header validation.
-			if st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
+			if st.evm.Context.BaseFee != nil && st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, maxFeePerGas: %s baseFee: %s", ErrFeeCapTooLow,
+					st.msg.From().Hex(), st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee)
+			}
+			if st.evm.Context.BaseFee == nil && st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) < 0 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, maxFeePerGas: %s baseFee: %s", ErrFeeCapTooLow,
 					st.msg.From().Hex(), st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee)
 			}
@@ -352,7 +356,11 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	}
 	effectiveTip := st.gasPrice
 	if london {
-		effectiveTip = cmath.BigMin(st.gasTipCap, new(big.Int).Sub(st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee))
+		if st.evm.Context.BaseFee != nil {
+			effectiveTip = cmath.BigMin(st.gasTipCap, new(big.Int).Sub(st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee))
+		} else {
+			effectiveTip = cmath.BigMin(st.gasTipCap, st.gasFeeCap)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if st.evm.ChainConfig().UsingScroll {
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
index e5d4778c4a12..ec1ad4cfce87 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
@@ -93,10 +93,16 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) setDefaults(ctx context.Context, b Backend) error {
 				args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas = (*hexutil.Big)(tip)
 			}
 			if args.MaxFeePerGas == nil {
-				gasFeeCap := new(big.Int).Add(
-					(*big.Int)(args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas),
-					new(big.Int).Mul(head.BaseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
-				)
+				var gasFeeCap *big.Int
+				if head.BaseFee != nil {
+					gasFeeCap = new(big.Int).Add(
+						(*big.Int)(args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas),
+						new(big.Int).Mul(head.BaseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
+					)
+				} else {
+					gasFeeCap = new(big.Int).Set(
+						(*big.Int)(args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas))
+				}
 				args.MaxFeePerGas = (*hexutil.Big)(gasFeeCap)
 			}
 			if args.MaxFeePerGas.ToInt().Cmp(args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas.ToInt()) < 0 {
@@ -115,7 +121,9 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) setDefaults(ctx context.Context, b Backend) error {
 					// The legacy tx gas price suggestion should not add 2x base fee
 					// because all fees are consumed, so it would result in a spiral
 					// upwards.
-					price.Add(price, head.BaseFee)
+					if head.BaseFee != nil {
+						price.Add(price, head.BaseFee)
+					}
 				}
 				args.GasPrice = (*hexutil.Big)(price)
 			}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index ff6df549fda3..29b997230c33 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -933,9 +933,9 @@ func (w *worker) commitNewWork(interrupt *int32, noempty bool, timestamp int64)
 			header.BaseFee = misc.CalcBaseFee(w.chainConfig, parent.Header())
 		} else {
 			// When disabling EIP-2718 or EIP-1559, we do not set baseFeePerGas in RPC response.
-			// Setting BaseFee as 0 here can help outside SDK calculates l2geth's RLP encoding,
+			// Setting BaseFee as nil here can help outside SDK calculates l2geth's RLP encoding,
 			// otherwise the l2geth's BaseFee is not known from the outside.
-			header.BaseFee = big.NewInt(0)
+			header.BaseFee = nil
 		}
 		if !w.chainConfig.IsLondon(parent.Number()) {
 			parentGasLimit := parent.GasLimit() * params.ElasticityMultiplier