diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/TransactionProcessing/TransactionProcessor.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/TransactionProcessing/TransactionProcessor.cs
index 8a2d3cd2652..1aa4e408dd3 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/TransactionProcessing/TransactionProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Evm/TransactionProcessing/TransactionProcessor.cs
@@ -551,6 +551,16 @@ protected virtual TransactionResult BuyGas(Transaction tx, IReleaseSpec spec, IT
                         TraceLogInvalidTx(tx, $"INSUFFICIENT_MAX_FEE_PER_BLOB_GAS_FOR_SENDER_BALANCE: ({tx.SenderAddress})_BALANCE = {senderBalance}");
                         return TransactionResult.InsufficientSenderBalance;
                     }
+
+                    // Check that tx.MaxFeePerBlobGas >= feePerBlobGas (the current blob gas price)
+                    if (validate && BlobGasCalculator.TryCalculateFeePerBlobGas(header, spec.BlobBaseFeeUpdateFraction, out UInt256 feePerBlobGas))
+                    {
+                        if ((UInt256)tx.MaxFeePerBlobGas! < feePerBlobGas)
+                        {
+                            TraceLogInvalidTx(tx, $"INSUFFICIENT_MAX_FEE_PER_BLOB_GAS: tx.MaxFeePerBlobGas ({tx.MaxFeePerBlobGas}) < feePerBlobGas ({feePerBlobGas})");
+                            return TransactionResult.InsufficientMaxFeePerBlobGas;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -984,6 +994,7 @@ private TransactionResult(ErrorType error = ErrorType.None, EvmExceptionType evm
             ErrorType.GasLimitBelowIntrinsicGas => "gas limit below intrinsic gas",
             ErrorType.InsufficientMaxFeePerGasForSenderBalance => "insufficient MaxFeePerGas for sender balance",
             ErrorType.InsufficientSenderBalance => "insufficient sender balance",
+            ErrorType.InsufficientMaxFeePerBlobGas => "max fee per blob gas less than block blob gas fee",
             ErrorType.MalformedTransaction => "malformed",
             ErrorType.MinerPremiumNegative => "miner premium is negative",
             ErrorType.NonceOverflow => "nonce overflow",
@@ -1015,6 +1026,7 @@ public static TransactionResult EvmException(EvmExceptionType evmExceptionType,
         public static readonly TransactionResult GasLimitBelowIntrinsicGas = ErrorType.GasLimitBelowIntrinsicGas;
         public static readonly TransactionResult InsufficientMaxFeePerGasForSenderBalance = ErrorType.InsufficientMaxFeePerGasForSenderBalance;
         public static readonly TransactionResult InsufficientSenderBalance = ErrorType.InsufficientSenderBalance;
+        public static readonly TransactionResult InsufficientMaxFeePerBlobGas = ErrorType.InsufficientMaxFeePerBlobGas;
         public static readonly TransactionResult MalformedTransaction = ErrorType.MalformedTransaction;
         public static readonly TransactionResult MinerPremiumNegative = ErrorType.MinerPremiumNegative;
         public static readonly TransactionResult NonceOverflow = ErrorType.NonceOverflow;
@@ -1031,6 +1043,7 @@ public enum ErrorType
             GasLimitBelowIntrinsicGas,
             InsufficientMaxFeePerGasForSenderBalance,
             InsufficientSenderBalance,
+            InsufficientMaxFeePerBlobGas,
             MalformedTransaction,
             MinerPremiumNegative,
             NonceOverflow,