diff --git a/.changeset/strong-ducks-heal.md b/.changeset/strong-ducks-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83e684d6cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-ducks-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"hardhat": patch
+---
+
+Expose `gasLimit` configuration for Solidity tests [#7996](https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/pull/7996)
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/config.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/config.ts
index f9c02cf9438..52a7184187f 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/config.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const solidityTestUserConfigType = z.object({
   coinbase: z.string().startsWith("0x").optional(),
   blockTimestamp: z.bigint().optional(),
   prevRandao: z.bigint().optional(),
+  gasLimit: z.bigint().optional(),
   blockGasLimit: z.bigint().or(z.literal(false)).optional(),
   fuzz: z
     .object({
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/type-extensions.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/type-extensions.ts
index b7e9947fb45..24d40c8cf2f 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/type-extensions.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/type-extensions.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ declare module "../../../types/test.js" {
     coinbase?: string; // 0x-prefixed hex string
     blockTimestamp?: bigint;
     prevRandao?: bigint;
+    gasLimit?: bigint;
     blockGasLimit?: bigint | false;
 
     fuzz?: {
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/test/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/helpers.ts b/v-next/hardhat/test/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/helpers.ts
index 4cd38cedb44..d2c765ff94d 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/test/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/helpers.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/test/internal/builtin-plugins/solidity-test/helpers.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,30 @@ describe("solidityTestConfigToSolidityTestRunnerConfigArgs", () => {
     assert.equal(args.disableBlockGasLimit, false);
   });
 
+  it("sets gasLimit when it is undefined", async () => {
+    const args = await solidityTestConfigToSolidityTestRunnerConfigArgs({
+      chainType: GENERIC_CHAIN_TYPE,
+      projectRoot: process.cwd(),
+      config: { gasLimit: undefined },
+      verbosity: 1,
+      generateGasReport: false,
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(args.gasLimit, undefined);
+  });
+
+  it("sets gasLimit when it is a bigint", async () => {
+    const args = await solidityTestConfigToSolidityTestRunnerConfigArgs({
+      chainType: GENERIC_CHAIN_TYPE,
+      projectRoot: process.cwd(),
+      config: { gasLimit: 12_000_000n },
+      verbosity: 1,
+      generateGasReport: false,
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(args.gasLimit, 12_000_000n);
+  });
+
   it("sets blockDifficulty based on prevRandao", async () => {
     const args = await solidityTestConfigToSolidityTestRunnerConfigArgs({
       chainType: GENERIC_CHAIN_TYPE,