diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGas.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGas.java
index ff4c15c034a..fb9a7d4e632 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGas.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGas.java
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ private JsonCallParameter overrideGasLimitAndPrice(
   private Function<TransactionSimulatorResult, JsonRpcResponse> gasEstimateResponse(
       final JsonRpcRequestContext request) {
     return result ->
-        new JsonRpcSuccessResponse(
-            request.getRequest().getId(), Quantity.create(result.getGasEstimate()));
+        result.isSuccessful()
+            ? new JsonRpcSuccessResponse(
+                request.getRequest().getId(), Quantity.create(result.getGasEstimate()))
+            : null;
   }
 
   private JsonRpcErrorResponse errorResponse(final JsonRpcRequestContext request) {
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
index 37c7eb94504..c1669723977 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ public void shouldReturnErrorWhenTransientTransactionProcessorReturnsEmpty() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldReturnGasEstimateWhenTransientTransactionProcessorReturnsResult() {
+  public void shouldReturnGasEstimateWhenTransientTransactionProcessorReturnsResultSuccess() {
     final JsonRpcRequestContext request = ethEstimateGasRequest(callParameter());
-    mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(1L);
+    mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(1L, true);
 
     final JsonRpcResponse expectedResponse = new JsonRpcSuccessResponse(null, Quantity.create(1L));
 
@@ -93,11 +93,25 @@ public void shouldReturnGasEstimateWhenTransientTransactionProcessorReturnsResul
         .isEqualToComparingFieldByField(expectedResponse);
   }
 
-  private void mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(final long gasEstimate) {
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnGasEstimateErrorWhenTransientTransactionProcessorReturnsResultFailure() {
+    final JsonRpcRequestContext request = ethEstimateGasRequest(callParameter());
+    mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(1L, false);
+
+    final JsonRpcResponse expectedResponse =
+        new JsonRpcErrorResponse(null, JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR);
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(method.response(request))
+        .isEqualToComparingFieldByField(expectedResponse);
+  }
+
+  private void mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(
+      final long gasEstimate, final boolean isSuccessful) {
     final TransactionSimulatorResult result = mock(TransactionSimulatorResult.class);
     when(result.getGasEstimate()).thenReturn(gasEstimate);
     when(transactionSimulator.process(eq(modifiedCallParameter()), eq(1L)))
         .thenReturn(Optional.of(result));
+    when(result.isSuccessful()).thenReturn(isSuccessful);
   }
 
   private JsonCallParameter callParameter() {