diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index c6923409cd..8f9d7c48b3 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -350,6 +350,16 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) CallContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallM
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	res, err := b.callContract(ctx, call, b.blockchain.CurrentBlock(), state)
+
+	if res != nil && res.Err != vm.ErrOutOfGas {
+		if len(res.Revert()) > 0 {
+			if ret, err := abi.UnpackRevert(res.Revert()); err == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %s", ret)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %#x", res.Revert())
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 8f58daf904..6d33ac84f9 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -878,6 +878,15 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) Call(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNrOr
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if result != nil && result.Err != vm.ErrOutOfGas {
+		if len(result.Revert()) > 0 {
+			if ret, err := abi.UnpackRevert(result.Revert()); err == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %s", ret)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %#x", result.Revert())
+		}
+	}
 	return result.Return(), nil
 }