diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 438301dd8d..cd4ff9d9e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (rpc) [#1405](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1405) Fix uninitialized chain ID field in gRPC requests.
 * (analytics) [#1434](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1434) Remove unbound labels from custom tendermint metrics.
 * (rpc) [#1484](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1484) Align empty account result for old blocks as ethereum instead of return account not found error.
+* (rpc) [#1503](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1503) Fix block hashes returned on JSON-RPC filter `eth_newBlockFilter`.
 
 
 ## [v0.19.3] - 2022-10-14
diff --git a/rpc/namespaces/ethereum/eth/filters/api.go b/rpc/namespaces/ethereum/eth/filters/api.go
index 500349050e..195e48410a 100644
--- a/rpc/namespaces/ethereum/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/rpc/namespaces/ethereum/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -292,12 +292,9 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) NewBlockFilter() rpc.ID {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				baseFee := types.BaseFeeFromEvents(data.ResultBeginBlock.Events)
-
-				header := types.EthHeaderFromTendermint(data.Header, ethtypes.Bloom{}, baseFee)
 				api.filtersMu.Lock()
 				if f, found := api.filters[headerSub.ID()]; found {
-					f.hashes = append(f.hashes, header.Hash())
+					f.hashes = append(f.hashes, common.BytesToHash(data.Header.Hash()))
 				}
 				api.filtersMu.Unlock()
 			case <-errCh:
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_filters.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_filters.py
index e4ec2fba91..324fe1e2ec 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_filters.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ def test_pending_transaction_filter(cluster):
     txhash = send_successful_transaction(w3)
     assert txhash in flt.get_new_entries()
 
+    # check if tx_hash is valid
+    tx = w3.eth.get_transaction(txhash)
+    assert tx.hash == txhash
+
     # without new txs since last call
     assert flt.get_new_entries() == []
 
@@ -34,8 +38,14 @@ def test_block_filter(cluster):
 
     # with tx
     send_successful_transaction(w3)
-    blocks = flt.get_new_entries()
-    assert len(blocks) >= 1
+    block_hashes = flt.get_new_entries()
+    assert len(block_hashes) >= 1
+
+    # check if the returned block hash is correct
+    # getBlockByHash
+    block = w3.eth.get_block(block_hashes[0])
+    # block should exist
+    assert block.hash == block_hashes[0]
 
     # without new txs since last call
     assert flt.get_new_entries() == []
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/utils.py b/tests/integration_tests/utils.py
index 2d93148458..dec91afd7b 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from eth_account import Account
 from hexbytes import HexBytes
 from web3._utils.transactions import fill_nonce, fill_transaction_defaults
+from web3.exceptions import TimeExhausted
 
 load_dotenv(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "scripts/.env")
 Account.enable_unaudited_hdwallet_features()
@@ -149,17 +150,27 @@ def sign_transaction(w3, tx, key=KEYS["validator"]):
     return acct.sign_transaction(tx)
 
 
-def send_transaction(w3, tx, key=KEYS["validator"]):
+def send_transaction(w3, tx, key=KEYS["validator"], i=0):
+    if i > 3:
+        raise TimeExhausted
     signed = sign_transaction(w3, tx, key)
     txhash = w3.eth.send_raw_transaction(signed.rawTransaction)
-    return w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(txhash)
+    try:
+        return w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(txhash, timeout=20)
+    except TimeExhausted:
+        return send_transaction(w3, tx, key, i + 1)
 
 
-def send_successful_transaction(w3):
+def send_successful_transaction(w3, i=0):
+    if i > 3:
+        raise TimeExhausted
     signed = sign_transaction(w3, {"to": ADDRS["community"], "value": 1000})
     txhash = w3.eth.send_raw_transaction(signed.rawTransaction)
-    receipt = w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(txhash)
-    assert receipt.status == 1
+    try:
+        receipt = w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(txhash, timeout=20)
+        assert receipt.status == 1
+    except TimeExhausted:
+        return send_successful_transaction(w3, i + 1)
     return txhash