diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68ad34f027..679e05c1a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (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`.
-
+* (ante) [#1566](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1566) Fix `gasWanted` on `EthGasConsumeDecorator` ante handler when running transaction in `ReCheckMode`
 
 ## [v0.19.3] - 2022-10-14
 
diff --git a/app/ante/eth.go b/app/ante/eth.go
index fb58bb1387..9f19edf002 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth.go
@@ -135,10 +135,18 @@ func NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(
 // - sets the gas meter limit
 // - gas limit is greater than the block gas meter limit
 func (egcd EthGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (sdk.Context, error) {
+	gasWanted := uint64(0)
 	// gas consumption limit already checked during CheckTx so there's no need to
 	// verify it again during ReCheckTx
 	if ctx.IsReCheckTx() {
-		return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
+		// Use new context with gasWanted = 0
+		// Otherwise, there's an error on txmempool.postCheck (tendermint)
+		// that is not bubbled up. Thus, the Tx never runs on DeliverMode
+		// Error: "gas wanted -1 is negative"
+		// For more information, see issue #1554
+		// https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/issues/1554
+		newCtx := ctx.WithGasMeter(ethermint.NewInfiniteGasMeterWithLimit(gasWanted))
+		return next(newCtx, tx, simulate)
 	}
 
 	chainCfg := egcd.evmKeeper.GetChainConfig(ctx)
@@ -147,7 +155,6 @@ func (egcd EthGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simula
 	blockHeight := big.NewInt(ctx.BlockHeight())
 	homestead := ethCfg.IsHomestead(blockHeight)
 	istanbul := ethCfg.IsIstanbul(blockHeight)
-	gasWanted := uint64(0)
 	var events sdk.Events
 
 	// Use the lowest priority of all the messages as the final one.