diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index e032228bc..e6a656e77 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1670,6 +1670,10 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		accessList := prevTracer.AccessList()
 		log.Trace("Creating access list", "input", accessList)
 
+		// Set the accesslist to the current iteration's access list BEFORE gas estimation
+		// This ensures that DoEstimateGas accounts for the intrinsic gas cost of the access list
+		args.AccessList = &accessList
+
 		// If no gas amount was specified, each unique access list needs it's own
 		// gas calculation. This is quite expensive, but we need to be accurate
 		// and it's convered by the sender only anyway.
@@ -1681,8 +1685,6 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		}
 		// Copy the original db so we don't modify it
 		statedb := db.Copy()
-		// Set the accesslist to the last al
-		args.AccessList = &accessList
 		msg, err := args.ToMessage(b.RPCGasCap(), header.BaseFee)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, nil, err