diff --git a/consensus/qbft/backend/engine_test.go b/consensus/qbft/backend/engine_test.go
index 38c0bdccdf..1a71163372 100644
--- a/consensus/qbft/backend/engine_test.go
+++ b/consensus/qbft/backend/engine_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip1559"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft"
 	qbftcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft/common"
 	qbftcore "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft/core"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/fetcher"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/triedb"
@@ -179,19 +181,22 @@ func copyConfig(config *qbft.Config) *qbft.Config {
 	return &cpy
 }
 
-func makeHeader(parent *types.Block, config *qbft.Config) *types.Header {
+// makeHeader create header executing no txs
+func makeHeader(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, engineConfig *qbft.Config, parent *types.Block) *types.Header {
 	blockNumber := parent.Number().Add(parent.Number(), common.Big1)
 	header := &types.Header{
 		ParentHash: parent.Hash(),
 		Number:     blockNumber,
-		GasLimit:   core.CalcGasLimit(parent.GasLimit(), parent.GasLimit()),
-		GasUsed:    0,
-		Time:       parent.Time() + config.GetConfig(blockNumber).BlockPeriod,
+		GasLimit:   parent.GasLimit(),
+		GasUsed:    0, // empty tx
+		Time:       parent.Time() + engineConfig.GetConfig(blockNumber).BlockPeriod,
 		Difficulty: types.QBFTDefaultDifficulty,
+		BaseFee:    eip1559.CalcBaseFee(chainConfig, parent.Header()),
 	}
 	return header
 }
 
+// makeBlock create block executing no txs
 func makeBlock(chain *core.BlockChain, engine *Backend, parent *types.Block) *types.Block {
 	block := makeBlockWithoutSeal(chain, engine, parent)
 	state, _ := chain.State()
@@ -202,8 +207,9 @@ func makeBlock(chain *core.BlockChain, engine *Backend, parent *types.Block) *ty
 	return blk
 }
 
+// makeBlock create block executing no txs without seal
 func makeBlockWithoutSeal(chain *core.BlockChain, engine *Backend, parent *types.Block) *types.Block {
-	header := makeHeader(parent, engine.config)
+	header := makeHeader(chain.Config(), engine.config, parent)
 	engine.Prepare(chain, header)
 	block := types.NewBlock(header, nil, nil, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 	return block
@@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ func makeBlockWithoutSeal(chain *core.BlockChain, engine *Backend, parent *types
 func TestQBFTPrepare(t *testing.T) {
 	chain, engine, _ := newBlockChain(1)
 	defer engine.Stop()
-	header := makeHeader(chain.Genesis(), engine.config)
+	header := makeHeader(chain.Config(), engine.config, chain.Genesis())
 	err := engine.Prepare(chain, header)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have %v, want nil", err)
diff --git a/consensus/qbft/engine/engine.go b/consensus/qbft/engine/engine.go
index 11951ccdf5..129cfb7dd9 100644
--- a/consensus/qbft/engine/engine.go
+++ b/consensus/qbft/engine/engine.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip1559"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft"
 	qbftcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/qbft/core"
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
@@ -181,7 +184,31 @@ func (e *Engine) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 	if header.Difficulty == nil || header.Difficulty.Cmp(types.QBFTDefaultDifficulty) != 0 {
 		return qbftcommon.ErrInvalidDifficulty
 	}
+	// Verify that the gas limit is <= 2^63-1
+	if header.GasLimit > params.MaxGasLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gasLimit: have %v, max %v", header.GasLimit, params.MaxGasLimit)
+	}
+	if chain.Config().IsShanghai(header.Number, header.Time) {
+		return errors.New("wbft does not support shanghai fork")
+	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of withdrawalsHash.
+	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+	}
+	if chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
+		return errors.New("wbft does not support cancun fork")
+	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of cancun-specific header fields
+	switch {
+	case header.ExcessBlobGas != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid excessBlobGas: have %d, expected nil", header.ExcessBlobGas)
+	case header.BlobGasUsed != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid blobGasUsed: have %d, expected nil", header.BlobGasUsed)
+	case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
+	}
 
+	// All basic checks passed, verify cascading fields
 	return e.verifyCascadingFields(chain, header, validators, prevValidators, parents, checkSeals)
 }
 
@@ -215,6 +242,22 @@ func (e *Engine) verifyCascadingFields(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header
 	if parent.Time+e.cfg.GetConfig(header.Number).BlockPeriod > header.Time {
 		return qbftcommon.ErrInvalidTimestamp
 	}
+	// Verify that the gasUsed is <= gasLimit
+	if header.GasUsed > header.GasLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gasUsed: have %d, gasLimit %d", header.GasUsed, header.GasLimit)
+	}
+	if !chain.Config().IsLondon(header.Number) {
+		// Verify BaseFee not present before EIP-1559 fork.
+		if header.BaseFee != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid baseFee before fork: have %d, want <nil>", header.BaseFee)
+		}
+		if err := misc.VerifyGaslimit(parent.GasLimit, header.GasLimit); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else if err := eip1559.VerifyEIP1559Header(chain.Config(), parent, header); err != nil {
+		// Verify the header's EIP-1559 attributes.
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// Verify signer
 	if err := e.verifySigner(chain, header, parents, validators); err != nil {