diff --git a/core/error.go b/core/error.go
index 4214ed207a..f77cb6160c 100644
--- a/core/error.go
+++ b/core/error.go
@@ -104,4 +104,10 @@ var (
 	// ErrBlobFeeCapTooLow is returned if the transaction fee cap is less than the
 	// blob gas fee of the block.
 	ErrBlobFeeCapTooLow = errors.New("max fee per blob gas less than block blob gas fee")
+
+	// ErrBlobTxCreate is returned if a blob transaction has no explicit to field.
+	ErrBlobTxCreate = errors.New("blob transaction of type create")
+
+	// ErrMissingBlobHashes is returned if a blob transaction has no blob hashes.
+	ErrMissingBlobHashes = errors.New("blob transaction missing blob hashes")
 )
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 540f63fda7..fa121741d2 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package core
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
@@ -315,8 +314,11 @@ func (st *StateTransition) preCheck() error {
 	}
 	// Check the blob version validity
 	if msg.BlobHashes != nil {
+		if msg.To == nil {
+			return ErrBlobTxCreate
+		}
 		if len(msg.BlobHashes) == 0 {
-			return errors.New("blob transaction missing blob hashes")
+			return ErrMissingBlobHashes
 		}
 		for i, hash := range msg.BlobHashes {
 			if hash[0] != params.BlobTxHashVersion {