diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/verifyHeader.go b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/verifyHeader.go
index f4a94164bb..f78cddb5e9 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/verifyHeader.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/verifyHeader.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/XDPoS/utils"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/misc"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/misc/eip1559"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/types"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainReader, header *types.Heade
 	if header.UncleHash != utils.UncleHash {
 		return utils.ErrInvalidUncleHash
 	}
+	// Verify that the gas limit remains within allowed bounds
+	if err := misc.VerifyGaslimit(parent.GasLimit, header.GasLimit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Verify the header's EIP-1559 attributes.
 	if err := eip1559.VerifyEip1559Header(chain.Config(), header); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
index 0f7cfce248..c70f52b88a 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainReader, header, parent *
 	if header.GasUsed > header.GasLimit {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gasUsed: have %d, gasLimit %d", header.GasUsed, header.GasLimit)
 	}
+	// Verify that the gas limit remains within allowed bounds
+	if err := misc.VerifyGaslimit(parent.GasLimit, header.GasLimit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Verify the header's EIP-1559 attributes.
 	if err := eip1559.VerifyEip1559Header(chain.Config(), header); err != nil {
 		return err