diff --git a/core/vm/operations_acl.go b/core/vm/operations_acl.go
index c8046d2d95..560382bda3 100644
--- a/core/vm/operations_acl.go
+++ b/core/vm/operations_acl.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import (
 
 func makeGasSStoreFunc(clearingRefund uint64) gasFunc {
 	return func(evm *EVM, contract *Contract, stack *Stack, mem *Memory, memorySize uint64) (uint64, error) {
+		if evm.readOnly {
+			return 0, ErrWriteProtection
+		}
 		// If we fail the minimum gas availability invariant, fail (0)
 		if contract.Gas <= params.SstoreSentryGasEIP2200 {
 			return 0, errors.New("not enough gas for reentrancy sentry")
@@ -188,11 +191,19 @@ func makeSelfdestructGasFn(refundsEnabled bool) gasFunc {
 			gas     uint64
 			address = common.Address(stack.peek().Bytes20())
 		)
+		if evm.readOnly {
+			return 0, ErrWriteProtection
+		}
+
 		if !evm.StateDB.AddressInAccessList(address) {
 			// If the caller cannot afford the cost, this change will be rolled back
 			evm.StateDB.AddAddressToAccessList(address)
 			gas = params.ColdAccountAccessCostEIP2929
 		}
+		if contract.Gas < gas {
+			return gas, nil
+		}
+
 		// if empty and transfers value
 		if evm.StateDB.Empty(address) && evm.StateDB.GetBalance(contract.Address()).Sign() != 0 {
 			gas += params.CreateBySelfdestructGas