diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 34afce0e1c..12edaf6dc8 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -1693,6 +1693,38 @@ func TestSimulateV1(t *testing.T) {
 			want:       nil,
 			expectErr:  &invalidTxError{Message: fmt.Sprintf("err: nonce too high: address %s, tx: 2 state: 0 (supplied gas 4712388)", accounts[2].addr), Code: errCodeNonceTooHigh},
 		},
+		// Successful validation
+		{
+			name: "validation-checks-success",
+			tag:  latest,
+			blocks: []simBlock{{
+				BlockOverrides: &BlockOverrides{
+					BaseFeePerGas: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1)),
+				},
+				StateOverrides: &StateOverride{
+					randomAccounts[0].addr: OverrideAccount{Balance: newRPCBalance(big.NewInt(10000000))},
+				},
+				Calls: []TransactionArgs{{
+					From:         &randomAccounts[0].addr,
+					To:           &randomAccounts[1].addr,
+					Value:        (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1000)),
+					MaxFeePerGas: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(2)),
+				}},
+			}},
+			validation: &validation,
+			want: []blockRes{{
+				Number:       "0xb",
+				GasLimit:     "0x47e7c4",
+				GasUsed:      "0x5208",
+				FeeRecipient: coinbase,
+				Calls: []callRes{{
+					ReturnValue: "0x",
+					GasUsed:     "0x5208",
+					Logs:        []log{},
+					Status:      "0x1",
+				}},
+			}},
+		},
 		// Clear storage.
 		{
 			name: "clear-storage",
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index 7b06162fd3..0850badc3e 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -176,8 +176,25 @@ func (sim *simulator) execute(ctx context.Context, blocks []simBlock) ([]simBloc
 }
 
 func (sim *simulator) processBlock(ctx context.Context, block *simBlock, header, parent *types.Header, headers []*types.Header, gp *core.GasPool, precompiles vm.PrecompiledContracts, timeout time.Duration) (*simBlockResult, error) {
-	// Set this here for evm.GetHashFn to work.
+	// Set header fields that depend only on parent block.
+	config := sim.b.ChainConfig()
+	// Parent hash is needed for evm.GetHashFn to work.
 	header.ParentHash = parent.Hash()
+	if config.IsLondon(header.Number) {
+		// Base fee could have been overridden.
+		if header.BaseFee == nil {
+			header.BaseFee = eip1559.CalcBaseFee(config, parent)
+		}
+	}
+	if config.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
+		var excess uint64
+		if config.IsCancun(parent.Number, parent.Time) {
+			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(*parent.ExcessBlobGas, *parent.BlobGasUsed)
+		} else {
+			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(0, 0)
+		}
+		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excess
+	}
 	blockContext := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, sim.newSimulatedChainContext(ctx, headers), nil)
 	if block.BlockOverrides.BlobBaseFee != nil {
 		blockContext.BlobBaseFee = block.BlockOverrides.BlobBaseFee.ToInt()
@@ -192,7 +209,6 @@ func (sim *simulator) processBlock(ctx context.Context, block *simBlock, header,
 		callResults          = make([]simCallResult, len(block.Calls))
 		receipts             = make([]*types.Receipt, len(block.Calls))
 		tracer               = newTracer(sim.traceTransfers, blockContext.BlockNumber.Uint64(), common.Hash{}, common.Hash{}, 0)
-		config               = sim.b.ChainConfig()
 		vmConfig             = &vm.Config{
 			NoBaseFee: !sim.validate,
 			// Block hash will be repaired after execution.
@@ -263,19 +279,8 @@ func (sim *simulator) processBlock(ctx context.Context, block *simBlock, header,
 		header.ReceiptHash = types.DeriveSha(types.Receipts(receipts), trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 		header.Bloom = types.CreateBloom(types.Receipts(receipts))
 	}
-	if config.IsLondon(header.Number) {
-		// BaseFee depends on parent's gasUsed, hence can't be pre-computed.
-		header.BaseFee = eip1559.CalcBaseFee(config, parent)
-	}
 	if config.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		header.BlobGasUsed = &blobGasUsed
-		var excess uint64
-		if config.IsCancun(parent.Number, parent.Time) {
-			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(*parent.ExcessBlobGas, *parent.BlobGasUsed)
-		} else {
-			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(0, 0)
-		}
-		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excess
 	}
 	result := simBlockResultFromHeader(header, callResults)
 	result.repairLogs()