diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 88132b4b63..55dd3998c1 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	}
 	var (
 		msg         = args.ToMessage(blockContext.BaseFee, true)
-		tx          = args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+		tx, _       = args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
 		traceConfig *TraceConfig
 	)
 	// Lower the basefee to 0 to avoid breaking EVM
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 2eb4dee3c0..3563274f04 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1422,7 +1422,12 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		res, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, nil)
 		evm.Release()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply transaction: %v err: %v", args.ToTransaction(types.LegacyTxType).Hash(), err)
+			var hash common.Hash
+			tx, err := args.ToTransaction(types.LegacyTxType)
+			if err == nil {
+				hash = tx.Hash()
+			}
+			return nil, 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply transaction: %v err: %v", hash, err)
 		}
 		if tracer.Equal(prevTracer) {
 			return accessList, res.UsedGas, res.Err, nil
@@ -1695,7 +1700,10 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, args Transaction
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
 	// Assemble the transaction and sign with the wallet
-	tx := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	tx, err := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
 
 	signed, err := wallet.SignTx(account, tx, api.b.ChainConfig().ChainID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1717,7 +1725,10 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) FillTransaction(ctx context.Context, args Transaction
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Assemble the transaction and obtain rlp
-	tx := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	tx, err := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	data, err := tx.MarshalBinary()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1913,7 +1924,10 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) SignTransaction(ctx context.Context, args Transaction
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Before actually sign the transaction, ensure the transaction fee is reasonable.
-	tx := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	tx, err := args.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err := checkTxFee(tx.GasPrice(), tx.Gas(), api.b.RPCTxFeeCap()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1969,7 +1983,10 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) Resend(ctx context.Context, sendArgs TransactionArgs,
 	if err := sendArgs.setDefaults(ctx, api.b, sidecarConfig{}); err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
-	matchTx := sendArgs.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	matchTx, err := sendArgs.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
 
 	// Before replacing the old transaction, ensure the _new_ transaction fee is reasonable.
 	price := matchTx.GasPrice()
@@ -1999,7 +2016,11 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) Resend(ctx context.Context, sendArgs TransactionArgs,
 			if gasLimit != nil && *gasLimit != 0 {
 				sendArgs.Gas = gasLimit
 			}
-			signedTx, err := api.sign(sendArgs.from(), sendArgs.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType))
+			tx, err := sendArgs.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return common.Hash{}, err
+			}
+			signedTx, err := api.sign(sendArgs.from(), tx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return common.Hash{}, err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index 8462194b1d..f9062bcc60 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (sim *simulator) processBlock(ctx context.Context, block *simBlock, header,
 			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
 		var (
-			tx     = call.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
+			tx, _  = call.ToTransaction(types.DynamicFeeTxType)
 			txHash = tx.Hash()
 		)
 		txes[i] = tx
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
index 1a7cf1c118..2b55c9fe64 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import (
 // TransactionArgs represents the arguments to construct a new transaction
 // or a message call.
 type TransactionArgs struct {
+	Type *hexutil.Uint64 `json:"type,omitempty"`
+
 	From                 *common.Address `json:"from"`
 	To                   *common.Address `json:"to"`
 	Gas                  *hexutil.Uint64 `json:"gas"`
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) ToMessage(baseFee *big.Int, skipNonceCheck bool) *c
 
 // ToTransaction converts the arguments to a transaction.
 // This assumes that setDefaults has been called.
-func (args *TransactionArgs) ToTransaction(defaultType int) *types.Transaction {
+func (args *TransactionArgs) ToTransaction(defaultType int) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 	usedType := types.LegacyTxType
 	switch {
 	case args.AuthorizationList != nil || defaultType == types.SetCodeTxType:
@@ -519,6 +521,9 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) ToTransaction(defaultType int) *types.Transaction {
 	if args.GasPrice != nil {
 		usedType = types.LegacyTxType
 	}
+	if usedType != int(*args.Type) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong tx type used, requested: %v, used: %v", args.Type, usedType)
+	}
 	var data types.TxData
 	switch usedType {
 	case types.SetCodeTxType:
@@ -608,7 +613,7 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) ToTransaction(defaultType int) *types.Transaction {
 			Data:     args.data(),
 		}
 	}
-	return types.NewTx(data)
+	return types.NewTx(data), nil
 }
 
 // IsEIP4844 returns an indicator if the args contains EIP4844 fields.