diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index a97942599c..589851c36f 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -365,6 +366,15 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastB
 	return b.gpo.FeeHistory(ctx, blockCount, lastBlock, rewardPercentiles)
 }
 
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+	if excessBlobGas := b.CurrentHeader().ExcessBlobGas; excessBlobGas != nil {
+		blobBaseFee := eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*excessBlobGas)
+		return blobBaseFee, nil
+	} else {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database {
 	return b.eth.ChainDb()
 }
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index f965c91375..a09cbb6291 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ func (s *EthereumAPI) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount math.HexOrDecim
 	return results, nil
 }
 
+func (s *EthereumAPI) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*hexutil.Big, error) {
+	blobBaseFee, err := s.b.BlobBaseFee(ctx)
+	return (*hexutil.Big)(blobBaseFee), err
+}
+
 // Syncing returns false in case the node is currently not syncing with the network. It can be up-to-date or has not
 // yet received the latest block headers from its pears. In case it is synchronizing:
 // - startingBlock: block number this node started to synchronize from
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 6aad4097fe..20fd6f8bcf 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -471,14 +471,15 @@ func (b testBackend) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 func (b testBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
 	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
-func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database           { return b.db }
-func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return b.accman }
-func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool               { return false }
-func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                 { return 10000000 }
-func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration      { return time.Second }
-func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64              { return 0 }
-func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool          { return false }
-func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)             {}
+func (b testBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) { return big.NewInt(0), nil }
+func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database                           { return b.db }
+func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager                 { return b.accman }
+func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool                               { return false }
+func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                                 { return 10000000 }
+func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration                      { return time.Second }
+func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64                              { return 0 }
+func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool                          { return false }
+func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)                             {}
 func (b testBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
 	if number == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return b.chain.CurrentBlock(), nil
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index fd2f5699ea..f4a3582339 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ type Backend interface {
 	SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress
 
 	SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
-	FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error)
+	FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error)
+	BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 	ChainDb() ethdb.Database
 	AccountManager() *accounts.Manager
 	ExtRPCEnabled() bool
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
index 24ecb1dee4..feb4cc4be3 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ func (b *backendMock) SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress { return ethereum.Syn
 func (b *backendMock) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
 	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
+func (b *backendMock) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+	return big.NewInt(42), nil
+}
 func (b *backendMock) ChainDb() ethdb.Database           { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) ExtRPCEnabled() bool               { return false }