diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index f238110728..36a5df8087 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1144,6 +1144,15 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		return nil, 0, nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Apply state overrides immediately after StateAndHeaderByNumberOrHash.
+	// If not applied here, there could be cases where user-specified overrides (e.g., nonce)
+	// may conflict with default values from the database, leading to inconsistencies.
+	if stateOverrides != nil {
+		if err := stateOverrides.Apply(db, nil); err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Ensure any missing fields are filled, extract the recipient and input data
 	if err = args.setFeeDefaults(ctx, b, header); err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, nil, err
@@ -1157,13 +1166,6 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 		return nil, 0, nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Apply state overrides if provided
-	if stateOverrides != nil {
-		if err := stateOverrides.Apply(db, nil); err != nil {
-			return nil, 0, nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	var to common.Address
 	if args.To != nil {
 		to = *args.To