diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 6962023343..d7e3ad1fff 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -953,7 +953,14 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	}
 	defer release()
 
-	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+	hdr := *block.Header()
+	if config != nil {
+		if err := config.BlockOverrides.ApplyHeader(&hdr); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(&hdr, api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
 	// Apply the customization rules if required.
 	if config != nil {
 		if overrideErr := config.BlockOverrides.Apply(&vmctx); overrideErr != nil {
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/override/override.go b/internal/ethapi/override/override.go
index 0bcf3c444d..95fbe15b76 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/override/override.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/override/override.go
@@ -171,6 +171,29 @@ func (o *BlockOverrides) Apply(blockCtx *vm.BlockContext) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (o *BlockOverrides) ApplyHeader(h *types.Header) error {
+	if o == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if o.Number != nil {
+		h.Number = o.Number.ToInt()
+	}
+	if o.Time != nil {
+		h.Time = uint64(*o.Time)
+	}
+	if o.GasLimit != nil {
+		h.GasLimit = uint64(*o.GasLimit)
+	}
+	if o.Difficulty != nil {
+		h.Difficulty = o.Difficulty.ToInt()
+	}
+	if o.BaseFeePerGas != nil {
+		h.BaseFee = o.BaseFeePerGas.ToInt()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // MakeHeader returns a new header object with the overridden
 // fields.
 // Note: MakeHeader ignores BlobBaseFee if set. That's because