From 7d15fa007548e64df36fc1f2aeb9b7c14c3d7db2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius van der Wijden <m.vanderwijden@live.de>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:41:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] bals: touch address on delegation

---
 core/state_transition.go | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 7a901cf707..daa278d2e9 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -766,6 +766,14 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		// performing the resolution and warming.
 		if addr, ok := types.ParseDelegation(st.state.GetCode(*msg.To)); ok {
 			st.state.AddAddressToAccessList(addr)
+			// Resolving the delegation accesses the target account, which the
+			// EIP-7928 block access list must record even when the transaction
+			// later runs out of gas at the top-frame charge (the cold-access
+			// charge is levied for this access). Reading it here registers the
+			// access; AddAddressToAccessList alone does not.
+			if rules.IsAmsterdam {
+				st.state.GetCode(addr)
+			}
 		}
 		// EIP-2780: charge the transaction's top-level recipient costs. If the
 		// budget cannot cover the charge, the top frame halts out of gas.