diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 2eb4dee3c0..ef600e87df 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1220,13 +1220,14 @@ func newRPCTransactionFromBlockIndex(b *types.Block, index uint64, config *param
 }
 
 // newRPCRawTransactionFromBlockIndex returns the bytes of a transaction given a block and a transaction index.
-func newRPCRawTransactionFromBlockIndex(b *types.Block, index uint64) hexutil.Bytes {
+func newRPCRawTransactionFromBlockIndex(b *types.Block, index uint64) *hexutil.Bytes {
 	txs := b.Transactions()
 	if index >= uint64(len(txs)) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	blob, _ := txs[index].MarshalBinary()
-	return blob
+	b2 := hexutil.Bytes(blob)
+	return &b2
 }
 
 // accessListResult returns an optional accesslist
@@ -1485,7 +1486,7 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) GetTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex(ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // GetRawTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex returns the bytes of the transaction for the given block number and index.
-func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber, index hexutil.Uint) hexutil.Bytes {
+func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber, index hexutil.Uint) *hexutil.Bytes {
 	if block, _ := api.b.BlockByNumber(ctx, blockNr); block != nil {
 		return newRPCRawTransactionFromBlockIndex(block, uint64(index))
 	}
@@ -1493,7 +1494,7 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(ctx context.Co
 }
 
 // GetRawTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex returns the bytes of the transaction for the given block hash and index.
-func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, index hexutil.Uint) hexutil.Bytes {
+func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, index hexutil.Uint) *hexutil.Bytes {
 	if block, _ := api.b.BlockByHash(ctx, blockHash); block != nil {
 		return newRPCRawTransactionFromBlockIndex(block, uint64(index))
 	}
@@ -1545,12 +1546,17 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) GetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common
 }
 
 // GetRawTransactionByHash returns the bytes of the transaction for the given hash.
-func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (hexutil.Bytes, error) {
+func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*hexutil.Bytes, error) {
 	// Retrieve a finalized transaction, or a pooled otherwise
 	found, tx, _, _, _ := api.b.GetCanonicalTransaction(hash)
 	if !found {
 		if tx = api.b.GetPoolTransaction(hash); tx != nil {
-			return tx.MarshalBinary()
+			blob, err := tx.MarshalBinary()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			b := hexutil.Bytes(blob)
+			return &b, nil
 		}
 		// If also not in the pool there is a chance the tx indexer is still in progress.
 		if !api.b.TxIndexDone() {
@@ -1559,7 +1565,12 @@ func (api *TransactionAPI) GetRawTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash com
 		// If the transaction is not found in the pool and the indexer is done, return nil
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return tx.MarshalBinary()
+	blob, err := tx.MarshalBinary()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	b := hexutil.Bytes(blob)
+	return &b, nil
 }
 
 // GetTransactionReceipt returns the transaction receipt for the given transaction hash.