diff --git a/eth/tracers/api_test.go b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
index 4173d2a791..609c3f4d8b 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
@@ -471,6 +471,20 @@ func TestTraceCall(t *testing.T) {
 		{"pc":0,"op":"NUMBER","gas":24946984,"gasCost":2,"depth":1,"stack":[]},
 		{"pc":1,"op":"STOP","gas":24946982,"gasCost":0,"depth":1,"stack":["0x1337"]}]}`,
 		},
+		// Tests issue #33014 where accessing nil block number override panics.
+		{
+			blockNumber: rpc.BlockNumber(0),
+			call: ethapi.TransactionArgs{
+				From:  &accounts[0].addr,
+				To:    &accounts[1].addr,
+				Value: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1000)),
+			},
+			config: &TraceCallConfig{
+				BlockOverrides: &override.BlockOverrides{},
+			},
+			expectErr: nil,
+			expect:    `{"gas":21000,"failed":false,"returnValue":"0x","structLogs":[]}`,
+		},
 	}
 	for i, testspec := range testSuite {
 		result, err := api.TraceCall(context.Background(), testspec.call, rpc.BlockNumberOrHash{BlockNumber: &testspec.blockNumber}, testspec.config)