diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py b/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
index 07c70c2250..81766a8e99 100644
--- a/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
+++ b/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
@@ -639,7 +639,9 @@ def create_transaction(self, **kwargs) -> TransactionAPI:
         if isinstance(kwargs.get("chainId"), str):
             kwargs["chainId"] = int(kwargs["chainId"], 16)
 
-        elif "chainId" not in kwargs and self.network_manager.active_provider is not None:
+        elif (
+            "chainId" not in kwargs or kwargs["chainId"] is None
+        ) and self.network_manager.active_provider is not None:
             kwargs["chainId"] = self.provider.chain_id
 
         if "input" in kwargs:
@@ -660,7 +662,16 @@ def create_transaction(self, **kwargs) -> TransactionAPI:
         kwargs["gas"] = kwargs.pop("gas_limit", kwargs.get("gas"))
 
         if "value" in kwargs and not isinstance(kwargs["value"], int):
-            kwargs["value"] = self.conversion_manager.convert(kwargs["value"], int)
+            value = kwargs["value"] or 0  # Convert None to 0.
+            kwargs["value"] = self.conversion_manager.convert(value, int)
+
+        # This causes problems in pydantic for some reason.
+        if "gas_price" in kwargs and kwargs["gas_price"] is None:
+            del kwargs["gas_price"]
+
+        # None is not allowed, the user likely means `b""`.
+        if "data" in kwargs and kwargs["data"] is None:
+            kwargs["data"] = b""
 
         return txn_class(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py b/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
index 3c165eef8e..ad3221c259 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from ape.types import AddressType
 from ape.utils import DEFAULT_LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT
 from ape_ethereum.ecosystem import BLUEPRINT_HEADER, Block
-from ape_ethereum.transactions import TransactionType
+from ape_ethereum.transactions import DynamicFeeTransaction, StaticFeeTransaction, TransactionType
 
 LOG = {
     "removed": False,
@@ -378,6 +378,38 @@ def test_create_transaction_uses_network_gas_limit(tx_type, ethereum, eth_tester
     assert tx.gas_limit == eth_tester_provider.max_gas
 
 
+def test_create_transaction_with_none_values(ethereum, eth_tester_provider):
+    """
+    Tests against None being in place of values in kwargs,
+    causing their actual defaults not to get used and ValidationErrors
+    to occur.
+    """
+    static = ethereum.create_transaction(
+        value=None, data=None, chain_id=None, gas_price=None, nonce=None, receiver=None
+    )
+    dynamic = ethereum.create_transaction(
+        value=None,
+        data=None,
+        chain_id=None,
+        max_fee=None,
+        max_prioriy_fee=None,
+        nonce=None,
+        receiver=None,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(static, StaticFeeTransaction)  # Because used gas_price
+    assert isinstance(dynamic, DynamicFeeTransaction)  # Because used max_fee
+
+    for tx in (static, dynamic):
+        assert tx.data == b""  # None is not allowed.
+        assert tx.value == 0  # None is same as 0.
+        assert tx.chain_id == eth_tester_provider.chain_id
+        assert tx.nonce is None
+
+    assert static.gas_price is None
+    assert dynamic.max_fee is None
+    assert dynamic.max_priority_fee is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("tx_type", TransactionType)
 def test_encode_transaction(tx_type, ethereum, vyper_contract_instance, owner, eth_tester_provider):
     abi = vyper_contract_instance.contract_type.methods[0]