diff --git a/crates/contracts/src/account_contract.cairo b/crates/contracts/src/account_contract.cairo
index 5b9df5cec..2c42558f5 100644
--- a/crates/contracts/src/account_contract.cairo
+++ b/crates/contracts/src/account_contract.cairo
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ pub mod AccountContract {
     use core::starknet::storage_access::{storage_base_address_from_felt252, StorageBaseAddress};
     use core::starknet::syscalls::{replace_class_syscall};
     use core::starknet::{
-        ContractAddress, EthAddress, ClassHash, VALIDATED, get_caller_address, get_tx_info, Store
+        ContractAddress, EthAddress, ClassHash, VALIDATED, get_caller_address, get_contract_address,
+        get_tx_info, Store
     };
     use core::traits::TryInto;
     use openzeppelin::token::erc20::{ERC20ABIDispatcher, ERC20ABIDispatcherTrait};
     use super::{IAccountLibraryDispatcher, IAccountDispatcherTrait};
     use utils::constants::{POW_2_32};
+    use utils::eth_transaction::EthereumTransactionTrait;
     use utils::eth_transaction::{EthTransactionTrait, TransactionMetadata};
     use utils::helpers::SpanExtTrait;
     use utils::helpers::{ByteArrayExTrait, ResultExTrait};
@@ -210,12 +212,20 @@ pub mod AccountContract {
             // Increment nonce to match protocol's nonce for EOAs.
             self.Account_nonce.write(tx_info.nonce.try_into().unwrap() + 1);
 
-            //TODO execute checks
-
             let call: @Call = calls[0];
-            let calldata = deserialize_bytes(*call.calldata).expect('conversion failed').span();
-
-            let tx = EthTransactionTrait::decode(calldata).expect('rlp decoding of tx failed');
+            let encoded_tx = deserialize_bytes(*call.calldata).expect('conversion failed').span();
+
+            let tx = EthTransactionTrait::decode(encoded_tx).expect('rlp decoding of tx failed');
+
+            match tx.try_into_fee_market_transaction() {
+                Option::Some(tx_fee_infos) => {
+                    let result = self.validate_eip1559_tx(@tx, tx_fee_infos);
+                    if result[0] != @ArrayTrait::new().span() {
+                        return result;
+                    }
+                },
+                Option::None => ()
+            }
 
             let (success, return_data, gas_used) = kakarot.eth_send_transaction(tx);
             let return_data = serialize_bytes(return_data).span();
@@ -254,4 +264,64 @@ pub mod AccountContract {
             self.Account_nonce.write(nonce);
         }
     }
+
+    #[generate_trait]
+    impl Eip1559TransactionImpl of Eip1559TransactionTrait {
+        fn validate_eip1559_tx(
+            ref self: ContractState,
+            tx: @utils::eth_transaction::EthereumTransaction,
+            tx_fee_infos: utils::eth_transaction::FeeMarketTransaction
+        ) -> Array<Span<felt252>> {
+            let kakarot = IKakarotCoreDispatcher { contract_address: self.ownable.owner() };
+            let block_gas_limit = kakarot.get_block_gas_limit();
+
+            if tx.gas_limit() >= block_gas_limit {
+                let error: felt252 = 'tx gas does not fit in block';
+                let result: Array<Span<felt252>> = array![array![error].span()];
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            let base_fee = kakarot.get_base_fee();
+            let native_token = kakarot.get_native_token();
+            let balance = ERC20ABIDispatcher { contract_address: native_token }
+                .balance_of(get_contract_address());
+
+            let max_fee_per_gas = tx_fee_infos.max_fee_per_gas;
+            let max_priority_fee_per_gas = tx_fee_infos.max_priority_fee_per_gas;
+
+            // ensure that the user was willing to at least pay the base fee
+            if base_fee >= max_fee_per_gas {
+                let error: felt252 = 'max fee per gas is too low';
+                let result: Array<Span<felt252>> = array![array![error].span()];
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            // ensure that the max priority fee per gas is not greater than the max fee per gas
+            if max_priority_fee_per_gas >= max_fee_per_gas {
+                let error: felt252 = 'priority fee is too high';
+                let result: Array<Span<felt252>> = array![array![error].span()];
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            let max_gas_fee = tx.gas_limit() * max_fee_per_gas;
+            let tx_cost = max_gas_fee.into() + tx_fee_infos.amount;
+
+            if tx_cost >= balance {
+                let error: felt252 = 'balance cannot cover tx cost';
+                let result: Array<Span<felt252>> = array![array![error].span()];
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            // priority fee is capped because the base fee is filled first
+            let possible_priority_fee = max_fee_per_gas - base_fee;
+
+            if max_priority_fee_per_gas >= possible_priority_fee {
+                let error: felt252 = 'max priority is fee too high';
+                let result: Array<Span<felt252>> = array![array![error].span()];
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            return array![array![].span()];
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/interface.cairo b/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/interface.cairo
index c8afcbbda..2e36caf1e 100644
--- a/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/interface.cairo
+++ b/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/interface.cairo
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ pub trait IKakarotCore<TContractState> {
     fn set_account_class_hash(ref self: TContractState, new_class_hash: ClassHash);
 
     fn register_account(ref self: TContractState, evm_address: EthAddress);
+
+    // Getter for the Block Gas Limit
+    fn get_block_gas_limit(self: @TContractState) -> u128;
+    // Getter for the Base Fee
+    fn get_base_fee(self: @TContractState) -> u128;
 }
 
 #[starknet::interface]
diff --git a/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/kakarot.cairo b/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/kakarot.cairo
index 079eb2a44..a7e9f6b71 100644
--- a/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/kakarot.cairo
+++ b/crates/contracts/src/kakarot_core/kakarot.cairo
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ pub mod KakarotCore {
             self.Kakarot_evm_to_starknet_address.write(evm_address, starknet_address);
             self.emit(AccountDeployed { evm_address, starknet_address });
         }
+
+        fn get_block_gas_limit(self: @ContractState) -> u128 {
+            self.Kakarot_block_gas_limit.read()
+        }
+
+
+        fn get_base_fee(self: @ContractState) -> u128 {
+            self.Kakarot_base_fee.read()
+        }
     }
 
     #[generate_trait]
diff --git a/crates/contracts/src/tests/test_eoa.cairo b/crates/contracts/src/tests/test_eoa.cairo
index 55000a262..d088749fb 100644
--- a/crates/contracts/src/tests/test_eoa.cairo
+++ b/crates/contracts/src/tests/test_eoa.cairo
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
     #[test]
     #[should_panic(expected: ('EOA: reentrant call', 'ENTRYPOINT_FAILED'))]
     fn test___validate__fail__caller_not_0() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address = evm_address();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_contract_address(other_starknet_address());
@@ -135,9 +136,10 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
     #[test]
     #[should_panic(expected: ('EOA: multicall not supported', 'ENTRYPOINT_FAILED'))]
     fn test___validate__fail__call_data_len_not_1() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address = evm_address();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_contract_address(contract_address_const::<0>());
@@ -149,9 +151,10 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
     #[test]
     #[should_panic(expected: ('to is not kakarot core', 'ENTRYPOINT_FAILED'))]
     fn test___validate__fail__to_address_not_kakarot_core() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address = evm_address();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         // to reproduce locally:
@@ -181,9 +184,10 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
         expected: ("Validate: selector must be eth_send_transaction", 'ENTRYPOINT_FAILED')
     )]
     fn test___validate__fail__selector_not_eth_send_transaction() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address = evm_address();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_chain_id(chain_id().into());
@@ -214,9 +218,11 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
 
     #[test]
     fn test___validate__legacy_transaction() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address: EthAddress = 0xaA36F24f65b5F0f2c642323f3d089A3F0f2845Bf_u256.into();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
+
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_chain_id(chain_id().into());
@@ -249,9 +255,11 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
 
     #[test]
     fn test___validate__eip_2930_transaction() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address: EthAddress = 0xaA36F24f65b5F0f2c642323f3d089A3F0f2845Bf_u256.into();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
+
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_chain_id(chain_id().into());
@@ -285,9 +293,11 @@ mod test_external_owned_account {
 
     #[test]
     fn test___validate__eip_1559_transaction() {
-        let (_, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
+        let (native_token, kakarot_core) = setup_contracts_for_testing();
         let evm_address: EthAddress = 0xaA36F24f65b5F0f2c642323f3d089A3F0f2845Bf_u256.into();
         let eoa = kakarot_core.deploy_externally_owned_account(evm_address);
+        fund_account_with_native_token(eoa, native_token, 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffff);
+
         let eoa_contract = IAccountDispatcher { contract_address: eoa };
 
         set_chain_id(chain_id().into());