diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
index be74f99861..3f08c4f102 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
@@ -121,4 +121,7 @@ pub enum InvalidPoolTransactionError {
     /// making the transaction invalid, rather a DOS protection.
     #[error("Input data too large")]
     OversizedData(usize, usize),
+    /// Thrown if the transaction's fee is below the minimum fee
+    #[error("transaction underpriced")]
+    Underpriced,
 }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
index 0aad8d2fd7..8df307dfa7 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{error::PoolResult, pool::state::SubPool, validate::ValidPoolTransaction};
 use reth_primitives::{
     Address, FromRecoveredTransaction, IntoRecoveredTransaction, PeerId, Transaction,
-    TransactionKind, TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxHash, H256, U256,
+    TransactionKind, TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxHash, EIP1559_TX_TYPE_ID, H256, U256,
 };
 use reth_rlp::Encodable;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt, sync::Arc};
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ pub trait PoolTransaction:
     /// Returns the transaction type
     fn tx_type(&self) -> u8;
 
+    /// Returns true if the transaction is an EIP-1559 transaction.
+    fn is_eip1559(&self) -> bool {
+        self.tx_type() == EIP1559_TX_TYPE_ID
+    }
+
     /// Returns the length of the rlp encoded object
     fn encoded_length(&self) -> usize;
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
index 42fd4a0122..67f986cea4 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ pub struct EthTransactionValidator<Client, T> {
     /// Fork indicator whether we are using EIP-1559 type transactions.
     eip1559: bool,
     /// The current max gas limit
-    current_max_gas_limit: u64,
-    /// Current base fee.
-    base_fee: Option<u128>,
+    block_gas_limit: u64,
+    /// Minimum priority fee to enforce for acceptance into the pool.
+    minimum_priority_fee: Option<u128>,
     /// Marker for the transaction type
     _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ impl<Client, Tx> EthTransactionValidator<Client, Tx> {
             shanghai: true,
             eip2718: true,
             eip1559: true,
-            current_max_gas_limit: 30_000_000,
-            base_fee: None,
+            block_gas_limit: 30_000_000,
+            minimum_priority_fee: None,
             _marker: Default::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ where
         }
 
         // Checks for gas limit
-        if transaction.gas_limit() > self.current_max_gas_limit {
+        if transaction.gas_limit() > self.block_gas_limit {
             let gas_limit = transaction.gas_limit();
             return TransactionValidationOutcome::Invalid(
                 transaction,
-                InvalidPoolTransactionError::ExceedsGasLimit(gas_limit, self.current_max_gas_limit),
+                InvalidPoolTransactionError::ExceedsGasLimit(gas_limit, self.block_gas_limit),
             )
         }
 
@@ -207,11 +207,15 @@ where
             )
         }
 
-        // Drop non-local transactions under our own minimal accepted gas price or tip
-        if !origin.is_local() && transaction.max_fee_per_gas() < self.base_fee {
+        // Drop non-local transactions with a fee lower than the configured fee for acceptance into
+        // the pool.
+        if !origin.is_local() &&
+            transaction.is_eip1559() &&
+            transaction.max_priority_fee_per_gas() < self.minimum_priority_fee
+        {
             return TransactionValidationOutcome::Invalid(
                 transaction,
-                InvalidTransactionError::MaxFeeLessThenBaseFee.into(),
+                InvalidPoolTransactionError::Underpriced,
             )
         }