diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
index 2313e19fd6..b0a66e6619 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/revm_utils.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 use crate::eth::error::{EthApiError, EthResult, RpcInvalidTransactionError};
 use reth_primitives::{
-    AccessList, Address, TransactionSigned, TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxHash, H256, U256,
+    constants::ETHEREUM_BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT, AccessList, Address, TransactionSigned,
+    TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxHash, H256, U256,
 };
 use reth_revm::env::{fill_tx_env, fill_tx_env_with_recovered};
 use reth_rpc_types::{
@@ -236,10 +237,21 @@ where
         apply_block_overrides(*block_overrides, &mut env.block);
     }
 
-    if request_gas.is_none() && env.tx.gas_price > U256::ZERO {
-        trace!(target: "rpc::eth::call", ?env, "Applying gas limit cap");
-        // no gas limit was provided in the request, so we need to cap the request's gas limit
-        cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance(db, &mut env.tx)?;
+    if request_gas.is_none() {
+        // No gas limit was provided in the request, so we need to cap the transaction gas limit
+        if env.tx.gas_price > U256::ZERO {
+            // If gas price is specified, cap transaction gas limit with caller allowance
+            trace!(target: "rpc::eth::call", ?env, "Applying gas limit cap with caller allowance");
+            cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance(db, &mut env.tx)?;
+        } else {
+            // If no gas price is specified, use maximum allowed gas limit. The reason for this is
+            // that both Erigon and Geth use pre-configured gas cap even if it's possible
+            // to derive the gas limit from the block:
+            // https://github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/blob/eae2d9a79cb70dbe30b3a6b79c436872e4605458/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/trace_adhoc.go#L956
+            // https://github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/blob/eae2d9a79cb70dbe30b3a6b79c436872e4605458/eth/ethconfig/config.go#L94
+            trace!(target: "rpc::eth::call", ?env, "Applying gas limit cap as the maximum gas limit");
+            env.tx.gas_limit = ETHEREUM_BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT;
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(env)