diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/serde_helper/num.rs b/crates/primitives/src/serde_helper/num.rs
index beab749ab3..312f287124 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/serde_helper/num.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/serde_helper/num.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,93 @@
 //! Numeric helpers
 
-use crate::U256;
-use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use crate::{U256, U64};
+use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
+/// A `u64` wrapper type that deserializes from hex or a u64 and serializes as hex.
+///
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use reth_primitives::serde_helper::num::U64HexOrNumber;
+/// let number_json = "100";
+/// let hex_json = "\"0x64\"";
+///
+/// let number: U64HexOrNumber = serde_json::from_str(number_json).unwrap();
+/// let hex: U64HexOrNumber = serde_json::from_str(hex_json).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(number, hex);
+/// assert_eq!(hex.as_u64(), 100);
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Serialize)]
+pub struct U64HexOrNumber(U64);
+
+impl U64HexOrNumber {
+    /// Returns the wrapped u64
+    pub fn as_u64(self) -> u64 {
+        self.0.as_u64()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u64> for U64HexOrNumber {
+    fn from(value: u64) -> Self {
+        Self(U64::from(value))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<U64> for U64HexOrNumber {
+    fn from(value: U64) -> Self {
+        Self(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<U64HexOrNumber> for u64 {
+    fn from(value: U64HexOrNumber) -> Self {
+        value.as_u64()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<U64HexOrNumber> for U64 {
+    fn from(value: U64HexOrNumber) -> Self {
+        value.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for U64HexOrNumber {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        #[serde(untagged)]
+        enum NumberOrHexU64 {
+            Hex(U64),
+            Int(u64),
+        }
+        match NumberOrHexU64::deserialize(deserializer)? {
+            NumberOrHexU64::Int(val) => Ok(val.into()),
+            NumberOrHexU64::Hex(val) => Ok(val.into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// serde functions for handling primitive `u64` as [U64](crate::U64)
+pub mod u64_hex_or_decimal {
+    use crate::serde_helper::num::U64HexOrNumber;
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+    /// Deserializes an `u64` accepting a hex quantity string with optional 0x prefix or
+    /// a number
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<u64, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        U64HexOrNumber::deserialize(deserializer).map(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    /// Serializes u64 as hex string
+    pub fn serialize<S: Serializer>(value: &u64, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        U64HexOrNumber::from(*value).serialize(s)
+    }
+}
 /// Deserializes the input into an `Option<U256>`, using [`from_int_or_hex`] to deserialize the
 /// inner value.
 pub fn from_int_or_hex_opt<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<U256>, D::Error>
@@ -85,4 +169,21 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(int_val.0, Some(u256_val));
         });
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serde_hex_or_number_u64() {
+        #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+        struct V(U64HexOrNumber);
+
+        proptest::proptest!(|(value: u64)| {
+            let val = U64::from(value);
+
+            let num_obj = serde_json::to_string(&value).unwrap();
+            let hex_obj = serde_json::to_string(&val).unwrap();
+
+            let int_val:V = serde_json::from_str(&num_obj).unwrap();
+            let hex_val =  serde_json::from_str(&hex_obj).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(int_val, hex_val);
+        });
+    }
 }