diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 598e6f583..982590577 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ func newTransaction(nonce uint64, to *common.Address, amount *big.Int, gasLimit
 	if feeCap != nil {
 		d.FeeCap = feeCap
 	}
+	if gasPremium != nil {
+		d.GasPremium = gasPremium
+	}
+	if feeCap != nil {
+		d.FeeCap = feeCap
+	}
 
 	return &Transaction{data: d}
 }
@@ -152,6 +158,12 @@ func (tx *Transaction) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
 	return rlp.Encode(w, &tx.data)
 }
 
+/*
+DecodeRLP should decode the rlp.Stream value into individual fields first, then build the resulting struct.
+If decoding the gasPremium’s value returns an EOL error, then this is a legacy transaction.
+This allows legacy RLP-encoded transactions to be decoded while properly handling errors
+*/
+
 // DecodeRLP implements rlp.Decoder
 func (tx *Transaction) DecodeRLP(stream *rlp.Stream) error {
 	size, err := stream.List()