diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go b/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
index b58e7f4e..729484e8 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/namespaces/eth/api.go
@@ -604,7 +604,54 @@ func (e *PublicAPI) GetTransactionByHash(hash common.Hash) (*rpctypes.RPCTransac
 	res, err := e.GetTxByEthHash(hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		e.logger.WithError(err).Debugln("tx not found", "hash", hash.Hex())
-		return nil, nil
+
+		// try to find tx in mempool
+		txs, err := e.backend.PendingTransactions()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+
+		for _, tx := range txs {
+			if tx == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid tx in mempool")
+			}
+
+			if len((*tx).GetMsgs()) != 1 {
+				continue
+			}
+			msg, ok := (*tx).GetMsgs()[0].(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			txhash := msg.AsTransaction().Hash()
+			if txhash != hash {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			from, err := msg.GetSender(e.chainIDEpoch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			data, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msg.Data)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unpack tx data: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			rpctx, err := rpctypes.NewTransactionFromData(
+				data,
+				from,
+				hash,
+				common.Hash{},
+				uint64(0),
+				uint64(0),
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return rpctx, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	resBlock, err := e.clientCtx.Client.Block(e.ctx, &res.Height)
diff --git a/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go b/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
index 474151c7..656e0051 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
+++ b/tests/rpc/rpc_pending_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestEth_Pending_GetBalance(t *testing.T) {
 	var res hexutil.Big
+	var resTxHash common.Hash
 	rpcRes := Call(t, "eth_getBalance", []string{addrA, "latest"})
 	err := res.UnmarshalJSON(rpcRes.Result)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ func TestEth_Pending_GetBalance(t *testing.T) {
 	rpcRes = Call(t, "eth_sendTransaction", param)
 	require.Nil(t, rpcRes.Error)
 
+	err = resTxHash.UnmarshalJSON(rpcRes.Result)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rpcRes = Call(t, "eth_getTransactionByHash", []string{resTxHash.Hex()})
+	require.Nil(t, rpcRes.Error)
+
 	rpcRes = Call(t, "eth_getBalance", []string{addrA, "pending"})
 	err = res.UnmarshalJSON(rpcRes.Result)
 	require.NoError(t, err)