diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 72ce2c60..618bf79f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (feemarket) [\#1165](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1165) Add hint in specs about different gas terminology for gas in Cosmos and Ethereum.
 * (rpc) [\#1169](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1169) Remove unnecessary queries from `getBlockNumber` function
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (rpc) [#1179](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1179) Fix gas used in traceTransaction response.
+
 ## [v0.17.0] - 2022-06-27
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index 46e42079..367a4314 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	ethlogger "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers/logger"
 	ethparams "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/evmos/ethermint/x/evm/statedb"
 
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 		msg             string
 		malleate        func()
 		expPass         bool
-		traceResponse   []byte
+		traceResponse   string
 		enableFeemarket bool
 	}{
 		{
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = []*types.MsgEthereumTx{}
 			},
 			expPass:       true,
-			traceResponse: []byte{0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x33, 0x30, 0x32, 0x39},
+			traceResponse: "{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PUSH1\",\"gas\":",
 		},
 		{
 			msg: "default trace with filtered response",
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = []*types.MsgEthereumTx{}
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x33, 0x30, 0x32, 0x39},
+			traceResponse:   "{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PUSH1\",\"gas\":",
 			enableFeemarket: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = []*types.MsgEthereumTx{}
 			},
 			expPass:       true,
-			traceResponse: []byte{0x5b, 0x5d},
+			traceResponse: "[]",
 		},
 		{
 			msg: "default trace with enableFeemarket",
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = []*types.MsgEthereumTx{}
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x33, 0x30, 0x32, 0x39},
+			traceResponse:   "{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PUSH1\",\"gas\":",
 			enableFeemarket: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = []*types.MsgEthereumTx{}
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x5b, 0x5d},
+			traceResponse:   "[]",
 			enableFeemarket: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -696,7 +697,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				predecessors = append(predecessors, firstTx)
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x31, 0x33, 0x31, 0x39},
+			traceResponse:   "{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PUSH1\",\"gas\":",
 			enableFeemarket: false,
 		},
 	}
@@ -725,9 +726,14 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceTx() {
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 				// if data is to big, slice the result
 				if len(res.Data) > 150 {
-					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, res.Data[:150])
+					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, string(res.Data[:150]))
 				} else {
-					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, res.Data)
+					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, string(res.Data))
+				}
+				if traceConfig == nil || traceConfig.Tracer == "" {
+					var result ethlogger.ExecutionResult
+					suite.Require().NoError(json.Unmarshal(res.Data, &result))
+					suite.Require().Positive(result.Gas)
 				}
 			} else {
 				suite.Require().Error(err)
@@ -748,7 +754,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 		msg             string
 		malleate        func()
 		expPass         bool
-		traceResponse   []byte
+		traceResponse   string
 		enableFeemarket bool
 	}{
 		{
@@ -757,7 +763,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				traceConfig = nil
 			},
 			expPass:       true,
-			traceResponse: []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22},
+			traceResponse: "[{\"result\":{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PU",
 		},
 		{
 			msg: "filtered trace",
@@ -769,7 +775,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				}
 			},
 			expPass:       true,
-			traceResponse: []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22},
+			traceResponse: "[{\"result\":{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PU",
 		},
 		{
 			msg: "javascript tracer",
@@ -779,7 +785,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				}
 			},
 			expPass:       true,
-			traceResponse: []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x5d, 0x7d, 0x5d},
+			traceResponse: "[{\"result\":[]}]",
 		},
 		{
 			msg: "default trace with enableFeemarket and filtered return",
@@ -791,7 +797,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				}
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22},
+			traceResponse:   "[{\"result\":{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PU",
 			enableFeemarket: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -802,7 +808,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				}
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x5d, 0x7d, 0x5d},
+			traceResponse:   "[{\"result\":[]}]",
 			enableFeemarket: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				txs = append([]*types.MsgEthereumTx{}, firstTx, secondTx)
 			},
 			expPass:         true,
-			traceResponse:   []byte{0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x67, 0x61, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x66, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x65, 0x64, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x66, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x73, 0x65, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x72, 0x65, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x6e, 0x56, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x30, 0x31, 0x22, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x67, 0x73, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x5b, 0x7b, 0x22, 0x70, 0x63, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x30, 0x2c, 0x22, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x22, 0x50, 0x55, 0x53, 0x48, 0x31, 0x22},
+			traceResponse:   "[{\"result\":{\"gas\":34828,\"failed\":false,\"returnValue\":\"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001\",\"structLogs\":[{\"pc\":0,\"op\":\"PU",
 			enableFeemarket: false,
 		},
 	}
@@ -855,9 +861,9 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTraceBlock() {
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 				// if data is to big, slice the result
 				if len(res.Data) > 150 {
-					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, res.Data[:150])
+					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, string(res.Data[:150]))
 				} else {
-					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, res.Data)
+					suite.Require().Equal(tc.traceResponse, string(res.Data))
 				}
 			} else {
 				suite.Require().Error(err)
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
index ece31db6..6dff715d 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx sdk.Context, msg core.Message, trace
 	stateDB := statedb.New(ctx, k, txConfig)
 	evm := k.NewEVM(ctx, msg, cfg, tracer, stateDB)
 
+	leftoverGas := msg.Gas()
+	// Allow the tracer captures the tx level events, mainly the gas consumption.
+	if evm.Config.Debug {
+		evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureTxStart(leftoverGas)
+		defer func() {
+			evm.Config.Tracer.CaptureTxEnd(leftoverGas)
+		}()
+	}
+
 	sender := vm.AccountRef(msg.From())
 	contractCreation := msg.To() == nil
 	isLondon := cfg.ChainConfig.IsLondon(evm.Context.BlockNumber)
@@ -368,12 +377,11 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx sdk.Context, msg core.Message, trace
 	}
 
 	// Should check again even if it is checked on Ante Handler, because eth_call don't go through Ante Handler.
-	if msg.Gas() < intrinsicGas {
+	if leftoverGas < intrinsicGas {
 		// eth_estimateGas will check for this exact error
 		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(core.ErrIntrinsicGas, "apply message")
 	}
-
-	leftoverGas := msg.Gas() - intrinsicGas
+	leftoverGas -= intrinsicGas
 
 	// access list preparation is moved from ante handler to here, because it's needed when `ApplyMessage` is called
 	// under contexts where ante handlers are not run, for example `eth_call` and `eth_estimateGas`.
@@ -403,14 +411,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx sdk.Context, msg core.Message, trace
 	if msg.Gas() < leftoverGas {
 		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
 	}
-
-	temporaryGasUsed := msg.Gas() - leftoverGas
-	refund := GasToRefund(stateDB.GetRefund(), temporaryGasUsed, refundQuotient)
-	if refund > temporaryGasUsed {
-		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
-	}
-
-	temporaryGasUsed -= refund
+	// refund gas
+	leftoverGas += GasToRefund(stateDB.GetRefund(), msg.Gas()-leftoverGas, refundQuotient)
 
 	// EVM execution error needs to be available for the JSON-RPC client
 	var vmError string
@@ -431,7 +433,14 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx sdk.Context, msg core.Message, trace
 	gasLimit := sdk.NewDec(int64(msg.Gas()))
 	minGasMultiplier := k.GetMinGasMultiplier(ctx)
 	minimumGasUsed := gasLimit.Mul(minGasMultiplier)
+
+	if msg.Gas() < leftoverGas {
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(types.ErrGasOverflow, "message gas limit < leftover gas (%d < %d)", msg.Gas(), leftoverGas)
+	}
+	temporaryGasUsed := msg.Gas() - leftoverGas
 	gasUsed := sdk.MaxDec(minimumGasUsed, sdk.NewDec(int64(temporaryGasUsed))).TruncateInt().Uint64()
+	// reset leftoverGas, to be used by the tracer
+	leftoverGas = msg.Gas() - gasUsed
 
 	return &types.MsgEthereumTxResponse{
 		GasUsed: gasUsed,