diff --git a/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.hex b/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.hex
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index 000000000..6d584b233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.hex
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diff --git a/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.sol b/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..155e7cfd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/itests/contracts/GetDifficulty.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity >=0.8.17;
+
+contract GetDifficulty {
+  function getDifficulty () public view returns (uint256) {
+    return block.difficulty;
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/itests/fevm_test.go b/itests/fevm_test.go
index 074f66f12..3018bf63d 100644
--- a/itests/fevm_test.go
+++ b/itests/fevm_test.go
@@ -855,3 +855,16 @@ func TestFEVMProxyUpgradeable(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, err := client.EVM().InvokeContractByFuncName(ctx, fromAddr, contractAddr, "test()", []byte{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestFEVMGetBlockDifficulty(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel, client := kit.SetupFEVMTest(t)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	//install contract
+	filenameActor := "contracts/GetDifficulty.hex"
+	fromAddr, contractAddr := client.EVM().DeployContractFromFilename(ctx, filenameActor)
+
+	ret, _, err := client.EVM().InvokeContractByFuncName(ctx, fromAddr, contractAddr, "getDifficulty()", []byte{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, len(ret), 32)
+}