diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
index 79ab572ba..8c8a8af15 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ var MaxUntrustedActorPendingMessages = 10
 
 var MaxNonceGap = uint64(4)
 
-var DefaultMaxFee = abi.TokenAmount(types.MustParseFIL("0.007"))
-
 var (
 	ErrMessageTooBig = errors.New("message too big")
 
@@ -183,9 +181,15 @@ func ComputeMinRBF(curPrem abi.TokenAmount) abi.TokenAmount {
 	return types.BigAdd(minPrice, types.NewInt(1))
 }
 
-func CapGasFee(msg *types.Message, maxFee abi.TokenAmount) {
+func CapGasFee(mff dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc, msg *types.Message, maxFee abi.TokenAmount) {
 	if maxFee.Equals(big.Zero()) {
-		maxFee = DefaultMaxFee
+		mf, err := mff()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to get default max gas fee: %+v", err)
+			mf = big.Zero()
+		}
+
+		maxFee = mf
 	}
 
 	gl := types.NewInt(uint64(msg.GasLimit))
diff --git a/cli/mpool.go b/cli/mpool.go
index 8f3e937b6..4979f6ddc 100644
--- a/cli/mpool.go
+++ b/cli/mpool.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/messagepool"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/config"
 )
 
 var mpoolCmd = &cli.Command{
@@ -434,7 +435,12 @@ var mpoolReplaceCmd = &cli.Command{
 
 			msg.GasPremium = big.Max(retm.GasPremium, minRBF)
 			msg.GasFeeCap = big.Max(retm.GasFeeCap, msg.GasPremium)
-			messagepool.CapGasFee(&msg, mss.Get().MaxFee)
+
+			mff := func() (abi.TokenAmount, error) {
+				return abi.TokenAmount(config.DefaultDefaultMaxFee), nil
+			}
+
+			messagepool.CapGasFee(mff, &msg, mss.Get().MaxFee)
 		} else {
 			msg.GasLimit = cctx.Int64("gas-limit")
 			msg.GasPremium, err = types.BigFromString(cctx.String("gas-premium"))
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index bb039cb76..e33e1e469 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ func Online() Option {
 			Override(new(*chain.Syncer), modules.NewSyncer),
 			Override(new(exchange.Client), exchange.NewClient),
 			Override(new(*messagepool.MessagePool), modules.MessagePool),
+			Override(new(dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc), modules.NewDefaultMaxFeeFunc),
 
 			Override(new(modules.Genesis), modules.ErrorGenesis),
 			Override(new(dtypes.AfterGenesisSet), modules.SetGenesis),
diff --git a/node/config/def.go b/node/config/def.go
index 1298ed45a..9a2850f92 100644
--- a/node/config/def.go
+++ b/node/config/def.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type FullNode struct {
 	Client  Client
 	Metrics Metrics
 	Wallet  Wallet
+	Fees    FeeConfig
 }
 
 // // Common
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ type Wallet struct {
 	DisableLocal  bool
 }
 
+type FeeConfig struct {
+	DefaultMaxFee types.FIL
+}
+
 func defCommon() Common {
 	return Common{
 		API: API{
@@ -142,10 +147,15 @@ func defCommon() Common {
 
 }
 
+var DefaultDefaultMaxFee = types.MustParseFIL("0.007")
+
 // DefaultFullNode returns the default config
 func DefaultFullNode() *FullNode {
 	return &FullNode{
 		Common: defCommon(),
+		Fees: FeeConfig{
+			DefaultMaxFee: DefaultDefaultMaxFee,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/node/impl/full/gas.go b/node/impl/full/gas.go
index e0cbd2192..5d21121ee 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/gas.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/gas.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 )
 
 type GasModuleAPI interface {
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@ type GasModuleAPI interface {
 // Injection (for example with a thin RPC client).
 type GasModule struct {
 	fx.In
-	Stmgr *stmgr.StateManager
-	Chain *store.ChainStore
-	Mpool *messagepool.MessagePool
+	Stmgr     *stmgr.StateManager
+	Chain     *store.ChainStore
+	Mpool     *messagepool.MessagePool
+	GetMaxFee dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc
 }
 
 var _ GasModuleAPI = (*GasModule)(nil)
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ func (m *GasModule) GasEstimateMessageGas(ctx context.Context, msg *types.Messag
 		msg.GasFeeCap = feeCap
 	}
 
-	messagepool.CapGasFee(msg, spec.Get().MaxFee)
+	messagepool.CapGasFee(m.GetMaxFee, msg, spec.Get().MaxFee)
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
diff --git a/node/modules/core.go b/node/modules/core.go
index a695d8651..823b0131e 100644
--- a/node/modules/core.go
+++ b/node/modules/core.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-jsonrpc/auth"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api/apistruct"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/addrutil"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/config"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/repo"
 )
@@ -105,3 +107,28 @@ func DrandBootstrap(ds dtypes.DrandSchedule) (dtypes.DrandBootstrap, error) {
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }
+
+func NewDefaultMaxFeeFunc(r repo.LockedRepo) dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc {
+	return func() (out abi.TokenAmount, err error) {
+		err = readNodeCfg(r, func(cfg *config.FullNode) {
+			out = abi.TokenAmount(cfg.Fees.DefaultMaxFee)
+		})
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func readNodeCfg(r repo.LockedRepo, accessor func(node *config.FullNode)) error {
+	raw, err := r.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cfg, ok := raw.(*config.FullNode)
+	if !ok {
+		return xerrors.New("expected config.FullNode")
+	}
+
+	accessor(cfg)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/node/modules/dtypes/mpool.go b/node/modules/dtypes/mpool.go
index 1c64449f8..df96b8d0e 100644
--- a/node/modules/dtypes/mpool.go
+++ b/node/modules/dtypes/mpool.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
 )
 
 type MpoolLocker struct {
@@ -33,3 +34,5 @@ func (ml *MpoolLocker) TakeLock(ctx context.Context, a address.Address) (func(),
 		<-lk
 	}, nil
 }
+
+type DefaultMaxFeeFunc func() (abi.TokenAmount, error)