diff --git a/op-service/txmgr/txmgr.go b/op-service/txmgr/txmgr.go
index 6fa0ea5dc15a..e8e8ae1d1883 100644
--- a/op-service/txmgr/txmgr.go
+++ b/op-service/txmgr/txmgr.go
@@ -349,34 +349,39 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) craftTx(ctx context.Context, candidate TxCandidate) (*
 
 	gasLimit := candidate.GasLimit
 
+	var sidecar *types.BlobTxSidecar
+	var blobHashes []common.Hash
+	if len(candidate.Blobs) > 0 {
+		if candidate.To == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("blob txs cannot deploy contracts")
+		}
+		if sidecar, blobHashes, err = MakeSidecar(candidate.Blobs); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to make sidecar: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// If the gas limit is set, we can use that as the gas
 	if gasLimit == 0 {
 		// Calculate the intrinsic gas for the transaction
-		gas, err := m.backend.EstimateGas(ctx, ethereum.CallMsg{
+		callMsg := ethereum.CallMsg{
 			From:      m.cfg.From,
 			To:        candidate.To,
 			GasTipCap: gasTipCap,
 			GasFeeCap: gasFeeCap,
 			Data:      candidate.TxData,
 			Value:     candidate.Value,
-		})
+		}
+		if len(blobHashes) > 0 {
+			callMsg.BlobGasFeeCap = blobBaseFee
+			callMsg.BlobHashes = blobHashes
+		}
+		gas, err := m.backend.EstimateGas(ctx, callMsg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to estimate gas: %w", errutil.TryAddRevertReason(err))
 		}
 		gasLimit = gas
 	}
 
-	var sidecar *types.BlobTxSidecar
-	var blobHashes []common.Hash
-	if len(candidate.Blobs) > 0 {
-		if candidate.To == nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("blob txs cannot deploy contracts")
-		}
-		if sidecar, blobHashes, err = MakeSidecar(candidate.Blobs); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to make sidecar: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	var txMessage types.TxData
 	if sidecar != nil {
 		if blobBaseFee == nil {