diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer.go b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
index bf4bd634a8..2c52761f5e 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ type Tracer struct {
 
 	interrupt uint32 // Atomic flag to signal execution interruption
 	reason    error  // Textual reason for the interruption
+
+	activePrecompiles []common.Address // Updated on CaptureStart based on given rules
 }
 
 // Context contains some contextual infos for a transaction execution that is not
@@ -414,8 +416,14 @@ func New(code string, ctx *Context) (*Tracer, error) {
 		return 1
 	})
 	tracer.vm.PushGlobalGoFunction("isPrecompiled", func(ctx *duktape.Context) int {
-		_, ok := vm.PrecompiledContractsIstanbul[common.BytesToAddress(popSlice(ctx))]
-		ctx.PushBoolean(ok)
+		addr := common.BytesToAddress(popSlice(ctx))
+		for _, p := range tracer.activePrecompiles {
+			if p == addr {
+				ctx.PushBoolean(true)
+				return 1
+			}
+		}
+		ctx.PushBoolean(false)
 		return 1
 	})
 	tracer.vm.PushGlobalGoFunction("slice", func(ctx *duktape.Context) int {
@@ -570,6 +578,9 @@ func (jst *Tracer) CaptureStart(env *vm.EVM, from common.Address, to common.Addr
 	// Initialize the context
 	jst.ctx["block"] = env.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
 	jst.dbWrapper.db = env.StateDB
+	// Update list of precompiles based on current block
+	rules := env.ChainConfig().Rules(env.Context.BlockNumber)
+	jst.activePrecompiles = vm.ActivePrecompiles(rules)
 
 	// Compute intrinsic gas
 	isHomestead := env.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(env.Context.BlockNumber)
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
index cd1a8cddc5..d4b3534897 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func testCtx() *vmContext {
 	return &vmContext{blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, txCtx: vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)}}
 }
 
-func runTrace(tracer *Tracer, vmctx *vmContext) (json.RawMessage, error) {
-	env := vm.NewEVM(vmctx.blockCtx, vmctx.txCtx, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+func runTrace(tracer *Tracer, vmctx *vmContext, chaincfg *params.ChainConfig) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	env := vm.NewEVM(vmctx.blockCtx, vmctx.txCtx, &dummyStatedb{}, chaincfg, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 	var (
 		startGas uint64 = 10000
 		value           = big.NewInt(0)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestTracer(t *testing.T) {
 		ret, err := runTrace(tracer, &vmContext{
 			blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)},
 			txCtx:    vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)},
-		})
+		}, params.TestChainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err.Error() // Stringify to allow comparison without nil checks
 		}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestHalt(t *testing.T) {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		tracer.Stop(timeout)
 	}()
-	if _, err = runTrace(tracer, testCtx()); err.Error() != "stahp    in server-side tracer function 'step'" {
+	if _, err = runTrace(tracer, testCtx(), params.TestChainConfig); err.Error() != "stahp    in server-side tracer function 'step'" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected timeout error, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -205,3 +205,34 @@ func TestNoStepExec(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsPrecompile(t *testing.T) {
+	chaincfg := &params.ChainConfig{ChainID: big.NewInt(1), HomesteadBlock: big.NewInt(0), DAOForkBlock: nil, DAOForkSupport: false, EIP150Block: big.NewInt(0), EIP150Hash: common.Hash{}, EIP155Block: big.NewInt(0), EIP158Block: big.NewInt(0), ByzantiumBlock: big.NewInt(100), ConstantinopleBlock: big.NewInt(0), PetersburgBlock: big.NewInt(0), IstanbulBlock: big.NewInt(200), MuirGlacierBlock: big.NewInt(0), BerlinBlock: big.NewInt(300), LondonBlock: big.NewInt(0), EWASMBlock: nil, CatalystBlock: nil, Ethash: new(params.EthashConfig), Clique: nil}
+	chaincfg.ByzantiumBlock = big.NewInt(100)
+	chaincfg.IstanbulBlock = big.NewInt(200)
+	chaincfg.BerlinBlock = big.NewInt(300)
+	txCtx := vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)}
+	tracer, err := New("{addr: toAddress('0000000000000000000000000000000000000009'), res: null, step: function() { this.res = isPrecompiled(this.addr); }, fault: function() {}, result: function() { return this.res; }}", new(Context))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	blockCtx := vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(150)}
+	res, err := runTrace(tracer, &vmContext{blockCtx, txCtx}, chaincfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if string(res) != "false" {
+		t.Errorf("Tracer should not consider blake2f as precompile in byzantium")
+	}
+
+	tracer, _ = New("{addr: toAddress('0000000000000000000000000000000000000009'), res: null, step: function() { this.res = isPrecompiled(this.addr); }, fault: function() {}, result: function() { return this.res; }}", new(Context))
+	blockCtx = vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(250)}
+	res, err = runTrace(tracer, &vmContext{blockCtx, txCtx}, chaincfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if string(res) != "true" {
+		t.Errorf("Tracer should consider blake2f as precompile in istanbul")
+	}
+}