diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 9332f4901b..1613521b0d 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 				ExcessBlobGas: pre.Env.ParentExcessBlobGas,
 				BlobGasUsed:   pre.Env.ParentBlobGasUsed,
 			}
-			excessBlobGas = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(chainConfig, parent)
 			header := &types.Header{
 				Time:          pre.Env.Timestamp,
 				ExcessBlobGas: &excessBlobGas,
 			}
+			excessBlobGas = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(chainConfig, parent, header)
 			vmContext.BlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(chainConfig, header)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844.go b/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844.go
index 1d76b21b30..148ea60274 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func VerifyEIP4844Header(config *params.ChainConfig, parent, header *types.Heade
 		return fmt.Errorf("blob gas used %d not a multiple of blob gas per blob %d", header.BlobGasUsed, params.BlobTxBlobGasPerBlob)
 	}
 	// Verify the excessBlobGas is correct based on the parent header
-	expectedExcessBlobGas := CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent)
+	expectedExcessBlobGas := CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent, header)
 	if *header.ExcessBlobGas != expectedExcessBlobGas {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid excessBlobGas: have %d, want %d", *header.ExcessBlobGas, expectedExcessBlobGas)
 	}
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ func VerifyEIP4844Header(config *params.ChainConfig, parent, header *types.Heade
 
 // CalcExcessBlobGas calculates the excess blob gas after applying the set of
 // blobs on top of the excess blob gas.
-func CalcExcessBlobGas(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Header) uint64 {
+func CalcExcessBlobGas(config *params.ChainConfig, parent, header *types.Header) uint64 {
 	var (
-		targetGas           = uint64(targetBlobsPerBlock(config, parent.Time)) * params.BlobTxBlobGasPerBlob
+		targetGas           = uint64(targetBlobsPerBlock(config, header.Time)) * params.BlobTxBlobGasPerBlob
 		parentExcessBlobGas uint64
 		parentBlobGasUsed   uint64
 	)
diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844_test.go b/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844_test.go
index 839ea8df22..7d221aa96e 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844_test.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip4844/eip4844_test.go
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ func TestCalcExcessBlobGas(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		blobGasUsed := uint64(tt.blobs) * params.BlobTxBlobGasPerBlob
+		head := &types.Header{
+			Time: *config.CancunTime,
+		}
 		parent := &types.Header{
 			Time:          *config.CancunTime,
 			ExcessBlobGas: &tt.excess,
 			BlobGasUsed:   &blobGasUsed,
 		}
-		result := CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent)
+		result := CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent, head)
 		if result != tt.want {
 			t.Errorf("test %d: excess blob gas mismatch: have %v, want %v", i, result, tt.want)
 		}
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 19f433d7b0..2ade70f175 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func (cm *chainMaker) makeHeader(parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, engi
 		}
 	}
 	if cm.config.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
-		excessBlobGas := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(cm.config, parent.Header())
+		excessBlobGas := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(cm.config, parent.Header(), header)
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excessBlobGas
 		header.BlobGasUsed = new(uint64)
 		header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
diff --git a/core/state_processor_test.go b/core/state_processor_test.go
index 7d62e90ad4..b0258ae37b 100644
--- a/core/state_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/state_processor_test.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func GenerateBadBlock(parent *types.Block, engine consensus.Engine, txs types.Tr
 	}
 	header.Root = common.BytesToHash(hasher.Sum(nil))
 	if config.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
-		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent.Header())
+		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(config, parent.Header(), header)
 		used := uint64(nBlobs * params.BlobTxBlobGasPerBlob)
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excess
 		header.BlobGasUsed = &used
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go b/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
index 697263f20b..94fc5b35f9 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/feehistory.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) processBlock(bf *blockFees, percentiles []float64) {
 	// Fill in blob base fee and next blob base fee.
 	if excessBlobGas := bf.header.ExcessBlobGas; excessBlobGas != nil {
 		bf.results.blobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(config, bf.header)
-		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(config, bf.header)
+		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(config, bf.header, bf.header)
 		next := &types.Header{Number: bf.header.Number, Time: bf.header.Time, ExcessBlobGas: &excess}
 		bf.results.nextBlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(config, next)
 	} else {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/util.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/util.go
index e29144e04e..97896213b4 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/util.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/util.go
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ func (c *callContext) toBlockContext(genesis *core.Genesis) vm.BlockContext {
 	}
 
 	if genesis.ExcessBlobGas != nil && genesis.BlobGasUsed != nil {
-		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(genesis.Config, genesis.ToBlock().Header())
-		header := &types.Header{ExcessBlobGas: &excess, Number: genesis.Config.LondonBlock, Time: *genesis.Config.CancunTime}
+		header := &types.Header{Number: genesis.Config.LondonBlock, Time: *genesis.Config.CancunTime}
+		excess := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(genesis.Config, header, genesis.ToBlock().Header())
+		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excess
 		context.BlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(genesis.Config, header)
 	}
 	return context
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index d364b80485..0262f69c02 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (sim *simulator) processBlock(ctx context.Context, block *simBlock, header,
 	if sim.chainConfig.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		var excess uint64
 		if sim.chainConfig.IsCancun(parent.Number, parent.Time) {
-			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(sim.chainConfig, parent)
+			excess = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(sim.chainConfig, parent, header)
 		}
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excess
 	}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 16ac7de9a9..6ec23ec624 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) prepareWork(genParams *generateParams, witness bool) (*envir
 	if miner.chainConfig.IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		var excessBlobGas uint64
 		if miner.chainConfig.IsCancun(parent.Number, parent.Time) {
-			excessBlobGas = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(miner.chainConfig, parent)
+			excessBlobGas = eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(miner.chainConfig, parent, header)
 		}
 		header.BlobGasUsed = new(uint64)
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excessBlobGas