diff --git a/evmrpc/tx.go b/evmrpc/tx.go
index 9d773c872..d4d450e3a 100644
--- a/evmrpc/tx.go
+++ b/evmrpc/tx.go
@@ -53,6 +53,45 @@ func (t *TransactionAPI) GetTransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, hash common.
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Fill in the receipt if the transaction has failed and used 0 gas
+	// This case is for when a tx fails before it makes it to the VM
+	if receipt.Status == 0 && receipt.GasUsed == 0 {
+		// Get the block
+		height := int64(receipt.BlockNumber)
+		block, err := blockByNumberWithRetry(ctx, t.tmClient, &height, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Find the transaction in the block
+		for _, tx := range block.Block.Txs {
+			etx := getEthTxForTxBz(tx, t.txConfig.TxDecoder())
+			if etx != nil && etx.Hash() == hash {
+				// Get the signer
+				signer := ethtypes.MakeSigner(
+					types.DefaultChainConfig().EthereumConfig(t.keeper.ChainID(sdkctx)),
+					big.NewInt(height),
+					uint64(block.Block.Time.Unix()),
+				)
+				from, _ := ethtypes.Sender(signer, etx)
+
+				// Update receipt with correct information
+				receipt.From = from.Hex()
+				if etx.To() != nil {
+					receipt.To = etx.To().Hex()
+					receipt.ContractAddress = ""
+				} else {
+					receipt.To = ""
+					// For contract creation transactions, calculate the contract address
+					receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(from, etx.Nonce()).Hex()
+				}
+				receipt.TxType = uint32(etx.Type())
+				receipt.Status = uint32(ethtypes.ReceiptStatusFailed)
+				receipt.GasUsed = 0
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	height := int64(receipt.BlockNumber)
 	block, err := blockByNumberWithRetry(ctx, t.tmClient, &height, 1)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -278,7 +317,6 @@ func encodeReceipt(receipt *types.Receipt, decoder sdk.TxDecoder, block *coretyp
 	}
 	bloom := ethtypes.Bloom{}
 	bloom.SetBytes(receipt.LogsBloom)
-
 	fields := map[string]interface{}{
 		"blockHash":         bh,
 		"blockNumber":       hexutil.Uint64(receipt.BlockNumber),
diff --git a/evmrpc/tx_test.go b/evmrpc/tx_test.go
index b41c07f2c..e2d1896bf 100644
--- a/evmrpc/tx_test.go
+++ b/evmrpc/tx_test.go
@@ -243,3 +243,49 @@ func TestGetVMError(t *testing.T) {
 	resObj = sendRequestGood(t, "getVMError", "0xf02362077ac075a397344172496b28e913ce5294879d811bb0269b3be20a872f")
 	require.Equal(t, "not found", resObj["error"].(map[string]interface{})["message"])
 }
+
+func TestGetTransactionReceiptFailedTx(t *testing.T) {
+	fromAddr := "0x5b4eba929f3811980f5ae0c5d04fa200f837df4e" // Use the actual address from the block
+
+	// Create a failed receipt with 0 gas used for a contract creation transaction
+	failedReceipt := &types.Receipt{
+		Status:           0, // failed status
+		GasUsed:          0,
+		BlockNumber:      8,
+		TransactionIndex: 0,
+		TxHashHex:        "0xf02362077ac075a397344172496b28e913ce5294879d811bb0269b3be20a872e",
+		From:             fromAddr, // Use the actual from address
+	}
+
+	// Mock the receipt in the keeper
+	txHash := common.HexToHash("0xf02362077ac075a397344172496b28e913ce5294879d811bb0269b3be20a872e")
+	EVMKeeper.MockReceipt(Ctx, txHash, failedReceipt)
+
+	// Create JSON-RPC request
+	body := "{\"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\"method\": \"eth_getTransactionReceipt\",\"params\":[\"0xf02362077ac075a397344172496b28e913ce5294879d811bb0269b3be20a872e\"],\"id\":\"test\"}"
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", TestAddr, TestPort), strings.NewReader(body))
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	resBody, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	resObj := map[string]interface{}{}
+	require.Nil(t, json.Unmarshal(resBody, &resObj))
+	resObj = resObj["result"].(map[string]interface{})
+
+	// Verify the receipt was filled with correct information for failed tx
+	require.Equal(t, "0x0", resObj["status"].(string))  // Failed status
+	require.Equal(t, "0x0", resObj["gasUsed"].(string)) // 0 gas used
+	require.Equal(t, "0x8", resObj["blockNumber"].(string))
+	require.Equal(t, "0xf02362077ac075a397344172496b28e913ce5294879d811bb0269b3be20a872e", resObj["transactionHash"].(string))
+	require.Equal(t, fromAddr, resObj["from"].(string))
+
+	// For contract creation transaction
+	require.Equal(t, "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000010203", resObj["to"].(string))
+	require.Nil(t, resObj["contractAddress"])
+}