diff --git a/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModule.java b/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModule.java
index 1af54573ebe..c2dcbb2d2b2 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModule.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/main/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModule.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public String call(CallArgumentsParam argsParam, BlockIdentifierParam bnOrId) {
             } else {
                 res = callConstant(args, block);
             }
-            handleTransactionRevert(res);
+            handleTransactionRevertIfHappens(res);
             hReturn = HexUtils.toUnformattedJsonHex(res.getHReturn());
 
             return hReturn;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public String estimateGas(CallArgumentsParam args, @Nonnull BlockIdentifierParam
             );
 
             ProgramResult res = executor.getResult();
-            handleTransactionRevert(res);
+            handleTransactionRevertIfHappens(res);
 
             estimation = internalEstimateGas(executor.getResult());
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ private ProgramResult callConstantWithState(CallArguments args, Block executionB
         );
     }
 
-    private void handleTransactionRevert(ProgramResult res) {
+    private void handleTransactionRevertIfHappens(ProgramResult res) {
         if (res.isRevert()) {
             Pair<String, byte[]> programRevert = decodeProgramRevert(res);
             String revertReason = programRevert.getLeft();
diff --git a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModuleTest.java b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModuleTest.java
index 77c4f73a2d2..07b1db1adad 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModuleTest.java
+++ b/rskj-core/src/test/java/co/rsk/rpc/modules/eth/EthModuleTest.java
@@ -605,6 +605,49 @@ void whenExecuteEstimateGasWithDataParameter_callExecutorWithData() {
         assertArrayEquals(HexUtils.strHexOrStrNumberToByteArray(args.getData()), dataCaptor.getValue());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testwhenExecuteEstimateGasWithDataParameter_callExecutorWithData() {
+        CallArguments args = new CallArguments();
+        Block block = mock(Block.class);
+        ExecutionBlockRetriever.Result blockResult = mock(ExecutionBlockRetriever.Result.class);
+        when(blockResult.getBlock()).thenReturn(block);
+        ExecutionBlockRetriever retriever = mock(ExecutionBlockRetriever.class);
+        when(retriever.retrieveExecutionBlock("latest")).thenReturn(blockResult);
+        Blockchain blockchain = mock(Blockchain.class);
+
+        ProgramResult executorResult = mock(ProgramResult.class);
+        when(executorResult.isRevert()).thenReturn(true);
+        TransactionExecutor transactionExecutor = mock(TransactionExecutor.class);
+        when(transactionExecutor.getResult())
+                .thenReturn(executorResult);
+
+        ReversibleTransactionExecutor reversibleTransactionExecutor = mock(ReversibleTransactionExecutor.class);
+        when(reversibleTransactionExecutor.estimateGas(eq(block), any(), any(), any(), any(), any(), any(), any(), any()))
+                .thenReturn(transactionExecutor);
+
+        EthModule eth = new EthModule(
+                null,
+                Constants.REGTEST_CHAIN_ID,
+                blockchain,
+                null,
+                reversibleTransactionExecutor,
+                retriever,
+                mock(RepositoryLocator.class),
+                null,
+                null,
+                new BridgeSupportFactory(
+                        null, null, null, signatureCache),
+                config.getGasEstimationCap(),
+                config.getCallGasCap());
+
+        CallArgumentsParam callArgumentsParam = TransactionFactoryHelper.toCallArgumentsParam(args);
+
+        RskJsonRpcRequestException exception = assertThrows(RskJsonRpcRequestException.class, () -> {
+            eth.estimateGas(callArgumentsParam, new BlockIdentifierParam("latest"));
+        });
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), Matchers.containsString("transaction reverted"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void whenExecuteEstimateGasWithInputParameter_callExecutorWithInput() {
         CallArguments args = new CallArguments();