diff --git a/include/evm_runtime/config_wrapper.hpp b/include/evm_runtime/config_wrapper.hpp
index 205467ed..36711156 100644
--- a/include/evm_runtime/config_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/evm_runtime/config_wrapper.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ struct config_wrapper {
     eosio::symbol get_token_symbol() const;
     uint64_t get_minimum_natively_representable() const;
 
+    void set_ingress_gas_limit(uint64_t gas_limit);
+    uint64_t get_ingress_gas_limit() const;
+
 private:
     void set_queue_front_block(uint32_t block_num);
     
diff --git a/include/evm_runtime/evm_contract.hpp b/include/evm_runtime/evm_contract.hpp
index b01b979b..23ba801c 100644
--- a/include/evm_runtime/evm_contract.hpp
+++ b/include/evm_runtime/evm_contract.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class [[eosio::contract]] evm_contract : public contract
    [[eosio::action]] void setgasparam(uint64_t gas_txnewaccount, uint64_t gas_newaccount, uint64_t gas_txcreate, uint64_t gas_codedeposit, uint64_t gas_sset);
 
    [[eosio::action]] void setgasprices(const gas_prices_type& prices);
+   [[eosio::action]] void setgaslimit(uint64_t ingress_gas_limit);
 
    // Events
    [[eosio::action]] void evmtx(eosio::ignore<evm_runtime::evmtx_type> event){
diff --git a/include/evm_runtime/tables.hpp b/include/evm_runtime/tables.hpp
index 8bd30290..b7ad581d 100644
--- a/include/evm_runtime/tables.hpp
+++ b/include/evm_runtime/tables.hpp
@@ -269,9 +269,10 @@ struct [[eosio::table]] [[eosio::contract("evm_contract")]] config
     binary_extension<value_promoter_consensus_parameter_data_type> consensus_parameter;
     binary_extension<eosio::name> token_contract; // <- default(unset) means eosio.token
     binary_extension<uint32_t> queue_front_block;
+    binary_extension<uint64_t> ingress_gas_limit;
     binary_extension<gas_prices_type> gas_prices;
 
-    EOSLIB_SERIALIZE(config, (version)(chainid)(genesis_time)(ingress_bridge_fee)(gas_price)(miner_cut)(status)(evm_version)(consensus_parameter)(token_contract)(queue_front_block)(gas_prices));
+    EOSLIB_SERIALIZE(config, (version)(chainid)(genesis_time)(ingress_bridge_fee)(gas_price)(miner_cut)(status)(evm_version)(consensus_parameter)(token_contract)(queue_front_block)(ingress_gas_limit)(gas_prices));
 };
 
 struct [[eosio::table]] [[eosio::contract("evm_contract")]] price_queue
diff --git a/src/actions.cpp b/src/actions.cpp
index 4dcd2fb0..db50ea5b 100644
--- a/src/actions.cpp
+++ b/src/actions.cpp
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void evm_contract::handle_evm_transfer(eosio::asset quantity, const std::string&
     value *= intx::uint256(_config->get_minimum_natively_representable());
 
     auto calculate_gas_limit = [&](const evmc::address& destination) -> int64_t {
-        int64_t gas_limit = 21000;
+        int64_t gas_limit = _config->get_ingress_gas_limit();
 
         account_table accounts(get_self(), get_self().value);
         auto inx = accounts.get_index<"by.address"_n>();
@@ -916,4 +916,8 @@ void evm_contract::setgasprices(const gas_prices_type& prices) {
     }
 }
 
+void evm_contract::setgaslimit(uint64_t ingress_gas_limit) {
+    _config->set_ingress_gas_limit(ingress_gas_limit);
+}
+
 } //evm_runtime
diff --git a/src/config_wrapper.cpp b/src/config_wrapper.cpp
index fafe96f8..ae9879e0 100644
--- a/src/config_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/config_wrapper.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ config_wrapper::config_wrapper(eosio::name self) : _self(self), _config(self, se
     if (!_cached_config.gas_prices.has_value()) {
         _cached_config.gas_prices = gas_prices_type{};
     }
+    if (!_cached_config.ingress_gas_limit.has_value()) {
+        _cached_config.ingress_gas_limit = 21000;
+    }
 }
 
 config_wrapper::~config_wrapper() {
@@ -395,4 +398,13 @@ bool config_wrapper::check_gas_overflow(uint64_t gas_txcreate, uint64_t gas_code
     return true;
 }
 
+void config_wrapper::set_ingress_gas_limit(uint64_t gas_limit) {
+    _cached_config.ingress_gas_limit = gas_limit;
+    set_dirty();
+}
+
+uint64_t config_wrapper::get_ingress_gas_limit() const {
+    return *_cached_config.ingress_gas_limit;
+}
+
 } //namespace evm_runtime
diff --git a/tests/basic_evm_tester.cpp b/tests/basic_evm_tester.cpp
index e05a0c75..1fe61460 100644
--- a/tests/basic_evm_tester.cpp
+++ b/tests/basic_evm_tester.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ namespace fc { namespace raw {
          fc::raw::unpack(ds, queue_front_block);
          tmp.queue_front_block.emplace(queue_front_block);
       }
+      if(ds.remaining()) {
+         uint64_t ingress_gas_limit;
+         fc::raw::unpack(ds, ingress_gas_limit);
+         tmp.ingress_gas_limit.emplace(ingress_gas_limit);
+      }
       if(ds.remaining()) {
          evm_test::gas_prices_type prices;
          fc::raw::unpack(ds, prices);
diff --git a/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp b/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
index 481ede80..cdf3b80d 100644
--- a/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
+++ b/tests/basic_evm_tester.hpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct config_table_row
    std::optional<consensus_parameter_type> consensus_parameter;
    std::optional<name> token_contract;
    std::optional<uint32_t> queue_front_block;
+   std::optional<uint64_t> ingress_gas_limit;
    std::optional<gas_prices_type> gas_prices;
 };