diff --git a/w3vm/vm.go b/w3vm/vm.go
index 444ef8d..4214d94 100644
--- a/w3vm/vm.go
+++ b/w3vm/vm.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (v *VM) buildMessage(msg *w3types.Message, skipAccChecks bool) (*core.Messa
 			GasLimit:         gasLimit,
 			GasPrice:         gasPrice,
 			GasFeeCap:        gasFeeCap,
-			GasTipCap:        gasFeeCap,
+			GasTipCap:        gasTipCap,
 			Data:             input,
 			AccessList:       msg.AccessList,
 			BlobGasFeeCap:    msg.BlobGasFeeCap,
diff --git a/w3vm/vm_test.go b/w3vm/vm_test.go
index 94148ce..444524c 100644
--- a/w3vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/w3vm/vm_test.go
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ func TestVMApply_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Run(blockNumber.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Parallel()
 
+					// fetch block
 					var (
 						block    *types.Block
 						receipts types.Receipts
@@ -758,6 +759,28 @@ func TestVMApply_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 							t.Fatalf("[%v,%d,%s] (-want +got)\n%s", block.Number(), j, tx.Hash(), diff)
 						}
 					}
+
+					// check coinbase balance at the end of the block
+					if !params.MainnetChainConfig.IsShanghai(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
+						return // only check postmerge blocks for correct coinbase balance
+					}
+
+					var wantCoinbaseBal *big.Int
+					if err := client.Call(
+						eth.Balance(block.Coinbase(), block.Number()).Returns(&wantCoinbaseBal),
+					); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch coinbase balance: %v", err)
+					}
+
+					// actual coinbase balance after all txs were applied
+					gotCoinbaseBal, _ := vm.Balance(block.Coinbase())
+					if wantCoinbaseBal.Cmp(gotCoinbaseBal) != 0 {
+						t.Fatalf("Coinbase balance: want: %s, got: %s (%s)",
+							w3.FromWei(wantCoinbaseBal, 18),
+							w3.FromWei(gotCoinbaseBal, 18),
+							block.Coinbase(),
+						)
+					}
 				})
 			}
 		})