diff --git a/test/state/state.cpp b/test/state/state.cpp
index 1046e295a5..1b46b6ebfb 100644
--- a/test/state/state.cpp
+++ b/test/state/state.cpp
@@ -537,11 +537,7 @@ std::variant<TransactionProperties, std::error_code> validate_transaction(
     max_total_fee += tx.value;
 
     if (tx.type == Transaction::Type::blob)
-    {
-        const auto total_blob_gas = tx.blob_gas_used();
-        // FIXME: Can overflow uint256.
-        max_total_fee += total_blob_gas * tx.max_blob_gas_price;
-    }
+        max_total_fee += umul(uint256{tx.blob_gas_used()}, tx.max_blob_gas_price);
     if (sender_acc.balance < max_total_fee)
         return make_error_code(INSUFFICIENT_ACCOUNT_FUNDS);
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/state_transition_tx_test.cpp b/test/unittests/state_transition_tx_test.cpp
index b0d9d6afe2..1677c4f366 100644
--- a/test/unittests/state_transition_tx_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unittests/state_transition_tx_test.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,30 @@ TEST_F(state_transition, tx_blob_gas_price)
     expect.status = EVMC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+TEST_F(state_transition, invalid_tx_blob_max_fee_overflow)
+{
+    // With one blob, GAS_PER_BLOB * max_blob_gas_price is 2^17 * 2^239 = 2^256, which wraps to 0
+    // in uint256 and would make the blob fee vanish from the affordability check.
+    rev = EVMC_CANCUN;
+    tx.type = Transaction::Type::blob;
+    tx.to = To;
+    tx.gas_limit = 25000;
+    tx.max_gas_price = block.base_fee;
+    tx.max_priority_gas_price = 0;
+    tx.nonce = 1;
+    tx.blob_hashes.emplace_back(
+        0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000_bytes32);
+    tx.max_blob_gas_price = intx::uint256{1} << 239;
+
+    block.excess_blob_gas = 0;
+    block.blob_base_fee = 1;
+    block.blob_gas_used = 786432;
+
+    pre[tx.sender].balance = tx.gas_limit * tx.max_gas_price;
+
+    expect.tx_error = INSUFFICIENT_ACCOUNT_FUNDS;
+}
+
 TEST_F(state_transition, empty_coinbase_fee_0_sd)
 {
     rev = EVMC_SPURIOUS_DRAGON;