diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index acdad20481..ca9f778e0a 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -219,6 +219,18 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db Database, snaps *snapshot.Tree) (*StateDB, error)
 	return sdb, nil
 }
 
+func (s *StateDB) FilterTx() {
+	s.arbExtraData.arbTxFilter = true
+}
+
+func (s *StateDB) ClearTxFilter() {
+	s.arbExtraData.arbTxFilter = false
+}
+
+func (s *StateDB) IsTxFiltered() bool {
+	return s.arbExtraData.arbTxFilter
+}
+
 // SetLogger sets the logger for account update hooks.
 func (s *StateDB) SetLogger(l *tracing.Hooks) {
 	s.logger = l
@@ -736,6 +748,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
 			recentWasms:            s.arbExtraData.recentWasms.Copy(),
 			openWasmPages:          s.arbExtraData.openWasmPages,
 			everWasmPages:          s.arbExtraData.everWasmPages,
+			arbTxFilter:            s.arbExtraData.arbTxFilter,
 		},
 
 		db:                   s.db,
@@ -1220,6 +1233,9 @@ func (s *StateDB) GetTrie() Trie {
 // The associated block number of the state transition is also provided
 // for more chain context.
 func (s *StateDB) Commit(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (common.Hash, error) {
+	if s.arbExtraData.arbTxFilter {
+		return common.Hash{}, ErrArbTxFilter
+	}
 	// Short circuit in case any database failure occurred earlier.
 	if s.dbErr != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("commit aborted due to earlier error: %v", s.dbErr)
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_arbitrum.go b/core/state/statedb_arbitrum.go
index 3a1cd28ce3..2f34effed1 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_arbitrum.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_arbitrum.go
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ func (s *StateDB) Deterministic() bool {
 	return s.deterministic
 }
 
+var ErrArbTxFilter error = errors.New("internal error")
+
 type ArbitrumExtraData struct {
 	unexpectedBalanceDelta *big.Int                      // total balance change across all accounts
 	userWasms              UserWasms                     // user wasms encountered during execution
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ type ArbitrumExtraData struct {
 	everWasmPages          uint16                        // largest number of pages ever allocated during this tx's execution
 	activatedWasms         map[common.Hash]ActivatedWasm // newly activated WASMs
 	recentWasms            RecentWasms
+	arbTxFilter            bool
 }
 
 func (s *StateDB) SetArbFinalizer(f func(*ArbitrumExtraData)) {
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index 9b7e26ad59..c04aec6f8c 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	// Arbitrum: preserve old empty account behavior
 	CreateZombieIfDeleted(common.Address)
 
+	// Arbitrum
+	FilterTx()
+	ClearTxFilter()
+	IsTxFiltered() bool
+
 	Deterministic() bool
 	Database() state.Database