diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/base.go b/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
index f4e5a2a90..7905e7314 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/base.go
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ func (c *BoundContract) estimateGasLimit(opts *TransactOpts, contract *common.Ad
 		Value:     value,
 		Data:      input,
 	}
+	//@lfm: no need for price adjustment here as only invoked via contract-invoked txs
 	return c.transactor.EstimateGas(ensureContext(opts.Context), msg)
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/locaFeeMarket/nativediscount.go b/eth/gasprice/locaFeeMarket/nativediscount.go
index 7cfffa392..f658cc8ae 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/locaFeeMarket/nativediscount.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/locaFeeMarket/nativediscount.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package locaFeeMarket
 
 import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"math/big"
 )
@@ -29,11 +30,19 @@ const (
 	lfmDebugMode        = true //@hhhh
 )
 
-//var origGasPriceMap = make(map[common.Hash]big.Int)
-//
-//func ResetMap() {
-//	origGasPriceMap = make(map[common.Hash]big.Int)
-//}
+func AdjustGasPriceForEstimation(_origGasPrice *hexutil.Big, _gas *hexutil.Uint64, _value *hexutil.Big, dataLen int) *hexutil.Big {
+	if _origGasPrice == nil || _gas == nil || _value == nil {
+		return _origGasPrice
+	}
+	origGasPrice := (*big.Int)(_origGasPrice)
+	gas := uint64(*_gas)
+	value := (*big.Int)(_value)
+	adjusted := origGasPrice
+	if isNativeTransferTx(gas, value, dataLen) {
+		adjusted = adjustGasPrice(origGasPrice)
+	}
+	return (*hexutil.Big)(adjusted)
+}
 
 func AdjustGasPrice(origGasPrice *big.Int, gas uint64, value *big.Int, dataLen int) *big.Int { //@lfm
 	if isNativeTransferTx(gas, value, dataLen) {
@@ -103,34 +112,14 @@ func adjustGasPrice(origGasPrice *big.Int) *big.Int {
 		adjusted = maxAdjusted
 	}
 
-	adjusted = min(adjusted, orig)        // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot exceed orig
-	adjusted = min(adjusted, maxAdjusted) // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot exceed maxAdjusted value
-	adjusted = max(adjusted, orig/2)      // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot go below half of the orig price
-
+	if adjusted != orig {
+		adjusted = min(adjusted, orig)        // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot exceed orig
+		adjusted = min(adjusted, maxAdjusted) // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot exceed maxAdjusted value
+		adjusted = max(adjusted, orig/2)      // sanity check: adjusted gas-price cannot go below half of the orig price
+	}
 	return new(big.Int).SetUint64(adjusted)
 }
 
-//func AdjustGasPriceArg(actualGasPrice *hexutil.Big, actualGas hexutil.Uint64) *hexutil.Big {@lfm
-//	if actualGas == nativeTransferTxGas {
-//		log.Debug("mmx2x: gas price set to ")
-//		newval := big.NewInt(18000000000)
-//		return (*hexutil.Big)(newval)
-//	}
-//	return actualGasPrice
-//}
-
-//func MapOrigGasPrice(hash common.Hash, price *big.Int) {
-//	origGasPriceMap[hash] = *price
-//}
-
-//func GetOrigGasPrice(hash common.Hash) *big.Int {
-//	orig, ok := origGasPriceMap[hash]
-//	if !ok {
-//		return nil
-//	}
-//	return &orig
-//}
-
 func min(a, b uint64) uint64 {
 	if a < b {
 		return a
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 1c12fcdab..47c75f744 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice/locaFeeMarket"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
@@ -1005,6 +1006,7 @@ func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, blockNr
 		hi  uint64
 		cap uint64
 	)
+	args.GasPrice = locaFeeMarket.AdjustGasPriceForEstimation(args.GasPrice, args.Gas, args.Value, len(args.data())) //@lfm
 	// Use zero address if sender unspecified.
 	if args.From == nil {
 		args.From = new(common.Address)