diff --git a/eth/common/eth_types.nim b/eth/common/eth_types.nim
index 3d00c81..8291282 100644
--- a/eth/common/eth_types.nim
+++ b/eth/common/eth_types.nim
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ type
   EthReceipt* = Receipt
   EthWithdrawapRequest* = WithdrawalRequest
 
-template contractCreation*(tx: Transaction): bool =
-  tx.to.isNone
-
 func init*(T: type BlockHashOrNumber, str: string): T {.raises: [ValueError].} =
   if str.startsWith "0x":
     if str.len != sizeof(default(T).hash.data) * 2 + 2:
diff --git a/eth/common/transaction_utils.nim b/eth/common/transaction_utils.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d1afbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/common/transaction_utils.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# eth
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed and distributed under either of
+#   * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+#   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
+
+import ./[keys, transactions, transactions_rlp]
+
+export keys, transactions
+
+proc signature*(tx: Transaction): Opt[Signature] =
+  var bytes {.noinit.}: array[65, byte]
+  bytes[0 .. 31] = tx.R.toBytesBE()
+  bytes[32 .. 63] = tx.S.toBytesBE()
+
+  bytes[64] =
+    if tx.txType != TxLegacy:
+      tx.V.byte
+    elif tx.V >= EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET:
+      byte(1 - (tx.V and 1))
+    elif tx.V == 27 or tx.V == 28:
+      byte(tx.V - 27)
+    else:
+      return Opt.none(Signature)
+
+  Signature.fromRaw(bytes).mapConvertErr(void)
+
+proc `signature=`*(tx: var Transaction, param: tuple[sig: Signature, eip155: bool]) =
+  let raw = param.sig.toRaw()
+
+  tx.R = UInt256.fromBytesBE(raw.toOpenArray(0, 31))
+  tx.S = UInt256.fromBytesBE(raw.toOpenArray(32, 63))
+
+  let v = raw[64].uint64
+  tx.V =
+    case tx.txType
+    of TxLegacy:
+      if param.eip155:
+        v + uint64(tx.chainId) * 2 + 35
+      else:
+        v + 27'u64
+    else:
+      v
+
+proc sign*(tx: Transaction, pk: PrivateKey, eip155: bool): (Signature, bool) =
+  let hash = tx.rlpHashForSigning(eip155)
+
+  (sign(pk, SkMessage(hash.data)), eip155)
+
+proc recoverKey*(tx: Transaction): Opt[PublicKey] =
+  ## Recovering key / sender is a costly operation - make sure to reuse the
+  ## outcome!
+  ##
+  ## Returns `none` if the signature is invalid with respect to the rest of
+  ## the transaction data.
+  let
+    sig = ?tx.signature()
+    txHash = tx.rlpHashForSigning(tx.isEip155())
+
+  recover(sig, SkMessage(txHash.data)).mapConvertErr(void)
+
+proc recoverSender*(tx: Transaction): Opt[Address] =
+  ## Recovering key / sender is a costly operation - make sure to reuse the
+  ## outcome!
+  ##
+  ## Returns `none` if the signature is invalid with respect to the rest of
+  ## the transaction data.
+  let key = ?tx.recoverKey()
+  ok key.to(Address)
+
+proc creationAddress*(tx: Transaction, sender: Address): Address =
+  let hash = keccak256(rlp.encodeList(sender, tx.nonce))
+  hash.to(Address)
+
+proc getRecipient*(tx: Transaction, sender: Address): Address =
+  tx.to.valueOr(tx.creationAddress(sender))
diff --git a/eth/common/transactions.nim b/eth/common/transactions.nim
index e6b35dd..5a4c0fb 100644
--- a/eth/common/transactions.nim
+++ b/eth/common/transactions.nim
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import "."/[addresses, base, hashes]
 
 export addresses, base, hashes
 
+const EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET* = 35'u64
+
 type
   AccessPair* = object
     address*    : Address
@@ -71,3 +73,9 @@ func destination*(tx: Transaction): Address =
   # use getRecipient if you also want to get
   # the contract address
   tx.to.valueOr(default(Address))
+
+func isEip155*(tx: Transaction): bool =
+  tx.V >= EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET
+
+func contractCreation*(tx: Transaction): bool =
+  tx.to.isNone
diff --git a/eth/common/transactions_rlp.nim b/eth/common/transactions_rlp.nim
index e130643..92468f5 100644
--- a/eth/common/transactions_rlp.nim
+++ b/eth/common/transactions_rlp.nim
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ proc append*(w: var RlpWriter, tx: PooledTransaction) =
   if tx.networkPayload != nil:
     w.append(tx.networkPayload)
 
-const EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET* = 35'u64
-
 proc rlpEncodeLegacy(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
   var w = initRlpWriter()
   w.startList(6)
@@ -142,7 +140,6 @@ proc rlpEncodeLegacy(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
   w.finish()
 
 proc rlpEncodeEip155(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
-  let chainId = (tx.V - EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET) div 2
   var w = initRlpWriter()
   w.startList(9)
   w.append(tx.nonce)
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ proc rlpEncodeEip155(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
   w.append(tx.to)
   w.append(tx.value)
   w.append(tx.payload)
-  w.append(chainId)
+  w.append(tx.chainId)
   w.append(0'u8)
   w.append(0'u8)
   w.finish()
@@ -218,10 +215,12 @@ proc rlpEncodeEip7702(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
   w.append(tx.authorizationList)
   w.finish()
 
-proc rlpEncode*(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
+proc encodeForSigning*(tx: Transaction, eip155: bool): seq[byte] =
+  ## Encode transaction data in preparation for signing or signature checking.
+  ## For signature checking, set `eip155 = tx.isEip155`
   case tx.txType
   of TxLegacy:
-    if tx.V >= EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET: tx.rlpEncodeEip155 else: tx.rlpEncodeLegacy
+    if eip155: tx.rlpEncodeEip155 else: tx.rlpEncodeLegacy
   of TxEip2930:
     tx.rlpEncodeEip2930
   of TxEip1559:
@@ -231,11 +230,17 @@ proc rlpEncode*(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] =
   of TxEip7702:
     tx.rlpEncodeEip7702
 
-func txHashNoSignature*(tx: Transaction): Hash32 =
-  # Hash transaction without signature
-  keccak256(rlpEncode(tx))
+template rlpEncode*(tx: Transaction): seq[byte] {.deprecated.} =
+  encodeForSigning(tx, tx.isEip155())
 
-proc readTxLegacy*(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
+func rlpHashForSigning*(tx: Transaction, eip155: bool): Hash32 =
+  # Hash transaction without signature
+  keccak256(encodeForSigning(tx, eip155))
+
+template txHashNoSignature*(tx: Transaction): Hash32 {.deprecated.} =
+  rlpHashForSigning(tx, tx.isEip155())
+
+proc readTxLegacy(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
   tx.txType = TxLegacy
   rlp.tryEnterList()
   rlp.read(tx.nonce)
@@ -248,6 +253,9 @@ proc readTxLegacy*(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
   rlp.read(tx.R)
   rlp.read(tx.S)
 
+  if tx.V >= EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET:
+    tx.chainId = ChainId((tx.V - EIP155_CHAIN_ID_OFFSET) div 2)
+
 proc readTxEip2930(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
   tx.txType = TxEip2930
   rlp.tryEnterList()
@@ -375,7 +383,7 @@ proc readTxPayload(
   of TxEip7702:
     rlp.readTxEip7702(tx)
 
-proc readTxTyped*(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
+proc readTxTyped(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) {.raises: [RlpError].} =
   let txType = rlp.readTxType()
   rlp.readTxPayload(tx, txType)
 
diff --git a/tests/common/all_tests.nim b/tests/common/all_tests.nim
index fccbf74..10f45af 100644
--- a/tests/common/all_tests.nim
+++ b/tests/common/all_tests.nim
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 import
   test_common,
-  test_eip4844,
-  test_eip7702,
   test_eth_types,
   test_eth_types_rlp,
-  test_keys
+  test_keys,
+  test_receipts,
+  test_transactions
diff --git a/tests/common/test_common.nim b/tests/common/test_common.nim
index 22d190c..1ac715b 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_common.nim
+++ b/tests/common/test_common.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type
     header: Header
 
 proc loadFile(x: int) =
-  let fileName = "tests" / "common" / "eip2718" / "acl_block_" & $x & ".json"
+  let fileName = currentSourcePath.parentDir / "eip2718" / "acl_block_" & $x & ".json"
   test fileName:
     let n = json.parseFile(fileName)
     let data = n["rlp"].getStr()
diff --git a/tests/common/test_eip7702.nim b/tests/common/test_eip7702.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 57f6833..0000000
--- a/tests/common/test_eip7702.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-# Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
-# Licensed under either of
-#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
-#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
-#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
-# according to those terms.
-{.used.}
-
-import
-  stew/byteutils,
-  results,
-  unittest2,
-  ../../eth/common,
-  ../../eth/rlp,
-  ../../eth/common/[keys, transactions_rlp]
-
-const
-  recipient = address"095e7baea6a6c7c4c2dfeb977efac326af552d87"
-  source    = address"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
-  storageKey= default(Bytes32)
-  accesses  = @[AccessPair(address: source, storageKeys: @[storageKey])]
-  abcdef    = hexToSeqByte("abcdef")
-  authList  = @[Authorization(
-    chainID: 1.ChainId,
-    address: source,
-    nonce: 2.AccountNonce,
-    yParity: 3,
-    R: 4.u256,
-    S: 5.u256
-  )]
-
-proc tx0(i: int): Transaction =
-  Transaction(
-    txType:   TxEip7702,
-    chainId:  1.ChainId,
-    nonce:    i.AccountNonce,
-    maxPriorityFeePerGas: 2.GasInt,
-    maxFeePerGas: 3.GasInt,
-    gasLimit: 4.GasInt,
-    to:       Opt.some recipient,
-    value:    5.u256,
-    payload:  abcdef,
-    accessList: accesses,
-    authorizationList: authList
-  )
-
-func `==`(a, b: ChainId): bool =
-  a.uint64 == b.uint64
-
-template roundTrip(txFunc: untyped, i: int) =
-  let tx = txFunc(i)
-  let bytes = rlp.encode(tx)
-  let tx2 = rlp.decode(bytes, Transaction)
-  let bytes2 = rlp.encode(tx2)
-  check bytes == bytes2
-
-template read[T](rlp: var Rlp, val: var T) =
-  val = rlp.read(type val)
-
-proc read[T](rlp: var Rlp, val: var Opt[T]) =
-  if rlp.blobLen != 0:
-    val = Opt.some(rlp.read(T))
-  else:
-    rlp.skipElem
-
-proc readTx(rlp: var Rlp, tx: var Transaction) =
-  rlp.tryEnterList()
-  tx.chainId = rlp.read(uint64).ChainId
-  rlp.read(tx.nonce)
-  rlp.read(tx.maxPriorityFeePerGas)
-  rlp.read(tx.maxFeePerGas)
-  rlp.read(tx.gasLimit)
-  rlp.read(tx.to)
-  rlp.read(tx.value)
-  rlp.read(tx.payload)
-  rlp.read(tx.accessList)
-  rlp.read(tx.authorizationList)
-
-proc decodeTxEip7702(bytes: openArray[byte]): Transaction =
-  var rlp = rlpFromBytes(bytes)
-  result.txType = TxType(rlp.getByteValue)
-  rlp.position += 1
-  readTx(rlp, result)
-
-suite "Transaction EIP-7702 tests":
-  test "Tx RLP roundtrip":
-    roundTrip(tx0, 1)
-
-  test "Tx Sign":
-    const
-      keyHex = "63b508a03c3b5937ceb903af8b1b0c191012ef6eb7e9c3fb7afa94e5d214d376"
-
-    var
-      tx = tx0(2)
-
-    let
-      privateKey = PrivateKey.fromHex(keyHex).expect("valid key")
-      rlpTx = rlpEncode(tx)
-      sig = sign(privateKey, rlpTx).toRaw
-
-    tx.V = sig[64].uint64
-    tx.R = UInt256.fromBytesBE(sig[0..31])
-    tx.S = UInt256.fromBytesBE(sig[32..63])
-
-    let
-      bytes = rlp.encode(tx)
-      decodedTx = rlp.decode(bytes, Transaction)
-      decodedNoSig = decodeTxEip7702(rlpTx)
-
-    var
-      expectedTx = tx0(2)
-
-    check expectedTx == decodedNoSig
-
-    expectedTx.V = tx.V
-    expectedTx.R = tx.R
-    expectedTx.S = tx.S
-
-    check expectedTx == tx
-
-  test "Receipt RLP roundtrip":
-    let rec = Receipt(
-      receiptType: Eip7702Receipt,
-      isHash: false,
-      status: false,
-      cumulativeGasUsed: 100.GasInt)
-
-    let bytes = rlp.encode(rec)
-    let zz = rlp.decode(bytes, Receipt)
-    let bytes2 = rlp.encode(zz)
-    check bytes2 == bytes
diff --git a/tests/common/test_eth_types_rlp.nim b/tests/common/test_eth_types_rlp.nim
index 391b304..f11cbcb 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_eth_types_rlp.nim
+++ b/tests/common/test_eth_types_rlp.nim
@@ -296,4 +296,3 @@ suite "EIP-7865 tests":
 
     check decodedBody == body
     check decodedBlk == blk
-
diff --git a/tests/common/test_receipts.nim b/tests/common/test_receipts.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..006a293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/test_receipts.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Nimbus
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Licensed under either of
+#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
+#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+{.used.}
+
+import
+  unittest2,
+  ../../eth/common/[receipts_rlp]
+
+template roundTrip(v: untyped) =
+  let bytes = rlp.encode(v)
+  let v2 = rlp.decode(bytes, Receipt)
+  let bytes2 = rlp.encode(v2)
+  check bytes == bytes2
+
+suite "Receipts":
+  test "EIP-4844":
+    let rec = Receipt(
+      receiptType: Eip4844Receipt,
+      isHash: false,
+      status: false,
+      cumulativeGasUsed: 100.GasInt)
+
+    roundTrip(rec)
+
+  test "EIP-7702":
+    let rec = Receipt(
+      receiptType: Eip7702Receipt,
+      isHash: false,
+      status: false,
+      cumulativeGasUsed: 100.GasInt)
+
+    roundTrip(rec)
diff --git a/tests/common/test_eip4844.nim b/tests/common/test_transactions.nim
similarity index 74%
rename from tests/common/test_eip4844.nim
rename to tests/common/test_transactions.nim
index 5733528..edfa041 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_eip4844.nim
+++ b/tests/common/test_transactions.nim
@@ -12,18 +12,24 @@
 import
   stew/byteutils,
   unittest2,
-  ../../eth/common,
-  ../../eth/rlp,
-  ../../eth/common/transactions_rlp
+  ../../eth/common/[transactions_rlp, transaction_utils]
 
 const
   recipient = address"095e7baea6a6c7c4c2dfeb977efac326af552d87"
   zeroG1    = bytes48"0xc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
   source    = address"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
-  storageKey= default(StorageKey)
+  storageKey= default(Bytes32)
   accesses  = @[AccessPair(address: source, storageKeys: @[storageKey])]
   blob      = default(NetworkBlob)
   abcdef    = hexToSeqByte("abcdef")
+  authList  = @[Authorization(
+    chainID: 1.ChainId,
+    address: source,
+    nonce: 2.AccountNonce,
+    yParity: 3,
+    R: 4.u256,
+    S: 5.u256
+  )]
 
 proc tx0(i: int): PooledTransaction =
   PooledTransaction(
@@ -144,6 +150,23 @@ proc tx8(i: int): PooledTransaction =
       versionedHashes:     @[digest],
       maxFeePerBlobGas:    10000000.u256))
 
+proc txEip7702(i: int): PooledTransaction =
+  PooledTransaction(
+    tx: Transaction(
+      txType:   TxEip7702,
+      chainId:  1.ChainId,
+      nonce:    i.AccountNonce,
+      maxPriorityFeePerGas: 2.GasInt,
+      maxFeePerGas: 3.GasInt,
+      gasLimit: 4.GasInt,
+      to:       Opt.some recipient,
+      value:    5.u256,
+      payload:  abcdef,
+      accessList: accesses,
+      authorizationList: authList
+    )
+  )
+
 template roundTrip(txFunc: untyped, i: int) =
   let tx = txFunc(i)
   let bytes = rlp.encode(tx)
@@ -151,7 +174,7 @@ template roundTrip(txFunc: untyped, i: int) =
   let bytes2 = rlp.encode(tx2)
   check bytes == bytes2
 
-suite "Transaction RLP Encoding":
+suite "Transactions":
   test "Legacy Tx Call":
     roundTrip(tx0, 1)
 
@@ -179,6 +202,9 @@ suite "Transaction RLP Encoding":
   test "Minimal Blob Tx contract creation":
     roundTrip(tx8, 9)
 
+  test "EIP 7702":
+    roundTrip(txEip7702, 9)
+
   test "Network payload survive encode decode":
     let tx = tx6(10)
     let bytes = rlp.encode(tx)
@@ -227,14 +253,47 @@ suite "Transaction RLP Encoding":
     let bytes2 = rlp.encode(zz)
     check bytes2 == bytes
 
-  test "Receipts":
-    let rec = Receipt(
-      receiptType: Eip4844Receipt,
-      isHash: false,
-      status: false,
-      cumulativeGasUsed: 100.GasInt)
+  test "EIP-155 signature":
+    # https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-155.md#example
+    var
+      tx = Transaction(
+        txType: TxLegacy,
+        chainId: ChainId(1),
+        nonce: 9,
+        gasPrice: 20000000000'u64,
+        gasLimit: 21000'u64,
+        to: Opt.some address"0x3535353535353535353535353535353535353535",
+        value: u256"1000000000000000000",
+      )
+      txEnc = tx.encodeForSigning(true)
+      txHash = tx.rlpHashForSigning(true)
+      key = PrivateKey.fromHex("0x4646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646464646").expect(
+          "working key"
+        )
 
-    let bytes = rlp.encode(rec)
-    let zz = rlp.decode(bytes, Receipt)
-    let bytes2 = rlp.encode(zz)
-    check bytes2 == bytes
+    tx.signature = tx.sign(key, true)
+
+    check:
+      txEnc.to0xHex == "0xec098504a817c800825208943535353535353535353535353535353535353535880de0b6b3a764000080018080"
+      txHash == hash32"0xdaf5a779ae972f972197303d7b574746c7ef83eadac0f2791ad23db92e4c8e53"
+      tx.V == 37
+      tx.R ==
+        u256"18515461264373351373200002665853028612451056578545711640558177340181847433846"
+      tx.S ==
+        u256"46948507304638947509940763649030358759909902576025900602547168820602576006531"
+
+  test "sign transaction":
+    let
+      txs = @[
+        tx0(3).tx, tx1(3).tx, tx2(3).tx, tx3(3).tx, tx4(3).tx,
+        tx5(3).tx, tx6(3).tx, tx7(3).tx, tx8(3).tx, txEip7702(3).tx]
+
+      privKey = PrivateKey.fromHex("63b508a03c3b5937ceb903af8b1b0c191012ef6eb7e9c3fb7afa94e5d214d376").expect("valid key")
+      sender = privKey.toPublicKey().to(Address)
+
+    for tx in txs:
+      var tx = tx
+      tx.signature = tx.sign(privKey, true)
+
+      check:
+        tx.recoverKey().expect("valid key").to(Address) == sender