diff --git a/nimbus/core/validate.nim b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
index b00145a95..ef11b3751 100644
--- a/nimbus/core/validate.nim
+++ b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import
   stew/[objects, results]
 
 # chronicles stuff
-when loggingEnabled or enabledLogLevel >= NONE:
+when loggingEnabled or enabledLogLevel > NONE:
   import
     nimcrypto/utils
 
diff --git a/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim b/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
index d7cb4a298..0eb8393a7 100644
--- a/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
+++ b/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ proc clearEmptyAccounts(ac: AccountsCache) =
     ac.deleteEmptyAccount(ripemdAddr)
     ac.ripemdSpecial = false
 
-proc persist*(ac: AccountsCache, 
-              clearEmptyAccount: bool = false, 
+proc persist*(ac: AccountsCache,
+              clearEmptyAccount: bool = false,
               clearCache: bool = true) =
   # make sure all savepoint already committed
   doAssert(ac.savePoint.parentSavepoint.isNil)
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ proc persist*(ac: AccountsCache,
 
   if clearEmptyAccount:
     ac.clearEmptyAccounts()
-  
+
   for address in ac.savePoint.selfDestruct:
     ac.deleteAccount(address)
 
@@ -550,7 +550,10 @@ proc persist*(ac: AccountsCache,
       if not clearCache:
         cleanAccounts.incl address
     of DoNothing:
-      discard
+      # dead man tell no tales
+      # remove touched dead account from cache      
+      if not clearCache and Alive notin acc.flags:
+        cleanAccounts.incl address
 
     acc.flags = acc.flags - resetFlags
 
diff --git a/tools/t8n/helpers.nim b/tools/t8n/helpers.nim
index 35771f0bb..0e4e4ab4b 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/helpers.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/helpers.nim
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ proc fromJson(T: type Ommer, n: JsonNode): Ommer =
     address: fromJson(EthAddress, n, "address")
   )
 
+proc fromJson(T: type Withdrawal, n: JsonNode): Withdrawal =
+  Withdrawal(
+    index: fromJson(uint64, n, "index"),
+    validatorIndex: fromJson(uint64, n, "validatorIndex"),
+    address: fromJson(EthAddress, n, "address"),
+    amount: fromJson(uint64, n, "amount")
+  )
+
 template `gas=`(tx: var Transaction, x: GasInt) =
   tx.gasLimit = x
 
@@ -165,6 +173,13 @@ proc parseEnv*(ctx: var TransContext, n: JsonNode) =
     for v in w:
       ctx.env.ommers.add Ommer.fromJson(v)
 
+  if n.hasKey("withdrawals"):
+    let w = n["withdrawals"]
+    var withdrawals: seq[Withdrawal]
+    for v in w:
+      withdrawals.add Withdrawal.fromJson(v)
+    ctx.env.withdrawals = some(withdrawals)
+
 proc parseTx(n: JsonNode, chainId: ChainID): Transaction =
   var tx: Transaction
   if not n.hasKey("type"):
@@ -397,3 +412,5 @@ proc `@@`*(x: ExecutionResult): JsonNode =
     result["rejected"] = @@(x.rejected)
   if x.currentBaseFee.isSome:
     result["currentBaseFee"] = @@(x.currentBaseFee)
+  if x.withdrawalsRoot.isSome:
+    result["withdrawalsRoot"] = @@(x.withdrawalsRoot)
diff --git a/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim b/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
index 8882f9b49..597b3fb03 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/t8n_test.nim
@@ -411,7 +411,16 @@ const
       ),
       output: T8nOutput(alloc: true, result: true),
       expOut: "exp.json",
-    )
+    ),
+    TestSpec(
+      name  : "Test withdrawals transition",
+      base  : "testdata/26",
+      input : t8nInput(
+        "alloc.json", "txs.json", "env.json", "Shanghai", ""
+      ),
+      output: T8nOutput(alloc: true, result: true),
+      expOut: "exp.json",
+    ),
   ]
 
 proc main() =
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/26/alloc.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/alloc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d67655a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/alloc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b": {
+    "balance": "0x0",
+    "code": "0x",
+    "nonce": "0xac",
+    "storage": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/26/env.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/env.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03d817b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/env.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "currentCoinbase": "0xc94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
+  "currentDifficulty": null,
+  "currentRandom": "0xdeadc0de",
+  "currentGasLimit": "0x750a163df65e8a",
+  "currentBaseFee": "0x500",
+  "currentNumber": "1",
+  "currentTimestamp": "1000",
+  "withdrawals": [
+    {
+      "index": "0x42",
+      "validatorIndex": "0x42",
+      "address": "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
+      "amount": "0x2a"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/26/exp.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4815e5cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "alloc": {
+    "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b": {
+      "balance": "0x9c7652400",
+      "nonce": "0xac"
+    }
+  },
+  "result": {
+    "stateRoot": "0x6e061c2f6513af27d267a0e3b07cb9a10f1ba3a0f65ab648d3a17c36e15021d2",
+    "txRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
+    "receiptsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
+    "logsHash": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
+    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "receipts": [],
+    "currentDifficulty": null,
+    "gasUsed": "0x0",
+    "currentBaseFee": "0x500",
+    "withdrawalsRoot": "0x4921c0162c359755b2ae714a0978a1dad2eb8edce7ff9b38b9b6fc4cbc547eb5"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/26/txs.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/txs.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe51488c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/26/txs.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/27/exp.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5975a9c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "rlp": "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",
+  "hash": "0xdc42abd3698499675819e0a85cc1266f16da90277509b867446a6b25fa2b9d87"
+}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/27/header.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/header.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ed7eaca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/header.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "parentHash": "0xd6d785d33cbecf30f30d07e00e226af58f72efdf385d46bc3e6326c23b11e34e",
+    "stateRoot": "0x325aea6db48e9d737cddf59034843e99f05bec269453be83c9b9a981a232cc2e",
+    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "difficulty": "0x1000",
+    "number": "0xc3be",
+    "gasLimit": "0x50785",
+    "gasUsed": "0x0",
+    "timestamp": "0x55c5277e",
+    "mixHash": "0x5865e417635a26db6d1d39ac70d1abf373e5398b3c6fd506acd038fa1334eedf",
+    "withdrawalsRoot": "0x4921c0162c359755b2ae714a0978a1dad2eb8edce7ff9b38b9b6fc4cbc547eb5"
+}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/27/ommers.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/ommers.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe51488c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/ommers.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/27/txs.rlp b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/txs.rlp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e815397b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/txs.rlp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"c0"
diff --git a/tools/t8n/testdata/27/withdrawals.json b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/withdrawals.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6634aff08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/t8n/testdata/27/withdrawals.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[
+    {
+      "index": "0x42",
+      "validatorIndex": "0x43",
+      "address": "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
+      "amount": "0x2a"
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tools/t8n/transition.nim b/tools/t8n/transition.nim
index 132b36e43..f2d7c1baa 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/transition.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/transition.nim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # according to those terms.
 
 import
-  std/[json, strutils, times, tables, os],
+  std/[json, strutils, times, tables, os, math],
   eth/[rlp, trie, eip1559],
   stint, stew/results,
   "."/[config, types, helpers],
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ proc dispatchOutput(ctx: var TransContext, conf: T8NConf, res: ExecOutput) =
     stderr.write(dis.stderr.pretty)
     stderr.write("\n")
 
+proc calcWithdrawalsRoot(w: Option[seq[Withdrawal]]): Option[Hash256] =
+  if w.isNone:
+    return none(Hash256)
+  calcWithdrawalsRoot(w.get).some()
+
 proc envToHeader(env: EnvStruct): BlockHeader =
   BlockHeader(
     coinbase   : env.currentCoinbase,
@@ -91,7 +96,8 @@ proc envToHeader(env: EnvStruct): BlockHeader =
     gasLimit   : env.currentGasLimit,
     timestamp  : env.currentTimestamp,
     stateRoot  : emptyRlpHash,
-    fee        : env.currentBaseFee
+    fee        : env.currentBaseFee,
+    withdrawalsRoot: env.withdrawals.calcWithdrawalsRoot()
   )
 
 proc postState(db: AccountsCache, alloc: var GenesisAlloc) =
@@ -143,6 +149,9 @@ proc dumpTrace(txIndex: int, txHash: Hash256, traceResult: JsonNode) =
   let fName = "trace-$1-$2.jsonl" % [$txIndex, $txHash]
   writeFile(fName, traceResult.pretty)
 
+func gwei(n: uint64): UInt256 =
+  n.u256 * (10 ^ 9).u256
+
 proc exec(ctx: var TransContext,
           vmState: BaseVMState,
           stateReward: Option[UInt256],
@@ -221,6 +230,10 @@ proc exec(ctx: var TransContext,
     vmState.mutateStateDB:
       db.addBalance(ctx.env.currentCoinbase, mainReward)
 
+  if ctx.env.withdrawals.isSome:
+    for withdrawal in ctx.env.withdrawals.get:
+      vmState.stateDB.addBalance(withdrawal.address, withdrawal.amount.gwei)
+
   let miner = ctx.env.currentCoinbase
   let fork = vmState.com.toEVMFork
   coinbaseStateClearing(vmState, miner, fork, stateReward.isSome())
@@ -239,7 +252,8 @@ proc exec(ctx: var TransContext,
     # therefore we cannot use vmState.difficulty
     currentDifficulty: ctx.env.currentDifficulty,
     gasUsed     : vmState.cumulativeGasUsed,
-    currentBaseFee: ctx.env.currentBaseFee
+    currentBaseFee: ctx.env.currentBaseFee,
+    withdrawalsRoot: header.withdrawalsRoot
   )
 
 template wrapException(body: untyped) =
@@ -371,6 +385,9 @@ proc transitionAction*(ctx: var TransContext, conf: T8NConf) =
       else:
         raise newError(ErrorConfig, "EIP-1559 config but missing 'currentBaseFee' in env section")
 
+    if com.isShanghaiOrLater(ctx.env.currentTimestamp) and ctx.env.withdrawals.isNone:
+      raise newError(ErrorConfig, "Shanghai config but missing 'withdrawals' in env section")
+
     if com.forkGTE(MergeFork):
       if ctx.env.currentRandom.isNone:
         raise newError(ErrorConfig, "post-merge requires currentRandom to be defined in env")
diff --git a/tools/t8n/types.nim b/tools/t8n/types.nim
index dcdd69901..05418007f 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/types.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/types.nim
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type
     parentBaseFee*: Option[UInt256]
     parentGasUsed*: Option[GasInt]
     parentGasLimit*: Option[GasInt]
+    withdrawals*: Option[seq[Withdrawal]]
 
   TxsType* = enum
     TxsNone
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ type
     currentDifficulty*: Option[DifficultyInt]
     gasUsed*: GasInt
     currentBaseFee*: Option[UInt256]
+    withdrawalsRoot*: Option[Hash256]
 
 const
   ErrorEVM*              = 2.T8NExitCode