diff --git a/packages/contracts/source/contracts/crypto/transactions.ts b/packages/contracts/source/contracts/crypto/transactions.ts
index adf151c7aa..a8756b201f 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/source/contracts/crypto/transactions.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/source/contracts/crypto/transactions.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export interface TransactionData {
 	v?: number;
 	r?: string;
 	s?: string;
+	rlpPrefix?: number;
+
 	legacySecondSignature?: string;
 
 	transactionIndex?: number;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export interface TransactionJson {
 	v?: number;
 	r?: string;
 	s?: string;
+	rlpPrefix?: number;
 
 	transactionIndex?: number;
 	gasUsed?: number;
diff --git a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
index b5771b2e0b..ec604b35ab 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/deserializer.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,55 @@
 import { inject, injectable } from "@mainsail/container";
 import { Contracts, Identifiers } from "@mainsail/contracts";
 import { BigNumber } from "@mainsail/utils";
-import { decodeRlp, ethers, getAddress } from "ethers";
+import { decodeRlp, ethers, getAddress, RlpStructuredData } from "ethers";
 
 @injectable()
 export class Deserializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionDeserializer {
 	@inject(Identifiers.Cryptography.Transaction.TypeFactory)
 	private readonly transactionTypeFactory!: Contracts.Transactions.TransactionTypeFactory;
 
+	@inject(Identifiers.Cryptography.Configuration)
+	private readonly configuration!: Contracts.Crypto.Configuration;
+
 	public async deserialize(serialized: Buffer | string): Promise<Contracts.Crypto.Transaction> {
 		const data = {} as Contracts.Crypto.TransactionData;
 
-		const encodedRlp =
-			"0x" + (typeof serialized === "string" ? serialized.slice(2) : serialized.toString("hex").slice(2));
+		let rlpBuffer =
+			typeof serialized === "string"
+				? Buffer.from(serialized.startsWith("0x") ? serialized.slice(2) : serialized, "hex")
+				: serialized;
+
+		// Remove type prefix (e.g. 02) if it's a EIP1559 tx (`decodeRlp` expects input to be without)
+		let prefix: number | undefined = undefined;
+		if (rlpBuffer[0] < 0xc0) {
+			prefix = rlpBuffer[0];
+			if (prefix !== 0x02) {
+				throw new Error("expected EIP1559 transaction");
+			}
+
+			rlpBuffer = rlpBuffer.subarray(1);
+		}
+
+		const decoded = decodeRlp(new Uint8Array(rlpBuffer));
+
+		if (prefix !== undefined) {
+			this.#decodeEIP1559Transaction(decoded, data);
+			serialized = Buffer.concat([Buffer.from([prefix]), rlpBuffer]);
+		} else {
+			this.#decodeLegacyTransaction(decoded, data);
+			serialized = rlpBuffer;
+		}
 
-		const decoded = decodeRlp(encodedRlp);
+		const instance: Contracts.Crypto.Transaction = this.transactionTypeFactory.create(data);
+		instance.serialized = serialized;
+
+		return instance;
+	}
+
+	#decodeEIP1559Transaction(decoded: RlpStructuredData, data: Contracts.Crypto.TransactionData): void {
+		if (decoded.length < 9 || decoded.length > 13) {
+			throw new Error("RLP data out of range");
+		}
 
 		const recipientAddressRaw = this.#parseAddress(decoded[5].toString());
 
@@ -31,6 +66,7 @@ export class Deserializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionDeserializer {
 		data.to = recipientAddressRaw ? getAddress(recipientAddressRaw) : undefined;
 		data.value = this.#parseBigNumber(decoded[6].toString());
 		data.data = this.#parseData(decoded[7].toString());
+		data.rlpPrefix = 0x02;
 
 		// Signature
 		if (decoded.length >= 12) {
@@ -38,18 +74,48 @@ export class Deserializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionDeserializer {
 			data.r = decoded[10].toString().slice(2);
 			data.s = decoded[11].toString().slice(2);
 
-			// Legacy second signature
+			// Legacy second signature is only supported for EIP-1559 transactions
 			if (decoded.length === 13) {
 				data.legacySecondSignature = decoded[12].toString().slice(2);
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
-		const instance: Contracts.Crypto.Transaction = this.transactionTypeFactory.create(data);
+	#decodeLegacyTransaction(decoded: RlpStructuredData, data: Contracts.Crypto.TransactionData): void {
+		if (decoded.length < 6 || decoded.length > 9) {
+			throw new Error("legacy RLP data out of range");
+		}
 
-		const eip1559Prefix = "02"; // marker for Type 2 (EIP1559) transaction which is the standard nowadays
-		instance.serialized = Buffer.from(`${eip1559Prefix}${encodedRlp.slice(2)}`, "hex");
+		// [nonce, gasPrice, gasLimit, to, value, data, v, r, s];
+		data.nonce = BigNumber.make(this.#parseNumber(decoded[0].toString()));
+		data.gasPrice = this.#parseNumber(decoded[1].toString());
+		data.gas = this.#parseNumber(decoded[2].toString());
 
-		return instance;
+		const recipientAddressRaw = this.#parseAddress(decoded[3].toString());
+		data.to = recipientAddressRaw ? getAddress(recipientAddressRaw) : undefined;
+
+		data.value = this.#parseBigNumber(decoded[4].toString());
+		data.data = this.#parseData(decoded[5].toString());
+
+		// NOTE:
+		// The chainId is encoded in 'v' which is part of the optional signature.
+		// In the case of absence default to the config for the chainId.
+
+		// Signature
+		if (decoded.length >= 9) {
+			const v = this.#parseNumber(decoded[6].toString());
+			const chainId = Math.floor((v - 35) / 2);
+
+			data.network = chainId;
+
+			const normalizedV = v - (chainId * 2 + 35);
+			data.v = normalizedV;
+
+			data.r = decoded[7].toString().slice(2);
+			data.s = decoded[8].toString().slice(2);
+		} else {
+			data.network = this.configuration.get("network.chainId");
+		}
 	}
 
 	#parseNumber(value: string): number {
diff --git a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/serializer.ts b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/serializer.ts
index b896968824..320ba2adc2 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/serializer.ts
@@ -8,33 +8,69 @@ export class Serializer implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionSerializer {
 		transaction: Contracts.Crypto.Transaction,
 		options: Contracts.Crypto.SerializeOptions = {},
 	): Promise<Buffer> {
-		const fields = [
-			toBeArray(transaction.data.network), // chainId - 0
-			toBeArray(transaction.data.nonce.toBigInt()), // nonce - 1
-			toBeArray(0), // maxPriorityFeePerGas - 2
-			toBeArray(transaction.data.gasPrice), // maxFeePerGas - 3
-			toBeArray(transaction.data.gas), // gasLimit - 4
-			transaction.data.to || "0x", // to - 5
-			toBeArray(transaction.data.value.toBigInt()), // value - 6
-			transaction.data.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data.data : `0x${transaction.data.data}`, // data - 7
-			[], //accessList - 8
-		];
+		let fields: Array<any> = [];
 
-		if (transaction.data.v !== undefined && transaction.data.r && transaction.data.s && !options.excludeSignature) {
-			// 9, 10, 11
-			fields.push(toBeArray(transaction.data.v), `0x${transaction.data.r}`, `0x${transaction.data.s}`);
+		const { rlpPrefix } = transaction.data;
 
-			if (transaction.data.legacySecondSignature) {
-				// 12
-				fields.push(`0x${transaction.data.legacySecondSignature}`);
+		if (rlpPrefix) {
+			if (rlpPrefix !== 0x02) {
+				throw new Error("expected EIP1559 transaction");
 			}
+
+			fields = [
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.network), // chainId - 0
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.nonce.toBigInt()), // nonce - 1
+				toBeArray(0), // maxPriorityFeePerGas - 2
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.gasPrice), // maxFeePerGas - 3
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.gas), // gasLimit - 4
+				transaction.data.to || "0x", // to - 5
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.value.toBigInt()), // value - 6
+				transaction.data.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data.data : `0x${transaction.data.data}`, // data - 7
+				[], //accessList - 8
+			];
+		} else {
+			// Legacy encoding
+			fields = [
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.nonce.toBigInt()),
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.gasPrice),
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.gas),
+				transaction.data.to || "0x",
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.value.toBigInt()),
+				transaction.data.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data.data : `0x${transaction.data.data}`,
+
+				// EIP-155 also requires chainId (`v`)
+				toBeArray(transaction.data.network), // v
+				toBeArray(0), // r
+				toBeArray(0), // s
+			];
 		}
 
-		const rlpEncoded = encodeRlp(fields);
+		if (transaction.data.v !== undefined && transaction.data.r && transaction.data.s && !options.excludeSignature) {
+			if (rlpPrefix) {
+				// 9, 10, 11
+				fields.push(toBeArray(transaction.data.v), `0x${transaction.data.r}`, `0x${transaction.data.s}`);
+
+				if (transaction.data.legacySecondSignature) {
+					// 12
+					fields.push(`0x${transaction.data.legacySecondSignature}`);
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Legacy with EIP-155
+				const normalizedV = transaction.data.v;
+				const v = transaction.data.network * 2 + 35 + normalizedV;
 
-		const eip1559Prefix = "02"; // marker for Type 2 (EIP1559) transaction which is the standard nowadays
+				fields[6] = toBeArray(v);
+				fields[7] = `0x${transaction.data.r}`;
+				fields[8] = `0x${transaction.data.s}`;
+			}
+		}
+
+		let encoded = Buffer.from(encodeRlp(fields).slice(2), "hex");
+		if (rlpPrefix) {
+			encoded = Buffer.concat([Buffer.from([rlpPrefix]), encoded]);
+		}
 
-		transaction.serialized = Buffer.from(`${eip1559Prefix}${rlpEncoded.slice(2)}`, "hex");
+		transaction.serialized = encoded;
 
 		return transaction.serialized;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/utilities.ts b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/utilities.ts
index a109045fe1..ce7583c537 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/utilities.ts
@@ -19,31 +19,68 @@ export class Utils implements Contracts.Crypto.TransactionUtilities {
 		transaction: Contracts.Crypto.TransactionData,
 		options?: Contracts.Crypto.SerializeOptions,
 	): Promise<Buffer> {
+		let fields: Array<any> = [];
+
+		const { rlpPrefix } = transaction;
+
 		// based on EIP1559 encoding
-		const fields = [
-			toBeArray(transaction.network),
-			toBeArray(transaction.nonce.toBigInt()),
-			toBeArray(0), // maxPriorityFeePerGas
-			toBeArray(transaction.gasPrice), // maxFeePerGas
-			toBeArray(transaction.gas),
-			transaction.to || "0x",
-			toBeArray(transaction.value.toBigInt()),
-			transaction.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data : `0x${transaction.data}`,
-			[], // accessList is unused
-		];
+		if (rlpPrefix) {
+			if (rlpPrefix !== 0x02) {
+				throw new Error("expected EIP1559 transaction");
+			}
+
+			fields = [
+				toBeArray(transaction.network),
+				toBeArray(transaction.nonce.toBigInt()),
+				toBeArray(0), // maxPriorityFeePerGas
+				toBeArray(transaction.gasPrice), // maxFeePerGas
+				toBeArray(transaction.gas),
+				transaction.to || "0x",
+				toBeArray(transaction.value.toBigInt()),
+				transaction.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data : `0x${transaction.data}`,
+				[], // accessList is unused
+			];
+		} else {
+			// Legacy encoding
+			fields = [
+				toBeArray(transaction.nonce.toBigInt()),
+				toBeArray(transaction.gasPrice),
+				toBeArray(transaction.gas),
+				transaction.to || "0x",
+				toBeArray(transaction.value.toBigInt()),
+				transaction.data.startsWith("0x") ? transaction.data : `0x${transaction.data}`,
+
+				// EIP-155 also requires chainId (`v`)
+				toBeArray(transaction.network), // v
+				toBeArray(0), // r
+				toBeArray(0), // s
+			];
+		}
 
 		if (options && !options.excludeSignature) {
 			assert.number(transaction.v);
 			assert.string(transaction.r);
 			assert.string(transaction.s);
 
-			fields.push(toBeArray(transaction.v), `0x${transaction.r}`, `0x${transaction.s}`);
+			if (rlpPrefix) {
+				fields.push(toBeArray(transaction.v), `0x${transaction.r}`, `0x${transaction.s}`);
+			} else {
+				// Legacy with EIP-155
+				const normalizedV = transaction.v;
+				const v = transaction.network * 2 + 35 + normalizedV;
+
+				fields[6] = toBeArray(v);
+				fields[7] = `0x${transaction.r}`;
+				fields[8] = `0x${transaction.s}`;
+			}
 		}
 
-		const eip1559Prefix = "02"; // marker for Type 2 (EIP1559) transaction which is the standard nowadays
-		const encoded = encodeRlp(fields).slice(2); // remove 0x prefix
+		let encoded = Buffer.from(encodeRlp(fields).slice(2), "hex");
+		if (rlpPrefix) {
+			encoded = Buffer.concat([Buffer.from([rlpPrefix]), encoded]);
+		}
 
-		return Buffer.from(keccak256(Buffer.from(`${eip1559Prefix}${encoded}`, "hex")).slice(2), "hex");
+		return Buffer.from(keccak256(encoded).slice(2), "hex");
 	}
 
 	public async getHash(transaction: Contracts.Crypto.Transaction): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/validation/schemas.ts b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/validation/schemas.ts
index d01f85079f..2ace638ee9 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-transaction/source/validation/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto-transaction/source/validation/schemas.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export const transactionBaseSchema: SchemaObject = {
 
 		r: { type: "string" },
 
+		rlpPrefix: { maximum: 2, minimum: 0, type: "number" },
+
 		// TODO: prefixed hex
 		s: { type: "string" },