diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index c7efca440b1f..695d81bf0311 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -542,10 +542,11 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) callContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallM
 	// Execute the call.
 	msg := callMsg{call}
 
-	evmContext := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), b.blockchain, nil)
+	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	evmContext := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), b.blockchain, nil)
 	// Create a new environment which holds all relevant information
 	// about the transaction and calling mechanisms.
-	vmEnv := vm.NewEVM(evmContext, stateDB, b.config, vm.Config{})
+	vmEnv := vm.NewEVM(evmContext, txContext, stateDB, b.config, vm.Config{})
 	gasPool := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
 
 	return core.NewStateTransition(vmEnv, msg, gasPool).TransitionDb()
diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index d8b93d291aac..171443e15625 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		txIndex     = 0
 	)
 	gaspool.AddGas(pre.Env.GasLimit)
-	vmContext := vm.Context{
+	vmContext := vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 		Transfer:    core.Transfer,
 		Coinbase:    pre.Env.Coinbase,
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		Difficulty:  pre.Env.Difficulty,
 		GasLimit:    pre.Env.GasLimit,
 		GetHash:     getHash,
-		// GasPrice and Origin needs to be set per transaction
 	}
 	// If DAO is supported/enabled, we need to handle it here. In geth 'proper', it's
 	// done in StateProcessor.Process(block, ...), right before transactions are applied.
@@ -143,10 +142,9 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		vmConfig.Tracer = tracer
 		vmConfig.Debug = (tracer != nil)
 		statedb.Prepare(tx.Hash(), blockHash, txIndex)
-		vmContext.GasPrice = msg.GasPrice()
-		vmContext.Origin = msg.From()
+		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 
-		evm := vm.NewEVM(vmContext, statedb, chainConfig, vmConfig)
+		evm := vm.NewEVM(vmContext, txContext, statedb, chainConfig, vmConfig)
 		if chainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmContext.BlockNumber) {
 			statedb.AddAddressToAccessList(msg.From())
 			if dst := msg.To(); dst != nil {
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 			receipt.GasUsed = msgResult.UsedGas
 			// if the transaction created a contract, store the creation address in the receipt.
 			if msg.To() == nil {
-				receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(evm.Context.Origin, tx.Nonce())
+				receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(evm.TxContext.Origin, tx.Nonce())
 			}
 			// Set the receipt logs and create a bloom for filtering
 			receipt.Logs = statedb.GetLogs(tx.Hash())
diff --git a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
index debee1182b16..d3e824bd6813 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
@@ -671,12 +671,13 @@ func (api *RetestethAPI) AccountRange(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 		// Recompute transactions up to the target index.
 		signer := types.MakeSigner(api.blockchain.Config(), block.Number())
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.blockchain, nil)
 		for idx, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 			// Assemble the transaction call message and return if the requested offset
 			msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer)
-			context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.blockchain, nil)
+			txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 			// Not yet the searched for transaction, execute on top of the current state
-			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, api.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
+			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, api.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
 			if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas())); err != nil {
 				return AccountRangeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("transaction %#x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
 			}
@@ -781,12 +782,13 @@ func (api *RetestethAPI) StorageRangeAt(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 		// Recompute transactions up to the target index.
 		signer := types.MakeSigner(api.blockchain.Config(), block.Number())
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.blockchain, nil)
 		for idx, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 			// Assemble the transaction call message and return if the requested offset
 			msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer)
-			context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.blockchain, nil)
+			txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 			// Not yet the searched for transaction, execute on top of the current state
-			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, api.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
+			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, api.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
 			if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas())); err != nil {
 				return StorageRangeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("transaction %#x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
 			}
diff --git a/core/evm.go b/core/evm.go
index 8abe5a04771b..8f69d514995e 100644
--- a/core/evm.go
+++ b/core/evm.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ type ChainContext interface {
 	GetHeader(common.Hash, uint64) *types.Header
 }
 
-// NewEVMContext creates a new context for use in the EVM.
-func NewEVMContext(msg Message, header *types.Header, chain ChainContext, author *common.Address) vm.Context {
+// NewEVMBlockContext creates a new context for use in the EVM.
+func NewEVMBlockContext(header *types.Header, chain ChainContext, author *common.Address) vm.BlockContext {
 	// If we don't have an explicit author (i.e. not mining), extract from the header
 	var beneficiary common.Address
 	if author == nil {
@@ -44,17 +44,23 @@ func NewEVMContext(msg Message, header *types.Header, chain ChainContext, author
 	} else {
 		beneficiary = *author
 	}
-	return vm.Context{
+	return vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: CanTransfer,
 		Transfer:    Transfer,
 		GetHash:     GetHashFn(header, chain),
-		Origin:      msg.From(),
 		Coinbase:    beneficiary,
 		BlockNumber: new(big.Int).Set(header.Number),
 		Time:        new(big.Int).SetUint64(header.Time),
 		Difficulty:  new(big.Int).Set(header.Difficulty),
 		GasLimit:    header.GasLimit,
-		GasPrice:    new(big.Int).Set(msg.GasPrice()),
+	}
+}
+
+// NewEVMTxContext creates a new transaction context for a single transaction.
+func NewEVMTxContext(msg Message) vm.TxContext {
+	return vm.TxContext{
+		Origin:   msg.From(),
+		GasPrice: new(big.Int).Set(msg.GasPrice()),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/state_prefetcher.go b/core/state_prefetcher.go
index 1c550fa8bc6d..6fa52c2d9b8f 100644
--- a/core/state_prefetcher.go
+++ b/core/state_prefetcher.go
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func precacheTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *co
 		return err
 	}
 	// Create the EVM and execute the transaction
-	context := NewEVMContext(msg, header, bc, author)
-	vm := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, config, cfg)
+	context := NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, author)
+	txContext := NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	vm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, cfg)
 
 	_, err = ApplyMessage(vm, msg, gaspool)
 	return err
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index ac6046b717c5..d992dfb9cb17 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -65,10 +65,16 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	if p.config.DAOForkSupport && p.config.DAOForkBlock != nil && p.config.DAOForkBlock.Cmp(block.Number()) == 0 {
 		misc.ApplyDAOHardFork(statedb)
 	}
+	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.bc, nil)
+	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, p.config, cfg)
 	// Iterate over and process the individual transactions
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
+		msg, err := tx.AsMessage(types.MakeSigner(p.config, header.Number))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, 0, err
+		}
 		statedb.Prepare(tx.Hash(), block.Hash(), i)
-		receipt, err := ApplyTransaction(p.config, p.bc, nil, gp, statedb, header, tx, usedGas, cfg)
+		receipt, err := applyTransaction(msg, p.config, p.bc, nil, gp, statedb, header, tx, usedGas, vmenv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, 0, err
 		}
@@ -81,34 +87,25 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	return receipts, allLogs, *usedGas, nil
 }
 
-// ApplyTransaction attempts to apply a transaction to the given state database
-// and uses the input parameters for its environment. It returns the receipt
-// for the transaction, gas used and an error if the transaction failed,
-// indicating the block was invalid.
-func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, header *types.Header, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, cfg vm.Config) (*types.Receipt, error) {
-	msg, err := tx.AsMessage(types.MakeSigner(config, header.Number))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func applyTransaction(msg types.Message, config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, header *types.Header, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, evm *vm.EVM) (*types.Receipt, error) {
 	// Create a new context to be used in the EVM environment
-	context := NewEVMContext(msg, header, bc, author)
-	// Create a new environment which holds all relevant information
-	// about the transaction and calling mechanisms.
-	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, config, cfg)
-
+	txContext := NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	// Add addresses to access list if applicable
 	if config.IsYoloV2(header.Number) {
 		statedb.AddAddressToAccessList(msg.From())
 		if dst := msg.To(); dst != nil {
 			statedb.AddAddressToAccessList(*dst)
 			// If it's a create-tx, the destination will be added inside evm.create
 		}
-		for _, addr := range vmenv.ActivePrecompiles() {
+		for _, addr := range evm.ActivePrecompiles() {
 			statedb.AddAddressToAccessList(addr)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Update the evm with the new transaction context.
+	evm.Reset(txContext, statedb)
 	// Apply the transaction to the current state (included in the env)
-	result, err := ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
+	result, err := ApplyMessage(evm, msg, gp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *commo
 	receipt.GasUsed = result.UsedGas
 	// if the transaction created a contract, store the creation address in the receipt.
 	if msg.To() == nil {
-		receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(vmenv.Context.Origin, tx.Nonce())
+		receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(evm.TxContext.Origin, tx.Nonce())
 	}
 	// Set the receipt logs and create a bloom for filtering
 	receipt.Logs = statedb.GetLogs(tx.Hash())
@@ -139,3 +136,18 @@ func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *commo
 
 	return receipt, err
 }
+
+// ApplyTransaction attempts to apply a transaction to the given state database
+// and uses the input parameters for its environment. It returns the receipt
+// for the transaction, gas used and an error if the transaction failed,
+// indicating the block was invalid.
+func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, header *types.Header, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, cfg vm.Config) (*types.Receipt, error) {
+	msg, err := tx.AsMessage(types.MakeSigner(config, header.Number))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Create a new context to be used in the EVM environment
+	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, author)
+	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, config, cfg)
+	return applyTransaction(msg, config, bc, author, gp, statedb, header, tx, usedGas, vmenv)
+}
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 9a9bf475e9aa..72e8b02a1cb5 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	}
 	msg := st.msg
 	sender := vm.AccountRef(msg.From())
-	homestead := st.evm.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(st.evm.BlockNumber)
-	istanbul := st.evm.ChainConfig().IsIstanbul(st.evm.BlockNumber)
+	homestead := st.evm.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(st.evm.Context.BlockNumber)
+	istanbul := st.evm.ChainConfig().IsIstanbul(st.evm.Context.BlockNumber)
 	contractCreation := msg.To() == nil
 
 	// Check clauses 4-5, subtract intrinsic gas if everything is correct
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	st.gas -= gas
 
 	// Check clause 6
-	if msg.Value().Sign() > 0 && !st.evm.CanTransfer(st.state, msg.From(), msg.Value()) {
+	if msg.Value().Sign() > 0 && !st.evm.Context.CanTransfer(st.state, msg.From(), msg.Value()) {
 		return nil, ErrInsufficientFundsForTransfer
 	}
 	var (
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		ret, st.gas, vmerr = st.evm.Call(sender, st.to(), st.data, st.gas, st.value)
 	}
 	st.refundGas()
-	st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.Coinbase, new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed()), st.gasPrice))
+	st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.Context.Coinbase, new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed()), st.gasPrice))
 
 	return &ExecutionResult{
 		UsedGas:    st.gasUsed(),
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 8f6e603aee77..6c7b2370a5fb 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ func run(evm *EVM, contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) ([]byte, err
 	return nil, errors.New("no compatible interpreter")
 }
 
-// Context provides the EVM with auxiliary information. Once provided
+// BlockContext provides the EVM with auxiliary information. Once provided
 // it shouldn't be modified.
-type Context struct {
+type BlockContext struct {
 	// CanTransfer returns whether the account contains
 	// sufficient ether to transfer the value
 	CanTransfer CanTransferFunc
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ type Context struct {
 	// GetHash returns the hash corresponding to n
 	GetHash GetHashFunc
 
-	// Message information
-	Origin   common.Address // Provides information for ORIGIN
-	GasPrice *big.Int       // Provides information for GASPRICE
-
 	// Block information
 	Coinbase    common.Address // Provides information for COINBASE
 	GasLimit    uint64         // Provides information for GASLIMIT
@@ -114,6 +110,14 @@ type Context struct {
 	Difficulty  *big.Int       // Provides information for DIFFICULTY
 }
 
+// TxContext provides the EVM with information about a transaction.
+// All fields can change between transactions.
+type TxContext struct {
+	// Message information
+	Origin   common.Address // Provides information for ORIGIN
+	GasPrice *big.Int       // Provides information for GASPRICE
+}
+
 // EVM is the Ethereum Virtual Machine base object and provides
 // the necessary tools to run a contract on the given state with
 // the provided context. It should be noted that any error
@@ -125,7 +129,8 @@ type Context struct {
 // The EVM should never be reused and is not thread safe.
 type EVM struct {
 	// Context provides auxiliary blockchain related information
-	Context
+	Context BlockContext
+	TxContext
 	// StateDB gives access to the underlying state
 	StateDB StateDB
 	// Depth is the current call stack
@@ -153,17 +158,18 @@ type EVM struct {
 
 // NewEVM returns a new EVM. The returned EVM is not thread safe and should
 // only ever be used *once*.
-func NewEVM(ctx Context, statedb StateDB, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, vmConfig Config) *EVM {
+func NewEVM(blockCtx BlockContext, txCtx TxContext, statedb StateDB, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, vmConfig Config) *EVM {
 	evm := &EVM{
-		Context:      ctx,
+		Context:      blockCtx,
+		TxContext:    txCtx,
 		StateDB:      statedb,
 		vmConfig:     vmConfig,
 		chainConfig:  chainConfig,
-		chainRules:   chainConfig.Rules(ctx.BlockNumber),
+		chainRules:   chainConfig.Rules(blockCtx.BlockNumber),
 		interpreters: make([]Interpreter, 0, 1),
 	}
 
-	if chainConfig.IsEWASM(ctx.BlockNumber) {
+	if chainConfig.IsEWASM(blockCtx.BlockNumber) {
 		// to be implemented by EVM-C and Wagon PRs.
 		// if vmConfig.EWASMInterpreter != "" {
 		//  extIntOpts := strings.Split(vmConfig.EWASMInterpreter, ":")
@@ -187,6 +193,13 @@ func NewEVM(ctx Context, statedb StateDB, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, vmCon
 	return evm
 }
 
+// Reset resets the EVM with a new transaction context.Reset
+// This is not threadsafe and should only be done very cautiously.
+func (evm *EVM) Reset(txCtx TxContext, statedb StateDB) {
+	evm.TxContext = txCtx
+	evm.StateDB = statedb
+}
+
 // Cancel cancels any running EVM operation. This may be called concurrently and
 // it's safe to be called multiple times.
 func (evm *EVM) Cancel() {
@@ -233,7 +246,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Call(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte, gas
 		}
 		evm.StateDB.CreateAccount(addr)
 	}
-	evm.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), addr, value)
+	evm.Context.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), addr, value)
 
 	// Capture the tracer start/end events in debug mode
 	if evm.vmConfig.Debug && evm.depth == 0 {
@@ -426,7 +439,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	if evm.depth > int(params.CallCreateDepth) {
 		return nil, common.Address{}, gas, ErrDepth
 	}
-	if !evm.CanTransfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), value) {
+	if !evm.Context.CanTransfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), value) {
 		return nil, common.Address{}, gas, ErrInsufficientBalance
 	}
 	nonce := evm.StateDB.GetNonce(caller.Address())
@@ -447,7 +460,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	if evm.chainRules.IsEIP158 {
 		evm.StateDB.SetNonce(address, 1)
 	}
-	evm.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), address, value)
+	evm.Context.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), address, value)
 
 	// Initialise a new contract and set the code that is to be used by the EVM.
 	// The contract is a scoped environment for this execution context only.
diff --git a/core/vm/gas_table_test.go b/core/vm/gas_table_test.go
index 419c9030625d..6cd126c9b4ca 100644
--- a/core/vm/gas_table_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/gas_table_test.go
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func TestEIP2200(t *testing.T) {
 		statedb.SetState(address, common.Hash{}, common.BytesToHash([]byte{tt.original}))
 		statedb.Finalise(true) // Push the state into the "original" slot
 
-		vmctx := Context{
+		vmctx := BlockContext{
 			CanTransfer: func(StateDB, common.Address, *big.Int) bool { return true },
 			Transfer:    func(StateDB, common.Address, common.Address, *big.Int) {},
 		}
-		vmenv := NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, Config{ExtraEips: []int{2200}})
+		vmenv := NewEVM(vmctx, TxContext{}, statedb, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, Config{ExtraEips: []int{2200}})
 
 		_, gas, err := vmenv.Call(AccountRef(common.Address{}), address, nil, tt.gaspool, new(big.Int))
 		if err != tt.failure {
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index adf44b7f481f..4ded0239d970 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -438,14 +438,14 @@ func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	var upper, lower uint64
-	upper = interpreter.evm.BlockNumber.Uint64()
+	upper = interpreter.evm.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
 	if upper < 257 {
 		lower = 0
 	} else {
 		lower = upper - 256
 	}
 	if num64 >= lower && num64 < upper {
-		num.SetBytes(interpreter.evm.GetHash(num64).Bytes())
+		num.SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Context.GetHash(num64).Bytes())
 	} else {
 		num.Clear()
 	}
@@ -453,30 +453,30 @@ func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx)
 }
 
 func opCoinbase(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Coinbase.Bytes()))
+	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(interpreter.evm.Context.Coinbase.Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opTimestamp(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Time)
+	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.Time)
 	callContext.stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opNumber(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.BlockNumber)
+	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.BlockNumber)
 	callContext.stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opDifficulty(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Difficulty)
+	v, _ := uint256.FromBig(interpreter.evm.Context.Difficulty)
 	callContext.stack.push(v)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func opGasLimit(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, callContext *callCtx) ([]byte, error) {
-	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(interpreter.evm.GasLimit))
+	callContext.stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(interpreter.evm.Context.GasLimit))
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ func makeLog(size int) executionFunc {
 			Data:    d,
 			// This is a non-consensus field, but assigned here because
 			// core/state doesn't know the current block number.
-			BlockNumber: interpreter.evm.BlockNumber.Uint64(),
+			BlockNumber: interpreter.evm.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64(),
 		})
 
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions_test.go b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
index 0b6fb1f486ad..985d5a5156c3 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func init() {
 func testTwoOperandOp(t *testing.T, tests []TwoOperandTestcase, opFn executionFunc, name string) {
 
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack          = newstack()
 		rstack         = newReturnStack()
 		pc             = uint64(0)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestSAR(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAddMod(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack          = newstack()
 		evmInterpreter = NewEVMInterpreter(env, env.vmConfig)
 		pc             = uint64(0)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestAddMod(t *testing.T) {
 // getResult is a convenience function to generate the expected values
 func getResult(args []*twoOperandParams, opFn executionFunc) []TwoOperandTestcase {
 	var (
-		env           = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env           = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack, rstack = newstack(), newReturnStack()
 		pc            = uint64(0)
 		interpreter   = env.interpreter.(*EVMInterpreter)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestJsonTestcases(t *testing.T) {
 
 func opBenchmark(bench *testing.B, op executionFunc, args ...string) {
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack, rstack  = newstack(), newReturnStack()
 		evmInterpreter = NewEVMInterpreter(env, env.vmConfig)
 	)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func BenchmarkOpIsZero(b *testing.B) {
 
 func TestOpMstore(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack, rstack  = newstack(), newReturnStack()
 		mem            = NewMemory()
 		evmInterpreter = NewEVMInterpreter(env, env.vmConfig)
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ func TestOpMstore(t *testing.T) {
 
 func BenchmarkOpMstore(bench *testing.B) {
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack, rstack  = newstack(), newReturnStack()
 		mem            = NewMemory()
 		evmInterpreter = NewEVMInterpreter(env, env.vmConfig)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ func BenchmarkOpMstore(bench *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkOpSHA3(bench *testing.B) {
 	var (
-		env            = NewEVM(Context{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env            = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, nil, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		stack, rstack  = newstack(), newReturnStack()
 		mem            = NewMemory()
 		evmInterpreter = NewEVMInterpreter(env, env.vmConfig)
diff --git a/core/vm/logger_test.go b/core/vm/logger_test.go
index e287f0c7aaed..bf7d5358f896 100644
--- a/core/vm/logger_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/logger_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (*dummyStatedb) GetRefund() uint64 { return 1337 }
 
 func TestStoreCapture(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
-		env      = NewEVM(Context{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
+		env      = NewEVM(BlockContext{}, TxContext{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, Config{})
 		logger   = NewStructLogger(nil)
 		mem      = NewMemory()
 		stack    = newstack()
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/env.go b/core/vm/runtime/env.go
index 38ee44890425..6c4c72eeaca5 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/env.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/env.go
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewEnv(cfg *Config) *vm.EVM {
-	context := vm.Context{
+	txContext := vm.TxContext{
+		Origin:   cfg.Origin,
+		GasPrice: cfg.GasPrice,
+	}
+	blockContext := vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 		Transfer:    core.Transfer,
 		GetHash:     cfg.GetHashFn,
-		Origin:      cfg.Origin,
 		Coinbase:    cfg.Coinbase,
 		BlockNumber: cfg.BlockNumber,
 		Time:        cfg.Time,
 		Difficulty:  cfg.Difficulty,
 		GasLimit:    cfg.GasLimit,
-		GasPrice:    cfg.GasPrice,
 	}
 
-	return vm.NewEVM(context, cfg.State, cfg.ChainConfig, cfg.EVMConfig)
+	return vm.NewEVM(blockContext, txContext, cfg.State, cfg.ChainConfig, cfg.EVMConfig)
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
index d99e8f3b2bc0..8abd378cef6e 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func Execute(code, input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, *state.StateDB, error) {
 		vmenv   = NewEnv(cfg)
 		sender  = vm.AccountRef(cfg.Origin)
 	)
-	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.BlockNumber) {
+	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.Context.BlockNumber) {
 		cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(cfg.Origin)
 		cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(address)
 		for _, addr := range vmenv.ActivePrecompiles() {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Create(input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, common.Address, uint64, error) {
 		vmenv  = NewEnv(cfg)
 		sender = vm.AccountRef(cfg.Origin)
 	)
-	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.BlockNumber) {
+	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.Context.BlockNumber) {
 		cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(cfg.Origin)
 		for _, addr := range vmenv.ActivePrecompiles() {
 			cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(addr)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func Call(address common.Address, input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, uint64, er
 	vmenv := NewEnv(cfg)
 
 	sender := cfg.State.GetOrNewStateObject(cfg.Origin)
-	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.BlockNumber) {
+	if cfg.ChainConfig.IsYoloV2(vmenv.Context.BlockNumber) {
 		cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(cfg.Origin)
 		cfg.State.AddAddressToAccessList(address)
 		for _, addr := range vmenv.ActivePrecompiles() {
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 0e91691d8f51..e7f676f178f5 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetTd(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) *big.Int {
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *state.StateDB, header *types.Header) (*vm.EVM, func() error, error) {
 	vmError := func() error { return nil }
 
-	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, b.eth.BlockChain(), nil)
-	return vm.NewEVM(context, state, b.eth.blockchain.Config(), *b.eth.blockchain.GetVMConfig()), vmError, nil
+	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.BlockChain(), nil)
+	return vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, b.eth.blockchain.Config(), *b.eth.blockchain.GetVMConfig()), vmError, nil
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(ch chan<- core.RemovedLogsEvent) event.Subscription {
diff --git a/eth/api_tracer.go b/eth/api_tracer.go
index 90d4a95c147b..1a8c405cf402 100644
--- a/eth/api_tracer.go
+++ b/eth/api_tracer.go
@@ -203,13 +203,11 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceChain(ctx context.Context, start, end *types.Bl
 			// Fetch and execute the next block trace tasks
 			for task := range tasks {
 				signer := types.MakeSigner(api.eth.blockchain.Config(), task.block.Number())
-
+				blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(task.block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
 				// Trace all the transactions contained within
 				for i, tx := range task.block.Transactions() {
 					msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer)
-					vmctx := core.NewEVMContext(msg, task.block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
-
-					res, err := api.traceTx(ctx, msg, vmctx, task.statedb, config)
+					res, err := api.traceTx(ctx, msg, blockCtx, task.statedb, config)
 					if err != nil {
 						task.results[i] = &txTraceResult{Error: err.Error()}
 						log.Warn("Tracing failed", "hash", tx.Hash(), "block", task.block.NumberU64(), "err", err)
@@ -473,17 +471,15 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceBlock(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block,
 	if threads > len(txs) {
 		threads = len(txs)
 	}
+	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
 	for th := 0; th < threads; th++ {
 		pend.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer pend.Done()
-
 			// Fetch and execute the next transaction trace tasks
 			for task := range jobs {
 				msg, _ := txs[task.index].AsMessage(signer)
-				vmctx := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
-
-				res, err := api.traceTx(ctx, msg, vmctx, task.statedb, config)
+				res, err := api.traceTx(ctx, msg, blockCtx, task.statedb, config)
 				if err != nil {
 					results[task.index] = &txTraceResult{Error: err.Error()}
 					continue
@@ -500,9 +496,9 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceBlock(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block,
 
 		// Generate the next state snapshot fast without tracing
 		msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer)
-		vmctx := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
+		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 
-		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
+		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockCtx, txContext, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
 		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.Gas())); err != nil {
 			failed = err
 			break
@@ -565,6 +561,7 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block
 		signer      = types.MakeSigner(api.eth.blockchain.Config(), block.Number())
 		dumps       []string
 		chainConfig = api.eth.blockchain.Config()
+		vmctx       = core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
 		canon       = true
 	)
 	// Check if there are any overrides: the caller may wish to enable a future
@@ -587,13 +584,12 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		// Prepare the trasaction for un-traced execution
 		var (
-			msg, _ = tx.AsMessage(signer)
-			vmctx  = core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
-
-			vmConf vm.Config
-			dump   *os.File
-			writer *bufio.Writer
-			err    error
+			msg, _    = tx.AsMessage(signer)
+			txContext = core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+			vmConf    vm.Config
+			dump      *os.File
+			writer    *bufio.Writer
+			err       error
 		)
 		// If the transaction needs tracing, swap out the configs
 		if tx.Hash() == txHash || txHash == (common.Hash{}) {
@@ -617,7 +613,7 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block
 			}
 		}
 		// Execute the transaction and flush any traces to disk
-		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, chainConfig, vmConf)
+		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, txContext, statedb, chainConfig, vmConf)
 		_, err = core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.Gas()))
 		if writer != nil {
 			writer.Flush()
@@ -776,18 +772,19 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.CallArgs,
 
 	// Execute the trace
 	msg := args.ToMessage(api.eth.APIBackend.RPCGasCap())
-	vmctx := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, api.eth.blockchain, nil)
+	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, api.eth.blockchain, nil)
 	return api.traceTx(ctx, msg, vmctx, statedb, config)
 }
 
 // traceTx configures a new tracer according to the provided configuration, and
 // executes the given message in the provided environment. The return value will
 // be tracer dependent.
-func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, vmctx vm.Context, statedb *state.StateDB, config *TraceConfig) (interface{}, error) {
+func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, vmctx vm.BlockContext, statedb *state.StateDB, config *TraceConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 	// Assemble the structured logger or the JavaScript tracer
 	var (
-		tracer vm.Tracer
-		err    error
+		tracer    vm.Tracer
+		err       error
+		txContext = core.NewEVMTxContext(message)
 	)
 	switch {
 	case config != nil && config.Tracer != nil:
@@ -817,7 +814,7 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, v
 		tracer = vm.NewStructLogger(config.LogConfig)
 	}
 	// Run the transaction with tracing enabled.
-	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, txContext, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 
 	result, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, message, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(message.Gas()))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -847,19 +844,19 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, v
 }
 
 // computeTxEnv returns the execution environment of a certain transaction.
-func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) computeTxEnv(block *types.Block, txIndex int, reexec uint64) (core.Message, vm.Context, *state.StateDB, error) {
+func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) computeTxEnv(block *types.Block, txIndex int, reexec uint64) (core.Message, vm.BlockContext, *state.StateDB, error) {
 	// Create the parent state database
 	parent := api.eth.blockchain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1)
 	if parent == nil {
-		return nil, vm.Context{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("parent %#x not found", block.ParentHash())
+		return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("parent %#x not found", block.ParentHash())
 	}
 	statedb, err := api.computeStateDB(parent, reexec)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, vm.Context{}, nil, err
+		return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, err
 	}
 
 	if txIndex == 0 && len(block.Transactions()) == 0 {
-		return nil, vm.Context{}, statedb, nil
+		return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, statedb, nil
 	}
 
 	// Recompute transactions up to the target index.
@@ -868,18 +865,19 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) computeTxEnv(block *types.Block, txIndex int, reexec
 	for idx, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		// Assemble the transaction call message and return if the requested offset
 		msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer)
-		context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
+		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.eth.blockchain, nil)
 		if idx == txIndex {
 			return msg, context, statedb, nil
 		}
 		// Not yet the searched for transaction, execute on top of the current state
-		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
+		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, api.eth.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
 		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas())); err != nil {
-			return nil, vm.Context{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction %#x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
+			return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction %#x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
 		}
 		// Ensure any modifications are committed to the state
 		// Only delete empty objects if EIP158/161 (a.k.a Spurious Dragon) is in effect
 		statedb.Finalise(vmenv.ChainConfig().IsEIP158(block.Number()))
 	}
-	return nil, vm.Context{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction index %d out of range for block %#x", txIndex, block.Hash())
+	return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction index %d out of range for block %#x", txIndex, block.Hash())
 }
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer.go b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
index 050fb05159f1..16a8c7698f0f 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (jst *Tracer) CaptureState(env *vm.EVM, pc uint64, op vm.OpCode, gas, cost
 	if jst.err == nil {
 		// Initialize the context if it wasn't done yet
 		if !jst.inited {
-			jst.ctx["block"] = env.BlockNumber.Uint64()
+			jst.ctx["block"] = env.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
 			jst.inited = true
 		}
 		// If tracing was interrupted, set the error and stop
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
index b4de99865153..554b2282f149 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type dummyStatedb struct {
 func (*dummyStatedb) GetRefund() uint64 { return 1337 }
 
 func runTrace(tracer *Tracer) (json.RawMessage, error) {
-	env := vm.NewEVM(vm.Context{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+	env := vm.NewEVM(vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, vm.TxContext{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 
 	contract := vm.NewContract(account{}, account{}, big.NewInt(0), 10000)
 	contract.Code = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x1, byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x1, 0x0}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func TestHaltBetweenSteps(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	env := vm.NewEVM(vm.Context{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+	env := vm.NewEVM(vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, vm.TxContext{}, &dummyStatedb{}, params.TestChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 	contract := vm.NewContract(&account{}, &account{}, big.NewInt(0), 0)
 
 	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, nil, nil, nil, nil, contract, 0, nil)
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go b/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
index 18f8eb12aa55..b749d832b48e 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
@@ -143,16 +143,18 @@ func TestPrestateTracerCreate2(t *testing.T) {
 	    result: 0x60f3f640a8508fC6a86d45DF051962668E1e8AC7
 	*/
 	origin, _ := signer.Sender(tx)
-	context := vm.Context{
+	txContext := vm.TxContext{
+		Origin:   origin,
+		GasPrice: big.NewInt(1),
+	}
+	context := vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 		Transfer:    core.Transfer,
-		Origin:      origin,
 		Coinbase:    common.Address{},
 		BlockNumber: new(big.Int).SetUint64(8000000),
 		Time:        new(big.Int).SetUint64(5),
 		Difficulty:  big.NewInt(0x30000),
 		GasLimit:    uint64(6000000),
-		GasPrice:    big.NewInt(1),
 	}
 	alloc := core.GenesisAlloc{}
 
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func TestPrestateTracerCreate2(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 	}
-	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, params.MainnetChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, params.MainnetChainConfig, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 
 	msg, err := tx.AsMessage(signer)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -230,17 +232,18 @@ func TestCallTracer(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			signer := types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)))
 			origin, _ := signer.Sender(tx)
-
-			context := vm.Context{
+			txContext := vm.TxContext{
+				Origin:   origin,
+				GasPrice: tx.GasPrice(),
+			}
+			context := vm.BlockContext{
 				CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 				Transfer:    core.Transfer,
-				Origin:      origin,
 				Coinbase:    test.Context.Miner,
 				BlockNumber: new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)),
 				Time:        new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Time)),
 				Difficulty:  (*big.Int)(test.Context.Difficulty),
 				GasLimit:    uint64(test.Context.GasLimit),
-				GasPrice:    tx.GasPrice(),
 			}
 			_, statedb := tests.MakePreState(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), test.Genesis.Alloc, false)
 
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ func TestCallTracer(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 			}
-			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
+			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer})
 
 			msg, err := tx.AsMessage(signer)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index 75bea56da67a..9fbc21f4594e 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) GetTd(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) *big.Int {
 }
 
 func (b *LesApiBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *state.StateDB, header *types.Header) (*vm.EVM, func() error, error) {
-	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, b.eth.blockchain, nil)
-	return vm.NewEVM(context, state, b.eth.chainConfig, vm.Config{}), state.Error, nil
+	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.blockchain, nil)
+	return vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, b.eth.chainConfig, vm.Config{}), state.Error, nil
 }
 
 func (b *LesApiBackend) SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction) error {
diff --git a/les/odr_test.go b/les/odr_test.go
index ccd220d692ef..c157507dd2b7 100644
--- a/les/odr_test.go
+++ b/les/odr_test.go
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 
 				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 100000, new(big.Int), data, false)}
 
-				context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, bc, nil)
-				vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, config, vm.Config{})
+				context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, nil)
+				txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+				vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, vm.Config{})
 
 				//vmenv := core.NewEnv(statedb, config, bc, msg, header, vm.Config{})
 				gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
@@ -143,8 +144,9 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 			state := light.NewState(ctx, header, lc.Odr())
 			state.SetBalance(bankAddr, math.MaxBig256)
 			msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(bankAddr, &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 100000, new(big.Int), data, false)}
-			context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, lc, nil)
-			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, state, config, vm.Config{})
+			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, lc, nil)
+			txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, config, vm.Config{})
 			gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
 			result, _ := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
 			if state.Error() == nil {
diff --git a/light/odr_test.go b/light/odr_test.go
index 5f7f4d96cb1e..cb22334fdc9f 100644
--- a/light/odr_test.go
+++ b/light/odr_test.go
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, bc *core.BlockChain
 		// Perform read-only call.
 		st.SetBalance(testBankAddress, math.MaxBig256)
 		msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(testBankAddress, &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 1000000, new(big.Int), data, false)}
-		context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, chain, nil)
-		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, st, config, vm.Config{})
+		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, chain, nil)
+		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, st, config, vm.Config{})
 		gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
 		result, _ := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, gp)
 		res = append(res, result.Return()...)
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index 28a5313129df..96c731696940 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ func (t *StateTest) RunNoVerify(subtest StateSubtest, vmconfig vm.Config, snapsh
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, common.Hash{}, err
 	}
-	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, block.Header(), nil, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
+	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), nil, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
 	context.GetHash = vmTestBlockHash
-	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, config, vmconfig)
+	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, vmconfig)
 
 	if config.IsYoloV2(context.BlockNumber) {
 		statedb.AddAddressToAccessList(msg.From())
diff --git a/tests/vm_test_util.go b/tests/vm_test_util.go
index ad124b7b2534..418cc6716864 100644
--- a/tests/vm_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/vm_test_util.go
@@ -138,20 +138,22 @@ func (t *VMTest) newEVM(statedb *state.StateDB, vmconfig vm.Config) *vm.EVM {
 		return core.CanTransfer(db, address, amount)
 	}
 	transfer := func(db vm.StateDB, sender, recipient common.Address, amount *big.Int) {}
-	context := vm.Context{
+	txContext := vm.TxContext{
+		Origin:   t.json.Exec.Origin,
+		GasPrice: t.json.Exec.GasPrice,
+	}
+	context := vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: canTransfer,
 		Transfer:    transfer,
 		GetHash:     vmTestBlockHash,
-		Origin:      t.json.Exec.Origin,
 		Coinbase:    t.json.Env.Coinbase,
 		BlockNumber: new(big.Int).SetUint64(t.json.Env.Number),
 		Time:        new(big.Int).SetUint64(t.json.Env.Timestamp),
 		GasLimit:    t.json.Env.GasLimit,
 		Difficulty:  t.json.Env.Difficulty,
-		GasPrice:    t.json.Exec.GasPrice,
 	}
 	vmconfig.NoRecursion = true
-	return vm.NewEVM(context, statedb, params.MainnetChainConfig, vmconfig)
+	return vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, params.MainnetChainConfig, vmconfig)
 }
 
 func vmTestBlockHash(n uint64) common.Hash {