diff --git a/cli-output/src/display.rs b/cli-output/src/display.rs
index 2f2d2728277ba3..a2f12e03454eb8 100644
--- a/cli-output/src/display.rs
+++ b/cli-output/src/display.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ fn write_transaction<W: io::Write>(
         write_status(w, &transaction_status.status, prefix)?;
         write_fees(w, transaction_status.fee, prefix)?;
         write_balances(w, transaction_status, prefix)?;
-        write_compute_units_consumed(w, transaction_status.compute_units_consumed, prefix)?;
+        write_compute_units_consumed(
+            w,
+            transaction_status.compute_units_consumed.clone().into(),
+            prefix,
+        )?;
         write_log_messages(w, transaction_status.log_messages.as_ref().into(), prefix)?;
         write_return_data(w, transaction_status.return_data.as_ref().into(), prefix)?;
         write_rewards(w, transaction_status.rewards.as_ref().into(), prefix)?;
diff --git a/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs b/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
index a0b8c8706c1152..346c75278e461c 100644
--- a/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
+++ b/rpc-client/src/mock_sender.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl RpcSender for MockSender {
                             rewards: OptionSerializer::None,
                             loaded_addresses: OptionSerializer::Skip,
                             return_data: OptionSerializer::Skip,
-                            compute_units_consumed: None,
+                            compute_units_consumed: OptionSerializer::Skip,
                         }),
                 },
                 block_time: Some(1628633791),
diff --git a/transaction-status/src/lib.rs b/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
index 399d4c7300f822..32a0b5e0f03233 100644
--- a/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
+++ b/transaction-status/src/lib.rs
@@ -363,8 +363,11 @@ pub struct UiTransactionStatusMeta {
         skip_serializing_if = "OptionSerializer::should_skip"
     )]
     pub return_data: OptionSerializer<UiTransactionReturnData>,
-    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub compute_units_consumed: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(
+        default = "OptionSerializer::skip",
+        skip_serializing_if = "OptionSerializer::should_skip"
+    )]
+    pub compute_units_consumed: OptionSerializer<u64>,
 }
 
 /// A duplicate representation of LoadedAddresses
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ impl UiTransactionStatusMeta {
             return_data: OptionSerializer::or_skip(
                 meta.return_data.map(|return_data| return_data.into()),
             ),
-            compute_units_consumed: meta.compute_units_consumed,
+            compute_units_consumed: OptionSerializer::or_skip(meta.compute_units_consumed),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -454,7 +457,7 @@ impl From<TransactionStatusMeta> for UiTransactionStatusMeta {
             return_data: OptionSerializer::or_skip(
                 meta.return_data.map(|return_data| return_data.into()),
             ),
-            compute_units_consumed: meta.compute_units_consumed,
+            compute_units_consumed: OptionSerializer::or_skip(meta.compute_units_consumed),
         }
     }
 }