diff --git a/foundation/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/foundation/ChainOptions.kt b/foundation/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/foundation/ChainOptions.kt
index 64157d2a..645d04a0 100644
--- a/foundation/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/foundation/ChainOptions.kt
+++ b/foundation/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/foundation/ChainOptions.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ChainOptions {
         val callLimitSize: Int,
         val disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation: Boolean,
         val disableBoundValidation: Boolean = false,
+        val valdateErigonBug: Boolean,
     )
 
     data class DefaultOptions(
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class ChainOptions {
         var callLimitSize: Int? = null,
         var disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation: Boolean? = null,
         var disableBoundValidation: Boolean? = null,
+        var validateErigonBug: Boolean? = null
     ) {
         companion object {
             @JvmStatic
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ class ChainOptions {
             copy.callLimitSize = overwrites.callLimitSize ?: this.callLimitSize
             copy.disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation = overwrites.disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation ?: this.disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation
             copy.disableBoundValidation = overwrites.disableBoundValidation ?: this.disableBoundValidation
+            copy.validateErigonBug = overwrites.validateErigonBug ?: this.validateErigonBug
             return copy
         }
 
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ class ChainOptions {
                 this.callLimitSize ?: 1_000_000,
                 this.disableLivenessSubscriptionValidation ?: false,
                 this.disableBoundValidation ?: false,
+                this.validateErigonBug ?: true,
             )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumChainSpecific.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumChainSpecific.kt
index e9fce6bd..ca906214 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumChainSpecific.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumChainSpecific.kt
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ object EthereumChainSpecific : AbstractPollChainSpecific() {
         val validators = mutableListOf<SingleValidator<ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult>>(
             ChainIdValidator(upstream, chain),
         )
+        if (options.valdateErigonBug) {
+            validators.add(ErigonBuggedValidator(upstream))
+        }
         val limitValidator = EthCallLimitValidator(upstream, options, config)
         if (limitValidator.isEnabled()) {
             validators.add(limitValidator)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumUpstreamValidator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumUpstreamValidator.kt
index 1fc90dad..c467b668 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumUpstreamValidator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumUpstreamValidator.kt
@@ -226,3 +226,90 @@ class GasPriceValidator(
             }
     }
 }
+
+class ErigonBuggedValidator(
+    private val upstream: Upstream,
+) : SingleValidator<ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult> {
+
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        val log: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ErigonBuggedValidator::class.java)
+
+        private const val ZERO_ADDRESS = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+        private val FIVE_THOUSAND = BigInteger.valueOf(5_000)
+    }
+
+    override fun validate(onError: ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult): Mono<ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult> {
+        return isErigon().flatMap { isErigon ->
+            if (!isErigon) {
+                Mono.just(ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult.UPSTREAM_VALID)
+            } else {
+                latestBlockNumber().flatMap { latest ->
+                    val pastBlock = latest.subtract(FIVE_THOUSAND).max(BigInteger.ZERO)
+
+                    Mono.zip(
+                        balanceOkAt(pastBlock),   // must succeed
+                        balanceOkAt(BigInteger.ONE) // must fail
+                    ).map { checks ->
+                        val isBugged = checks.t1 && !checks.t2
+                        if (isBugged) {
+                            log.warn(
+                                "Erigon balance-bug detected on upstream {}: ok @ {}, error @ 0x1",
+                                upstream.getId(), pastBlock
+                            )
+                            ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult.UPSTREAM_FATAL_SETTINGS_ERROR
+                        } else {
+                            ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult.UPSTREAM_VALID
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }.onErrorResume { ex ->
+            log.error(
+                "Irrecoverable error during Erigon bug validation for {}, reason - {}",
+                upstream.getId(), ex.message
+            )
+            Mono.just(ValidateUpstreamSettingsResult.UPSTREAM_FATAL_SETTINGS_ERROR)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun isErigon(): Mono<Boolean> =
+        upstream.getIngressReader()
+            .read(ChainRequest("web3_clientVersion", ListParams()))
+            .retryRandomBackoff(3, Duration.ofMillis(100), Duration.ofMillis(500)) { ctx ->
+                log.warn(
+                    "error during clientVersion retrieving for {}, iteration {}, reason - {}",
+                    upstream.getId(), ctx.iteration(), ctx.exception().message
+                )
+            }
+            .flatMap(ChainResponse::requireStringResult)
+            .map { it.lowercase().contains("erigon") }
+            .doOnError { log.error("Error during execution 'web3_clientVersion' - {} for {}", it.message, upstream.getId()) }
+
+    private fun latestBlockNumber(): Mono<BigInteger> =
+        upstream.getIngressReader()
+            .read(ChainRequest("eth_blockNumber", ListParams()))
+            .retryRandomBackoff(3, Duration.ofMillis(100), Duration.ofMillis(500)) { ctx ->
+                log.warn(
+                    "error during blockNumber retrieving for {}, iteration {}, reason - {}",
+                    upstream.getId(), ctx.iteration(), ctx.exception().message
+                )
+            }
+            .flatMap(ChainResponse::requireStringResult)
+            .map { BigInteger(it.removePrefix("0x"), 16) }
+            .doOnError { log.error("Error during execution 'eth_blockNumber' - {} for {}", it.message, upstream.getId()) }
+
+    private fun balanceOkAt(blockNumber: BigInteger): Mono<Boolean> {
+        val tag = "0x${blockNumber.toString(16)}"
+        return upstream.getIngressReader()
+            .read(ChainRequest("eth_getBalance", ListParams(ZERO_ADDRESS, tag)))
+            .retryRandomBackoff(3, Duration.ofMillis(100), Duration.ofMillis(500)) { ctx ->
+                log.warn(
+                    "error during balance retrieving for {}, block {}, iteration {}, reason - {}",
+                    upstream.getId(), tag, ctx.iteration(), ctx.exception().message
+                )
+            }
+            .flatMap { resp -> resp.requireStringResult().map { true } }
+            .onErrorResume { Mono.just(false) }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
index 434cc4a4..92d85b56 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec.groovy
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class UpstreamsConfigReaderSpec extends Specification {
         def options = partialOptions.buildOptions()
         then:
         options == new ChainOptions.Options(
-                false, false, 30, Duration.ofSeconds(60), null, true, 1, true, true, true, true, 1_000_000, false, false
+                false, false, 30, Duration.ofSeconds(60), null, true, 1, true, true, true, true, 1_000_000, false, false, true
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/generic/GenericRpcHeadTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/generic/GenericRpcHeadTest.kt
index 08df41b0..22511100 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/generic/GenericRpcHeadTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/generic/GenericRpcHeadTest.kt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class GenericRpcHeadTest {
         val upstream = mock<DefaultUpstream> {
             on { getIngressReader() } doReturn reader
             on { getChain() } doReturn Chain.ETHEREUM__MAINNET
-            on { getOptions() } doReturn ChainOptions.PartialOptions().buildOptions()
+            on { getOptions() } doReturn ChainOptions.PartialOptions().apply { this.validateErigonBug = false }.buildOptions()
         }
         val head = GenericRpcHead(
             reader,