diff --git a/silkworm/core/execution/execution_test.cpp b/silkworm/core/execution/execution_test.cpp
index 5d8abda898..638f7a5559 100644
--- a/silkworm/core/execution/execution_test.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/execution/execution_test.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Execute block with tracing") {
     std::vector<Receipt> receipts;
     const auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(chain_config)};
     REQUIRE(rule_set);
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, chain_config, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, chain_config, true};
 
     BlockTracer block_tracer{};
     processor.evm().add_tracer(block_tracer);
diff --git a/silkworm/core/execution/processor.cpp b/silkworm/core/execution/processor.cpp
index 4b69d45d89..168c5c5445 100644
--- a/silkworm/core/execution/processor.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/execution/processor.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,31 @@ void ExecutionProcessor::execute_transaction(const Transaction& txn, Receipt& re
         receipt.logs.emplace_back(Log{addr, std::move(topics), std::move(data)});
     receipt.bloom = logs_bloom(receipt.logs);
 
+    if (evm1_v2_) {
+        // Apply the state diff produced by evmone APIv2 to the state and skip the Silkworm execution.
+        const auto& state_diff = evm1_receipt.state_diff;
+        for (const auto& m : state_diff.modified_accounts) {
+            if (!m.code.empty()) {
+                state_.create_contract(m.addr);
+                state_.set_code(m.addr, m.code);
+            }
+
+            auto& acc = state_.get_or_create_object(m.addr);
+            acc.current->nonce = m.nonce;
+            acc.current->balance = m.balance;
+
+            auto& storage = state_.storage_[m.addr];
+            for (const auto& [k, v] : m.modified_storage) {
+                storage.committed[k].original = v;
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (const auto& a : state_diff.deleted_accounts) {
+            state_.destruct(a);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     state_.clear_journal_and_substate();
 
     const std::optional<evmc::address> sender{txn.sender()};
diff --git a/silkworm/core/execution/processor_test.cpp b/silkworm/core/execution/processor_test.cpp
index dee0a19ae2..6d7929adb1 100644
--- a/silkworm/core/execution/processor_test.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/execution/processor_test.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Zero gas price") {
 
     InMemoryState state;
     auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(kMainnetConfig)};
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, true};
 
     Receipt receipt;
     processor.execute_transaction(txn, receipt);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TEST_CASE("No refund on error") {
 
     InMemoryState state;
     auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(kMainnetConfig)};
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, true};
 
     Transaction txn{};
     txn.nonce = nonce;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Self-destruct") {
 
     InMemoryState state;
     auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(kMainnetConfig)};
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, true};
 
     processor.evm().state().add_to_balance(originator, kEther);
     processor.evm().state().set_code(caller_address, caller_code);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Out of Gas during account re-creation") {
     txn.set_sender(caller);
 
     auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(kMainnetConfig)};
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, true};
     processor.evm().state().add_to_balance(caller, kEther);
 
     Receipt receipt;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Empty suicide beneficiary") {
     InMemoryState state;
 
     auto rule_set{protocol::rule_set_factory(kMainnetConfig)};
-    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, false};
+    ExecutionProcessor processor{block, *rule_set, state, kMainnetConfig, true};
     processor.evm().state().add_to_balance(caller, kEther);
 
     Receipt receipt;
diff --git a/silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp b/silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp
index 8d4fd80cec..c413fba86a 100644
--- a/silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp
+++ b/silkworm/core/state/intra_block_state.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class IntraBlockState {
     friend class state::AccountAccessDelta;
     friend class state::TransientStorageChangeDelta;
     friend class StateView;
+    friend class ExecutionProcessor;
 
     evmc::bytes32 get_storage(const evmc::address& address, const evmc::bytes32& key, bool original) const noexcept;