diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionAcceptanceTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java
rename to acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionAcceptanceTest.java
index 1aecce2936..4e4330da03 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthSendRawTransactionAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
-public class EthSendRawTransactionTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
+public class EthSendRawTransactionAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
   private static final long CHAIN_ID = 20211;
 
   private Account sender;
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcErrorConverter.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcErrorConverter.java
index df2ba1829b..1d1b69f9ce 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcErrorConverter.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/JsonRpcErrorConverter.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public class JsonRpcErrorConverter {
         return JsonRpcError.MAX_PRIORITY_FEE_PER_GAS_EXCEEDS_MAX_FEE_PER_GAS;
       case OFFCHAIN_PRIVACY_GROUP_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
         return JsonRpcError.OFFCHAIN_PRIVACY_GROUP_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+      case INVALID_TRANSACTION_FORMAT:
+        return JsonRpcError.INVALID_TRANSACTION_TYPE;
       case TRANSACTION_ALREADY_KNOWN:
         return JsonRpcError.ETH_SEND_TX_ALREADY_KNOWN;
       case TRANSACTION_REPLACEMENT_UNDERPRICED:
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/response/JsonRpcError.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/response/JsonRpcError.java
index 2a1b7e6809..bc633fdeff 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/response/JsonRpcError.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/response/JsonRpcError.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public enum JsonRpcError {
   // Transaction validation failures
   NONCE_TOO_LOW(-32001, "Nonce too low"),
   INVALID_TRANSACTION_SIGNATURE(-32002, "Invalid signature"),
+  INVALID_TRANSACTION_TYPE(-32602, "Invalid transaction type"),
   INTRINSIC_GAS_EXCEEDS_LIMIT(-32003, "Intrinsic gas exceeds gas limit"),
   TRANSACTION_UPFRONT_COST_EXCEEDS_BALANCE(-32004, "Upfront cost exceeds account balance"),
   EXCEEDS_BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT(-32005, "Transaction gas limit exceeds block gas limit"),
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java
index 37d3375fcd..33521b2544 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthSendRawTransactionTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class EthSendRawTransactionTest {
 
   private static final String VALID_TRANSACTION =
       "0xf86d0485174876e800830222e0945aae326516b4f8fe08074b7e972e40a713048d62880de0b6b3a7640000801ba05d4e7998757264daab67df2ce6f7e7a0ae36910778a406ca73898c9899a32b9ea0674700d5c3d1d27f2e6b4469957dfd1a1c49bf92383d80717afc84eb05695d5b";
+
   @Mock private TransactionPool transactionPool;
   private EthSendRawTransaction method;
 
@@ -170,6 +171,12 @@ public class EthSendRawTransactionTest {
         TransactionInvalidReason.TX_SENDER_NOT_AUTHORIZED, JsonRpcError.TX_SENDER_NOT_AUTHORIZED);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void transactionWithIncorrectTransactionTypeIsRejected() {
+    verifyErrorForInvalidTransaction(
+        TransactionInvalidReason.INVALID_TRANSACTION_FORMAT, JsonRpcError.INVALID_TRANSACTION_TYPE);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void transactionWithFeeCapExceededIsRejected() {
     verifyErrorForInvalidTransaction(