diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 801aa8340..6774e93ba 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -339,7 +339,17 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     return newTxMeta
   }
 
-  async createSpeedUpTransaction (originalTxId, customGasPrice) {
+  /**
+   * Creates a new approved transaction to attempt to speed up a previously submitted transaction. The
+   * new transaction contains the same nonce as the previous. By default, the new transaction will use
+   * the same gas limit and a 10% higher gas price, though it is possible to set a custom value for
+   * each instead.
+   * @param {number} originalTxId - the id of the txMeta that you want to speed up
+   * @param {string} [customGasPrice] - The new custom gas price, in hex
+   * @param {string} [customGasLimit] - The new custom gas limt, in hex
+   * @returns {txMeta}
+   */
+  async createSpeedUpTransaction (originalTxId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit) {
     const originalTxMeta = this.txStateManager.getTx(originalTxId)
     const { txParams } = originalTxMeta
     const { gasPrice: lastGasPrice } = txParams
@@ -357,6 +367,10 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
       type: TRANSACTION_TYPE_RETRY,
     })
 
+    if (customGasLimit) {
+      newTxMeta.txParams.gas = customGasLimit
+    }
+
     this.addTx(newTxMeta)
     await this.approveTransaction(newTxMeta.id)
     return newTxMeta
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index e9f9414ca..8c28fa858 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -1412,8 +1412,8 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
-  async createSpeedUpTransaction (originalTxId, customGasPrice) {
-    await this.txController.createSpeedUpTransaction(originalTxId, customGasPrice)
+  async createSpeedUpTransaction (originalTxId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit) {
+    await this.txController.createSpeedUpTransaction(originalTxId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit)
     const state = await this.getState()
     return state
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/components/app/gas-customization/gas-modal-page-container/gas-modal-page-container.container.js b/ui/app/components/app/gas-customization/gas-modal-page-container/gas-modal-page-container.container.js
index d59ba29b4..aab5af416 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/app/gas-customization/gas-modal-page-container/gas-modal-page-container.container.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/app/gas-customization/gas-modal-page-container/gas-modal-page-container.container.js
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
       dispatch(setCustomGasLimit(addHexPrefix(gasLimit.toString(16))))
       return dispatch(updateTransaction(updatedTx))
     },
-    createRetryTransaction: (txId, gasPrice) => {
-      return dispatch(createRetryTransaction(txId, gasPrice))
+    createRetryTransaction: (txId, gasPrice, gasLimit) => {
+      return dispatch(createRetryTransaction(txId, gasPrice, gasLimit))
     },
-    createSpeedUpTransaction: (txId, gasPrice) => {
-      return dispatch(createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, gasPrice))
+    createSpeedUpTransaction: (txId, gasPrice, gasLimit) => {
+      return dispatch(createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, gasPrice, gasLimit))
     },
     hideGasButtonGroup: () => dispatch(hideGasButtonGroup()),
     hideSidebar: () => dispatch(hideSidebar()),
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
         dispatchUpdateConfirmTxGasAndCalculate(gasLimit, gasPrice, updatedTx)
         dispatchHideModal()
       } else if (isSpeedUp) {
-        dispatchCreateSpeedUpTransaction(txId, gasPrice)
+        dispatchCreateSpeedUpTransaction(txId, gasPrice, gasLimit)
         dispatchHideSidebar()
         dispatchCancelAndClose()
       } else if (isRetry) {
-        dispatchCreateRetryTransaction(txId, gasPrice)
+        dispatchCreateRetryTransaction(txId, gasPrice, gasLimit)
         dispatchHideSidebar()
         dispatchCancelAndClose()
       } else {
diff --git a/ui/app/store/actions.js b/ui/app/store/actions.js
index 2c3eeb292..23b0541a9 100644
--- a/ui/app/store/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/store/actions.js
@@ -1507,13 +1507,13 @@ export function createCancelTransaction (txId, customGasPrice) {
   }
 }
 
-export function createSpeedUpTransaction (txId, customGasPrice) {
+export function createSpeedUpTransaction (txId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit) {
   log.debug('background.createSpeedUpTransaction')
   let newTx
 
   return (dispatch) => {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      background.createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, customGasPrice, (err, newState) => {
+      background.createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit, (err, newState) => {
         if (err) {
           dispatch(displayWarning(err.message))
           return reject(err)
@@ -1529,13 +1529,13 @@ export function createSpeedUpTransaction (txId, customGasPrice) {
   }
 }
 
-export function createRetryTransaction (txId, customGasPrice) {
+export function createRetryTransaction (txId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit) {
   log.debug('background.createRetryTransaction')
   let newTx
 
   return (dispatch) => {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      background.createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, customGasPrice, (err, newState) => {
+      background.createSpeedUpTransaction(txId, customGasPrice, customGasLimit, (err, newState) => {
         if (err) {
           dispatch(displayWarning(err.message))
           return reject(err)