diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-news-glow.md b/.changeset/shaggy-news-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8bcab326b0e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-news-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/l2geth': patch
+---
+
+Allow for dynamically set configuration of the gasLimit in the contracts by setting the storage slot at runtime
diff --git a/l2geth/core/genesis.go b/l2geth/core/genesis.go
index 4787fd6794e5b..61e37b0f44648 100644
--- a/l2geth/core/genesis.go
+++ b/l2geth/core/genesis.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) configOrDefault(ghash common.Hash) *params.ChainConfig {
 }
 
 // ApplyOvmStateToState applies the initial OVM state to a state object.
-func ApplyOvmStateToState(statedb *state.StateDB, stateDump *dump.OvmDump, l1XDomainMessengerAddress common.Address, l1ETHGatewayAddress common.Address, addrManagerOwnerAddress common.Address, chainID *big.Int) {
+func ApplyOvmStateToState(statedb *state.StateDB, stateDump *dump.OvmDump, l1XDomainMessengerAddress common.Address, l1ETHGatewayAddress common.Address, addrManagerOwnerAddress common.Address, chainID *big.Int, gasLimit uint64) {
 	if len(stateDump.Accounts) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ func ApplyOvmStateToState(statedb *state.StateDB, stateDump *dump.OvmDump, l1XDo
 		chainIdSlot := common.HexToHash("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007")
 		chainIdValue := common.BytesToHash(chainID.Bytes())
 		statedb.SetState(ExecutionManager.Address, chainIdSlot, chainIdValue)
+		log.Info("Setting maxTransactionGasLimit in ExecutionManager", "gas-limit", gasLimit)
+		maxTxGasLimitSlot := common.HexToHash("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004")
+		maxTxGasLimitValue := common.BytesToHash(new(big.Int).SetUint64(gasLimit).Bytes())
+		statedb.SetState(ExecutionManager.Address, maxTxGasLimitSlot, maxTxGasLimitValue)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 
 	if vm.UsingOVM {
 		// OVM_ENABLED
-		ApplyOvmStateToState(statedb, g.Config.StateDump, g.L1CrossDomainMessengerAddress, g.L1ETHGatewayAddress, g.AddressManagerOwnerAddress, g.ChainID)
+		ApplyOvmStateToState(statedb, g.Config.StateDump, g.L1CrossDomainMessengerAddress, g.L1ETHGatewayAddress, g.AddressManagerOwnerAddress, g.ChainID, g.GasLimit)
 	}
 
 	for addr, account := range g.Alloc {