diff --git a/rpc/backend/blocks.go b/rpc/backend/blocks.go
index d69babbd5..7e2c43b9f 100644
--- a/rpc/backend/blocks.go
+++ b/rpc/backend/blocks.go
@@ -335,6 +335,31 @@ func (b *Backend) parseDerivedTxFromAdditionalFields(
 	ethMsg.From = additional.Sender.Hex()
 	return ethMsg
 }
+func (b *Backend) parseDerivedTxFromAdditionalFieldsForTrace(
+	additional *rpctypes.TxResultAdditionalFields,
+) *evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx {
+	recipient := additional.Recipient
+	t := ethtypes.NewTx(&ethtypes.LegacyTx{
+		Nonce:    additional.Nonce,
+		Data:     additional.Data,
+		Gas:      additional.GasUsed,
+		To:       &recipient,
+		GasPrice: nil,
+		Value:    additional.Value,
+		V:        big.NewInt(27),
+		R:        big.NewInt(1),
+		S:        big.NewInt(1),
+	})
+	ethMsg := &evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx{}
+	err := ethMsg.FromEthereumTx(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Error("can not create eth msg", err.Error())
+		return nil
+	}
+	ethMsg.Hash = additional.Hash.Hex()
+	ethMsg.From = additional.Sender.Hex()
+	return ethMsg
+}
 
 // HeaderByNumber returns the block header identified by height.
 func (b *Backend) HeaderByNumber(blockNum rpctypes.BlockNumber) (*ethtypes.Header, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/backend/tracing.go b/rpc/backend/tracing.go
index 3788ff88d..2e068333a 100644
--- a/rpc/backend/tracing.go
+++ b/rpc/backend/tracing.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // and returns them as a JSON object.
 func (b *Backend) TraceTransaction(hash common.Hash, config *evmtypes.TraceConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 	// Get transaction by hash
-	transaction, _, err := b.GetTxByEthHash(hash)
+	transaction, additional, err := b.GetTxByEthHash(hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.logger.Debug("tx not found", "hash", hash)
 		return nil, err
@@ -46,19 +46,39 @@ func (b *Backend) TraceTransaction(hash common.Hash, config *evmtypes.TraceConfi
 	}
 
 	var predecessors []*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx
-	for _, txBz := range blk.Block.Txs[:transaction.TxIndex] {
-		tx, err := b.clientCtx.TxConfig.TxDecoder()(txBz)
+	for i := 0; i < int(transaction.TxIndex); i++ {
+		_, txAdditional, err := b.GetTxByTxIndex(blk.Block.Height, uint(i))
 		if err != nil {
-			b.logger.Debug("failed to decode transaction in block", "height", blk.Block.Height, "error", err.Error())
+			b.logger.Debug("failed to get tx by index",
+				"height", blk.Block.Height,
+				"index", i,
+				"error", err.Error())
 			continue
 		}
-		for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
-			ethMsg, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
-			if !ok {
-				continue
+
+		if txAdditional != nil {
+			// Handle synthetic EVM transaction
+			ethMsg := b.parseDerivedTxFromAdditionalFieldsForTrace(txAdditional)
+			if ethMsg != nil {
+				predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
 			}
+			continue
+		}
 
-			predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
+		// Fallback: decode as normal Cosmos tx
+		tx, err := b.clientCtx.TxConfig.TxDecoder()(blk.Block.Txs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			b.logger.Debug("failed to decode transaction in block",
+				"height", blk.Block.Height,
+				"index", i,
+				"error", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+			if ethMsg, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx); ok {
+				predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -70,18 +90,43 @@ func (b *Backend) TraceTransaction(hash common.Hash, config *evmtypes.TraceConfi
 
 	// add predecessor messages in current cosmos tx
 	index := int(transaction.MsgIndex) // #nosec G115
+
 	for i := 0; i < index; i++ {
-		ethMsg, ok := tx.GetMsgs()[i].(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
-		if !ok {
+		msg := tx.GetMsgs()[i]
+		// Check if it’s a normal Ethereum tx
+		if ethMsg, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx); ok {
+			predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
 			continue
 		}
-		predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
+		// Fetch additional data for predecessors
+		_, txAdditional, err := b.GetTxByEthHashAndMsgIndex(hash, i)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.logger.Debug("failed to get tx additional info", "error", err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if txAdditional != nil {
+			ethMsg := b.parseDerivedTxFromAdditionalFieldsForTrace(txAdditional)
+			if ethMsg != nil {
+				predecessors = append(predecessors, ethMsg)
+			}
+		}
 	}
+	var ethMessage *evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx
+	var ok bool
 
-	ethMessage, ok := tx.GetMsgs()[transaction.MsgIndex].(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
-	if !ok {
-		b.logger.Debug("invalid transaction type", "type", fmt.Sprintf("%T", tx))
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid transaction type %T", tx)
+	if additional == nil {
+		ethMessage, ok = tx.GetMsgs()[transaction.MsgIndex].(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
+		if !ok {
+			b.logger.Debug("invalid transaction type", "type", fmt.Sprintf("%T", tx.GetMsgs()[transaction.MsgIndex]))
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid transaction type %T", tx.GetMsgs()[transaction.MsgIndex])
+		}
+	} else {
+		ethMessage = b.parseDerivedTxFromAdditionalFieldsForTrace(additional)
+		if ethMessage == nil {
+			b.logger.Error("failed to get derived eth msg from additional fields")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get derived eth msg from additional fields")
+		}
 	}
 
 	nc, ok := b.clientCtx.Client.(tmrpcclient.NetworkClient)
diff --git a/rpc/backend/tx_info.go b/rpc/backend/tx_info.go
index 889922f4b..7c0635de4 100644
--- a/rpc/backend/tx_info.go
+++ b/rpc/backend/tx_info.go
@@ -424,6 +424,26 @@ func (b *Backend) GetTxByEthHash(hash common.Hash) (*types.TxResult, *rpctypes.T
 	return txResult, txAdditional, nil
 }
 
+func (b *Backend) GetTxByEthHashAndMsgIndex(hash common.Hash, index int) (*types.TxResult, *rpctypes.TxResultAdditionalFields, error) {
+	if b.indexer != nil {
+		txRes, err := b.indexer.GetByTxHash(hash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return txRes, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// fallback to tendermint tx indexer
+	query := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s='%s'", evmtypes.TypeMsgEthereumTx, evmtypes.AttributeKeyEthereumTxHash, hash.Hex())
+	txResult, txAdditional, err := b.queryTendermintTxIndexer(query, func(txs *rpctypes.ParsedTxs) *rpctypes.ParsedTx {
+		return txs.GetTxByMsgIndex(index)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(err, "GetTxByEthHash %s", hash.Hex())
+	}
+	return txResult, txAdditional, nil
+}
+
 // GetTxByTxIndex uses `/tx_query` to find transaction by tx index of valid ethereum txs
 func (b *Backend) GetTxByTxIndex(height int64, index uint) (*types.TxResult, *rpctypes.TxResultAdditionalFields, error) {
 	int32Index := int32(index) //#nosec G115 -- checked for int overflow already