diff --git a/node/default.config.toml b/node/default.config.toml
index 2661b8f403..c4a200ce3a 100644
--- a/node/default.config.toml
+++ b/node/default.config.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ db_path = '/tmp/rusk-harness/'
 consensus_keys_path = '/tmp/consensus_bls.keys'
 generation_timeout = '3s'
 max_queue_size = 5000
+block_gas_limit = 5000000000
 
 [chain.db_options]
 enable_debug = false
diff --git a/node/src/chain/consensus.rs b/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
index d2838cad01..d8150151bd 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/consensus.rs
@@ -361,4 +361,8 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Operations for Executor<DB, VM> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    async fn get_block_gas_limit(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.vm.read().await.get_block_gas_limit()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node/src/vm.rs b/node/src/vm.rs
index 72d2f9361a..8e29e30184 100644
--- a/node/src/vm.rs
+++ b/node/src/vm.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ pub trait VMExecution: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Returns last finalized state root
     fn get_finalized_state_root(&self) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
 
+    /// Returns block gas limit
+    fn get_block_gas_limit(&self) -> u64;
+
     fn revert(&self, state_hash: [u8; 32]) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
     fn revert_to_finalized(&self) -> anyhow::Result<[u8; 32]>;
 }