diff --git a/ethrpc/ethrpc_test.go b/ethrpc/ethrpc_test.go
index 866b0c55..1d32e831 100644
--- a/ethrpc/ethrpc_test.go
+++ b/ethrpc/ethrpc_test.go
@@ -318,6 +318,31 @@ func TestDoRequest_SeqChainHealth(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, expiresAt)
 }
 
+func TestTransactionByHash_Katana(t *testing.T) {
+	p, err := ethrpc.NewProvider("https://nodes.sequence.app/katana")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	txHash := common.HexToHash("0x7777fecc4e53f840f07ce615a3f9e491d1a45c003f1e11a7a0183426f08cc79e")
+
+	// This transaction is an OP Stack deposit transaction (type 0x7e) which is
+	// not supported by the local go-ethereum types. TransactionByHash should
+	// return ErrTxTypeNotSupported instead of panicking.
+	_, _, err = p.TransactionByHash(ctx, txHash)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, types.ErrTxTypeNotSupported)
+
+	// The transaction receipt should still be fetchable since receipt JSON
+	// unmarshalling does not validate the transaction type.
+	receipt, err := p.TransactionReceipt(ctx, txHash)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, receipt)
+	assert.Equal(t, txHash, receipt.TxHash)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), receipt.Status) // success
+	assert.Greater(t, receipt.BlockNumber.Uint64(), uint64(0))
+	assert.Equal(t, uint8(0x7e), receipt.Type)
+}
+
 func TestFetchBlockWithInvalidVRS(t *testing.T) {
 	url := "https://rpc.telos.net"
 	// url := "https://node.mainnet.etherlink.com"
diff --git a/ethrpc/unmarshal.go b/ethrpc/unmarshal.go
index 0786bdcb..1e042213 100644
--- a/ethrpc/unmarshal.go
+++ b/ethrpc/unmarshal.go
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ type rpcBlock struct {
 }
 
 type rpcTransaction struct {
-	tx           *types.Transaction
-	txVRSInvalid bool
+	tx                 *types.Transaction
+	txVRSInvalid       bool
+	txTypeNotSupported bool
 	txExtraInfo
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ func (tx *rpcTransaction) UnmarshalJSON(msg []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// flag unsupported txn type (e.g. OP Stack deposit txns, type 0x7e)
+		// and nil out tx.tx which has nil inner after the failed unmarshal.
+		if err == types.ErrTxTypeNotSupported {
+			tx.txTypeNotSupported = true
+			tx.tx = nil
+		}
+
 		// we set internal flag to check if txn has invalid VRS signature
 		if err == types.ErrInvalidSig {
 			tx.txVRSInvalid = true
@@ -110,12 +118,10 @@ func IntoBlock(raw json.RawMessage, ret **types.Block, strictness StrictnessLeve
 	// Fill the sender cache of transactions in the block.
 	txs := make([]*types.Transaction, 0, len(body.Transactions))
 	for _, tx := range body.Transactions {
-		if tx.From != nil {
-			setSenderFromServer(tx.tx, *tx.From, body.Hash)
-		}
-
-		if strictness >= StrictnessLevel_Semi && tx.txVRSInvalid {
-			return types.ErrInvalidSig
+		// Skip transactions with unsupported types (e.g. OP Stack deposit
+		// txns, type 0x7e) where tx.tx will be nil after unmarshalling.
+		if tx.tx == nil {
+			continue
 		}
 
 		if tx.txExtraInfo.TxType != "" {
@@ -130,6 +136,14 @@ func IntoBlock(raw json.RawMessage, ret **types.Block, strictness StrictnessLeve
 			}
 		}
 
+		if strictness >= StrictnessLevel_Semi && tx.txVRSInvalid {
+			return types.ErrInvalidSig
+		}
+
+		if tx.From != nil {
+			setSenderFromServer(tx.tx, *tx.From, body.Hash)
+		}
+
 		txs = append(txs, tx.tx)
 	}
 
@@ -170,6 +184,12 @@ func IntoTransactionWithPending(raw json.RawMessage, tx **types.Transaction, pen
 		return ethereum.NotFound
 	}
 
+	// tx will be nil when the transaction type is not supported by the
+	// local go-ethereum types (e.g. OP Stack deposit txns, type 0x7e).
+	if body.tx == nil {
+		return types.ErrTxTypeNotSupported
+	}
+
 	if strictness >= StrictnessLevel_Semi {
 		if body.txVRSInvalid {
 			return types.ErrInvalidSig