diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go b/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
index 3ab18cfa93..ceb5404a0b 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func CalcBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Header) *big.Int {
 		num                            = new(big.Int)
 		denom                          = new(big.Int)
 		baseFeeChangeDenominatorUint64 = params.BaseFeeChangeDenominator(config.Bor, parent.Number)
+		minBaseFee                     = params.GetMinBaseFee(config.Bor, parent.Number)
 	)
 
 	if parent.GasUsed > parentGasTarget {
@@ -94,7 +95,13 @@ func CalcBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Header) *big.Int {
 		num.Div(num, denom.SetUint64(baseFeeChangeDenominatorUint64))
 		baseFee := num.Sub(parent.BaseFee, num)
 
-		return math.BigMax(baseFee, common.Big0)
+		// Because the min base fee is enforced on polygon pos, use that as the minimum
+		if config.Bor != nil {
+			return math.BigMax(baseFee, minBaseFee)
+		} else {
+			return math.BigMax(baseFee, common.Big0)
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
index ac973a024b..fa59f58877 100644
--- a/params/protocol_params.go
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ const (
 	BaseFeeChangeDenominatorPreDelhi  = 8  // Bounds the amount the base fee can change between blocks before Delhi Hard Fork.
 	BaseFeeChangeDenominatorPostDelhi = 16 // Bounds the amount the base fee can change between blocks after Delhi Hard Fork.
 
-	ElasticityMultiplier = 2          // Bounds the maximum gas limit an EIP-1559 block may have.
-	InitialBaseFee       = 1000000000 // Initial base fee for EIP-1559 blocks.
+	ElasticityMultiplier = 2           // Bounds the maximum gas limit an EIP-1559 block may have.
+	InitialBaseFee       = 25000000000 // Initial base fee for EIP-1559 blocks.
+	MinBaseFee           = 25000000000 // Mininum enforced base fee for EIP-1559 blocks (for polygon)
 
 	DefaultBaseFeeChangeDenominator = 8 // Bounds the amount the base fee can change between blocks.
 	DefaultElasticityMultiplier     = 2 // Bounds the maximum gas limit an EIP-1559 block may have.
@@ -219,3 +220,8 @@ func BaseFeeChangeDenominator(borConfig *BorConfig, number *big.Int) uint64 {
 		return BaseFeeChangeDenominatorPreDelhi
 	}
 }
+
+func GetMinBaseFee(borConfig *BorConfig, number *big.Int) *big.Int {
+	// TODO: Check for HF here
+	return big.NewInt(MinBaseFee)
+}