diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
index 8e19696c5cb..495406e35d7 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.IstanbulGasCalculator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.LondonGasCalculator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.PetersburgGasCalculator;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.ShandongGasCalculator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.SpuriousDragonGasCalculator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator.TangerineWhistleGasCalculator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.internal.EvmConfiguration;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public abstract class MainnetProtocolSpecs {
   public static final int FRONTIER_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
   public static final int SPURIOUS_DRAGON_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT = 24576;
+  public static final int SHANDONG_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT = 2 * SPURIOUS_DRAGON_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT;
 
   private static final Address RIPEMD160_PRECOMPILE =
       Address.fromHexString("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000003");
@@ -649,8 +651,7 @@ static ProtocolSpecBuilder shandongDefinition(
         genesisConfigOptions.isZeroBaseFee()
             ? FeeMarket.zeroBaseFee(londonForkBlockNumber)
             : FeeMarket.london(londonForkBlockNumber, genesisConfigOptions.getBaseFeePerGas());
-    final int contractSizeLimit =
-        configContractSizeLimit.orElse(SPURIOUS_DRAGON_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT);
+    final int contractSizeLimit = configContractSizeLimit.orElse(SHANDONG_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT);
 
     return parisDefinition(
             chainId,
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ static ProtocolSpecBuilder shandongDefinition(
             genesisConfigOptions,
             quorumCompatibilityMode,
             evmConfiguration)
+        .gasCalculator(ShandongGasCalculator::new)
         .evmBuilder(
             (gasCalculator, jdCacheConfig) ->
                 MainnetEVMs.shandong(
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/vm/operations/CreateOperationTest.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/vm/operations/CreateOperationTest.java
index 217dbfbc2c2..2eb2f4a2b2d 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/vm/operations/CreateOperationTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/vm/operations/CreateOperationTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.vm.operations;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.MainnetProtocolSpecs.SHANDONG_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.evm.MainnetEVMs.DEV_NET_CHAIN_ID;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ public class CreateOperationTest {
               + "F3" // RETURN
           );
   public static final String SENDER = "0xdeadc0de00000000000000000000000000000000";
+  private static final int SHANDONG_CREATE_GAS = 41240;
 
   @Test
   public void createFromMemoryMutationSafe() {
@@ -175,6 +178,63 @@ public void notEnoughValue() {
     assertThat(messageFrame.getStackItem(0)).isEqualTo(UInt256.ZERO);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shandongMaxInitCodeSizeCreate() {
+    final UInt256 memoryOffset = UInt256.fromHexString("0xFF");
+    final UInt256 memoryLength = UInt256.valueOf(SHANDONG_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT);
+    final ArrayDeque<MessageFrame> messageFrameStack = new ArrayDeque<>();
+    final MessageFrame messageFrame =
+        testMemoryFrame(memoryOffset, memoryLength, UInt256.ZERO, 1, messageFrameStack);
+
+    when(account.getMutable()).thenReturn(mutableAccount);
+    when(account.getNonce()).thenReturn(55L);
+    when(mutableAccount.getBalance()).thenReturn(Wei.ZERO);
+    when(worldUpdater.getAccount(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.get(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.getSenderAccount(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.getOrCreate(any())).thenReturn(newAccount);
+    when(newAccount.getMutable()).thenReturn(newMutableAccount);
+    when(newMutableAccount.getCode()).thenReturn(Bytes.EMPTY);
+    when(worldUpdater.updater()).thenReturn(worldUpdater);
+
+    final EVM evm = MainnetEVMs.shandong(DEV_NET_CHAIN_ID, EvmConfiguration.DEFAULT);
+    var result = operation.execute(messageFrame, evm);
+    final MessageFrame createFrame = messageFrameStack.peek();
+    final ContractCreationProcessor ccp =
+        new ContractCreationProcessor(evm.getGasCalculator(), evm, false, List.of(), 0, List.of());
+    ccp.process(createFrame, OperationTracer.NO_TRACING);
+
+    final Log log = createFrame.getLogs().get(0);
+    final String calculatedTopic = log.getTopics().get(0).toUnprefixedHexString();
+    assertThat(calculatedTopic).isEqualTo(TOPIC);
+    assertThat(result.getGasCost()).isEqualTo(SHANDONG_CREATE_GAS);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shandongMaxInitCodeSizePlus1Create() {
+    final UInt256 memoryOffset = UInt256.fromHexString("0xFF");
+    final UInt256 memoryLength = UInt256.valueOf(SHANDONG_CONTRACT_SIZE_LIMIT + 1);
+    final ArrayDeque<MessageFrame> messageFrameStack = new ArrayDeque<>();
+    final MessageFrame messageFrame =
+        testMemoryFrame(memoryOffset, memoryLength, UInt256.ZERO, 1, messageFrameStack);
+
+    when(account.getMutable()).thenReturn(mutableAccount);
+    when(account.getNonce()).thenReturn(55L);
+    when(mutableAccount.getBalance()).thenReturn(Wei.ZERO);
+    when(worldUpdater.getAccount(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.get(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.getSenderAccount(any())).thenReturn(account);
+    when(worldUpdater.getOrCreate(any())).thenReturn(newAccount);
+    when(newAccount.getMutable()).thenReturn(newMutableAccount);
+    when(newMutableAccount.getCode()).thenReturn(Bytes.EMPTY);
+    when(worldUpdater.updater()).thenReturn(worldUpdater);
+
+    final EVM evm = MainnetEVMs.shandong(DEV_NET_CHAIN_ID, EvmConfiguration.DEFAULT);
+    var result = operation.execute(messageFrame, evm);
+    assertThat(messageFrame.getStackItem(0)).isEqualTo(UInt256.ZERO);
+    assertThat(result.getGasCost()).isEqualTo(SHANDONG_CREATE_GAS);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   private MessageFrame testMemoryFrame(
       final UInt256 memoryOffset,
diff --git a/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/gascalculator/ShandongGasCalculator.java b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/gascalculator/ShandongGasCalculator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc04807b668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/gascalculator/ShandongGasCalculator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.hyperledger.besu.evm.gascalculator;
+/*
+ * Copyright contributors to Hyperledger Besu.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.evm.internal.Words.clampedAdd;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.evm.internal.Words.clampedToLong;
+
+import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.frame.MessageFrame;
+
+import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
+
+public class ShandongGasCalculator extends LondonGasCalculator {
+
+  private static final long INIT_CODE_COST = 2L;
+
+  @Override
+  public long transactionIntrinsicGasCost(final Bytes payload, final boolean isContractCreation) {
+    long intrinsicGasCost = super.transactionIntrinsicGasCost(payload, isContractCreation);
+    if (isContractCreation) {
+      return clampedAdd(intrinsicGasCost, calculateInitGasCost(payload.size()));
+    } else {
+      return intrinsicGasCost;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public long createOperationGasCost(final MessageFrame frame) {
+    final long initCodeLength = clampedToLong(frame.getStackItem(2));
+    return clampedAdd(super.createOperationGasCost(frame), calculateInitGasCost(initCodeLength));
+  }
+
+  private static long calculateInitGasCost(final long initCodeLength) {
+    final int dataLength = (int) Math.ceil(initCodeLength / 32.0);
+    return dataLength * INIT_CODE_COST;
+  }
+}