diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism.Test/RlpDecoderTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism.Test/RlpDecoderTests.cs
index ffd084d7eb3..666792bffb3 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism.Test/RlpDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism.Test/RlpDecoderTests.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Nethermind.Core;
+using Nethermind.Core.Extensions;
 using Nethermind.Core.Test.Builders;
 using Nethermind.Serialization.Rlp;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -11,19 +12,26 @@ namespace Nethermind.Optimism.Test;
 
 public class RlpDecoderTests
 {
+    private TxDecoder _decoder = null!;
+
+    [SetUp]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        _decoder = TxDecoder.Instance;
+        _decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>());
+        _decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismLegacyTxDecoder());
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void Can_decode_non_null_Transaction()
     {
-        TxDecoder decoder = TxDecoder.Instance;
-        decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>());
-
         Transaction tx = Build.A.Transaction.WithType(TxType.DepositTx).TestObject;
 
-        RlpStream rlpStream = new(decoder.GetLength(tx, RlpBehaviors.None));
-        decoder.Encode(rlpStream, tx);
+        RlpStream rlpStream = new(_decoder.GetLength(tx, RlpBehaviors.None));
+        _decoder.Encode(rlpStream, tx);
         rlpStream.Reset();
 
-        Transaction? decodedTx = decoder.Decode(rlpStream);
+        Transaction? decodedTx = _decoder.Decode(rlpStream);
 
         decodedTx.Should().NotBeNull();
     }
@@ -31,17 +39,32 @@ public void Can_decode_non_null_Transaction()
     [Test]
     public void Can_decode_non_null_Transaction_through_Rlp()
     {
-        TxDecoder decoder = TxDecoder.Instance;
-        decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>());
+        _decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>());
 
         Transaction tx = Build.A.Transaction.WithType(TxType.DepositTx).TestObject;
 
-        RlpStream rlpStream = new(decoder.GetLength(tx, RlpBehaviors.None));
-        decoder.Encode(rlpStream, tx);
+        RlpStream rlpStream = new(_decoder.GetLength(tx, RlpBehaviors.None));
+        _decoder.Encode(rlpStream, tx);
         rlpStream.Reset();
 
         Transaction? decodedTx = Rlp.Decode<Transaction?>(rlpStream);
 
         decodedTx.Should().NotBeNull();
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Can_decode_Legacy_Empty_Signature()
+    {
+        _decoder.RegisterDecoder(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>());
+
+        // See: https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind/issues/7880
+        var hexBytes =
+            "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";
+        var bytes = Bytes.FromHexString(hexBytes);
+        var context = bytes.AsRlpValueContext();
+
+        var transaction = _decoder.Decode(ref context);
+
+        transaction.Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockchainOptimism.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockchainOptimism.cs
index 1036e22ba9e..d3003a98dc5 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockchainOptimism.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockchainOptimism.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected override async Task InitBlockchain()
         await base.InitBlockchain();
 
         api.RegisterTxType<OptimismTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>(), Always.Valid);
-        api.RegisterTxType<LegacyTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismLegacyTxDecoder(), new OptimismLegacyTxValidator());
+        api.RegisterTxType<LegacyTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismLegacyTxDecoder(), new OptimismLegacyTxValidator(api.SpecProvider!.ChainId));
     }
 
     protected override ITransactionProcessor CreateTransactionProcessor(CodeInfoRepository codeInfoRepository, VirtualMachine virtualMachine)
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismLegacyTxDecoder.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismLegacyTxDecoder.cs
index eb85cd9e22e..605656f384c 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismLegacyTxDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismLegacyTxDecoder.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
 using System;
+using Nethermind.Consensus.Validators;
 using Nethermind.Core;
 using Nethermind.Core.Crypto;
 using Nethermind.Core.Specs;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace Nethermind.Optimism;
 
-public class OptimismLegacyTxDecoder : LegacyTxDecoder<Transaction>
+public sealed class OptimismLegacyTxDecoder : LegacyTxDecoder<Transaction>
 {
     protected override Signature? DecodeSignature(ulong v, ReadOnlySpan<byte> rBytes, ReadOnlySpan<byte> sBytes, Signature? fallbackSignature = null,
         RlpBehaviors rlpBehaviors = RlpBehaviors.None)
@@ -24,16 +25,26 @@ public class OptimismLegacyTxDecoder : LegacyTxDecoder<Transaction>
     }
 }
 
-public class OptimismLegacyTxValidator : ITxValidator
+public sealed class OptimismLegacyTxValidator(ulong chainId) : ITxValidator
 {
+    private ITxValidator _postBedrockValidator = new CompositeTxValidator([
+        IntrinsicGasTxValidator.Instance,
+        new LegacySignatureTxValidator(chainId),
+        ContractSizeTxValidator.Instance,
+        NonBlobFieldsTxValidator.Instance,
+        NonSetCodeFieldsTxValidator.Instance
+    ]);
+
     public ValidationResult IsWellFormed(Transaction transaction, IReleaseSpec releaseSpec)
     {
-        // In op bedrock eip1559 activated with bedrock
-        if (releaseSpec.IsEip1559Enabled)
+        // In Optimism, EIP1559 is activated in Bedrock
+        var isPreBedrock = !releaseSpec.IsEip1559Enabled;
+        if (isPreBedrock)
         {
-            return transaction.Signature is null ? new ValidationResult("Empty signature") : ValidationResult.Success;
+            // Pre-Bedrock we peform no validation at all
+            return ValidationResult.Success;
         }
 
-        return ValidationResult.Success;
+        return _postBedrockValidator.IsWellFormed(transaction, releaseSpec);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
index a294cbe1c01..91956235e67 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void InitTxTypesAndRlpDecoders(INethermindApi api)
         if (ShouldRunSteps(api))
         {
             api.RegisterTxType<OptimismTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismTxDecoder<Transaction>(), Always.Valid);
-            api.RegisterTxType<LegacyTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismLegacyTxDecoder(), new OptimismLegacyTxValidator());
+            api.RegisterTxType<LegacyTransactionForRpc>(new OptimismLegacyTxDecoder(), new OptimismLegacyTxValidator(api.SpecProvider!.ChainId));
             Rlp.RegisterDecoders(typeof(OptimismReceiptMessageDecoder).Assembly, true);
         }
     }