diff --git a/ethchain/error.go b/ethchain/error.go
index 8d37b0208..29896bc59 100644
--- a/ethchain/error.go
+++ b/ethchain/error.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ethchain
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 )
 
 // Parent error. In case a parent is unknown this error will be thrown
@@ -43,6 +44,23 @@ func IsValidationErr(err error) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
+type GasLimitErr struct {
+	Message string
+	Is, Max *big.Int
+}
+
+func IsGasLimitErr(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(*GasLimitErr)
+
+	return ok
+}
+func (err *GasLimitErr) Error() string {
+	return err.Message
+}
+func GasLimitError(is, max *big.Int) *GasLimitErr {
+	return &GasLimitErr{Message: fmt.Sprintf("GasLimit error. Max %s, transaction would take it to %s", max, is), Is: is, Max: max}
+}
+
 type NonceErr struct {
 	Message string
 	Is, Exp uint64
diff --git a/ethchain/state_manager.go b/ethchain/state_manager.go
index f1c09b819..aea5433ff 100644
--- a/ethchain/state_manager.go
+++ b/ethchain/state_manager.go
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ApplyTransactions(state *State, block *Block, txs []*Tra
 	// Process each transaction/contract
 	var receipts []*Receipt
 	var validTxs []*Transaction
+	var ignoredTxs []*Transaction // Transactions which go over the gasLimit
+
 	totalUsedGas := big.NewInt(0)
 	for _, tx := range txs {
 		usedGas, err := sm.ApplyTransaction(state, block, tx)
@@ -121,6 +123,12 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ApplyTransactions(state *State, block *Block, txs []*Tra
 			if IsNonceErr(err) {
 				continue
 			}
+			if IsGasLimitErr(err) {
+				ignoredTxs = append(ignoredTxs, tx)
+				// We need to figure out if we want to do something with thse txes
+				ethutil.Config.Log.Debugln("Gastlimit:", err)
+				continue
+			}
 
 			ethutil.Config.Log.Infoln(err)
 		}
@@ -151,6 +159,7 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ApplyTransaction(state *State, block *Block, tx *Transac
 		script      []byte
 	)
 	totalGasUsed = big.NewInt(0)
+	snapshot := state.Snapshot()
 
 	// Apply the transaction to the current state
 	gas, err = sm.Ethereum.TxPool().ProcessTransaction(tx, state, false)
@@ -190,6 +199,14 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ApplyTransaction(state *State, block *Block, tx *Transac
 		}
 	}
 
+	parent := sm.bc.GetBlock(block.PrevHash)
+	total := new(big.Int).Add(block.GasUsed, totalGasUsed)
+	limit := block.CalcGasLimit(parent)
+	if total.Cmp(limit) > 0 {
+		state.Revert(snapshot)
+		err = GasLimitError(total, limit)
+	}
+
 	return
 }