diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9659427f84..97e14bf500 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7 // indirect
 	github.com/tendermint/btcd v0.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/rpc/backend/backend_suite_test.go b/rpc/backend/backend_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4839936c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/backend/backend_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package backend
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
+	grpctypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/grpc"
+	mock "github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
+
+	"github.com/evmos/ethermint/rpc/backend/mocks"
+	rpc "github.com/evmos/ethermint/rpc/types"
+	evmtypes "github.com/evmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
+)
+
+type BackendTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	backend *Backend
+}
+
+func TestBackendTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(BackendTestSuite))
+}
+
+// SetupTest is executed before every BackendTestSuite test
+func (suite *BackendTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	ctx := server.NewDefaultContext()
+	ctx.Viper.Set("telemetry.global-labels", []interface{}{})
+	clientCtx := client.Context{}.WithChainID("ethermint_9000-1").WithHeight(1)
+	allowUnprotectedTxs := false
+
+	suite.backend = NewBackend(ctx, ctx.Logger, clientCtx, allowUnprotectedTxs)
+
+	queryClient := mocks.NewQueryClient(suite.T())
+	var header metadata.MD
+	RegisterMockQueries(queryClient, &header)
+
+	suite.backend.queryClient.QueryClient = queryClient
+	suite.backend.ctx = rpc.ContextWithHeight(1)
+}
+
+// QueryClient defines a mocked object that implements the grpc QueryCLient
+// interface. It's used on tests to test the JSON-RPC without running a grpc
+// client server. E.g. JSON-PRC-CLIENT -> BACKEND -> Mock GRPC CLIENT -> APP
+var _ evmtypes.QueryClient = &mocks.QueryClient{}
+
+// RegisterMockQueries registers the queries and their respective responses,
+// so that they can be called in tests using the queryClient
+func RegisterMockQueries(queryClient *mocks.QueryClient, header *metadata.MD) {
+	queryClient.On("Params", rpc.ContextWithHeight(1), &evmtypes.QueryParamsRequest{}, grpc.Header(header)).
+		Return(&evmtypes.QueryParamsResponse{}, nil).
+		Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+			// If Params call is successful, also update the header height
+			arg := args.Get(2).(grpc.HeaderCallOption)
+			h := metadata.MD{}
+			h.Set(grpctypes.GRPCBlockHeightHeader, "1")
+			*arg.HeaderAddr = h
+		})
+}
+
+func TestQueryClient(t *testing.T) {
+	queryClient := mocks.NewQueryClient(t)
+	var header metadata.MD
+	RegisterMockQueries(queryClient, &header)
+
+	// mock calls for abstraction
+	_, err := queryClient.Params(rpc.ContextWithHeight(1), &evmtypes.QueryParamsRequest{}, grpc.Header(&header))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/rpc/backend/evm_backend_test.go b/rpc/backend/evm_backend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f05323d0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/backend/evm_backend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package backend
+
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+
+func (suite *BackendTestSuite) TestBlockNumber() {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		mame           string
+		malleate       func()
+		expBlockNumber hexutil.Uint64
+		expPass        bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"pass",
+			func() {
+			},
+			0x1,
+			true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		blockNumber, err := suite.backend.BlockNumber()
+
+		if tc.expPass {
+			suite.Require().NoError(err)
+			suite.Require().Equal(tc.expBlockNumber, blockNumber)
+		} else {
+			suite.Require().Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpc/backend/mocks/query_client.go b/rpc/backend/mocks/query_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2d4184404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/backend/mocks/query_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+// Code generated by mockery v2.14.0. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+
+	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	mock "github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+
+	types "github.com/evmos/ethermint/x/evm/types"
+)
+
+// QueryClient is an autogenerated mock type for the QueryClient type
+type QueryClient struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+// Account provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) Account(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryAccountRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryAccountResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryAccountResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryAccountResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryAccountResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// Balance provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) Balance(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryBalanceRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryBalanceResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryBalanceResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryBalanceRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryBalanceResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryBalanceResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryBalanceRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// BaseFee provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) BaseFee(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryBaseFeeRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryBaseFeeResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryBaseFeeResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryBaseFeeRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryBaseFeeResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryBaseFeeResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryBaseFeeRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// Code provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) Code(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryCodeRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryCodeResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryCodeResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryCodeRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryCodeResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryCodeResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryCodeRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// CosmosAccount provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) CosmosAccount(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryCosmosAccountRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryCosmosAccountResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryCosmosAccountResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryCosmosAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryCosmosAccountResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryCosmosAccountResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryCosmosAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// EstimateGas provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) EstimateGas(ctx context.Context, in *types.EthCallRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.EstimateGasResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.EstimateGasResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.EthCallRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.EstimateGasResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.EstimateGasResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.EthCallRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// EthCall provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) EthCall(ctx context.Context, in *types.EthCallRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.MsgEthereumTxResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.MsgEthereumTxResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.EthCallRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.MsgEthereumTxResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.MsgEthereumTxResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.EthCallRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// Params provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) Params(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryParamsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryParamsResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryParamsResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryParamsRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryParamsResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryParamsResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryParamsRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// Storage provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) Storage(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryStorageRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryStorageResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryStorageResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryStorageRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryStorageResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryStorageResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryStorageRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// TraceBlock provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) TraceBlock(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryTraceBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryTraceBlockResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryTraceBlockResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryTraceBlockRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryTraceBlockResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryTraceBlockResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryTraceBlockRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// TraceTx provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) TraceTx(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryTraceTxRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryTraceTxResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryTraceTxResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryTraceTxRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryTraceTxResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryTraceTxResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryTraceTxRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// ValidatorAccount provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *QueryClient) ValidatorAccount(ctx context.Context, in *types.QueryValidatorAccountRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*types.QueryValidatorAccountResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *types.QueryValidatorAccountResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryValidatorAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *types.QueryValidatorAccountResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*types.QueryValidatorAccountResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *types.QueryValidatorAccountRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+type mockConstructorTestingTNewQueryClient interface {
+	mock.TestingT
+	Cleanup(func())
+}
+
+// NewQueryClient creates a new instance of QueryClient. It also registers a testing interface on the mock and a cleanup function to assert the mocks expectations.
+func NewQueryClient(t mockConstructorTestingTNewQueryClient) *QueryClient {
+	mock := &QueryClient{}
+	mock.Mock.Test(t)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() { mock.AssertExpectations(t) })
+
+	return mock
+}