diff --git a/packages/core/src/internal/execution/jsonrpc-client.ts b/packages/core/src/internal/execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
index 15cceb9ea..b45c1cef9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/internal/execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/internal/execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
@@ -630,10 +630,14 @@ export class EIP1193JsonRpcClient implements JsonRpcClient {
   }
 
   private async _getNetworkFees(): Promise<NetworkFees> {
-    const latestBlock = await this.getLatestBlock();
-
-    // We prioritize EIP-1559 fees over legacy gasPrice fees
-    if (latestBlock.baseFeePerGas !== undefined) {
+    const [latestBlock, chainId] = await Promise.all([
+      this.getLatestBlock(),
+      this.getChainId(),
+    ]);
+
+    // We prioritize EIP-1559 fees over legacy gasPrice fees, however,
+    // polygon (chainId 137) requires legacy gasPrice fees so we skip EIP-1559 logic in that case
+    if (latestBlock.baseFeePerGas !== undefined && chainId !== 137) {
       // Logic copied from ethers v6
       const maxPriorityFeePerGas =
         this._config?.maxPriorityFeePerGas ?? 1_000_000_000n; // 1gwei
diff --git a/packages/core/test-integrations/new-api/internal/new-execution/jsonrpc-client.ts b/packages/core/test-integrations/new-api/internal/new-execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
index 160044d0e..48bd95e73 100644
--- a/packages/core/test-integrations/new-api/internal/new-execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test-integrations/new-api/internal/new-execution/jsonrpc-client.ts
@@ -108,15 +108,51 @@ describe("JSON-RPC client", function () {
         });
 
         it("Should use the configured maxPriorityFeePerGas", async function () {
-          const client = new EIP1193JsonRpcClient(this.hre.network.provider, {
-            maxPriorityFeePerGas: 1n,
-          });
-          const fees = await client.getNetworkFees();
+          const maxFeeClient = new EIP1193JsonRpcClient(
+            this.hre.network.provider,
+            {
+              maxPriorityFeePerGas: 1n,
+            }
+          );
+          const fees = await maxFeeClient.getNetworkFees();
 
           assert("maxPriorityFeePerGas" in fees);
 
           assert.equal(fees.maxPriorityFeePerGas, 1n);
         });
+
+        it("Should use return legacy fees when deploying to polygon network (chainId 137)", async function () {
+          const polygonClient = new EIP1193JsonRpcClient(
+            {
+              request: async (req) => {
+                if (req.method === "eth_chainId") {
+                  return "0x89"; // 137
+                }
+
+                if (req.method === "eth_getBlockByNumber") {
+                  return {
+                    number: "0x0",
+                    hash: "0x0",
+                  };
+                }
+
+                if (req.method === "eth_gasPrice") {
+                  return "0x1";
+                }
+
+                throw new Error(`Unimplemented mock for ${req.method}`);
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              maxPriorityFeePerGas: 1n,
+            }
+          );
+          const fees = await polygonClient.getNetworkFees();
+
+          assert("gasPrice" in fees);
+
+          assert.equal(fees.gasPrice, 1n);
+        });
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/config.ts b/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/config.ts
index b5e565c82..d4a96b4bd 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/config.ts
+++ b/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/config.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ describe("config", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it("should apply maxFeePerGasLimit", async function () {
+      assert.equal(
+        this.hre.config.networks.hardhat.ignition.maxFeePerGasLimit,
+        2n
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should apply maxPriorityFeePerGas", async function () {
+      assert.equal(
+        this.hre.config.networks.hardhat.ignition.maxPriorityFeePerGas,
+        3n
+      );
+    });
+
     it("should only have known config", () => {
       const configOptions: KeyListOf<HardhatConfig["ignition"]> = [
         "blockPollingInterval",
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/fixture-projects/with-config/hardhat.config.js b/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/fixture-projects/with-config/hardhat.config.js
index 73d80cfc7..c1bfe3856 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/fixture-projects/with-config/hardhat.config.js
+++ b/packages/hardhat-plugin/test/fixture-projects/with-config/hardhat.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ module.exports = {
       mining: {
         auto: false,
       },
+      ignition: {
+        maxFeePerGasLimit: 2n,
+        maxPriorityFeePerGas: 3n,
+      },
     },
   },
   ignition: {