diff --git a/crypto/block/block.tlb b/crypto/block/block.tlb
index 4b36f13b..eb1f8b94 100644
--- a/crypto/block/block.tlb
+++ b/crypto/block/block.tlb
@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ gas_prices_ext#de gas_price:uint64 gas_limit:uint64 special_gas_limit:uint64 gas
   block_gas_limit:uint64 freeze_due_limit:uint64 delete_due_limit:uint64 
   = GasLimitsPrices;
 
+// same fields as gas_prices_ext; behavior differs
+gas_prices_v3#df gas_price:uint64 gas_limit:uint64 special_gas_limit:uint64 gas_credit:uint64
+  block_gas_limit:uint64 freeze_due_limit:uint64 delete_due_limit:uint64
+  = GasLimitsPrices;
+
 gas_flat_pfx#d1 flat_gas_limit:uint64 flat_gas_price:uint64 other:GasLimitsPrices
   = GasLimitsPrices;
 
diff --git a/crypto/block/mc-config.cpp b/crypto/block/mc-config.cpp
index 08be5c88..51402142 100644
--- a/crypto/block/mc-config.cpp
+++ b/crypto/block/mc-config.cpp
@@ -654,11 +654,16 @@ td::Result<GasLimitsPrices> Config::do_get_gas_limits_prices(td::Ref<vm::Cell> c
     res.delete_due_limit = r.delete_due_limit;
   };
   block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices_ext rec;
+  block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices_v3 rec_v3;
+  vm::CellSlice cs0 = cs;
   if (tlb::unpack(cs, rec)) {
     f(rec, rec.special_gas_limit);
+  } else if (tlb::unpack(cs = cs0, rec_v3)) {
+    f(rec_v3, rec_v3.special_gas_limit);
+    res.special_full_limit = true;
   } else {
     block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices rec0;
-    if (tlb::unpack(cs, rec0)) {
+    if (tlb::unpack(cs = cs0, rec0)) {
       f(rec0, rec0.gas_limit);
     } else {
       return td::Status::Error(PSLICE() << "configuration parameter " << id
diff --git a/crypto/block/mc-config.h b/crypto/block/mc-config.h
index caab93f3..dcc48b4b 100644
--- a/crypto/block/mc-config.h
+++ b/crypto/block/mc-config.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ struct GasLimitsPrices {
   td::uint64 block_gas_limit{0};
   td::uint64 freeze_due_limit{0};
   td::uint64 delete_due_limit{0};
+  bool special_full_limit{false};
 
   td::RefInt256 compute_gas_price(td::uint64 gas_used) const;
 };
diff --git a/crypto/block/transaction.cpp b/crypto/block/transaction.cpp
index 7a907337..5955dd6e 100644
--- a/crypto/block/transaction.cpp
+++ b/crypto/block/transaction.cpp
@@ -1039,8 +1039,12 @@ bool ComputePhaseConfig::parse_GasLimitsPrices_internal(Ref<vm::CellSlice> cs, t
     delete_due_limit = td::make_refint(r.delete_due_limit);
   };
   block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices_ext rec;
+  block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices_v3 rec_v3;
   if (tlb::csr_unpack(cs, rec)) {
     f(rec, rec.special_gas_limit);
+  } else if (tlb::csr_unpack(cs, rec_v3)) {
+    f(rec_v3, rec_v3.special_gas_limit);
+    special_gas_full = true;
   } else {
     block::gen::GasLimitsPrices::Record_gas_prices rec0;
     if (tlb::csr_unpack(std::move(cs), rec0)) {
@@ -1142,7 +1146,7 @@ bool Transaction::compute_gas_limits(ComputePhase& cp, const ComputePhaseConfig&
     cp.gas_max = cfg.gas_bought_for(balance.grams);
   }
   cp.gas_credit = 0;
-  if (trans_type != tr_ord) {
+  if (trans_type != tr_ord || (account.is_special && cfg.special_gas_full)) {
     // may use all gas that can be bought using remaining balance
     cp.gas_limit = cp.gas_max;
   } else {
@@ -3203,8 +3207,8 @@ td::Result<vm::NewCellStorageStat::Stat> Transaction::estimate_block_storage_pro
  *
  * @returns True if the limits were successfully updated, False otherwise.
  */
-bool Transaction::update_limits(block::BlockLimitStatus& blimst, bool with_size) const {
-  if (!(blimst.update_lt(end_lt) && blimst.update_gas(gas_used()))) {
+bool Transaction::update_limits(block::BlockLimitStatus& blimst, bool with_gas, bool with_size) const {
+  if (!(blimst.update_lt(end_lt) && blimst.update_gas(with_gas ? gas_used() : 0))) {
     return false;
   }
   if (with_size) {
diff --git a/crypto/block/transaction.h b/crypto/block/transaction.h
index d7cb95d1..deb71a40 100644
--- a/crypto/block/transaction.h
+++ b/crypto/block/transaction.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct ComputePhaseConfig {
   td::uint64 gas_credit;
   td::uint64 flat_gas_limit = 0;
   td::uint64 flat_gas_price = 0;
+  bool special_gas_full = false;
   static constexpr td::uint64 gas_infty = (1ULL << 63) - 1;
   td::RefInt256 gas_price256;
   td::RefInt256 max_gas_threshold;
@@ -119,12 +120,7 @@ struct ComputePhaseConfig {
   SizeLimitsConfig size_limits;
   int vm_log_verbosity = 0;
 
-  ComputePhaseConfig(td::uint64 _gas_price = 0, td::uint64 _gas_limit = 0, td::uint64 _gas_credit = 0)
-      : gas_price(_gas_price), gas_limit(_gas_limit), special_gas_limit(_gas_limit), gas_credit(_gas_credit) {
-    compute_threshold();
-  }
-  ComputePhaseConfig(td::uint64 _gas_price, td::uint64 _gas_limit, td::uint64 _spec_gas_limit, td::uint64 _gas_credit)
-      : gas_price(_gas_price), gas_limit(_gas_limit), special_gas_limit(_spec_gas_limit), gas_credit(_gas_credit) {
+  ComputePhaseConfig() : gas_price(0), gas_limit(0), special_gas_limit(0), gas_credit(0) {
     compute_threshold();
   }
   void compute_threshold();
@@ -383,7 +379,7 @@ struct Transaction {
 
   td::Result<vm::NewCellStorageStat::Stat> estimate_block_storage_profile_incr(
       const vm::NewCellStorageStat& store_stat, const vm::CellUsageTree* usage_tree) const;
-  bool update_limits(block::BlockLimitStatus& blk_lim_st, bool with_size = true) const;
+  bool update_limits(block::BlockLimitStatus& blk_lim_st, bool with_gas = true, bool with_size = true) const;
 
   Ref<vm::Cell> commit(Account& _account);  // _account should point to the same account
   LtCellRef extract_out_msg(unsigned i);
diff --git a/validator/impl/collator.cpp b/validator/impl/collator.cpp
index 1d277048..1b7991f6 100644
--- a/validator/impl/collator.cpp
+++ b/validator/impl/collator.cpp
@@ -2667,7 +2667,8 @@ bool Collator::create_ticktock_transaction(const ton::StdSmcAddress& smc_addr, t
     return fatal_error(td::Status::Error(
         -666, std::string{"cannot serialize new transaction for smart contract "} + smc_addr.to_hex()));
   }
-  if (!trans->update_limits(*block_limit_status_)) {
+  if (!trans->update_limits(*block_limit_status_,
+                            /* with_gas = */ !(acc->is_special && compute_phase_cfg_.special_gas_full))) {
     return fatal_error(-666, "cannot update block limit status to include the new transaction");
   }
   if (trans->commit(*acc).is_null()) {
@@ -2744,7 +2745,8 @@ Ref<vm::Cell> Collator::create_ordinary_transaction(Ref<vm::Cell> msg_root) {
   }
   std::unique_ptr<block::transaction::Transaction> trans = res.move_as_ok();
 
-  if (!trans->update_limits(*block_limit_status_)) {
+  if (!trans->update_limits(*block_limit_status_,
+                            /* with_gas = */ !(acc->is_special && compute_phase_cfg_.special_gas_full))) {
     fatal_error("cannot update block limit status to include the new transaction");
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/validator/impl/validate-query.cpp b/validator/impl/validate-query.cpp
index d5f489a3..0a22fa14 100644
--- a/validator/impl/validate-query.cpp
+++ b/validator/impl/validate-query.cpp
@@ -4904,13 +4904,6 @@ bool ValidateQuery::check_one_transaction(block::Account& account, ton::LogicalT
   int trans_type = block::transaction::Transaction::tr_none;
   switch (tag) {
     case block::gen::TransactionDescr::trans_ord: {
-      if (!block_limit_status_->fits(block::ParamLimits::cl_medium)) {
-        return reject_query(PSTRING() << "cannod add ordinary transaction because hard block limits are exceeded: "
-                                      << "gas_used=" << block_limit_status_->gas_used
-                                      << "(limit=" << block_limits_->gas.hard() << "), "
-                                      << "lt_delta=" << block_limit_status_->cur_lt - block_limits_->start_lt
-                                      << "(limit=" << block_limits_->lt_delta.hard() << ")");
-      }
       trans_type = block::transaction::Transaction::tr_ord;
       if (in_msg_root.is_null()) {
         return reject_query(PSTRING() << "ordinary transaction " << lt << " of account " << addr.to_hex()
@@ -5058,10 +5051,19 @@ bool ValidateQuery::check_one_transaction(block::Account& account, ton::LogicalT
     return reject_query(PSTRING() << "cannot re-create the serialization of  transaction " << lt
                                   << " for smart contract " << addr.to_hex());
   }
-  if (!trs->update_limits(*block_limit_status_, false)) {
+  if (!trs->update_limits(*block_limit_status_,
+                          /* with_gas = */ !account.is_special,
+                          /* with_size = */ false)) {
     return fatal_error(PSTRING() << "cannot update block limit status to include transaction " << lt << " of account "
                                  << addr.to_hex());
   }
+  if (block_limit_status_->gas_used > block_limits_->gas.hard() + compute_phase_cfg_.gas_limit) {
+    // Note that block_limit_status_->gas_used does not include transactions in special accounts
+    return reject_query(PSTRING() << "gas block limits are exceeded: total_gas_used > gas_limit_hard + trx_gas_limit ("
+                                  << "total_gas_used=" << block_limit_status_->gas_used
+                                  << ", gas_limit_hard=" << block_limits_->gas.hard()
+                                  << ", trx_gas_limit=" << compute_phase_cfg_.gas_limit << ")");
+  }
   auto trans_root2 = trs->commit(account);
   if (trans_root2.is_null()) {
     return reject_query(PSTRING() << "the re-created transaction " << lt << " for smart contract " << addr.to_hex()