diff --git a/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/mod.rs b/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/mod.rs
index 0dfee063a..644b5262b 100644
--- a/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod utils;
 use crate::tracing::{
     arena::PushTraceKind,
     types::{CallTraceNode, StorageChange},
+    utils::gas_used,
 };
 pub use builder::{
     geth::{self, GethTraceBuilder},
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ impl TracingInspector {
     /// This expects an existing trace [Self::start_trace_on_call]
     fn fill_trace_on_call_end<DB: Database>(
         &mut self,
-        _data: &EVMData<'_, DB>,
+        data: &EVMData<'_, DB>,
         status: InstructionResult,
         gas: &Gas,
         output: Bytes,
@@ -202,7 +203,14 @@ impl TracingInspector {
         let trace_idx = self.pop_trace_idx();
         let trace = &mut self.traces.arena[trace_idx].trace;
 
-        trace.gas_used = gas.spend();
+        if trace_idx == 0 {
+            // this is the root call which should get the gas used of the transaction
+            // refunds are applied after execution, which is when the root call ends
+            trace.gas_used = gas_used(data.env.cfg.spec_id, gas.spend(), gas.refunded() as u64);
+        } else {
+            trace.gas_used = gas.spend();
+        }
+
         trace.status = status;
         trace.success = matches!(status, return_ok!());
         trace.output = output.clone();
diff --git a/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/utils.rs b/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/utils.rs
index b3d41f49e..64468f825 100644
--- a/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/revm-inspectors/src/tracing/utils.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pub(crate) fn convert_memory(data: &[u8]) -> Vec<String> {
 
 /// Get the gas used, accounting for refunds
 #[inline]
-#[allow(unused)]
 pub(crate) fn gas_used(spec: SpecId, spent: u64, refunded: u64) -> u64 {
     let refund_quotient = if SpecId::enabled(spec, SpecId::LONDON) { 5 } else { 2 };
     spent - (refunded).min(spent / refund_quotient)