diff --git a/src/ape/api/providers.py b/src/ape/api/providers.py
index 9a453fb561..76176f5aa6 100644
--- a/src/ape/api/providers.py
+++ b/src/ape/api/providers.py
@@ -855,7 +855,8 @@ def chain_id(self) -> int:
 
     @property
     def gas_price(self) -> int:
-        return self._web3.eth.generate_gas_price()  # type: ignore
+        price = self._web3.eth.generate_gas_price() or 0
+        return int(price, 16) if isinstance(price, str) and is_0x_prefixed(price) else int(price)
 
     @property
     def priority_fee(self) -> int:
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_geth.py b/tests/functional/test_geth.py
index 241714d3d1..4eff9dd3ff 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_geth.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_geth.py
@@ -504,3 +504,9 @@ def test_out_of_gas_error(geth_contract, geth_account, geth_provider):
         geth_account.call(txn)
 
     assert err.value.txn is not None
+
+
+@geth_process_test
+def test_gas_price(geth_provider):
+    actual = geth_provider.gas_price
+    assert isinstance(actual, int)
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_provider.py b/tests/functional/test_provider.py
index 149c566f75..1586630265 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_provider.py
@@ -232,3 +232,8 @@ def test_get_virtual_machine_error_panic(eth_tester_provider, mocker):
     assert enrich_spy.call_count == 1
     enrich_spy.assert_called_once_with(actual)
     assert isinstance(actual, ContractLogicError)
+
+
+def test_gas_price(eth_tester_provider):
+    actual = eth_tester_provider.gas_price
+    assert isinstance(actual, int)