diff --git a/types/txn.go b/types/txn.go
index d713d41e1..2a87632a7 100644
--- a/types/txn.go
+++ b/types/txn.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type TxParseContext struct {
 	Sighash          [32]byte
 	Sig              [65]byte
 	withSender       bool
+	withBor          bool
 	chainIDRequired  bool
 	IsProtected      bool
 	validateRlp      func([]byte) error
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func NewTxParseContext(chainID uint256.Int) *TxParseContext {
 	}
 	ctx := &TxParseContext{
 		withSender: true,
+		withBor:    false,
 		Keccak1:    sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256(),
 		Keccak2:    sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256(),
 	}
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ var ErrRlpTooBig = errors.New("txn rlp too big")
 
 func (ctx *TxParseContext) ValidateRLP(f func(txnRlp []byte) error) { ctx.validateRlp = f }
 func (ctx *TxParseContext) WithSender(v bool)                       { ctx.withSender = v }
+func (ctx *TxParseContext) WithBor(v bool)                          { ctx.withBor = v }
 func (ctx *TxParseContext) ChainIDRequired() *TxParseContext {
 	ctx.chainIDRequired = true
 	return ctx
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ func (ctx *TxParseContext) ParseTransaction(payload []byte, pos int, slot *TxSlo
 	slot.DataLen = dataLen
 	isDataEmpty := dataLen == 0
 
-	if isEmptyHash && isDataEmpty && legacy {
+	if ctx.withBor && isEmptyHash && isDataEmpty && legacy {
 		slot.IsBor = true
 	}