diff --git a/go-ethereum b/go-ethereum
index 37d142eb09..a9e9406769 160000
--- a/go-ethereum
+++ b/go-ethereum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37d142eb09daa7c6e93efdacc655bec9acd0617a
+Subproject commit a9e94067690a0bc4a5393623c64f5cde539c00a5
diff --git a/system_tests/self_destruct_test.go b/system_tests/self_destruct_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79aa955c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system_tests/self_destruct_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package arbtest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+
+	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/solgen/go/mocksgen"
+)
+
+func TestSelfDestruct(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	builder := NewNodeBuilder(ctx).DefaultConfig(t, true)
+	cleanup := builder.Build(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	builder.L2Info.GenerateAccount("destination")
+	destination := builder.L2Info.GetAddress("destination")
+	builder.L2Info.GenerateAccount("self_destruct")
+	auth := builder.L2Info.GetDefaultTransactOpts("self_destruct", ctx)
+	auth.GasLimit = 32000000
+	balance := big.NewInt(params.Ether)
+	balance.Mul(balance, big.NewInt(100))
+	builder.L2.TransferBalance(t, "Faucet", "self_destruct", balance, builder.L2Info)
+
+	// Test self-destruct with recipient same as the contract (contract is created and destroyed in the same transaction)
+	auth.Value = big.NewInt(params.Ether)
+	_, tx, _, err := mocksgen.DeploySelfDestructInConstructorWithoutDestination(&auth, builder.L2.Client)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+
+	// Test self-destruct with recipient different from the contract (contract is created and destroyed in the same transaction)
+	auth.Value = big.NewInt(params.Ether)
+	_, tx, _, err = mocksgen.DeploySelfDestructInConstructorWithDestination(&auth, builder.L2.Client, destination)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+
+	// Test self-destruct with recipient same as the contract (contract is created and destroyed in different transaction)
+	auth.Value = big.NewInt(params.Ether)
+	_, tx, selfDestructOutsideConstructor, err := mocksgen.DeploySelfDestructOutsideConstructor(&auth, builder.L2.Client)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+	auth.Value = nil
+	tx, err = selfDestructOutsideConstructor.SelfDestructWithoutDestination(&auth)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+
+	// Test self-destruct with recipient same as the contract (contract is created and destroyed in the different transaction)
+	auth.Value = big.NewInt(params.Ether)
+	_, tx, selfDestructOutsideConstructor, err = mocksgen.DeploySelfDestructOutsideConstructor(&auth, builder.L2.Client)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+	auth.Value = nil
+	tx, err = selfDestructOutsideConstructor.SelfDestructWithDestination(&auth, destination)
+	Require(t, err)
+	_, err = builder.L2.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
+	Require(t, err)
+}