diff --git a/src/modules/user-ops/userop.service.ts b/src/modules/user-ops/userop.service.ts
index 97d0bfca..62d5a7f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/user-ops/userop.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/user-ops/userop.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ChainsService,
 } from "@/chains";
 import { unixTimestamp, withTrace } from "@/common";
+import { BadRequestException } from "@/common/exceptions/bad-request.exception";
 import { validateTimestamps } from "@/common/utils/timestamp";
 import { ContractsService } from "@/contracts";
 import { type ConfigType, InjectConfig } from "@/core/config";
@@ -359,6 +360,40 @@ export class UserOpService {
       "Got gas limits",
     );
 
+    // The batcher will never include a userOp whose execution gas limit exceeds the chain's
+    // batch gas limit cap - it would be silently dropped ("Invalid maxGasLimit") after the
+    // payment userOp has already executed and charged the user. Reject at quote time instead
+    // so the client gets a clear error before any funds move.
+    // The formula mirrors the batcher check: preVerificationGas is excluded because it is
+    // not spent during execution.
+    if (!isTrustedPaymentUserOp) {
+      const executionGasLimit =
+        verificationGasLimit +
+        callGasLimit +
+        paymasterVerificationGasLimit +
+        postOpGasLimit;
+
+      const {
+        batcher: { batchGasLimit },
+      } = chainConfig;
+
+      if (executionGasLimit > batchGasLimit) {
+        this.logger.error(
+          {
+            executionGasLimit,
+            batchGasLimit,
+            chainId,
+            sender: userOpRequest.sender,
+          },
+          "UserOp gas limit exceeds the chain batch gas limit cap",
+        );
+
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          `UserOp gas limit (${executionGasLimit}) exceeds the maximum executable gas limit (${batchGasLimit}) on chain (${chainId})`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     const paymasterAndData = isTrustedPaymentUserOp
       ? "0x"
       : this.getPaymasterAndData(paymentInfo, isTrustedSponsorship, chainId);