diff --git a/etherlink/CHANGES_NODE.md b/etherlink/CHANGES_NODE.md
index 7d7435ea274ad8d8d29741f8490a6acfa8e8b5d0..080da573ab54948121f210067a7cae567f417440 100644
--- a/etherlink/CHANGES_NODE.md
+++ b/etherlink/CHANGES_NODE.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   from command-line. (!17762)
 - Adds `--replicate` to `run sandbox` to provide an easy way to make local
   tests on a local endpoint with realistic traffic. (!17845)
+- Adds `--disable-da-fees` to `run sandbox` to provide an easy way to disable
+  DA fees in the local sandbox. (!17852)
 - Previously when submitting the same transaction multiple times, if
   the first fails to be included by the sequencer then all following
   will fails. Now when submitting multiple time the same transaction,
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/sequencer.ml b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/sequencer.ml
index dc2c7f946b4bc240daef8113dc534f18ffa1cb10..9775f3c0e3c1d5866b151a841de209be2a655215 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/sequencer.ml
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/sequencer.ml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type sandbox_config = {
   network : Configuration.supported_network option;
   funded_addresses : Ethereum_types.address list;
   parent_chain : Uri.t option;
+  disable_da_fees : bool;
 }
 
 let install_finalizer_seq server_public_finalizer server_private_finalizer
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ let main ~data_dir ?(genesis_timestamp = Misc.now ()) ~cctxt
   let smart_rollup_address_b58 = Address.to_string smart_rollup_address_typed in
   let* () =
     match sandbox_config with
-    | Some {public_key = pk; funded_addresses; _} ->
+    | Some {public_key = pk; funded_addresses; disable_da_fees; _} ->
         let* () = Evm_context.patch_sequencer_key pk in
         let new_balance =
           Ethereum_types.quantity_of_z Z.(of_int 10_000 * pow (of_int 10) 18)
@@ -177,6 +178,14 @@ let main ~data_dir ?(genesis_timestamp = Misc.now ()) ~cctxt
               | _ -> return_unit)
             kernel
         in
+        let* () =
+          when_ disable_da_fees @@ fun () ->
+          Evm_context.patch_state
+            ~key:"/evm/world_state/fees/da_fee_per_byte"
+            ~value:
+              Ethereum_types.(encode_u256_le (Qty Z.zero) |> String.of_bytes)
+            ()
+        in
         return_unit
     | None -> return_unit
   in
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml b/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
index 71a51146e78c30338ac7b7f166869375323ee62f..d64ce0662ceac1507faecfa4f50b4f85f7e33c55 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ let fund_arg =
   Tezos_clic.multiple_arg ~long ~doc ~placeholder:"0x..." Params.eth_address
 
 let sandbox_config_args =
-  Tezos_clic.args14
+  Tezos_clic.args15
     preimages_arg
     preimages_endpoint_arg
     native_execution_policy_arg
@@ -2298,6 +2298,7 @@ let sandbox_config_args =
     init_from_snapshot_arg
     fund_arg
     replicate_arg
+    disable_da_fees_arg
 
 let sequencer_command =
   let open Tezos_clic in
@@ -2425,7 +2426,8 @@ let sandbox_command =
              network,
              init_from_snapshot,
              funded_addresses,
-             main_endpoint ) )
+             main_endpoint,
+             disable_da_fees ) )
          () ->
       let open Lwt_result_syntax in
       let* restricted_rpcs =
@@ -2459,6 +2461,7 @@ let sandbox_command =
             network;
             funded_addresses = Option.value ~default:[] funded_addresses;
             parent_chain;
+            disable_da_fees;
           }
       in
       let config_file = config_filename ~data_dir config_file in
diff --git a/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out b/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out
index 0cb6875f6d7879f49ef9530b3b406529e61ca19a..1b073069b34d40ecb320ed089b3917cc35bb4530 100644
--- a/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out	
+++ b/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out	
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Run commands:
       [--kernel <evm_kernel.wasm>] [-d --wallet-dir <path>]
       [-f --password-filename <filename>] [--network <network>]
       [--init-from-snapshot [snapshot url]] [--fund <0x...>]
-      [--replicate [url]]
+      [--replicate [url]] [--disable-da-fees]
     Start the EVM node in sandbox mode. The sandbox mode is a sequencer-like
     mode that produces blocks with a fake key and no rollup node connection.
     --data-dir <data-dir>: The path to the EVM node data directory.
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Run commands:
     --replicate [url]: Replicate a chain in real time from the EVM node whose
       address is provided.
       Defaults to `the official relay endpoint if --network is used`.
+    --disable-da-fees: Disable DA fees for this replay.
   
   run proxy [--data-dir <data-dir>] [--config-file <path>]
       [--rpc-addr <ADDR>] [--rpc-port <PORT>] [--rpc-batch-limit <PORT>]