diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
index e805e4b612..38d3a32a3b 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stellar/go/keypair"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/txnbuild"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/xdr"
+	"github.com/stellar/soroban-tools/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/methods"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/icmd"
 )
@@ -63,6 +66,152 @@ func TestCLIContractDeployAndInvoke(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Contains(t, output, `["Hello","world"]`)
 }
 
+func TestCLISimulateTransactionBumpAndRestoreFootprint(t *testing.T) {
+	test := NewCLITest(t)
+	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
+	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
+
+	sourceAccount := keypair.Root(StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
+	address := sourceAccount.Address()
+	account := txnbuild.NewSimpleAccount(address, 0)
+
+	helloWorldContract := getHelloWorldContract(t)
+
+	params := preflightTransactionParams(t, client, txnbuild.TransactionParams{
+		SourceAccount:        &account,
+		IncrementSequenceNum: true,
+		Operations: []txnbuild.Operation{
+			createInstallContractCodeOperation(account.AccountID, helloWorldContract),
+		},
+		BaseFee: txnbuild.MinBaseFee,
+		Preconditions: txnbuild.Preconditions{
+			TimeBounds: txnbuild.NewInfiniteTimeout(),
+		},
+	})
+	tx, err := txnbuild.NewTransaction(params)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
+
+	params = preflightTransactionParams(t, client, txnbuild.TransactionParams{
+		SourceAccount:        &account,
+		IncrementSequenceNum: true,
+		Operations: []txnbuild.Operation{
+			createCreateContractOperation(t, address, helloWorldContract, StandaloneNetworkPassphrase),
+		},
+		BaseFee: txnbuild.MinBaseFee,
+		Preconditions: txnbuild.Preconditions{
+			TimeBounds: txnbuild.NewInfiniteTimeout(),
+		},
+	})
+	tx, err = txnbuild.NewTransaction(params)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
+
+	contractID := getContractID(t, address, testSalt, StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
+	runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
+
+	// get the counter ledger entry expiration
+	contractIDHash := xdr.Hash(contractID)
+	counterSym := xdr.ScSymbol("COUNTER")
+	key := xdr.LedgerKey{
+		Type: xdr.LedgerEntryTypeContractData,
+		ContractData: &xdr.LedgerKeyContractData{
+			Contract: xdr.ScAddress{
+				Type:       xdr.ScAddressTypeScAddressTypeContract,
+				ContractId: &contractIDHash,
+			},
+			Key: xdr.ScVal{
+				Type: xdr.ScValTypeScvSymbol,
+				Sym:  &counterSym,
+			},
+			Durability: xdr.ContractDataDurabilityPersistent,
+		},
+	}
+
+	binKey, err := key.MarshalBinary()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expirationKey := xdr.LedgerKey{
+		Type: xdr.LedgerEntryTypeExpiration,
+		Expiration: &xdr.LedgerKeyExpiration{
+			KeyHash: sha256.Sum256(binKey),
+		},
+	}
+
+	keyB64, err := xdr.MarshalBase64(expirationKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	getLedgerEntryrequest := methods.GetLedgerEntryRequest{
+		Key: keyB64,
+	}
+	var getLedgerEntryResult methods.GetLedgerEntryResponse
+	err = client.CallResult(context.Background(), "getLedgerEntry", getLedgerEntryrequest, &getLedgerEntryResult)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	var entry xdr.LedgerEntryData
+	assert.NoError(t, xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(getLedgerEntryResult.XDR, &entry))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, xdr.LedgerEntryTypeExpiration, entry.Type)
+	initialExpirationSeq := entry.Expiration.ExpirationLedgerSeq
+
+	// bump the initial expiration
+	params = preflightTransactionParams(t, client, txnbuild.TransactionParams{
+		SourceAccount:        &account,
+		IncrementSequenceNum: true,
+		Operations: []txnbuild.Operation{
+			&txnbuild.BumpFootprintExpiration{
+				LedgersToExpire: 20,
+				Ext: xdr.TransactionExt{
+					V: 1,
+					SorobanData: &xdr.SorobanTransactionData{
+						Resources: xdr.SorobanResources{
+							Footprint: xdr.LedgerFootprint{
+								ReadOnly: []xdr.LedgerKey{key},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		BaseFee: txnbuild.MinBaseFee,
+		Preconditions: txnbuild.Preconditions{
+			TimeBounds: txnbuild.NewInfiniteTimeout(),
+		},
+	})
+	tx, err = txnbuild.NewTransaction(params)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
+
+	err = client.CallResult(context.Background(), "getLedgerEntry", getLedgerEntryrequest, &getLedgerEntryResult)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(getLedgerEntryResult.XDR, &entry))
+	assert.Equal(t, xdr.LedgerEntryTypeExpiration, entry.Type)
+	newExpirationSeq := entry.Expiration.ExpirationLedgerSeq
+	assert.Greater(t, newExpirationSeq, initialExpirationSeq)
+
+	// Wait until it expires
+	waitForExpiration := func() {
+		expired := false
+		for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+			err = client.CallResult(context.Background(), "getLedgerEntry", getLedgerEntryrequest, &getLedgerEntryResult)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NoError(t, xdr.SafeUnmarshalBase64(getLedgerEntryResult.XDR, &entry))
+			assert.Equal(t, xdr.LedgerEntryTypeExpiration, entry.Type)
+			// See https://soroban.stellar.org/docs/fundamentals-and-concepts/state-expiration#expiration-ledger
+			currentLedger := getLedgerEntryResult.LatestLedger + 1
+			if xdr.Uint32(currentLedger) > entry.Expiration.ExpirationLedgerSeq {
+				expired = true
+				t.Logf("ledger entry expired")
+				break
+			}
+			t.Log("waiting for ledger entry to expire at ledger", entry.Expiration.ExpirationLedgerSeq)
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		}
+		require.True(t, expired)
+	}
+	waitForExpiration()
+	output := runSuccessfulCLICmd(t, fmt.Sprintf("contract invoke --id %s -- inc", contractID))
+	require.Equal(t, "2", output)
+}
+
 func runSuccessfulCLICmd(t *testing.T, cmd string) string {
 	res := runCLICommand(t, cmd)
 	require.NoError(t, res.Error, fmt.Sprintf("stderr:\n%s\nstdout:\n%s\n", res.Stderr(), res.Stdout()))