diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-soroban-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build-soroban-dev.yml
index 12670cc6..4d4da37f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-soroban-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-soroban-dev.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: soroban-dev-amd64
       core_ref: v20.0.0rc1
       core_configure_flags: --disable-tests
+      core_supports_testing_soroban_high_limit_override: 'true'
       go_ref: soroban-v1.0.0-rc
       soroban_tools_ref: v20.0.0-rc1
       test_matrix: |
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: soroban-dev-arm64
       core_ref: v20.0.0rc1
       core_configure_flags: --disable-tests
+      core_supports_testing_soroban_high_limit_override: 'true'
       core_build_runner_type: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
       go_ref: soroban-v1.0.0-rc
       soroban_tools_ref: v20.0.0-rc1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index af3edca2..cdfb71c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ on:
         description: 'CONFIGURE_FLAGS used when building stellar-core'
         type: 'string'
         default: '--disable-tests'
+      core_supports_testing_soroban_high_limit_override:
+        description: 'Indicator whether stellar-core supports the TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE config'
+        type: 'string'
+        default: 'false'
       core_build_runner_type:
         description: 'The GitHub Runner instance type to build stellar-core on'
         type: 'string'
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
     # save can.  Once buildx supports it we can update.
     # https://github.com/docker/buildx/issues/847
     - name: Build Quickstart Image
-      run: docker build --platform linux/${{ inputs.arch }} -f Dockerfile -t $IMAGE --label org.opencontainers.image.revision="${{ env.HEAD_SHA }}" . --build-arg STELLAR_CORE_IMAGE_REF=stellar-core:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg HORIZON_IMAGE_REF=stellar-horizon:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg FRIENDBOT_IMAGE_REF=stellar-friendbot:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg SOROBAN_RPC_IMAGE_REF=stellar-soroban-rpc:${{ inputs.arch }}
+      run: docker build --platform linux/${{ inputs.arch }} -f Dockerfile -t $IMAGE --label org.opencontainers.image.revision="${{ env.HEAD_SHA }}" . --build-arg STELLAR_CORE_IMAGE_REF=stellar-core:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg HORIZON_IMAGE_REF=stellar-horizon:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg FRIENDBOT_IMAGE_REF=stellar-friendbot:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg SOROBAN_RPC_IMAGE_REF=stellar-soroban-rpc:${{ inputs.arch }} --build-arg CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=${{ inputs.core_supports_testing_soroban_high_limit_override }}
     - name: Save Quickstart Image
       run: docker save $IMAGE -o /tmp/image
     - name: Upload Quickstart Image
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f868c9ee..4a0a2aec 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ ADD pubnet /opt/stellar-default/pubnet
 ADD testnet /opt/stellar-default/testnet
 ADD futurenet /opt/stellar-default/futurenet
 
+ARG CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE
+ENV CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE $CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE
 
 ADD start /
 RUN ["chmod", "+x", "start"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85c34423..29a3a582 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ __PHONY__: run logs build build-deps build-deps-core build-deps-horizon build-de
 TAG?=dev
 CORE_REF?=master
 CORE_CONFIGURE_FLAGS?=--disable-tests
+CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE?=false
 SOROBAN_RPC_REF?=main
 HORIZON_REF?=$(shell ./scripts/soroban_repo_to_horizon_repo.sh $(SOROBAN_RPC_REF))
 FRIENDBOT_REF?=$(HORIZON_REF)
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ run:
 logs:
 	docker exec stellar /bin/sh -c 'tail -F /var/log/supervisor/*'
 
+console:
+	docker exec -it stellar /bin/bash
+
 build-latest:
 	$(MAKE) build TAG=latest \
 		CORE_REF=v19.13.0 \
@@ -29,12 +33,13 @@ build-soroban-dev:
 	$(MAKE) build TAG=soroban-dev \
 		CORE_REF=v20.0.0rc1 \
 		CORE_CONFIGURE_FLAGS='--disable-tests' \
+		CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=true \
 		HORIZON_REF=soroban-v1.0.0-rc \
 		SOROBAN_RPC_REF=v20.0.0-rc1
 
 build:
 	$(MAKE) -j 4 build-deps
-	docker build -t stellar/quickstart:$(TAG) -f Dockerfile . --build-arg STELLAR_CORE_IMAGE_REF=stellar-core:$(CORE_REF) --build-arg HORIZON_IMAGE_REF=stellar-horizon:$(HORIZON_REF) --build-arg FRIENDBOT_IMAGE_REF=stellar-friendbot:$(FRIENDBOT_REF) --build-arg SOROBAN_RPC_IMAGE_REF=stellar-soroban-rpc:$(SOROBAN_RPC_REF)
+	docker build -t stellar/quickstart:$(TAG) -f Dockerfile . --build-arg STELLAR_CORE_IMAGE_REF=stellar-core:$(CORE_REF) --build-arg HORIZON_IMAGE_REF=stellar-horizon:$(HORIZON_REF) --build-arg FRIENDBOT_IMAGE_REF=stellar-friendbot:$(FRIENDBOT_REF) --build-arg SOROBAN_RPC_IMAGE_REF=stellar-soroban-rpc:$(SOROBAN_RPC_REF) --build-arg CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=$(CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE)
 
 build-deps: build-deps-core build-deps-horizon build-deps-friendbot build-deps-soroban-rpc
 
diff --git a/local/core/etc/stellar-core.cfg b/local/core/etc/stellar-core.cfg
index 05a60aa7..238886e8 100644
--- a/local/core/etc/stellar-core.cfg
+++ b/local/core/etc/stellar-core.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PUBLIC_HTTP_PORT=true
 RUN_STANDALONE=__RUN_STANDALONE__
 MANUAL_CLOSE=__MANUAL_CLOSE__
 ARTIFICIALLY_ACCELERATE_TIME_FOR_TESTING=true
+__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__
 
 NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="__NETWORK__"
 KNOWN_CURSORS=["HORIZON"]
diff --git a/local/horizon/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg b/local/horizon/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
index 14bfe3fa..e5e7ff21 100644
--- a/local/horizon/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
+++ b/local/horizon/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PUBLIC_HTTP_PORT=false
 PEER_PORT=11725
 DATABASE="__DATABASE__"
 ARTIFICIALLY_ACCELERATE_TIME_FOR_TESTING=true
+__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__
 
 UNSAFE_QUORUM=true
 FAILURE_SAFETY=0
diff --git a/local/soroban-rpc/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg b/local/soroban-rpc/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
index 24cfe337..45ea73d0 100644
--- a/local/soroban-rpc/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
+++ b/local/soroban-rpc/etc/stellar-captive-core.cfg
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PUBLIC_HTTP_PORT=false
 PEER_PORT=11726
 DATABASE="__DATABASE__"
 ARTIFICIALLY_ACCELERATE_TIME_FOR_TESTING=true
+__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__
 ENABLE_SOROBAN_DIAGNOSTIC_EVENTS=__ENABLE_SOROBAN_DIAGNOSTIC_EVENTS__
 
 EXPERIMENTAL_BUCKETLIST_DB=true
diff --git a/start b/start
index 90bb310e..6e68884a 100644
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export PGPORT=5432
 : "${ENABLE_SOROBAN_DIAGNOSTIC_EVENTS:=false}"
 : "${ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC_ADMIN_ENDPOINT:=false}"
 : "${ENABLE_CORE_MANUAL_CLOSE:=false}"
+: "${CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE:=false}"
 
 QUICKSTART_INITIALIZED=false
 CURRENT_POSTGRES_PID=""
@@ -361,6 +362,12 @@ function init_stellar_core() {
   run_silent "finalize-core-config-run-local" perl -pi -e "s/__RUN_STANDALONE__/$RUN_STANDALONE/g" etc/stellar-core.cfg
   run_silent "finalize-core-config-manual-close" perl -pi -e "s/__MANUAL_CLOSE__/$ENABLE_CORE_MANUAL_CLOSE/g" etc/stellar-core.cfg
 
+  if [ "$NETWORK" = "standalone" ] && [ "${CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE}" = "true" ]; then
+    run_silent "finalize-core-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-set-true" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__/TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=true/g" etc/stellar-core.cfg
+  else
+    run_silent "finalize-core-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-unset" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__//g" etc/stellar-core.cfg
+  fi
+
   start_postgres
 
   run_silent "init-core-db" sudo -u stellar stellar-core new-db --conf etc/stellar-core.cfg
@@ -397,6 +404,12 @@ function init_horizon() {
     run_silent "finalize-horizon-captivecore-db" perl -pi -e "s*__DATABASE__*sqlite3://$HZHOME/captive-core/stellar.db*g" $HORIZON_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
     perl -pi -e "s/__NETWORK__/$NETWORK_PASSPHRASE/g" $HORIZON_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
 
+    if [ "$NETWORK" = "standalone" ] && [ "${CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE}" = "true" ]; then
+      run_silent "finalize-horizon-captivecore-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-set-true" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__/TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=true/g" $HORIZON_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
+    else
+      run_silent "finalize-horizon-captivecore-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-unset" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__//g" $HORIZON_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
+    fi
+
     cat << EOF >> etc/horizon.env
 export ENABLE_CAPTIVE_CORE_INGESTION=true
 export STELLAR_CORE_BINARY_PATH=/usr/bin/stellar-core
@@ -438,7 +451,13 @@ function init_soroban_rpc() {
   run_silent "finalize-soroban-rpc-captivecore-db" perl -pi -e "s*__DATABASE__*sqlite3://$SOROBAN_RPC_HOME/captive-core/stellar-rpc.db*g" $SOROBAN_RPC_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
   perl -pi -e "s/__NETWORK__/$NETWORK_PASSPHRASE/g" $SOROBAN_RPC_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
   run_silent "finalize-core-config-enable-soroban-diagnostic-events" perl -pi -e "s/__ENABLE_SOROBAN_DIAGNOSTIC_EVENTS__/$ENABLE_SOROBAN_DIAGNOSTIC_EVENTS/g" $SOROBAN_RPC_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
-  
+
+  if [ "$NETWORK" = "standalone" ] && [ "${CORE_SUPPORTS_TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE}" = "true" ]; then
+    run_silent "finalize-soroban-rpc-captivecore-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-set-true" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__/TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE=true/g" $SOROBAN_RPC_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
+  else
+    run_silent "finalize-soroban-rpc-captivecore-config-testing-soroban-high-limit-override-unset" perl -pi -e "s/__TESTING_SOROBAN_HIGH_LIMIT_OVERRIDE__//g" $SOROBAN_RPC_CAPTIVE_CORE_CFG
+  fi
+
   local ADMIN_ENDPOINT=0.0.0.0:6061
   if [ "$ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC_ADMIN_ENDPOINT" != "true" ]; then
     ADMIN_ENDPOINT=