diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9308804..6e3f35f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gas-price-oracle",
-  "version": "0.3.5",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "Gas Price Oracle library for Ethereum dApps.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/peppersec/gas-price-oracle",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5f16d70..82e41ae 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,34 @@ export class GasPriceOracle {
     throw new Error('All oracles are down. Probably a network error.');
   }
 
+  async fetchGasPriceFromRpc(): Promise<number> {
+    const rpcUrl = this.configuration.defaultRpc;
+    const body = {
+      jsonrpc: '2.0',
+      id: 1337,
+      method: 'eth_gasPrice',
+      params: [],
+    };
+    try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+      const response = await axios.post(rpcUrl!, body, { timeout: this.configuration.timeout });
+      if (response.status === 200) {
+        const { result } = response.data;
+        let fastGasPrice = new BigNumber(result);
+        if (fastGasPrice.isZero()) {
+          throw new Error(`Default RPC provides corrupted values`);
+        }
+        fastGasPrice = fastGasPrice.div(1e9);
+        return fastGasPrice.toNumber();
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`Fetch gasPrice from default RPC failed..`);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e.message);
+      throw new Error('Default RPC is down. Probably a network error.');
+    }
+  }
+
   async gasPrices(fallbackGasPrices?: GasPrice, median = true): Promise<GasPrice> {
     this.lastGasPrice = this.lastGasPrice || fallbackGasPrices || this.configuration.defaultFallbackGasPrices;
     try {
@@ -206,7 +234,20 @@ export class GasPriceOracle {
       };
       return this.lastGasPrice;
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Failed to fetch gas prices from onchain oracles. Last known gas will be returned');
+      console.log('Failed to fetch gas prices from onchain oracles. Trying from default RPC...');
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const fastGas = await this.fetchGasPriceFromRpc();
+      this.lastGasPrice = {
+        instant: fastGas * 1.3,
+        fast: fastGas,
+        standard: fastGas * 0.85,
+        low: fastGas * 0.5,
+      };
+      return this.lastGasPrice;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log('Failed to fetch gas prices from default RPC. Last known gas will be returned');
     }
     return this.lastGasPrice;
   }
diff --git a/tests/index.test.ts b/tests/index.test.ts
index 567217a..e67d8df 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,37 @@ describe('fetchGasPricesOnChain', function () {
   });
 });
 
+describe('fetchGasPriceFromRpc', function () {
+  it('should work', async function () {
+    const gas: number = await oracle.fetchGasPriceFromRpc();
+    gas.should.be.a('number');
+    gas.should.be.above(1);
+    gas.should.not.be.equal(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should work with custom rpc', async function () {
+    const rpc = 'https://ethereum-rpc.trustwalletapp.com';
+    const oracle = new GasPriceOracle({ defaultRpc: rpc });
+    oracle.configuration.defaultRpc.should.be.equal(rpc);
+    const gas: number = await oracle.fetchGasPriceFromRpc();
+
+    gas.should.be.a('number');
+
+    gas.should.be.above(1);
+    gas.should.not.be.equal(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw if default rpc is down', async function () {
+    mockery.enable({ useCleanCache: true, warnOnUnregistered: false });
+    const { GasPriceOracle } = require('../src/index');
+    oracle = new GasPriceOracle();
+    await oracle
+      .fetchGasPriceFromRpc()
+      .should.be.rejectedWith('Default RPC is down. Probably a network error.');
+    mockery.disable();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('gasPrice', function () {
   it('should work', async function () {
     const gas: GasPrice = await oracle.gasPrices();