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+/*
+This file is part of web3.js.
+
+web3.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+web3.js is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with web3.js.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { CTransactionMiddleware } from 
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-relative-packages
+"../fixtures/transaction_middleware";
+
+import { Web3 } from '../../src/index';
+import {
+	ERC20TokenAbi,
+	// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-relative-packages
+} from '../shared_fixtures/contracts/ERC20Token';
+
+describe('Contract Middleware', () => {
+	it('should set transaction middleware in contract new instance if its set at eth package', async () => {
+		const web3 = new Web3();
+		const contractA = new web3.eth.Contract(
+			ERC20TokenAbi,
+			'0x7af963cF6D228E564e2A0aA0DdBF06210B38615D',
+		);
+
+		expect(web3.eth.getTransactionMiddleware()).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(contractA.getTransactionMiddleware()).toBeUndefined();
+
+		const middleware = new CTransactionMiddleware();
+		web3.eth.setTransactionMiddleware(middleware);
+
+		const contractB = new web3.eth.Contract(
+			ERC20TokenAbi,
+			'0x7af963cF6D228E564e2A0aA0DdBF06210B38615D',
+		);
+
+		expect(web3.eth.getTransactionMiddleware()).toBeDefined();
+		expect(contractB.getTransactionMiddleware()).toBeDefined();
+		expect(web3.eth.getTransactionMiddleware()).toEqual(contractB.getTransactionMiddleware());
+
+	});
+
+});
+