diff --git a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/web3_utils.py b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/web3_utils.py
index d61129b9..d98c7df5 100644
--- a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/web3_utils.py
+++ b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/web3_utils.py
@@ -297,12 +297,15 @@ def send_xdai_to(
     from_private_key: PrivateKey,
     to_address: ChecksumAddress,
     value: Wei,
+    data_text: Optional[str] = None,
     tx_params: Optional[TxParams] = None,
     timeout: int = 180,
 ) -> TxReceipt:
     from_address = private_key_to_public_key(from_private_key)
 
     tx_params_new: TxParams = {"value": value, "to": to_address}
+    if data_text is not None:
+        tx_params_new["data"] = Web3.to_bytes(text=data_text)
     if tx_params:
         tx_params_new.update(tx_params)
     tx_params_new = _prepare_tx_params(web3, from_address, tx_params=tx_params_new)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7c725887..fc8209d8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "prediction-market-agent-tooling"
-version = "0.57.3"
+version = "0.57.4"
 description = "Tools to benchmark, deploy and monitor prediction market agents."
 authors = ["Gnosis"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/tests_integration_with_local_chain/markets/omen/test_local_chain.py b/tests_integration_with_local_chain/markets/omen/test_local_chain.py
index 2df6dcfd..16c0c4bf 100644
--- a/tests_integration_with_local_chain/markets/omen/test_local_chain.py
+++ b/tests_integration_with_local_chain/markets/omen/test_local_chain.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import time
+import zlib
 
+import pytest
 from ape_test import TestAccount
 from eth_account import Account
 from numpy import isclose
@@ -127,3 +129,37 @@ def test_now_datetime(local_web3: Web3, test_keys: APIKeys) -> None:
     assert (
         actual_difference <= allowed_difference
     ), f"chain_datetime and utc_datetime differ by more than {allowed_difference} seconds: {chain_datetime=} {utc_datetime=} {actual_difference=}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "message, value_xdai",
+    [
+        ("Hello there!", xDai(10)),
+        (zlib.compress(b"Hello there!"), xDai(10)),
+        ("Hello there!", xDai(0)),
+        ("", xDai(0)),
+    ],
+)
+def test_send_xdai_with_data(
+    message: str, value_xdai: xDai, local_web3: Web3, accounts: list[TestAccount]
+) -> None:
+    value = xdai_to_wei(value_xdai)
+    message = "Hello there!"
+    from_account = accounts[0]
+    to_account = accounts[1]
+
+    tx_receipt = send_xdai_to(
+        web3=local_web3,
+        from_private_key=private_key_type(from_account.private_key),
+        to_address=to_account.address,
+        value=value,
+        data_text=message,
+    )
+
+    # Check that we can get the original message
+    transaction = local_web3.eth.get_transaction(tx_receipt["transactionHash"])
+    transaction_message = local_web3.to_text(transaction["input"])
+    assert transaction_message == message
+
+    # Check that the value is correct
+    assert transaction["value"] == value