diff --git a/core/state_prefetcher.go b/core/state_prefetcher.go
index 28d5aa62bb..9aa488e85c 100644
--- a/core/state_prefetcher.go
+++ b/core/state_prefetcher.go
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ func precacheTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *co
 	txContext := NewCVMTxContext(msg)
 	vm := vm.NewCVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, cfg)
 
-	_, _, _, _, err = ApplyMessage(vm, msg, gaspool, quotaPool)
+	_, err = ApplyMessage(vm, msg, gaspool, quotaPool)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index ae9b47f641..7d3fd036b4 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ func applyTransaction(msg *Message, config *params.ChainConfig, gp *GasPool, qp
 	// Update the evm with the new transaction context.
 	cvm.Reset(txContext, statedb)
 	// Apply the transaction to the current state (included in the env)
-	_, gas, quota, failed, err := ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
+	result, err := ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 
-	if quota > 0 {
-		header.QuotaUsed += quota
+	if result.Quota > 0 {
+		header.QuotaUsed += result.Quota
 
 		if header.Quota < header.QuotaUsed {
-			header.QuotaUsed -= quota
+			header.QuotaUsed -= result.Quota
 			return nil, 0, ErrQuotaLimitReached //errors.New("quota")
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ func applyTransaction(msg *Message, config *params.ChainConfig, gp *GasPool, qp
 		root = statedb.IntermediateRoot(config.IsEIP158(header.Number)).Bytes()
 	}
 
-	*usedGas += gas
+	*usedGas += result.UsedGas
 
 	// Create a new receipt for the transaction, storing the intermediate root and gas used
 	// by the tx.
-	receipt := types.NewReceipt(root, failed, *usedGas)
+	receipt := types.NewReceipt(root, result.Failed(), *usedGas)
 	receipt.TxHash = tx.Hash()
-	receipt.GasUsed = gas
+	receipt.GasUsed = result.UsedGas
 	// if the transaction created a contract, store the creation address in the receipt.
 	if msg.To == nil {
 		receipt.ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(cvm.TxContext.Origin, tx.Nonce())
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func applyTransaction(msg *Message, config *params.ChainConfig, gp *GasPool, qp
 	receipt.BlockNumber = blockNumber
 	receipt.TransactionIndex = uint(statedb.TxIndex())
 
-	return receipt, gas, err
+	return receipt, result.UsedGas, err
 }
 
 // ApplyTransaction attempts to apply a transaction to the given state database
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 47d5e2d0e1..b9c48b550f 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -33,6 +33,43 @@ import (
 	torrentfs "github.com/CortexFoundation/torrentfs/types"
 )
 
+// ExecutionResult includes all output after executing given evm
+// message no matter the execution itself is successful or not.
+type ExecutionResult struct {
+	UsedGas     uint64 // Total used gas, not including the refunded gas
+	Quota       uint64
+	RefundedGas uint64 // Total gas refunded after execution
+	Err         error  // Any error encountered during the execution(listed in core/vm/errors.go)
+	ReturnData  []byte // Returned data from evm(function result or data supplied with revert opcode)
+}
+
+// Unwrap returns the internal evm error which allows us for further
+// analysis outside.
+func (result *ExecutionResult) Unwrap() error {
+	return result.Err
+}
+
+// Failed returns the indicator whether the execution is successful or not
+func (result *ExecutionResult) Failed() bool { return result.Err != nil }
+
+// Return is a helper function to help caller distinguish between revert reason
+// and function return. Return returns the data after execution if no error occurs.
+func (result *ExecutionResult) Return() []byte {
+	if result.Err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return common.CopyBytes(result.ReturnData)
+}
+
+// Revert returns the concrete revert reason if the execution is aborted by `REVERT`
+// opcode. Note the reason can be nil if no data supplied with revert opcode.
+func (result *ExecutionResult) Revert() []byte {
+	if result.Err != vm.ErrExecutionReverted {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return common.CopyBytes(result.ReturnData)
+}
+
 var (
 	errInsufficientBalanceForGas = errors.New("insufficient balance to pay for gas")
 	//PER_UPLOAD_BYTES             uint64 = 10 * 512 * 1024
@@ -161,7 +198,7 @@ func NewStateTransition(cvm *vm.CVM, msg *Message, gp *GasPool, qp *QuotaPool) *
 // the gas used (which includes gas refunds) and an error if it failed. An error always
 // indicates a core error meaning that the message would always fail for that particular
 // state and would never be accepted within a block.
-func ApplyMessage(cvm *vm.CVM, msg *Message, gp *GasPool, qp *QuotaPool) ([]byte, uint64, uint64, bool, error) {
+func ApplyMessage(cvm *vm.CVM, msg *Message, gp *GasPool, qp *QuotaPool) (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	return NewStateTransition(cvm, msg, gp, qp).TransitionDb()
 }
 
@@ -295,9 +332,9 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TorrentSync(meta common.Address, dir string, errCh ch
 // TransitionDb will transition the state by applying the current message and
 // returning the result including the used gas. It returns an error if failed.
 // An error indicates a consensus issue.
-func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed uint64, failed bool, err error) {
-	if err = st.preCheck(); err != nil {
-		return
+func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
+	if err := st.preCheck(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	msg := st.msg
@@ -316,20 +353,20 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 	// Pay intrinsic gas
 	gas, err := IntrinsicGas(msg.Data, contractCreation, st.uploading(), homestead, istanbul)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, 0, false, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	if st.gas < gas {
-		return nil, 0, 0, false, fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, want %d", vm.ErrOutOfGas, st.gas, gas)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, want %d", vm.ErrOutOfGas, st.gas, gas)
 	}
 	st.gas -= gas
 
 	if msg.Value.Sign() > 0 && !st.cvm.Context.CanTransfer(st.state, msg.From, msg.Value) {
-		return nil, 0, 0, false, fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v", ErrInsufficientFundsForTransfer, msg.From.Hex())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v", ErrInsufficientFundsForTransfer, msg.From.Hex())
 	}
 
 	if blocked, num := security.IsBlocked(msg.From); blocked && st.cvm.Context.BlockNumber.Cmp(big.NewInt(num)) >= 0 {
 		log.Debug("Bad address encounter!!", "addr", msg.From, "number", num)
-		return nil, 0, 0, false, fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v", errors.New("Bad address encounter"), msg.From.Hex())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v", errors.New("Bad address encounter"), msg.From.Hex())
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -337,6 +374,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 		// vm errors do not effect consensus and are therefor
 		// not assigned to err, except for insufficient balance
 		// error.
+		ret   []byte
 		vmerr error
 	)
 	if contractCreation {
@@ -352,7 +390,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 
 	if vmerr != nil {
 		if vmerr == vm.ErrRuntime {
-			return nil, 0, 0, false, vmerr
+			return nil, vmerr
 		}
 
 		log.Debug("VM returned with error", "err", vmerr, "number", cvm.Context.BlockNumber, "from", msg.From.Hex())
@@ -361,7 +399,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 		// sufficient balance to make the transfer happen. The first
 		// balance transfer may never fail.
 		if vmerr == vm.ErrInsufficientBalance {
-			return nil, 0, 0, false, vmerr
+			return nil, vmerr
 		}
 
 		//if vmerr == vm.ErrMetaInfoNotMature {
@@ -371,7 +409,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 
 	//gas cost below this line
 
-	st.refundGas()
+	var gasRefund uint64
+	gasRefund = st.refundGas()
 	//model gas
 	gu := st.gasUsed()
 	//if (vmerr == nil || vmerr == vm.ErrOutOfGas) && st.modelGas != nil && len(st.modelGas) > 0 { //pay ctx to the model authors by the model gas * current price
@@ -382,7 +421,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 			}
 
 			if gu < mgas {
-				return nil, 0, 0, false, vm.ErrInsufficientBalance
+				return nil, vm.ErrInsufficientBalance
 			}
 
 			gu -= mgas
@@ -431,23 +470,29 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, quotaUsed
 					request = inputMeta.RawSize - remain
 				}
 			} else {
-				return nil, 0, 0, false, vm.ErrRuntime
+				return nil, vm.ErrRuntime
 			}
 
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, 0, 0, false, vm.ErrRuntime
+				return nil, vm.ErrRuntime
 			}
 			info := common.StorageEntry{
 				Hash: ih,
 				Size: request,
 			}
 			if err = synapse.Engine().Download(info); err != nil {
-				return nil, 0, 0, false, err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ret, st.gasUsed(), quota, vmerr != nil, err
+	return &ExecutionResult{
+		UsedGas:     st.gasUsed(),
+		Quota:       quota,
+		RefundedGas: gasRefund,
+		Err:         vmerr,
+		ReturnData:  ret,
+	}, err
 }
 
 // vote to model
@@ -455,7 +500,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) uploading() bool {
 	return st.msg != nil && st.msg.To != nil && st.msg.Value.Sign() == 0 && st.state.Uploading(st.to()) // && st.gas >= params.UploadGas
 }
 
-func (st *StateTransition) refundGas() {
+func (st *StateTransition) refundGas() uint64 {
 	// Apply refund counter, capped to half of the used gas.
 	refund := st.gasUsed() / 2
 	if refund > st.state.GetRefund() {
@@ -470,6 +515,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) refundGas() {
 	// Also return remaining gas to the block gas counter so it is
 	// available for the next transaction.
 	st.gp.AddGas(st.gas)
+
+	return refund
 }
 
 // gasUsed returns the amount of gas used up by the state transition.
diff --git a/ctxc/api.go b/ctxc/api.go
index bdca846588..2ec68dd3e5 100644
--- a/ctxc/api.go
+++ b/ctxc/api.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) computeTxEnv(blockHash common.Hash, txIndex int, ree
 		}
 		// Not yet the searched for transaction, execute on top of the current state
 		vmenv := vm.NewCVM(context, txContext, statedb, api.config, vm.Config{})
-		if _, _, _, _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(math.MaxUint64)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(math.MaxUint64)); err != nil {
 			return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("tx %x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
 		}
 		// Ensure any modifications are committed to the state
diff --git a/ctxc/state_accessor.go b/ctxc/state_accessor.go
index f8e0a1e88f..ae14b5fa5e 100644
--- a/ctxc/state_accessor.go
+++ b/ctxc/state_accessor.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (ctxc *Cortex) stateAtTransaction(block *types.Block, txIndex int, reexec u
 		// Not yet the searched for transaction, execute on top of the current state
 		vmenv := vm.NewCVM(context, txContext, statedb, ctxc.blockchain.Config(), vm.Config{})
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), idx)
-		if _, _, _, _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
+		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
 			return nil, vm.BlockContext{}, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction %#x failed: %v", tx.Hash(), err)
 		}
 		// Ensure any modifications are committed to the state
diff --git a/ctxc/tracers/api.go b/ctxc/tracers/api.go
index 231db4fbdc..cb4acac60f 100644
--- a/ctxc/tracers/api.go
+++ b/ctxc/tracers/api.go
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (api *API) IntermediateRoots(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, config
 			vmenv     = vm.NewCVM(vmctx, txContext, statedb, chainConfig, vm.Config{})
 		)
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-		if _, _, _, _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
+		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
 			log.Warn("Tracing intermediate roots did not complete", "txindex", i, "txhash", tx.Hash(), "err", err)
 			// We intentionally don't return the error here: if we do, then the RPC server will not
 			// return the roots. Most likely, the caller already knows that a certain transaction fails to
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func (api *API) traceBlock(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, config *Trac
 		msg, _ := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer)
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
 		vmenv := vm.NewCVM(blockCtx, core.NewCVMTxContext(msg), statedb, api.backend.ChainConfig(), vm.Config{})
-		if _, _, _, _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
+		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota())); err != nil {
 			failed = err
 			break
 		}
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 		// Execute the transaction and flush any traces to disk
 		vmenv := vm.NewCVM(vmctx, txContext, statedb, chainConfig, vmConf)
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-		_, _, _, _, err = core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota()))
+		_, err = core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(block.Quota()))
 		if writer != nil {
 			writer.Flush()
 		}
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func (api *API) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message *core.Message, txctx *Conte
 	// Run the transaction with tracing enabled.
 	// Call Prepare to clear out the statedb access list
 	statedb.SetTxContext(txctx.TxHash, txctx.TxIndex)
-	if _, _, _, _, err = core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, message, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(message.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(vmctx.Quota)); err != nil {
+	if _, err = core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, message, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(message.GasLimit), new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(vmctx.Quota)); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tracing failed: %w", err)
 	}
 	return tracer.GetResult()
diff --git a/internal/ctxcapi/api.go b/internal/ctxcapi/api.go
index 87ffdfae8a..b16dc566ab 100644
--- a/internal/ctxcapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ctxcapi/api.go
@@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetSolidityBytes(ctx context.Context, address comm
 		header := block.Header()
 		msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, types.MakeSigner(s.b.ChainConfig(), block.Number(), block.Time()))
 		cvm := s.b.GetCVM(ctx, msg, state, header, vm.Config{})
-		_, _, _, failed, err := core.ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
-		if err != nil || failed {
+		result, err := core.ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
+		if err != nil || result.Failed() {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		state.Finalise(true)
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) doCall(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNr
 	// and apply the message.
 	gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
 	qp := new(core.QuotaPool).AddQuota(math.MaxUint64)
-	res, gas, _, failed, err := core.ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
+	result, err := core.ApplyMessage(cvm, msg, gp, qp)
 	if err := state.Error(); err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, false, err
 	}
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) doCall(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNr
 		return nil, 0, false, fmt.Errorf("execution aborted (timeout = %v)", timeout)
 	}
 
-	return res, gas, failed, err
+	return result.Return(), result.UsedGas, result.Failed(), err
 }
 
 // Call executes the given transaction on the state for the given block number.