The kinetics of the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction over a novel La 0.7 Ce 0.2 FeO 3 perovskite-like catalyst is investigated using simulated coal-derived syngas at temperatures of 550 °C and 600 °C which are higher than the maximum operating temperature limit for conventional high temperature WGS catalysts. The influences of CO, CO 2 , H 2 O and H 2 concentration on WGS reaction rate are determined using selected gas compositions that might be encountered in a coal-based gasification system. An empirical power-law rate model used in this study is found to correlate well with experimental data with good accuracy. Kinetics parameters over La 0.7 Ce 0.2 FeO 3 obtained in this study are mostly in agreement with those previously measured using Fe–Cr based commercial catalysts in a range of relatively lower temperatures (300–500 °C).