diff --git a/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/DefaultSyncServiceFactory.java b/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/DefaultSyncServiceFactory.java
index 6379bfd4308..0c77cad2dab 100644
--- a/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/DefaultSyncServiceFactory.java
+++ b/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/DefaultSyncServiceFactory.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.time.TimeProvider;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.networking.eth2.Eth2P2PNetwork;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.Spec;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.attestation.ValidatableAttestation;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.blocks.SignedBeaconBlock;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.logic.common.util.AsyncBLSSignatureVerifier;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.statetransition.blobs.BlobSidecarManager;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public class DefaultSyncServiceFactory implements SyncServiceFactory {
   private final BlockImporter blockImporter;
   private final BlobSidecarManager blobSidecarManager;
   private final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlocks;
+  private final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations;
   private final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
   private final int getStartupTargetPeerCount;
   private final AsyncBLSSignatureVerifier signatureVerifier;
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ public DefaultSyncServiceFactory(
       final BlockImporter blockImporter,
       final BlobSidecarManager blobSidecarManager,
       final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlocks,
+      final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations,
       final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
       final int getStartupTargetPeerCount,
       final SignatureVerificationService signatureVerifier,
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ public DefaultSyncServiceFactory(
     this.blockImporter = blockImporter;
     this.blobSidecarManager = blobSidecarManager;
     this.pendingBlocks = pendingBlocks;
+    this.pendingAttestations = pendingAttestations;
     this.blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool = blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
     this.getStartupTargetPeerCount = getStartupTargetPeerCount;
     this.signatureVerifier = signatureVerifier;
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ public SyncService create(final EventChannels eventChannels) {
         RecentBlocksFetchService.create(
             asyncRunner,
             pendingBlocks,
+            pendingAttestations,
             blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
             forwardSyncService,
             fetchTaskFactory);
diff --git a/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchService.java b/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchService.java
index 1fe3354dc28..bc3359dfa86 100644
--- a/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchService.java
+++ b/beacon/sync/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.AsyncRunner;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.SafeFuture;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.subscribers.Subscribers;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.attestation.ValidatableAttestation;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.blocks.SignedBeaconBlock;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.statetransition.blobs.BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.statetransition.util.PendingPool;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public class RecentBlocksFetchService
 
   private final ForwardSync forwardSync;
   private final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlockPool;
+  private final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestationsPool;
   private final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
   private final FetchTaskFactory fetchTaskFactory;
   private final Subscribers<BlockSubscriber> blockSubscribers = Subscribers.create(true);
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ public class RecentBlocksFetchService
   RecentBlocksFetchService(
       final AsyncRunner asyncRunner,
       final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlockPool,
+      final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestationsPool,
       final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
       final ForwardSync forwardSync,
       final FetchTaskFactory fetchTaskFactory,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ public class RecentBlocksFetchService
     super(asyncRunner, maxConcurrentRequests);
     this.forwardSync = forwardSync;
     this.pendingBlockPool = pendingBlockPool;
+    this.pendingAttestationsPool = pendingAttestationsPool;
     this.blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool = blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
     this.fetchTaskFactory = fetchTaskFactory;
   }
@@ -58,12 +62,14 @@ public class RecentBlocksFetchService
   public static RecentBlocksFetchService create(
       final AsyncRunner asyncRunner,
       final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlocksPool,
+      final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations,
       final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
       final ForwardSync forwardSync,
       final FetchTaskFactory fetchTaskFactory) {
     return new RecentBlocksFetchService(
         asyncRunner,
         pendingBlocksPool,
+        pendingAttestations,
         blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
         forwardSync,
         fetchTaskFactory,
@@ -137,6 +143,8 @@ public void onBlockImported(final SignedBeaconBlock block, final boolean executi
   }
 
   private void setupSubscribers() {
+    pendingAttestationsPool.subscribeRequiredBlockRoot(this::requestRecentBlock);
+    pendingAttestationsPool.subscribeRequiredBlockRootDropped(this::cancelRecentBlockRequest);
     pendingBlockPool.subscribeRequiredBlockRoot(this::requestRecentBlock);
     pendingBlockPool.subscribeRequiredBlockRootDropped(this::cancelRecentBlockRequest);
     blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool.subscribeRequiredBlockRoot(this::requestRecentBlock);
diff --git a/beacon/sync/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchServiceTest.java b/beacon/sync/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchServiceTest.java
index 06a67a98ce1..9acf89f0804 100644
--- a/beacon/sync/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchServiceTest.java
+++ b/beacon/sync/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/gossip/blocks/RecentBlocksFetchServiceTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.SafeFuture;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.StubAsyncRunner;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.TestSpecFactory;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.attestation.ValidatableAttestation;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.blocks.SignedBeaconBlock;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.util.DataStructureUtil;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.statetransition.blobs.BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ public class RecentBlocksFetchServiceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   private final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlockPool = mock(PendingPool.class);
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  private final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestationsPool =
+      mock(PendingPool.class);
+
   private final BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool =
       mock(BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool.class);
 
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ public void setup() {
         new RecentBlocksFetchService(
             asyncRunner,
             pendingBlockPool,
+            pendingAttestationsPool,
             blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
             forwardSync,
             fetchTaskFactory,
diff --git a/beacon/sync/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/SyncingNodeManager.java b/beacon/sync/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/SyncingNodeManager.java
index b94030b4214..5256e4a6e7a 100644
--- a/beacon/sync/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/SyncingNodeManager.java
+++ b/beacon/sync/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/beacon/sync/SyncingNodeManager.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import tech.pegasys.teku.networking.p2p.peer.Peer;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.Spec;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.TestSpecFactory;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.attestation.ValidatableAttestation;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.blocks.SignedBeaconBlock;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.executionlayer.ExecutionLayerChannel;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.executionlayer.ExecutionLayerChannelStub;
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ public static SyncingNodeManager create(
     final PoolFactory poolFactory = new PoolFactory(new NoOpMetricsSystem());
     final PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlocks =
         poolFactory.createPendingPoolForBlocks(spec);
+    final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations =
+        poolFactory.createPendingPoolForAttestations(spec);
     final FutureItems<SignedBeaconBlock> futureBlocks =
         FutureItems.create(SignedBeaconBlock::getSlot, mock(SettableLabelledGauge.class), "blocks");
     final Map<Bytes32, BlockImportResult> invalidBlockRoots = LimitedMap.createSynchronizedLRU(500);
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ public static SyncingNodeManager create(
         RecentBlocksFetchService.create(
             asyncRunner,
             pendingBlocks,
+            pendingAttestations,
             BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool.NOOP,
             syncService,
             fetchBlockTaskFactory);
diff --git a/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java b/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
index 5fc563a9f4b..90508b0303b 100644
--- a/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
+++ b/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ public class BeaconChainController extends Service implements BeaconChainControl
   protected volatile WeakSubjectivityValidator weakSubjectivityValidator;
   protected volatile PerformanceTracker performanceTracker;
   protected volatile PendingPool<SignedBeaconBlock> pendingBlocks;
+  protected volatile PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations;
   protected volatile BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool;
   protected volatile Map<Bytes32, BlockImportResult> invalidBlockRoots;
   protected volatile CoalescingChainHeadChannel coalescingChainHeadChannel;
@@ -1049,8 +1050,7 @@ protected void initSignatureVerificationService() {
   }
 
   protected void initAttestationManager() {
-    final PendingPool<ValidatableAttestation> pendingAttestations =
-        poolFactory.createPendingPoolForAttestations(spec);
+    pendingAttestations = poolFactory.createPendingPoolForAttestations(spec);
     final FutureItems<ValidatableAttestation> futureAttestations =
         FutureItems.create(
             ValidatableAttestation::getEarliestSlotForForkChoiceProcessing,
@@ -1292,6 +1292,7 @@ protected SyncServiceFactory createSyncServiceFactory() {
         blockImporter,
         blobSidecarManager,
         pendingBlocks,
+        pendingAttestations,
         blockBlobSidecarsTrackersPool,
         beaconConfig.eth2NetworkConfig().getStartupTargetPeerCount(),
         signatureVerificationService,