diff --git a/mod/consensus/pkg/cometbft/service/abci.go b/mod/consensus/pkg/cometbft/service/abci.go
index 91c600db2d..3bb8474320 100644
--- a/mod/consensus/pkg/cometbft/service/abci.go
+++ b/mod/consensus/pkg/cometbft/service/abci.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/encoding/json"
 	math "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/math"
 	cmtabci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	sdkversion "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
@@ -615,3 +616,8 @@ func (s *Service[_]) GetBlockRetentionHeight(commitHeight int64) int64 {
 func (s *Service[_]) GetBeaconVersion() (string, error) {
 	return sdkversion.Version, nil
 }
+
+// GetCometNode returns the concrete CometBFT node.
+func (s *Service[_]) GetCometNode() *node.Node {
+	return s.node
+}
diff --git a/mod/node-api/backend/backend.go b/mod/node-api/backend/backend.go
index 4fe05342ae..47e5958b3d 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/backend/backend.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/backend/backend.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/math"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 )
 
 // Backend is the db access layer for the beacon node-api.
@@ -237,3 +238,10 @@ func (b *Backend[
 	}
 	return appVersion, nil
 }
+
+// GetNode returns the comet node from the backend.
+func (b *Backend[
+	_, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _,
+]) GetNode() *node.Node {
+	return b.node.GetCometNode()
+}
diff --git a/mod/node-api/backend/types.go b/mod/node-api/backend/types.go
index ecf8de75a5..c2553da320 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/backend/types.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/backend/types.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/math"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/transition"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/state-transition/pkg/core"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 )
 
 // The AvailabilityStore interface is responsible for validating and storing
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ type Node[ContextT any] interface {
 	CreateQueryContext(height int64, prove bool) (ContextT, error)
 	// GetBeaconVersion returns the version of the beacon node.
 	GetBeaconVersion() (string, error)
+	// GetCometNode returns the comet node.
+	GetCometNode() *node.Node
 }
 
 type StateProcessor[BeaconStateT any] interface {
diff --git a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/backend.go b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/backend.go
index 032d58c8a6..3888f6d766 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/backend.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/backend.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 package node
 
+import "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
+
 type Backend interface {
 	GetNodeVersion() (string, error)
+	GetNode() *node.Node
 }
diff --git a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/node.go b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/node.go
index 22e69ff67f..f986a00f71 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/node.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/node.go
@@ -21,32 +21,47 @@
 package node
 
 import (
+	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/errors"
 	nodetypes "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers/node/types"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers/types"
 )
 
-// Syncing is a placeholder so that beacon API clients don't break.
-//
-// TODO: Implement with real data.
-func (h *Handler[ContextT]) Syncing(ContextT) (any, error) {
-	type SyncingResponse struct {
-		Data struct {
-			HeadSlot     string `json:"head_slot"`
-			SyncDistance string `json:"sync_distance"`
-			IsSyncing    bool   `json:"is_syncing"`
-			IsOptimistic bool   `json:"is_optimistic"`
-			ELOffline    bool   `json:"el_offline"`
-		} `json:"data"`
+var (
+	errNilBlockStore = errors.New("block store is nil")
+	errNilNode       = errors.New("node is nil")
+)
+
+// Syncing returns the syncing status of the beacon node.
+func (h *Handler[ContextT]) Syncing(_ ContextT) (any, error) {
+	node := h.backend.GetNode()
+	if node == nil {
+		return nil, errNilNode
+	}
+
+	// Get blockStore for heights
+	blockStore := node.BlockStore()
+	if blockStore == nil {
+		return nil, errNilBlockStore
 	}
 
-	response := SyncingResponse{}
-	response.Data.HeadSlot = "0"
-	response.Data.SyncDistance = "1"
-	response.Data.IsSyncing = false
-	response.Data.IsOptimistic = true
-	response.Data.ELOffline = false
+	latestHeight := blockStore.Height()
+	baseHeight := blockStore.Base()
+
+	response := nodetypes.SyncingData{
+		HeadSlot:     latestHeight,
+		IsOptimistic: true,
+		ELOffline:    false,
+	}
+
+	// Calculate sync distance using block heights
+	response.SyncDistance = latestHeight - baseHeight
+	// If SyncDistance is greater than 0,
+	// we consider the node to be syncing
+	if response.SyncDistance > 0 {
+		response.IsSyncing = true
+	}
 
-	return response, nil
+	return types.Wrap(&response), nil
 }
 
 // Version returns the version of the beacon node.
diff --git a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/types/response.go b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/types/response.go
index be45ef558d..82ac614209 100644
--- a/mod/node-api/handlers/node/types/response.go
+++ b/mod/node-api/handlers/node/types/response.go
@@ -20,6 +20,37 @@
 
 package types
 
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
 type VersionData struct {
 	Version string `json:"version"`
 }
+
+type SyncingData struct {
+	HeadSlot     int64 `json:"head_slot"`
+	SyncDistance int64 `json:"sync_distance"`
+	IsSyncing    bool  `json:"is_syncing"`
+	IsOptimistic bool  `json:"is_optimistic"`
+	ELOffline    bool  `json:"el_offline"`
+}
+
+type syncingJSON struct {
+	HeadSlot     string `json:"head_slot"`
+	SyncDistance string `json:"sync_distance"`
+	IsSyncing    bool   `json:"is_syncing"`
+	IsOptimistic bool   `json:"is_optimistic"`
+	ELOffline    bool   `json:"el_offline"`
+}
+
+func (s *SyncingData) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(syncingJSON{
+		HeadSlot:     strconv.FormatInt(s.HeadSlot, 10),
+		SyncDistance: strconv.FormatInt(s.SyncDistance, 10),
+		IsSyncing:    s.IsSyncing,
+		IsOptimistic: s.IsOptimistic,
+		ELOffline:    s.ELOffline,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api.go b/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api.go
index f66bc6ed4d..2cec1eaad8 100644
--- a/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api.go
+++ b/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/server"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/primitives/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ func ProvideNodeAPIBackend[
 	NodeT interface {
 		CreateQueryContext(height int64, prove bool) (sdk.Context, error)
 		GetBeaconVersion() (string, error)
+		GetCometNode() *node.Node
 	},
 	StorageBackendT StorageBackend[
 		AvailabilityStoreT, BeaconStateT, BeaconBlockStoreT, DepositStoreT,
diff --git a/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api_handlers.go b/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api_handlers.go
index df5ef6ce1f..1e46eee731 100644
--- a/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api_handlers.go
+++ b/mod/node-core/pkg/components/api_handlers.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	eventsapi "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers/events"
 	nodeapi "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers/node"
 	proofapi "github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/mod/node-api/handlers/proof"
+	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 )
 
 type NodeAPIHandlersInput[
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ func ProvideNodeAPIEventsHandler[
 
 type Backend interface {
 	GetNodeVersion() (string, error)
+	GetNode() *node.Node
 }
 
 func ProvideNodeAPINodeHandler[
diff --git a/testing/e2e/e2e_node_api_test.go b/testing/e2e/e2e_node_api_test.go
index 5ee547a704..1caec97426 100644
--- a/testing/e2e/e2e_node_api_test.go
+++ b/testing/e2e/e2e_node_api_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package e2e_test
 
 import (
 	beaconapi "github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/api"
+	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/phase0"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/testing/e2e/config"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/testing/e2e/suite/types"
 )
@@ -52,3 +53,22 @@ func (s *BeaconKitE2ESuite) TestNodeVersion() {
 	versionStr := version.Data
 	s.Require().NotEmpty(versionStr)
 }
+
+// TestNodeSyncing tests the node api for syncing status of the node.
+func (s *BeaconKitE2ESuite) TestNodeSyncing() {
+	client := s.initNodeTest()
+
+	syncing, err := client.NodeSyncing(s.Ctx(),
+		&beaconapi.NodeSyncingOpts{})
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().NotNil(syncing)
+	syncData := syncing.Data
+	s.Require().NotEmpty(syncData.HeadSlot)
+	s.Require().Greater(syncData.HeadSlot, phase0.Slot(0))
+	s.Require().NotNil(syncData.SyncDistance)
+
+	s.Require().NotNil(syncData.IsSyncing)
+	s.Require().True(syncData.IsOptimistic)
+
+	// TODO: Add more assertions.
+}
diff --git a/testing/e2e/suite/types/consensus_client.go b/testing/e2e/suite/types/consensus_client.go
index f94884e44d..5f2b5aa1ba 100644
--- a/testing/e2e/suite/types/consensus_client.go
+++ b/testing/e2e/suite/types/consensus_client.go
@@ -258,5 +258,15 @@ func (cc ConsensusClient) Spec(
 	return cc.beaconClient.Spec(ctx, opts)
 }
 
+func (cc ConsensusClient) NodeSyncing(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	opts *beaconapi.NodeSyncingOpts,
+) (*beaconapi.Response[*apiv1.SyncState], error) {
+	if cc.beaconClient == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("beacon client is not initialized")
+	}
+	return cc.beaconClient.NodeSyncing(ctx, opts)
+}
+
 // TODO: Add helpers for the beacon node-api client (converting from
 // go-eth2-client types to beacon-kit consensus types).