diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayload.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayload.java
index a89b2c53fd7..37c26f58450 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayload.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayload.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.exception.StorageException;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -99,6 +100,20 @@ public JsonRpcResponse syncResponse(final JsonRpcRequestContext requestContext)
     final EnginePayloadParameter blockParam =
         requestContext.getRequiredParameter(0, EnginePayloadParameter.class);
 
+    Optional<List<Bytes32>> maybeVersionedHashes = Optional.empty();
+
+    Optional<String> maybeVersionedHashParam = requestContext.getOptionalParameter(1, String.class);
+    if(maybeVersionedHashParam.isPresent()) {
+      Bytes versionedHashArray = Bytes.fromHexString(maybeVersionedHashParam.get());
+      if(versionedHashArray.size() % 32 != 0) {
+        LOG.info("CL sent versionedHash array indivisible by 32");
+        return new JsonRpcErrorResponse(requestContext.getRequest().getId(), INVALID_PARAMS);
+      } else {
+        Bytes32[] versionedHashes = Bytes.segment(versionedHashArray);
+        maybeVersionedHashes = Optional.of(Arrays.stream(versionedHashes).toList());
+      }
+    }
+
     Object reqId = requestContext.getRequest().getId();
 
     LOG.atTrace()
@@ -218,8 +233,7 @@ public JsonRpcResponse syncResponse(final JsonRpcRequestContext requestContext)
                         .map(vh -> vh.toBytes())
                         .collect(toList())));
     // and compare with expected versioned hashes param
-    final Optional<List<Bytes32>> maybeVersionedHashes =
-        Optional.ofNullable(blockParam.getVersionedHashes());
+
     // check if one is empty
     if (maybeVersionedHashes.isPresent() && transactionVersionedHashes.isEmpty()) {
       return respondWithInvalid(
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayloadTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayloadTest.java
index 8fc0fa94551..9cf5e5ceeeb 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayloadTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineNewPayloadTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeaderTestFixture;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Deposit;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Withdrawal;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.blobs.VersionedHash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.EthPeers;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.BodyValidation;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.DepositsValidator;
@@ -617,10 +618,10 @@ private EnginePayloadParameter mockPayload(
         header.getPrevRandao().map(Bytes32::toHexString).orElse("0x0"),
         txs,
         withdrawals,
-        null,
         new UnsignedLongParameter(header.getDataGasUsed()),
         deposits,
-        header.getExcessDataGas().map(DataGas::toHexString).orElse(null));
+        header.getExcessDataGas().map(DataGas::toHexString).orElse(null),
+        List.of(VersionedHash.DEFAULT_VERSIONED_HASH.toBytes()));
   }
 
   @NotNull
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineNewPayloadV3Test.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineNewPayloadV3Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a68c2926fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineNewPayloadV3Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Hyperledger Besu Contributors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.methods.engine;
+
+import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.RpcMethod;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.JsonRpcRequest;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.JsonRpcRequestContext;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.parameters.EnginePayloadParameter;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcResponse;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcResponseType;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+public class EngineNewPayloadV3Test extends AbstractEngineNewPayloadTest {
+
+  public EngineNewPayloadV3Test() {
+    super(EngineNewPayloadV3::new);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnExpectedMethodName() {
+    assertThat(method.getName()).isEqualTo("engine_newPayloadV3");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldInvalidParamsOnShortVersionedHash() {
+    Bytes shortHash = Bytes.repeat((byte)0x69, 31);
+    shortHash.toHexString();
+    EnginePayloadParameter payload = mock(EnginePayloadParameter.class);
+    JsonRpcResponse badParam =  method.response(
+            new JsonRpcRequestContext(
+                    new JsonRpcRequest(
+                            "2.0", RpcMethod.ENGINE_NEW_PAYLOAD_V2.getMethodName(), new Object[] {payload, shortHash})));
+    assertThat(badParam.getType()).isEqualTo(JsonRpcResponseType.ERROR);
+  }
+}