diff --git a/specs/deneb/validator.md b/specs/deneb/validator.md
index 6519ec6e6..d2209986e 100644
--- a/specs/deneb/validator.md
+++ b/specs/deneb/validator.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Note: This API is *unstable*. `get_blobs_and_kzg_commitments` and `get_payload`
 Implementers may also retrieve blobs individually per transaction.
 
 ```python
-def get_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(payload_id: PayloadId) -> Tuple[Sequence[BLSFieldElement], Sequence[KZGCommitment]]:
+def get_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(payload_id: PayloadId) -> Tuple[Sequence[BLSFieldElement], Sequence[KZGCommitment], Sequence[KZGProof]]:
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     ...
 ```
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ use the `payload_id` to retrieve `blobs` and `blob_kzg_commitments` via `get_blo
 ```python
 def validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(execution_payload: ExecutionPayload,
                                        blobs: Sequence[Blob],
-                                       blob_kzg_commitments: Sequence[KZGCommitment]) -> None:
+                                       blob_kzg_commitments: Sequence[KZGCommitment],
+                                       blob_kzg_proofs: Sequence[KZGProof]) -> None:
     # Optionally sanity-check that the KZG commitments match the versioned hashes in the transactions
     assert verify_kzg_commitments_against_transactions(execution_payload.transactions, blob_kzg_commitments)
 
     # Optionally sanity-check that the KZG commitments match the blobs (as produced by the execution engine)
-    assert len(blob_kzg_commitments) == len(blobs)
-    assert all(blob_to_kzg_commitment(blob) == commitment for blob, commitment in zip(blobs, blob_kzg_commitments))
+    assert len(blob_kzg_commitments) == len(blobs) == len(blob_kzg_proofs)
+    assert verify_blob_kzg_proof_batch(blobs, blob_kzg_commitments, blob_kzg_proofs)
 ```
 
 3. If valid, set `block.body.blob_kzg_commitments = blob_kzg_commitments`.
diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/unittests/validator/test_validator.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/unittests/validator/test_validator.py
index 48a01f624..33b216e87 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/unittests/validator/test_validator.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/deneb/unittests/validator/test_validator.py
@@ -53,14 +53,15 @@ def test_validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(spec, state):
     block.body.blob_kzg_commitments = blob_kzg_commitments
     block.body.execution_payload.transactions = [opaque_tx]
     block.body.execution_payload.block_hash = compute_el_block_hash(spec, block.body.execution_payload)
-    # state_transition_and_sign_block(spec, state, block)
 
     blob_sidecars = spec.get_blob_sidecars(block, blobs)
     blobs = [sidecar.blob for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
+    proofs = [sidecar.kzg_proof for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
 
     spec.validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(block.body.execution_payload,
                                             blobs,
-                                            blob_kzg_commitments)
+                                            blob_kzg_commitments,
+                                            proofs)
 
 
 @with_deneb_and_later
@@ -79,11 +80,39 @@ def test_validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments_missing_blob(spec, state):
 
     blob_sidecars = spec.get_blob_sidecars(block, blobs)
     blobs = [sidecar.blob for sidecar in blob_sidecars][:-1]
+    proofs = [sidecar.kzg_proof for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
 
     expect_assertion_error(lambda: 
         spec.validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(block.body.execution_payload,
                                                 blobs,
-                                                blob_kzg_commitments)
+                                                blob_kzg_commitments,
+                                                proofs)
+    )
+
+
+@with_deneb_and_later
+@spec_state_test
+def test_validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments_missing_proof(spec, state):
+    """
+    Test `validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments`
+    """
+    blob_count = 4
+    block = build_empty_block_for_next_slot(spec, state)
+    opaque_tx, blobs, blob_kzg_commitments = get_sample_opaque_tx(spec, blob_count=blob_count)
+    block.body.blob_kzg_commitments = blob_kzg_commitments
+    block.body.execution_payload.transactions = [opaque_tx]
+    block.body.execution_payload.block_hash = compute_el_block_hash(spec, block.body.execution_payload)
+    # state_transition_and_sign_block(spec, state, block)
+
+    blob_sidecars = spec.get_blob_sidecars(block, blobs)
+    blobs = [sidecar.blob for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
+    proofs = [sidecar.kzg_proof for sidecar in blob_sidecars][:-1]
+
+    expect_assertion_error(lambda: 
+        spec.validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(block.body.execution_payload,
+                                                blobs,
+                                                blob_kzg_commitments,
+                                                proofs)
     )
 
 
@@ -103,11 +132,13 @@ def test_validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments_incorrect_blob(spec, state):
 
     blob_sidecars = spec.get_blob_sidecars(block, blobs)
     blobs = [sidecar.blob for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
+    proofs = [sidecar.kzg_proof for sidecar in blob_sidecars]
 
     blobs[1] = spec.Blob(blobs[1][:13] + bytes([(blobs[1][13] + 1) % 256]) + blobs[1][14:])
 
     expect_assertion_error(lambda: 
         spec.validate_blobs_and_kzg_commitments(block.body.execution_payload,
                                                 blobs,
-                                                blob_kzg_commitments)
+                                                blob_kzg_commitments,
+                                                proofs)
     )
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