diff --git a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
index ab08f46aa..5bad1529c 100644
--- a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     - [`BeaconState`](#beaconstate)
   - [New containers](#new-containers)
     - [`ApplicationPayload`](#applicationpayload)
+    - [`ApplicationBlockHeader`](#applicationblockheader)
 - [Helper functions](#helper-functions)
   - [Misc](#misc)
     - [`is_transition_completed`](#is_transition_completed)
@@ -81,14 +82,12 @@ class BeaconBlockBody(phase0.BeaconBlockBody):
 
 #### `BeaconState`
 
-*Note*: `BeaconState` fields remain unchanged other than addition of application payload fields.
+*Note*: `BeaconState` fields remain unchanged other than addition of `latest_application_block_header`.
 
 ```python
 class BeaconState(phase0.BeaconState):
     # Application-layer
-    application_state_root: Bytes32  # [New in Merge]
-    application_block_hash: Bytes32  # [New in Merge]
-    application_block_number: uint64 # [New in Merge]
+    latest_application_block_header: ApplicationBlockHeader  # [New in Merge]
 ```
 
 ### New containers
@@ -111,6 +110,25 @@ class ApplicationPayload(Container):
     transactions: List[OpaqueTransaction, MAX_APPLICATION_TRANSACTIONS]
 ```
 
+#### `ApplicationBlockHeader`
+
+The application block header included in a `BeaconState`.
+
+*Note:* Holds application payload data without transaction list.
+
+```python
+class ApplicationBlockHeader(Container):
+    block_hash: Bytes32  # Hash of application block
+    parent_hash: Bytes32
+    coinbase: Bytes20
+    state_root: Bytes32
+    number: uint64
+    gas_limit: uint64
+    gas_used: uint64
+    receipt_root: Bytes32
+    logs_bloom: ByteVector[BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM]
+```
+
 ## Helper functions
 
 ### Misc
@@ -119,14 +137,14 @@ class ApplicationPayload(Container):
 
 ```python
 def is_transition_completed(state: BeaconState) -> boolean:
-    return state.application_block_hash != Bytes32()
+    return state.latest_application_block_header.block_hash != Bytes32()
 ```
 
 #### `is_transition_block`
 
 ```python
 def is_transition_block(state: BeaconState, block_body: BeaconBlockBody) -> boolean:
-    return state.application_block_hash == Bytes32() and block_body.application_payload.block_hash != Bytes32()
+    return state.latest_application_block_header.block_hash == Bytes32() and block_body.application_payload.block_hash != Bytes32()
 ```
 
 ### Block processing
@@ -169,13 +187,21 @@ def process_application_payload(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody) -> No
         return
 
     if not is_transition_block(state, body):
-        assert body.application_payload.parent_hash == state.application_block_hash
-        assert body.application_payload.number == state.application_block_number + 1
+        assert body.application_payload.parent_hash == state.latest_application_block_header.block_hash
+        assert body.application_payload.number == state.latest_application_block_header.number + 1
 
-    application_state = get_application_state(state.application_state_root)
+    application_state = get_application_state(state.latest_application_block_header.state_root)
     application_state_transition(application_state, body.application_payload)
 
-    state.application_state_root = body.application_payload.state_root
-    state.application_block_hash = body.application_payload.block_hash
-    state.application_block_number = body.application_payload.number
+    state.latest_application_block_header = ApplicationBlockHeader(
+        block_hash=application_payload.block_hash,
+        parent_hash=application_payload.parent_hash,
+        coinbase=application_payload.coinbase,
+        state_root=application_payload.state_root,
+        number=application_payload.number,
+        gas_limit=application_payload.gas_limit,
+        gas_used=application_payload.gas_used,
+        receipt_root=application_payload.receipt_root,
+        logs_bloom=application_payload.logs_bloom,
+    )
 ```
diff --git a/specs/merge/validator.md b/specs/merge/validator.md
index 46deec5b4..1c43c9dd6 100644
--- a/specs/merge/validator.md
+++ b/specs/merge/validator.md
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ def get_application_payload(state: BeaconState) -> ApplicationPayload:
             return produce_application_payload(pow_block.block_hash)
 
     # Post-merge, normal payload
-    application_parent_hash = state.application_block_hash
+    application_parent_hash = state.latest_application_block_header.block_hash
     return produce_application_payload(application_parent_hash)
 ```