diff --git a/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_validator_api.nim b/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_validator_api.nim
index b15606317..c1f702ec6 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_validator_api.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/rpc/rest_validator_api.nim
@@ -409,8 +409,11 @@ proc installValidatorApiHandlers*(router: var RestRouter, node: BeaconNode) =
       withBlck(message.blck):
         let data =
           when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Electra:
-            debugRaiseAssert "validator API, electra"
-            default(phase0.BeaconBlock)
+            let blobsBundle = message.blobsBundleOpt.get()
+            electra.BlockContents(
+              `block`: forkyBlck,
+              kzg_proofs: blobsBundle.proofs,
+              blobs: blobsBundle.blobs)
           elif consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
             let blobsBundle = message.blobsBundleOpt.get()
             deneb.BlockContents(
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
index b31efbd09..c2161ba6b 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/eth2_apis/eth2_rest_serialization.nim
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ RestJson.useDefaultSerializationFor(
   DepositReceipt,
   DepositTreeSnapshot,
   DistributedKeystoreInfo,
+  ElectraSignedBlockContents,
   EmptyBody,
   Eth1Data,
   EventBeaconBlockObject,
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ RestJson.useDefaultSerializationFor(
   electra.BeaconBlock,
   electra.BeaconState,
   electra.BeaconBlockBody,
+  electra.BlockContents,
   electra.ExecutionPayload,
   electra.ExecutionPayloadHeader,
   electra.SignedBeaconBlock,
@@ -2299,7 +2301,7 @@ proc writeValue*(
     writer.writeField("data", value.denebData)
   of ConsensusFork.Electra:
     writer.writeField("version", "electra")
-    debugRaiseAssert "writeValue RestJson Electra ForkedSignedBaconBlock"
+    writer.writeField("data", value.electraData)
   writer.endRecord()
 
 # ForkedHashedBeaconState is used where a `ForkedBeaconState` normally would
@@ -3616,8 +3618,17 @@ proc decodeBody*(
       ok(RestPublishedSignedBlockContents(
         kind: ConsensusFork.Deneb, denebData: blckContents))
     of ConsensusFork.Electra:
-      debugRaiseAssert "electra"
-      return err(RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnexpectedDecodeError))
+      let blckContents =
+        try:
+          SSZ.decode(body.data, ElectraSignedBlockContents)
+        except SerializationError as exc:
+          return err(RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnableDecodeError,
+                                           [version, exc.formatMsg("<data>")]))
+        except CatchableError as exc:
+          return err(RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnexpectedDecodeError,
+                                           [version, $exc.msg]))
+      ok(RestPublishedSignedBlockContents(
+        kind: ConsensusFork.Electra, electraData: blckContents))
   else:
     err(RestErrorMessage.init(Http415, "Invalid content type",
                               [version, $body.contentType]))
@@ -3748,9 +3759,24 @@ proc decodeBodyJsonOrSsz*(
       ok(RestPublishedSignedBlockContents(
         kind: ConsensusFork.Deneb, denebData: blckContents))
     of ConsensusFork.Electra:
-      debugRaiseAssert "electra"
-      return err(
-        RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnexpectedDecodeError))
+      let blckContents =
+        try:
+          RestJson.decode(body.data, ElectraSignedBlockContents,
+                          requireAllFields = true,
+                          allowUnknownFields = true)
+        except SerializationError as exc:
+          debug "Failed to decode JSON data",
+               err = exc.formatMsg("<data>"),
+               data = string.fromBytes(body.data)
+          return err(
+            RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnableDecodeError,
+                                  [version, exc.formatMsg("<data>")]))
+        except CatchableError as exc:
+          return err(
+            RestErrorMessage.init(Http400, UnexpectedDecodeError,
+                                  [version, $exc.msg]))
+      ok(RestPublishedSignedBlockContents(
+        kind: ConsensusFork.Electra, electraData: blckContents))
   else:
     err(RestErrorMessage.init(Http415, "Invalid content type",
                               [version, $body.contentType]))
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validators/validator_pool.nim b/beacon_chain/validators/validator_pool.nim
index a949e23fc..a04f21dda 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validators/validator_pool.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validators/validator_pool.nim
@@ -536,8 +536,7 @@ proc getBlockSignature*(v: AttachedValidator, fork: Fork,
     let web3signerRequest =
       when blck is ForkedBlindedBeaconBlock:
         case blck.kind
-        of ConsensusFork.Phase0 .. ConsensusFork.Capella, ConsensusFork.Electra:
-          debugRaiseAssert "move electra case out"
+        of ConsensusFork.Phase0 .. ConsensusFork.Capella:
           return SignatureResult.err("Invalid blinded beacon block fork")
         of ConsensusFork.Deneb:
           case v.data.remoteType
@@ -552,6 +551,19 @@ proc getBlockSignature*(v: AttachedValidator, fork: Fork,
               Web3SignerForkedBeaconBlock(kind: ConsensusFork.Deneb,
                 data: blck.denebData.toBeaconBlockHeader),
               proofs)
+        of ConsensusFork.Electra:
+          case v.data.remoteType
+          of RemoteSignerType.Web3Signer:
+            Web3SignerRequest.init(fork, genesis_validators_root,
+              Web3SignerForkedBeaconBlock(kind: ConsensusFork.Electra,
+                data: blck.electraData.toBeaconBlockHeader))
+          of RemoteSignerType.VerifyingWeb3Signer:
+            let proofs = blockPropertiesProofs(
+              blck.electraData.body, electraIndex)
+            Web3SignerRequest.init(fork, genesis_validators_root,
+              Web3SignerForkedBeaconBlock(kind: ConsensusFork.Electra,
+                data: blck.electraData.toBeaconBlockHeader),
+              proofs)
       elif blck is deneb_mev.BlindedBeaconBlock:
         case v.data.remoteType
         of RemoteSignerType.Web3Signer:
diff --git a/ncli/ncli_db.nim b/ncli/ncli_db.nim
index c3142ad7c..ccc2559ce 100644
--- a/ncli/ncli_db.nim
+++ b/ncli/ncli_db.nim
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ proc cmdBench(conf: DbConf, cfg: RuntimeConfig) =
         blocks[4].add dag.db.getBlock(
           blck.root, deneb.TrustedSignedBeaconBlock).get()
       of ConsensusFork.Electra:
-        debugRaiseAssert ""
-        let x = 5
+        blocks[5].add dag.db.getBlock(
+          blck.root, electra.TrustedSignedBeaconBlock).get()
 
   let stateData = newClone(dag.headState)
 
diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_fork_choice.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_fork_choice.nim
index 230a9a5e8..ba46298ec 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_fork_choice.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_fork_choice.nim
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ proc loadOps(
               SSZ, consensusFork.SignedBeaconBlock)
 
             blobData =
-              when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Electra:
-                debugRaiseAssert "no electra support in fc test"
-              elif consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
+              when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
                 if step.hasKey"blobs":
                   numExtraFields += 2
                   Opt.some BlobData(
diff --git a/tests/teststateutil.nim b/tests/teststateutil.nim
index 53f8585f4..8c231a4e1 100644
--- a/tests/teststateutil.nim
+++ b/tests/teststateutil.nim
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ proc getTestStates*(
     cfg.CAPELLA_FORK_EPOCH = 3.Epoch
   if consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
     cfg.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH = 4.Epoch
-
-  debugRaiseAssert "ELECTRA_FORK_EPOCH"
+  if consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Electra:
+    cfg.ELECTRA_FORK_EPOCH = 5.Epoch
 
   for i, epoch in stateEpochs:
     let slot = epoch.Epoch.start_slot