diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 7b04acc56..fee69fcc3 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1567,8 +1567,21 @@ proc onSlotEnd(node: BeaconNode, slot: Slot) {.async.} =
     # If the chain has halted, we have to ensure that the EL gets synced
     # so that we can perform validator duties again
     if not node.dag.head.executionValid and not node.dag.chainIsProgressing():
-      let beaconHead = node.attestationPool[].getBeaconHead(head)
-      discard await node.consensusManager.updateExecutionClientHead(beaconHead)
+      let
+        beaconHead = node.attestationPool[].getBeaconHead(head)
+        blck = node.dag.getForkedBlock(beaconHead.blck.bid)
+      if blck.isSome:
+        withBlck(blck.get):
+          when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Bellatrix:
+            if forkyBlck.message.is_execution_block and
+                not forkyBlck.message.body.execution_payload.block_hash.isZero:
+              # Both `engine_newPayload` and `engine_forkchoiceUpdated` are
+              # needed because the EL may have discarded the block since the
+              # last time that the stale branch was requested to be head
+              discard await node.elManager
+                .newExecutionPayload(forkyBlck.message)
+              discard await node.consensusManager
+                .updateExecutionClientHead(beaconHead)
 
     # If the chain head is far behind, we have to advance it incrementally
     # to avoid lag spikes when performing validator duties