diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
index d560079b4..d40f48ad9 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import stew/[results, base10], chronos, chronicles
 import
   ../spec/datatypes/[phase0, altair],
   ../spec/eth2_apis/rest_types,
-  ../spec/[helpers, forks, network],
+  ../spec/[helpers, forks, network, eip7594_helpers],
   ../networking/[peer_pool, peer_scores, eth2_network],
   ../gossip_processing/block_processor,
   ../beacon_clock,
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ proc shouldGetBlobs[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], e: Epoch): bool =
   (wallEpoch < man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS or
    e >=  wallEpoch - man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS)
 
+proc shouldGetDataColumns[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], e: Epoch): bool =
+  let wallEpoch = man.getLocalWallSlot().epoch
+  e >= man.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH and
+  (wallEpoch < man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUEST or
+  e >= wallEpoch - man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS)
+
 proc getBlobSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
                            req: SyncRequest): Future[BlobSidecarsRes]
                            {.async: (raises: [CancelledError], raw: true).} =
@@ -258,6 +264,66 @@ func checkBlobs(blobs: seq[BlobSidecars]): Result[void, string] =
       ? blob_sidecar[].verify_blob_sidecar_inclusion_proof()
   ok()
 
+proc getDataColumnSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
+                                 req: SyncRequest): Future[DataColumnSidecarsRes]
+                                 {.async: (raises: [CancelledError], raw: true).} =
+  mixin getScore, `==`
+
+  logScope:
+    peer_score = peer.getScore()
+    peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
+    sync_indent = man.indent
+    direction = man.direction
+    topics = "syncman"
+  
+  doAssert(not(req.isEmpty()), "Request must not be empty!")
+  debug "Requesting data column sidecars from peer", request = req
+  dataColumnSidecarsByRange(peer, req.slot, req.count, req.columns)
+
+func groupDataColumns*[T](req: SyncRequest[T],
+                          blocks: seq[ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock],
+                          data_columns: seq[ref DataColumnSidecar]):
+                            Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string] =
+  var
+    grouped = newSeq[DataColumnSidecars](len(blocks))
+    column_cursor = 0
+  for column_idx, blck in blocks:
+    withBlck(blck[]):
+      when consensusFork >= consensusFork.Deneb:
+        template kzgs: untyped = forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments
+        if kzgs.len == 0:
+          continue
+        # Clients MUST include all blob sidecars of each block from which they include blob sidecars.
+        # The following blob sidecars, where they exist, MUST be sent in consecutive (slot, index) order.
+        # https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.5.0-alpha.3/specs/_features/eip7594/p2p-interface.md
+        let header = forkyBlck.toSignedBeaconBlockHeader()
+        for column_idx, kzg_commitment in kzgs:
+          if column_cursor >= data_columns.len:
+            return err("DataColumnSidecar: response too short")
+          let data_column_sidecar = data_columns[column_cursor]
+          if data_column_sidecar.index == data_columns[column_cursor]:
+            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected index")
+          if kzg_commitment notin data_column_sidecar.kzg_commitments:
+            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected kzg_commitment")
+          if data_column_sidecar.signed_block_header != header:
+            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected signed_block_header")
+          grouped[block_idx].add(data_column_sidecar)
+          inc column_cursor
+
+  if column_cursor != len(data_columns):
+    # we reached end of blocks without consuming all data columns so either
+    # the peer we got too few blocks in the paired request, or the
+    # peer is sending us spurious data columns.
+    Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string].err "invalid block or data column sequence"
+  else:
+    Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string].ok grouped
+
+func checkDataColumns(data_columns: seq[DataColumnSidecars]): Result[void, string] =
+  for data_column_sidecars in data_columns:
+    for data_column_sidecar in data_column_sidecars:
+      ? data_column_sidecar[].verify_data_column_sidecar_inclusion_proof()
+  ok()
+
 proc syncStep[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int, peer: A)
     {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
   logScope:
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_protocol.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_protocol.nim
index ad03139cd..e178b3c1c 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_protocol.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_protocol.nim
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ p2pProtocol BeaconSync(version = 1,
       peer, roots = columnIds.len, count, found
 
   # https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.5.0-alpha.2/specs/_features/eip7594/p2p-interface.md#datacolumnsidecarsbyrange-v1
-  proc dataColumnSidecarByRange(
+  proc dataColumnSidecarsByRange(
       peer: Peer,
       startSlot: Slot,
       reqCount: uint64,
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
index e7faad5e7..a70e49ca3 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type
     index*: uint64
     slot*: Slot
     count*: uint64
+    columns*: List[ColumnIndex, NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS]
     item*: T
 
   SyncResult*[T] = object