diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
index d40f48ad9..45e9d10d7 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ proc getDataColumnSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
   logScope:
     peer_score = peer.getScore()
     peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
-    sync_indent = man.indent
+    sync_ident = man.ident
     direction = man.direction
     topics = "syncman"
   
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ func groupDataColumns*[T](req: SyncRequest[T],
   var
     grouped = newSeq[DataColumnSidecars](len(blocks))
     column_cursor = 0
-  for column_idx, blck in blocks:
+  for block_idx, blck in blocks:
     withBlck(blck[]):
-      when consensusFork >= consensusFork.Deneb:
+      when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
         template kzgs: untyped = forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments
         if kzgs.len == 0:
           continue
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func groupDataColumns*[T](req: SyncRequest[T],
           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]:
+          if data_column_sidecar.index != ColumnIndex column_idx:
             return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected index")
           if kzg_commitment notin data_column_sidecar.kzg_commitments:
             return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected kzg_commitment")
@@ -540,6 +540,65 @@ proc syncStep[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int, peer: A)
     else:
       Opt.none(seq[BlobSidecars])
 
+  let shouldGetDataColumns =
+    if not man.shouldGetBlobs(req.slot.epoch):
+      false
+    else:
+      var hasColumns = false
+      for blck in blockData:
+        withBlck(blck[]):
+          when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
+            if forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments.len > 0:
+              hasColumns = true
+              break
+      hasColumns
+  
+  let dataColumnData =
+    if shouldGetDataColumns:
+      let data_columns = await man.getDataColumnSidecars(peer, req)
+      if data_columns.isErr:
+        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
+        man.queue.push(req)
+        debug "Failed to receive data columns on request",
+              request = req, err = data_columns.error
+        return
+      let dataColumnData = data_columns.get().asSeq()
+      let dataColumnSmap = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData)
+      debug "Received data columns on request", data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData),
+                           data_columns_map = dataColumnSmap, request = req
+
+      if len(dataColumnData) > 0:
+        let slots = mapIt(dataColumnData, it[].signed_block_header.message.slot)
+        let uniqueSlots = foldl(slots, combine(a, b), @[slots[0]])
+        if not(checkResponse(req, uniqueSlots)):
+          peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
+          man.queue.push(req)
+          warn "Received data columns sequence is not in requested range",
+            data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData), data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData),
+            request = req
+
+          return
+      let groupedDataColumns = groupDataColumns(req, blockData, dataColumnData)
+      if groupedDataColumns.isErr:
+        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
+        man.queue.push(req)
+        info "Received data columns is inconsistent",
+          data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData), request = req, msg=groupedDataColumns.error()
+        return
+      if (let checkRes = groupedDataColumns.get.checkDataColumns(); checkRes.isErr):
+        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
+        man.queue.push(req)
+        warn "Received data columns is invalid",
+          data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData),
+          data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData),
+          request = req,
+          msg = checkRes.error
+        return
+      Opt.some(groupedDataColumns.get())
+    else:
+      Opt.none(seq[DataColumnSidecars])
+
+
   if len(blockData) == 0 and man.direction == SyncQueueKind.Backward and
       req.contains(man.getSafeSlot()):
     # The sync protocol does not distinguish between:
@@ -564,7 +623,7 @@ proc syncStep[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int, peer: A)
     # TODO descore peers that lie
     maybeFinalized = lastSlot < peerFinalized
 
-  await man.queue.push(req, blockData, blobData, maybeFinalized, proc() =
+  await man.queue.push(req, blockData, blobData, dataColumnData, maybeFinalized, proc() =
     man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Processing)
 
 proc syncWorker[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
index a70e49ca3..22c92f17d 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ func numAlreadyKnownSlots[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T]): uint64 =
 proc push*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T],
               data: seq[ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock],
               blobs: Opt[seq[BlobSidecars]],
+              data_columns: Opt[seq[DataColumnSidecars]],
               maybeFinalized: bool = false,
               processingCb: ProcessingCallback = nil) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
   logScope:
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ proc push*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T],
         # SyncQueue reset happens. We are exiting to wake up sync-worker.
         return
     else:
-      let syncres = SyncResult[T](request: sr, data: data, blobs: blobs)
+      let syncres = SyncResult[T](request: sr, data: data, blobs: blobs, data_columns: data_columns)
       sq.readyQueue.push(syncres)
       break
 
@@ -758,6 +759,37 @@ proc push*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T],
                   blocks_map = getShortMap(req, item.data)
           req.item.updateScore(PeerScoreBadValues)
           break
+    
+    var counter = 0
+    for blk, col in sq.das_blocks(item):
+      res = await sq.blockVerifier(blk[], Opt.none(BlobSidecars), col, maybeFinalized)
+      inc i
+
+      if res.isOk:
+        goodBlock = some(blk[].slot)
+      else:
+        case res.error()
+        of VerifierError.MissingParent:
+          missingParentSlot = some(blk[].slot)
+          break
+        of VerifierError.Duplicate:
+          # Keep going, happens naturally
+          discard
+        of VerifierError.UnviableFork:
+          # Keep going so as to register other unviable blocks with the
+          # quarantine
+          if unviableBlock.isNone:
+            # Remember the first unviable block, so we can log it
+            unviableBlock = some((blk[].root, blk[].slot))
+        
+        of VerifierError.Invalid:
+          hasInvalidBlock = true
+
+          let req = item.request
+          notice "Received invalid sequence of blocks", request = req,
+                  blocks_count = len(item.data),
+                  blocks_map = getShortMap(req, item.data)
+          req.item.updateScore(PeerScoreBadValues)
 
     # When errors happen while processing blocks, we retry the same request
     # with, hopefully, a different peer