diff --git a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
index fb4f0e0f9..d008678e0 100644
--- a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
+++ b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -604,15 +605,11 @@ func (p *Parlia) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid excessBlobGas: have %d, expected nil", header.ExcessBlobGas)
 		case header.BlobGasUsed != nil:
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid blobGasUsed: have %d, expected nil", header.BlobGasUsed)
-		case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
 		case header.WithdrawalsHash != nil:
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid WithdrawalsHash, have %#x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
 		}
 	} else {
 		switch {
-		case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
 		case !header.EmptyWithdrawalsHash():
 			return errors.New("header has wrong WithdrawalsHash")
 		}
@@ -621,6 +618,17 @@ func (p *Parlia) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 		}
 	}
 
+	bohr := chain.Config().IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time)
+	if !bohr {
+		if header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if header.ParentBeaconRoot == nil || *header.ParentBeaconRoot != (common.Hash{}) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected zero hash", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// All basic checks passed, verify cascading fields
 	return p.verifyCascadingFields(chain, header, parents)
 }
@@ -1594,11 +1602,35 @@ func CalcDifficulty(snap *Snapshot, signer common.Address) *big.Int {
 	return new(big.Int).Set(diffNoTurn)
 }
 
+func encodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation(w io.Writer, header *types.Header, chainId *big.Int) {
+	err := rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{
+		chainId,
+		header.ParentHash,
+		header.UncleHash,
+		header.Coinbase,
+		header.Root,
+		header.TxHash,
+		header.ReceiptHash,
+		header.Bloom,
+		header.Difficulty,
+		header.Number,
+		header.GasLimit,
+		header.GasUsed,
+		header.Time,
+		header.Extra[:extraVanity], // this will panic if extra is too short, should check before calling encodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation
+		header.MixDigest,
+		header.Nonce,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("can't encode: " + err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block without vote attestation prior to it being sealed.
 // So it's not the real hash of a block, just used as unique id to distinguish task
 func (p *Parlia) SealHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
 	hasher := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
-	types.EncodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation(hasher, header, p.chainConfig.ChainID)
+	encodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation(hasher, header, p.chainConfig.ChainID)
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
 	return hash
 }
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index a5edc32a6..29306c522 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func (cm *chainMaker) makeHeader(parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, engi
 		if cm.config.Parlia != nil {
 			header.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
 		}
-		if cm.config.Parlia == nil {
+		if cm.config.Parlia == nil || cm.config.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
 			header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 71787ce2b..544d7104f 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock() *types.Block {
 			// EIP-4788: The parentBeaconBlockRoot of the genesis block is always
 			// the zero hash. This is because the genesis block does not have a parent
 			// by definition.
-			if conf.Parlia == nil {
+			if conf.Parlia == nil || conf.IsBohr(num, g.Timestamp) {
 				head.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
 			}
 
diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index 422363b32..c7619f3f7 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -673,10 +673,7 @@ type DiffAccountsInBlock struct {
 	Transactions []DiffAccountsInTx
 }
 
-var (
-	extraVanity = 32 // Fixed number of extra-data prefix bytes reserved for signer vanity
-	extraSeal   = 65 // Fixed number of extra-data suffix bytes reserved for signer seal
-)
+var extraSeal = 65 // Fixed number of extra-data suffix bytes reserved for signer seal
 
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
 func SealHash(header *Header, chainId *big.Int) (hash common.Hash) {
@@ -687,48 +684,51 @@ func SealHash(header *Header, chainId *big.Int) (hash common.Hash) {
 }
 
 func EncodeSigHeader(w io.Writer, header *Header, chainId *big.Int) {
-	err := rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{
-		chainId,
-		header.ParentHash,
-		header.UncleHash,
-		header.Coinbase,
-		header.Root,
-		header.TxHash,
-		header.ReceiptHash,
-		header.Bloom,
-		header.Difficulty,
-		header.Number,
-		header.GasLimit,
-		header.GasUsed,
-		header.Time,
-		header.Extra[:len(header.Extra)-extraSeal], // this will panic if extra is too short, should check before calling encodeSigHeader
-		header.MixDigest,
-		header.Nonce,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		panic("can't encode: " + err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
-func EncodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation(w io.Writer, header *Header, chainId *big.Int) {
-	err := rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{
-		chainId,
-		header.ParentHash,
-		header.UncleHash,
-		header.Coinbase,
-		header.Root,
-		header.TxHash,
-		header.ReceiptHash,
-		header.Bloom,
-		header.Difficulty,
-		header.Number,
-		header.GasLimit,
-		header.GasUsed,
-		header.Time,
-		header.Extra[:extraVanity], // this will panic if extra is too short, should check before calling encodeSigHeaderWithoutVoteAttestation
-		header.MixDigest,
-		header.Nonce,
-	})
+	var err error
+	if header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil && *header.ParentBeaconRoot == (common.Hash{}) {
+		err = rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{
+			chainId,
+			header.ParentHash,
+			header.UncleHash,
+			header.Coinbase,
+			header.Root,
+			header.TxHash,
+			header.ReceiptHash,
+			header.Bloom,
+			header.Difficulty,
+			header.Number,
+			header.GasLimit,
+			header.GasUsed,
+			header.Time,
+			header.Extra[:len(header.Extra)-extraSeal], // this will panic if extra is too short, should check before calling encodeSigHeader
+			header.MixDigest,
+			header.Nonce,
+			header.BaseFee,
+			header.WithdrawalsHash,
+			header.BlobGasUsed,
+			header.ExcessBlobGas,
+			header.ParentBeaconRoot,
+		})
+	} else {
+		err = rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{
+			chainId,
+			header.ParentHash,
+			header.UncleHash,
+			header.Coinbase,
+			header.Root,
+			header.TxHash,
+			header.ReceiptHash,
+			header.Bloom,
+			header.Difficulty,
+			header.Number,
+			header.GasLimit,
+			header.GasUsed,
+			header.Time,
+			header.Extra[:len(header.Extra)-extraSeal], // this will panic if extra is too short, should check before calling encodeSigHeader
+			header.MixDigest,
+			header.Nonce,
+		})
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("can't encode: " + err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 0a48d9035..c316c1271 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -1032,6 +1032,8 @@ func (w *worker) prepareWork(genParams *generateParams) (*environment, error) {
 		}
 		if w.chainConfig.Parlia == nil {
 			header.ParentBeaconRoot = genParams.beaconRoot
+		} else if w.chainConfig.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
+			header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
 		}
 	}
 	// Could potentially happen if starting to mine in an odd state.