diff --git a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
index f7bebf56f9..33a7becfcd 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ func showMetaData(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		data = append(data, []string{"headBlock.Root", fmt.Sprintf("%v", b.Root())})
 		data = append(data, []string{"headBlock.Number", fmt.Sprintf("%d (0x%x)", b.Number(), b.Number())})
 	}
+	if b := rawdb.ReadSkeletonSyncStatus(db); b != nil {
+		data = append(data, []string{"SkeletonSyncStatus", string(b)})
+	}
 	if h := rawdb.ReadHeadHeader(db); h != nil {
 		data = append(data, []string{"headHeader.Hash", fmt.Sprintf("%v", h.Hash())})
 		data = append(data, []string{"headHeader.Root", fmt.Sprintf("%v", h.Root)})
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index 9b60b45838..45f233df6d 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV1(params beacon.ExecutableDataV1) (beacon.Pa
 		log.Warn("Invalid timestamp", "parent", block.Time(), "block", block.Time())
 		return api.invalid(errors.New("invalid timestamp")), nil
 	}
+	if !api.eth.BlockChain().HasBlockAndState(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1) {
+		api.remoteBlocks.put(block.Hash(), block.Header())
+		log.Warn("State not available, ignoring new payload")
+		return beacon.PayloadStatusV1{Status: beacon.ACCEPTED}, nil
+	}
 	log.Trace("Inserting block without sethead", "hash", block.Hash(), "number", block.Number)
 	if err := api.eth.BlockChain().InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("NewPayloadV1: inserting block failed", "error", err)