diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
index 33d653b6028..78ca6aaf7f7 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/altair:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/blocks:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/electra:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
index 0b4167869ce..30f89b538bb 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/electra"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ func (s *Service) validateStateTransition(ctx context.Context, preState state.Be
 	stateTransitionStartTime := time.Now()
 	postState, err := transition.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil || electra.IsExecutionRequestError(err) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return nil, invalidBlock{error: err}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel
index ee2a0addf94..0cde0db8b1e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ go_library(
         "consolidations.go",
         "deposits.go",
         "effective_balance_updates.go",
+        "error.go",
         "registry_updates.go",
         "transition.go",
         "transition_no_verify_sig.go",
@@ -55,13 +56,16 @@ go_test(
         "deposit_fuzz_test.go",
         "deposits_test.go",
         "effective_balance_updates_test.go",
+        "error_test.go",
         "export_test.go",
         "registry_updates_test.go",
+        "transition_no_verify_sig_test.go",
         "transition_test.go",
         "upgrade_test.go",
         "validator_test.go",
         "withdrawals_test.go",
     ],
+    data = glob(["testdata/**"]),
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ go_test(
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/error.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..522b75696a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package electra
+
+import "github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+type execReqErr struct {
+	error
+}
+
+// IsExecutionRequestError returns true if the error has `execReqErr`.
+func IsExecutionRequestError(e error) bool {
+	if e == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var d execReqErr
+	return errors.As(e, &d)
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/error_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/error_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..808117fba22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/error_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package electra
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+func TestIsExecutionRequestError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil error",
+			err:  nil,
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "random error",
+			err:  errors.New("some error"),
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "execution request error",
+			err:  execReqErr{errors.New("execution request failed")},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wrapped execution request error",
+			err:  errors.Wrap(execReqErr{errors.New("execution request failed")}, "wrapped"),
+			want: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := IsExecutionRequestError(tt.err)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsExecutionRequestError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig.go
index e9f8f99f9f6..018e519abc2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package electra
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
@@ -82,16 +81,31 @@ func ProcessOperations(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get execution requests")
 	}
+	for _, d := range requests.Deposits {
+		if d == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("nil deposit request")
+		}
+	}
 	st, err = ProcessDepositRequests(ctx, st, requests.Deposits)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not process deposit requests")
+		return nil, execReqErr{errors.Wrap(err, "could not process deposit requests")}
+	}
+	for _, w := range requests.Withdrawals {
+		if w == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("nil withdrawal request")
+		}
 	}
 	st, err = ProcessWithdrawalRequests(ctx, st, requests.Withdrawals)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not process withdrawal requests")
+		return nil, execReqErr{errors.Wrap(err, "could not process withdrawal requests")}
+	}
+	for _, c := range requests.Consolidations {
+		if c == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("nil consolidation request")
+		}
 	}
 	if err := ProcessConsolidationRequests(ctx, st, requests.Consolidations); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not process consolidation requests: %w", err)
+		return nil, execReqErr{errors.Wrap(err, "could not process consolidation requests")}
 	}
 	return st, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3eee062d803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package electra_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/electra"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/blocks"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/util"
+)
+
+func TestProcessOperationsWithNilRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		modifyBlk func(blockElectra *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockElectra)
+		errMsg    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Nil deposit request",
+			modifyBlk: func(blk *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockElectra) {
+				blk.Block.Body.ExecutionRequests.Deposits = []*enginev1.DepositRequest{nil}
+			},
+			errMsg: "nil deposit request",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Nil withdrawal request",
+			modifyBlk: func(blk *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockElectra) {
+				blk.Block.Body.ExecutionRequests.Withdrawals = []*enginev1.WithdrawalRequest{nil}
+			},
+			errMsg: "nil withdrawal request",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Nil consolidation request",
+			modifyBlk: func(blk *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockElectra) {
+				blk.Block.Body.ExecutionRequests.Consolidations = []*enginev1.ConsolidationRequest{nil}
+			},
+			errMsg: "nil consolidation request",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, ks := util.DeterministicGenesisStateElectra(t, 128)
+			blk, err := util.GenerateFullBlockElectra(st, ks, util.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 1)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			tc.modifyBlk(blk)
+
+			b, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(blk)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(1))
+
+			_, err = electra.ProcessOperations(context.Background(), st, b.Block())
+			require.ErrorContains(t, tc.errMsg, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/changelog/tt_fix_electra_core_processing.md b/changelog/tt_fix_electra_core_processing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbb9dd72148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/tt_fix_electra_core_processing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Changed
+
+- Update electra core processing to not mark block bad if execution request error.
\ No newline at end of file