diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
index 33d653b6028e..78ca6aaf7f7d 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 6a55bf2660c0..affa3a5045db 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"
@@ -468,6 +469,9 @@ func (s *Service) validateStateTransition(ctx context.Context, preState state.Be
 	stateTransitionStartTime := time.Now()
 	postState, err := transition.ExecuteStateTransition(ctx, preState, signed)
 	if err != nil {
+		if electra.IsExecutionRequestError(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		return nil, invalidBlock{error: err}
 	}
 	stateTransitionProcessingTime.Observe(float64(time.Since(stateTransitionStartTime).Milliseconds()))
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/core/electra/BUILD.bazel
index ee2a0addf949..4696fe2347ff 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",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/electra/error.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..522b75696a59
--- /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/transition_no_verify_sig.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/transition_no_verify_sig.go
index e9f8f99f9f6d..018e519abc2a 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/withdrawals.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
index 62156188ccd8..29bb67987011 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ func ProcessWithdrawalRequests(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, wrs []
 	defer span.End()
 	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(st.Slot())
 	for _, wr := range wrs {
-		if wr == nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("nil execution layer withdrawal request")
-		}
 		amount := wr.Amount
 		isFullExitRequest := amount == params.BeaconConfig().FullExitRequestAmount
 		// If partial withdrawal queue is full, only full exits are processed
diff --git a/changelog/tt_fix_electra_core_processing.md b/changelog/tt_fix_electra_core_processing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cbb9dd721489
--- /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