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/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go b/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
index 29bb6798701..62156188ccd 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/electra/withdrawals.go
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ 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