diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
index d096b33f6cb..309512076a0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ lazy_static! {
         "sync_lookups_completed_total",
         "Total count of sync lookups completed",
     );
+    pub static ref SYNC_LOOKUPS_STUCK: Result<IntGauge> = try_create_int_gauge(
+        "sync_lookups_stuck",
+        "Current count of sync lookups that may be stuck",
+    );
 
     /*
      * Block Delay Metrics
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/mod.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/mod.rs
index 1deb50237db..48dda03facd 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/mod.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ mod tests;
 
 const FAILED_CHAINS_CACHE_EXPIRY_SECONDS: u64 = 60;
 pub const SINGLE_BLOCK_LOOKUP_MAX_ATTEMPTS: u8 = 4;
+const LOOKUP_MAX_DURATION_SECS: u64 = 60;
 
 pub enum BlockComponent<E: EthSpec> {
     Block(DownloadResult<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>>>),
@@ -665,4 +666,21 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BlockLookups<T> {
             self.single_block_lookups.len() as i64,
         );
     }
+
+    pub fn log_stuck_lookups(&self) {
+        let mut stuck_count = 0;
+        for lookup in self.single_block_lookups.values() {
+            if lookup.elapsed_since_created() > Duration::from_secs(LOOKUP_MAX_DURATION_SECS) {
+                debug!(self.log, "Lookup maybe stuck";
+                    // Fields id and block_root are also part of the summary. However, logging them
+                    // here allows log parsers o index them and have better search
+                    "id" => lookup.id,
+                    "block_root" => ?lookup.block_root(),
+                    "summary" => ?lookup,
+                );
+                stuck_count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        metrics::set_gauge(&metrics::SYNC_LOOKUPS_STUCK, stuck_count);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
index b6c2825fabc..b35a3e91fb6 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ use crate::sync::block_lookups::common::RequestState;
 use crate::sync::block_lookups::Id;
 use crate::sync::network_context::{LookupRequestResult, ReqId, SyncNetworkContext};
 use beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
+use derivative::Derivative;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use rand::seq::IteratorRandom;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use store::Hash256;
 use strum::IntoStaticStr;
 use types::blob_sidecar::FixedBlobSidecarList;
@@ -53,12 +54,15 @@ pub enum LookupRequestError {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(Derivative)]
+#[derivative(Debug(bound = "T: BeaconChainTypes"))]
 pub struct SingleBlockLookup<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     pub id: Id,
     pub block_request_state: BlockRequestState<T::EthSpec>,
     pub blob_request_state: BlobRequestState<T::EthSpec>,
     block_root: Hash256,
     awaiting_parent: Option<Hash256>,
+    created: Instant,
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<T> {
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<T> {
             blob_request_state: BlobRequestState::new(requested_block_root, peers),
             block_root: requested_block_root,
             awaiting_parent,
+            created: Instant::now(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -98,6 +103,11 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<T> {
         self.awaiting_parent = None;
     }
 
+    /// Returns the time elapsed since this lookup was created
+    pub fn elapsed_since_created(&self) -> Duration {
+        self.created.elapsed()
+    }
+
     /// Maybe insert a verified response into this lookup. Returns true if imported
     pub fn add_child_components(&mut self, block_component: BlockComponent<T::EthSpec>) -> bool {
         match block_component {
@@ -244,7 +254,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<T> {
 }
 
 /// The state of the blob request component of a `SingleBlockLookup`.
+#[derive(Derivative)]
+#[derivative(Debug)]
 pub struct BlobRequestState<E: EthSpec> {
+    #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
     pub block_root: Hash256,
     pub state: SingleLookupRequestState<FixedBlobSidecarList<E>>,
 }
@@ -259,7 +272,10 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BlobRequestState<E> {
 }
 
 /// The state of the block request component of a `SingleBlockLookup`.
+#[derive(Derivative)]
+#[derivative(Debug)]
 pub struct BlockRequestState<E: EthSpec> {
+    #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
     pub requested_block_root: Hash256,
     pub state: SingleLookupRequestState<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>>>,
 }
@@ -281,7 +297,7 @@ pub struct DownloadResult<T: Clone> {
     pub peer_id: PeerId,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, IntoStaticStr)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, IntoStaticStr)]
 pub enum State<T: Clone> {
     AwaitingDownload,
     Downloading(ReqId),
@@ -293,13 +309,16 @@ pub enum State<T: Clone> {
 }
 
 /// Object representing the state of a single block or blob lookup request.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Derivative)]
+#[derivative(Debug)]
 pub struct SingleLookupRequestState<T: Clone> {
     /// State of this request.
     state: State<T>,
     /// Peers that should have this block or blob.
+    #[derivative(Debug(format_with = "fmt_peer_set"))]
     available_peers: HashSet<PeerId>,
     /// Peers from which we have requested this block.
+    #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
     used_peers: HashSet<PeerId>,
     /// How many times have we attempted to process this block or blob.
     failed_processing: u8,
@@ -529,8 +548,30 @@ impl<T: Clone> SingleLookupRequestState<T> {
     }
 }
 
+// Display is used in the BadState assertions above
 impl<T: Clone> std::fmt::Display for State<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", Into::<&'static str>::into(self))
     }
 }
+
+// Debug is used in the log_stuck_lookups print to include some more info. Implements custom Debug
+// to not dump an entire block or blob to terminal which don't add valuable data.
+impl<T: Clone> std::fmt::Debug for State<T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::AwaitingDownload { .. } => write!(f, "AwaitingDownload"),
+            Self::Downloading(req_id) => write!(f, "Downloading({:?})", req_id),
+            Self::AwaitingProcess(d) => write!(f, "AwaitingProcess({:?})", d.peer_id),
+            Self::Processing(d) => write!(f, "Processing({:?})", d.peer_id),
+            Self::Processed { .. } => write!(f, "Processed"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn fmt_peer_set(
+    peer_set: &HashSet<PeerId>,
+    f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter,
+) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+    write!(f, "{}", peer_set.len())
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 66d23dd1918..71d3113414c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
             futures::stream::iter(ee_responsiveness_watch.await).flatten()
         };
 
+        // LOOKUP_MAX_DURATION_SECS is 60 seconds. Logging every 30 seconds allows enough timely
+        // visbility while being sparse and not increasing the debug log volume in a noticeable way
+        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(30));
+
         // process any inbound messages
         loop {
             tokio::select! {
@@ -556,6 +560,9 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                 Some(engine_state) = check_ee_stream.next(), if check_ee => {
                     self.handle_new_execution_engine_state(engine_state);
                 }
+                _ = interval.tick() => {
+                    self.block_lookups.log_stuck_lookups();
+                }
             }
         }
     }