diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_chain.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_chain.ex
index 51a413ac8..7b3210593 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_chain.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_chain.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain do
   use GenServer
 
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.ForkChoice
+  alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.StateTransition.Misc
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Validator
   alias Types.BeaconState
@@ -176,8 +177,8 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain do
     new_state = %BeaconChainState{state | time: time}
     new_logical_time = compute_logical_time(new_state)
 
-    if state.synced and old_logical_time != new_logical_time do
-      notify_subscribers(new_logical_time)
+    if old_logical_time != new_logical_time do
+      notify_subscribers(new_logical_time, state.synced)
     end
 
     {:noreply, new_state}
@@ -238,9 +239,17 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain do
     {slot, slot_third}
   end
 
-  defp notify_subscribers(logical_time) do
+  defp notify_subscribers(logical_time, synced) do
     log_new_slot(logical_time)
-    Validator.notify_tick(logical_time)
+
+    if synced do
+      Validator.notify_tick(logical_time)
+    end
+
+    case logical_time do
+      {slot, :first_third} -> Gossip.BeaconBlock.notify_slot(slot)
+      _ -> :ok
+    end
   end
 
   defp log_new_slot({slot, :first_third}) do
diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_node.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_node.ex
index 4a0e4725e..791dec50e 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_node.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/beacon_node.ex
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconNode do
         LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.PendingBlocks,
         LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.SyncBlocks,
         LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.GossipSub,
-        LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.Attestation
+        LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.Attestation,
+        LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.BeaconBlock
       ] ++ validator_children
 
     Supervisor.init(children, strategy: :one_for_all)
diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/sync_blocks.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/sync_blocks.ex
index 40f5e35d3..c56bce3b0 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/sync_blocks.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/beacon/sync_blocks.ex
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.SyncBlocks do
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.PendingBlocks
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.BlockDownloader
+  alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.StateTransition.Misc
   alias Types.SignedBeaconBlock
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.SyncBlocks do
 
     if Enum.empty?(chunks) do
       Logger.info("[Optimistic Sync] Sync completed")
+      Gossip.BeaconBlock.start()
     else
       Process.sleep(1000)
       perform_sync(remaining_chunks)
diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/beacon_block.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/beacon_block.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b732081aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/beacon_block.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.BeaconBlock do
+  @moduledoc """
+  This module handles beacon block gossipsub topics.
+  """
+  alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain
+  alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.PendingBlocks
+  alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Libp2pPort
+  alias Types.SignedBeaconBlock
+
+  use GenServer
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @type state :: %{topic: String.t(), slot: Types.slot()}
+
+  ##########################
+  ### Public API
+  ##########################
+
+  def start_link(init_arg) do
+    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, init_arg, name: __MODULE__)
+  end
+
+  def start() do
+    GenServer.call(__MODULE__, :start)
+  end
+
+  @spec notify_slot(Types.slot()) :: :ok
+  def notify_slot(slot) do
+    GenServer.cast(__MODULE__, {:slot_transition, slot})
+  end
+
+  ##########################
+  ### GenServer Callbacks
+  ##########################
+
+  @impl true
+  @spec init(any()) :: {:ok, state()} | {:stop, any()}
+  def init(_init_arg) do
+    # TODO: this doesn't take into account fork digest changes
+    fork_context = BeaconChain.get_fork_digest() |> Base.encode16(case: :lower)
+    slot = BeaconChain.get_current_slot()
+    topic_name = "/eth2/#{fork_context}/beacon_block/ssz_snappy"
+    Libp2pPort.join_topic(topic_name)
+    {:ok, %{topic: topic_name, slot: slot}}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_call(:start, _from, %{topic: topic_name} = state) do
+    Libp2pPort.subscribe_to_topic(topic_name)
+    {:reply, :ok, state}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_cast({:slot_transition, slot}, state) do
+    {:noreply, state |> Map.put(:slot, slot)}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_info({:gossipsub, {_topic, msg_id, message}}, %{slot: slot} = state) do
+    with {:ok, uncompressed} <- :snappyer.decompress(message),
+         {:ok, beacon_block} <- Ssz.from_ssz(uncompressed, SignedBeaconBlock),
+         :ok <- handle_beacon_block(beacon_block, slot) do
+      # TODO: validate before accepting
+      Libp2pPort.validate_message(msg_id, :accept)
+    else
+      {:error, _} -> Libp2pPort.validate_message(msg_id, :reject)
+    end
+
+    {:noreply, state}
+  end
+
+  @spec handle_beacon_block(SignedBeaconBlock.t(), Types.slot()) :: :ok | {:error, any}
+  defp handle_beacon_block(%SignedBeaconBlock{message: block} = signed_block, current_slot) do
+    # TODO: reject blocks from the future
+    if block.slot > current_slot - ChainSpec.get("SLOTS_PER_EPOCH") do
+      Logger.info("[Gossip] Block received", slot: block.slot)
+
+      PendingBlocks.add_block(signed_block)
+      :ok
+    else
+      Logger.warning("[Gossip] Block with slot #{block.slot} is too old", slot: current_slot)
+      {:error, :block_too_old}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/gossipsub.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/gossipsub.ex
index b9d42ca28..9924498b4 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/gossipsub.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/gossip/gossipsub.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.GossipSub do
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.Beacon.BeaconChain
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.Consumer
   alias LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.Gossip.Handler
-  alias Types.SignedBeaconBlock
 
   def start_link(opts) do
     Supervisor.start_link(__MODULE__, opts, name: __MODULE__)
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.GossipSub do
   @impl true
   def init(_opts) do
     topics = [
-      {"beacon_block", SignedBeaconBlock, &Handler.handle_beacon_block/1},
       {"beacon_aggregate_and_proof", Types.SignedAggregateAndProof,
        &Handler.handle_beacon_aggregate_and_proof/1},
       {"voluntary_exit", Types.SignedVoluntaryExit, &Handler.handle_voluntary_exit/1},
diff --git a/lib/libp2p_port.ex b/lib/libp2p_port.ex
index 05e299d35..17711e3f5 100644
--- a/lib/libp2p_port.ex
+++ b/lib/libp2p_port.ex
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.Libp2pPort do
   end
 
   @doc """
-  Joins the given topic. This also starts receiving messages for the topic.
+  Joins the given topic.
+  This does not subscribe to the topic, use `subscribe_to_topic/2` for that.
   """
   @spec join_topic(GenServer.server(), String.t()) :: :ok | {:error, String.t()}
   def join_topic(pid \\ __MODULE__, topic_name) do