diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/handler.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/handler.ex
index f33de9fc1..0f5c30871 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/handler.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/handler.ex
@@ -122,6 +122,32 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.IncomingRequests.Handler do
     end
   end
 
+  defp handle_req("beacon_blocks_by_root/2/ssz_snappy", message_id, message) do
+    with {:ok, snappy_blocks_by_root_request} <- parse_message_size(message),
+         {:ok, ssz_blocks_by_root_request} <- Snappy.decompress(snappy_blocks_by_root_request),
+         {:ok, blocks_by_root_request} <-
+           Ssz.from_ssz(ssz_blocks_by_root_request, Types.BeaconBlocksByRootRequest) do
+      ## TODO: there should be check that the `start_slot` is not older than the `oldest_slot_with_block`
+      %Types.BeaconBlocksByRootRequest{body: body} =
+        blocks_by_root_request
+
+      count =
+        length(body)
+        |> min(ChainSpec.get("MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS"))
+
+      "[Received BlocksByRoot Request] requested #{count} number of blocks"
+      |> Logger.info()
+
+      response_chunk =
+        body
+        |> Enum.slice(0..(count - 1))
+        |> Enum.map(&BlockStore.get_block/1)
+        |> Enum.map_join(&create_block_response_chunk/1)
+
+      Libp2pPort.send_response(message_id, response_chunk)
+    end
+  end
+
   defp handle_req(protocol, _message_id, _message) do
     # This should never happen, since Libp2p only accepts registered protocols
     Logger.error("Unsupported protocol: #{protocol}")
@@ -179,4 +205,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.IncomingRequests.Handler do
   defp decode_size_header(header, <<header, rest::binary>>), do: {:ok, rest}
   defp decode_size_header(_, ""), do: {:error, "empty message"}
   defp decode_size_header(_, _), do: {:error, "invalid message"}
+
+  defp parse_message_size(<<24, request::binary>>), do: {:ok, request}
+  defp parse_message_size(_), do: {:error, "invalid request"}
 end
diff --git a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/receiver.ex b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/receiver.ex
index c1b5e7bb3..4ec9e30cb 100644
--- a/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/receiver.ex
+++ b/lib/lambda_ethereum_consensus/p2p/incoming_requests/receiver.ex
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ defmodule LambdaEthereumConsensus.P2P.IncomingRequests.Receiver do
       "goodbye/1",
       "ping/1",
       "beacon_blocks_by_range/2",
+      "beacon_blocks_by_root/2",
       "metadata/2"
     ]
     |> Stream.map(&Enum.join([@prefix, &1, "/ssz_snappy"]))
diff --git a/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_ by_root_request.ex b/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_ by_root_request.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..733650a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_ by_root_request.ex	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+defmodule Types.BeaconBlocksByRootRequest do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Struct definition for `BeaconBlocksByRootRequest`.
+  Related definitions in `native/ssz_nif/src/types/`.
+  """
+
+  fields = [
+    :body
+  ]
+
+  @enforce_keys fields
+  defstruct fields
+
+  @type t :: %__MODULE__{
+          body: list(Types.root())
+        }
+end
diff --git a/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_by_root_response.ex b/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_by_root_response.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62cd03a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/types/p2p/beacon_blocks_by_root_response.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+defmodule Types.BeaconBlocksByRootResponse do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Struct definition for `BeaconBlocksByRootResponse`.
+  Related definitions in `native/ssz_nif/src/types/`.
+  """
+
+  fields = [
+    :body
+  ]
+
+  @enforce_keys fields
+  defstruct fields
+
+  @type t :: %__MODULE__{
+          body: list(Types.SignedBeaconBlock.t())
+        }
+end
diff --git a/native/ssz_nif/src/elx_types/p2p.rs b/native/ssz_nif/src/elx_types/p2p.rs
index e5548d9a8..e87e47d7f 100644
--- a/native/ssz_nif/src/elx_types/p2p.rs
+++ b/native/ssz_nif/src/elx_types/p2p.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,28 @@ gen_struct!(
 
 gen_struct_with_config!(
     #[derive(NifStruct)]
-    #[module = "Types.BeaconBlocksByRangeRequest"]
+    #[module = "Types.BeaconBlocksByRangeResponse"]
     pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRangeResponse<'a> {
         body: Vec<SignedBeaconBlock<'a>>,
     }
 );
 
+gen_struct!(
+    #[derive(NifStruct)]
+    #[module = "Types.BeaconBlocksByRootRequest"]
+    pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRootRequest<'a> {
+        body: Vec<Root<'a>>,
+    }
+);
+
+gen_struct_with_config!(
+    #[derive(NifStruct)]
+    #[module = "Types.BeaconBlocksByRootResponse"]
+    pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRootResponse<'a> {
+        body: Vec<SignedBeaconBlock<'a>>,
+    }
+);
+
 gen_struct_with_config!(
     #[derive(NifStruct)]
     #[module = "Types.Metadata"]
diff --git a/native/ssz_nif/src/ssz_types/p2p.rs b/native/ssz_nif/src/ssz_types/p2p.rs
index 40f319dc6..874e78f9f 100644
--- a/native/ssz_nif/src/ssz_types/p2p.rs
+++ b/native/ssz_nif/src/ssz_types/p2p.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRangeResponse<C: Config> {
     pub(crate) body: VariableList<SignedBeaconBlock<C>, MaxRequestBlocks>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Encode, Decode, TreeHash)]
+pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRootRequest {
+    pub(crate) body: VariableList<Root, MaxRequestBlocks>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Encode, Decode, TreeHash)]
+pub(crate) struct BeaconBlocksByRootResponse<C: Config> {
+    pub(crate) body: VariableList<SignedBeaconBlock<C>, MaxRequestBlocks>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Encode, Decode, TreeHash)]
 pub(crate) struct Metadata<C: Config> {
     pub(crate) seq_number: u64,
diff --git a/native/ssz_nif/src/utils/mod.rs b/native/ssz_nif/src/utils/mod.rs
index 938c9d4ce..4300b4933 100644
--- a/native/ssz_nif/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/native/ssz_nif/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ macro_rules! schema_match {
                 SignedAggregateAndProof<C>,
                 BeaconBlocksByRangeRequest,
                 BeaconBlocksByRangeResponse<C>,
+                BeaconBlocksByRootRequest,
+                BeaconBlocksByRootResponse<C>,
                 Transaction,
                 Metadata<C>,
                 Root,