diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
index 8ed7d329531e..06a609e91389 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []consensusblocks.ROBlo
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, s.CurrentSlot(), b); err != nil {
+
+		nodeID := s.cfg.P2P.NodeID()
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, nodeID, s.CurrentSlot(), b); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not validate blob data availability at slot %d", b.Block().Slot())
 		}
 		args := &forkchoicetypes.BlockAndCheckpoints{Block: b.Block(),
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
index 0e64e320287a..ac86a427c38e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ func (s *Service) handleDA(
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
-		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, s.CurrentSlot(), rob); err != nil {
+
+		nodeID := s.cfg.P2P.NodeID()
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(ctx, nodeID, s.CurrentSlot(), rob); err != nil {
 			return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob data availability (AvailabilityStore.IsDataAvailable)")
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
index a39cd265b7d4..69f00c3b8e75 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 		WithStateGen(stateGen),
 		WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()),
 		WithClockSynchronizer(startup.NewClockSynchronizer()),
+		WithP2PBroadcaster(&mockAccesser{}),
 	}
 
 	chainService, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
index 65af044040ba..d9d70a0bda85 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func minimalTestService(t *testing.T, opts ...Option) (*Service, *testServiceReq
 		WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)),
 		WithSyncChecker(mock.MockChecker{}),
 		WithExecutionEngineCaller(&mockExecution.EngineClient{}),
+		WithP2PBroadcaster(&mockAccesser{}),
 	}
 	// append the variadic opts so they override the defaults by being processed afterwards
 	opts = append(defOpts, opts...)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/peerdas/helpers.go b/beacon-chain/core/peerdas/helpers.go
index 87ed83fb77ff..3dddd20b92fb 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/peerdas/helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/peerdas/helpers.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func CustodyColumnSubnets(nodeId enode.ID, custodySubnetCount uint64) (map[uint6
 func CustodyColumns(nodeId enode.ID, custodySubnetCount uint64) (map[uint64]bool, error) {
 	dataColumnSidecarSubnetCount := params.BeaconConfig().DataColumnSidecarSubnetCount
 
-	// Compute the custodied subnets.
+	// Compute the custody subnets.
 	subnetIds, err := CustodyColumnSubnets(nodeId, custodySubnetCount)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "custody subnets")
@@ -408,17 +408,23 @@ func DataColumnSidecarsForReconstruct(
 // VerifyDataColumnSidecarKZGProofs verifies the provided KZG Proofs for the particular
 // data column.
 func VerifyDataColumnSidecarKZGProofs(sc blocks.RODataColumn) (bool, error) {
-	if sc.ColumnIndex >= params.BeaconConfig().NumberOfColumns {
+	numberOfColumns := params.BeaconConfig().NumberOfColumns
+
+	if sc.ColumnIndex >= numberOfColumns {
 		return false, errIndexTooLarge
 	}
+
 	if len(sc.DataColumn) != len(sc.KzgCommitments) || len(sc.KzgCommitments) != len(sc.KzgProof) {
 		return false, errMismatchLength
 	}
 
-	var commitments []kzg.Bytes48
-	var indices []uint64
-	var cells []kzg.Cell
-	var proofs []kzg.Bytes48
+	count := len(sc.DataColumn)
+
+	commitments := make([]kzg.Bytes48, 0, count)
+	indices := make([]uint64, 0, count)
+	cells := make([]kzg.Cell, 0, count)
+	proofs := make([]kzg.Bytes48, 0, count)
+
 	for i := range sc.DataColumn {
 		commitments = append(commitments, kzg.Bytes48(sc.KzgCommitments[i]))
 		indices = append(indices, sc.ColumnIndex)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/das/BUILD.bazel
index 50385ea7341c..8c6797177618 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/das",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/core/peerdas:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ go_library(
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
+        "availability_columns_test.go",
         "availability_test.go",
         "cache_test.go",
     ],
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ go_test(
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/db/filesystem:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/verification:go_default_library",
+        "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ go_test(
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//p2p/enode:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/availability.go b/beacon-chain/das/availability.go
index 7a8a2105838a..bef2d9d3d560 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/availability.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/availability.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	errors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/verification"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *LazilyPersistentStore) Persist(current primitives.Slot, sc ...blocks.RO
 
 // IsDataAvailable returns nil if all the commitments in the given block are persisted to the db and have been verified.
 // BlobSidecars already in the db are assumed to have been previously verified against the block.
-func (s *LazilyPersistentStore) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error {
+func (s *LazilyPersistentStore) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, _ enode.ID, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error {
 	blockCommitments, err := commitmentsToCheck(b, current)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could check data availability for block %#x", b.Root())
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns.go b/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns.go
index 277650d96811..8383873d4f36 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	errors "github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/peerdas"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/verification"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
@@ -75,39 +76,58 @@ func (s *LazilyPersistentStoreColumn) PersistColumns(current primitives.Slot, sc
 
 // IsDataAvailable returns nil if all the commitments in the given block are persisted to the db and have been verified.
 // BlobSidecars already in the db are assumed to have been previously verified against the block.
-func (s *LazilyPersistentStoreColumn) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error {
-	blockCommitments, err := fullCommitmentsToCheck(b, current)
+func (s *LazilyPersistentStoreColumn) IsDataAvailable(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	nodeID enode.ID,
+	currentSlot primitives.Slot,
+	block blocks.ROBlock,
+) error {
+	blockCommitments, err := fullCommitmentsToCheck(nodeID, block, currentSlot)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could check data availability for block %#x", b.Root())
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "full commitments to check with block root `%#x` and current slot `%d`", block.Root(), currentSlot)
 	}
-	// Return early for blocks that are pre-deneb or which do not have any commitments.
+
+	// Return early for blocks that do not have any commitments.
 	if blockCommitments.count() == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	key := keyFromBlock(b)
+	// Build the cache key for the block.
+	key := keyFromBlock(block)
+
+	// Retrieve the cache entry for the block, or create an empty one if it doesn't exist.
 	entry := s.cache.ensure(key)
+
+	// Delete the cache entry for the block at the end.
 	defer s.cache.delete(key)
-	root := b.Root()
-	sumz, err := s.store.WaitForSummarizer(ctx)
+
+	// Get the root of the block.
+	blockRoot := block.Root()
+
+	// Wait for the summarizer to be ready before proceeding.
+	summarizer, err := s.store.WaitForSummarizer(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", b.Root())).
+		log.
+			WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot)).
 			WithError(err).
 			Debug("Failed to receive BlobStorageSummarizer within IsDataAvailable")
 	} else {
-		entry.setDiskSummary(sumz.Summary(root))
+		// Get the summary for the block, and set it in the cache entry.
+		summary := summarizer.Summary(blockRoot)
+		entry.setDiskSummary(summary)
 	}
 
 	// Verify we have all the expected sidecars, and fail fast if any are missing or inconsistent.
 	// We don't try to salvage problematic batches because this indicates a misbehaving peer and we'd rather
 	// ignore their response and decrease their peer score.
-	sidecars, err := entry.filterColumns(root, &blockCommitments)
+	sidecars, err := entry.filterColumns(blockRoot, blockCommitments)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "incomplete BlobSidecar batch")
 	}
-	// Do thorough verifications of each BlobSidecar for the block.
-	// Same as above, we don't save BlobSidecars if there are any problems with the batch.
-	vscs, err := s.verifier.VerifiedRODataColumns(ctx, b, sidecars)
+
+	// Do thorough verifications of each RODataColumns for the block.
+	// Same as above, we don't save DataColumnsSidecars if there are any problems with the batch.
+	vscs, err := s.verifier.VerifiedRODataColumns(ctx, block, sidecars)
 	if err != nil {
 		var me verification.VerificationMultiError
 		ok := errors.As(err, &me)
@@ -120,33 +140,62 @@ func (s *LazilyPersistentStoreColumn) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, curre
 			log.WithFields(lf).
 				Debug("invalid ColumnSidecars received")
 		}
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid ColumnSidecars received for block %#x", root)
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid ColumnSidecars received for block %#x", blockRoot)
 	}
+
 	// Ensure that each column sidecar is written to disk.
 	for i := range vscs {
 		if err := s.store.SaveDataColumn(vscs[i]); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to save ColumnSidecar index %d for block %#x", vscs[i].ColumnIndex, root)
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "save data columns for index `%d` for block `%#x`", vscs[i].ColumnIndex, blockRoot)
 		}
 	}
-	// All ColumnSidecars are persisted - da check succeeds.
+
+	// All ColumnSidecars are persisted - data availability check succeeds.
 	return nil
 }
 
-func fullCommitmentsToCheck(b blocks.ROBlock, current primitives.Slot) (safeCommitmentsArray, error) {
-	var ar safeCommitmentsArray
-	if b.Version() < version.Deneb {
-		return ar, nil
+// fullCommitmentsToCheck returns the commitments to check for a given block.
+func fullCommitmentsToCheck(nodeID enode.ID, block blocks.ROBlock, currentSlot primitives.Slot) (*safeCommitmentsArray, error) {
+	// Return early for blocks that are pre-deneb.
+	if block.Version() < version.Deneb {
+		return &safeCommitmentsArray{}, nil
 	}
-	// We are only required to check within MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS
-	if !params.WithinDAPeriod(slots.ToEpoch(b.Block().Slot()), slots.ToEpoch(current)) {
-		return ar, nil
+
+	// Compute the block epoch.
+	blockSlot := block.Block().Slot()
+	blockEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(blockSlot)
+
+	// Compute the current spoch.
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(currentSlot)
+
+	// Return early if the request is out of the MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS window.
+	if !params.WithinDAPeriod(blockEpoch, currentEpoch) {
+		return &safeCommitmentsArray{}, nil
 	}
-	kc, err := b.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
+
+	// Retrieve the KZG commitments for the block.
+	kzgCommitments, err := block.Block().Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
 	if err != nil {
-		return ar, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "blob KZG commitments")
 	}
-	for i := range ar {
-		copy(ar[i], kc)
+
+	// Return early if there are no commitments in the block.
+	if len(kzgCommitments) == 0 {
+		return &safeCommitmentsArray{}, nil
 	}
-	return ar, nil
+
+	// Retrieve the custody columns.
+	custodySubnetCount := peerdas.CustodySubnetCount()
+	custodyColumns, err := peerdas.CustodyColumns(nodeID, custodySubnetCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "custody columns")
+	}
+
+	// Create a safe commitments array for the custody columns.
+	commitmentsArray := &safeCommitmentsArray{}
+	for column := range custodyColumns {
+		commitmentsArray[column] = kzgCommitments
+	}
+
+	return commitmentsArray, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns_test.go b/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0405756d96ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/availability_columns_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package das
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/blocks"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/encoding/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/require"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/time/slots"
+)
+
+func TestFullCommitmentsToCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	windowSlots, err := slots.EpochEnd(params.BeaconConfig().MinEpochsForDataColumnSidecarsRequest)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	commits := [][]byte{
+		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("a"), 48),
+		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("b"), 48),
+		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("c"), 48),
+		bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("d"), 48),
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		commits [][]byte
+		block   func(*testing.T) blocks.ROBlock
+		slot    primitives.Slot
+		err     error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "pre deneb",
+			block: func(t *testing.T) blocks.ROBlock {
+				bb := util.NewBeaconBlockBellatrix()
+				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(bb)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				rb, err := blocks.NewROBlock(sb)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return rb
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "commitments within da",
+			block: func(t *testing.T) blocks.ROBlock {
+				d := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
+				d.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = commits
+				d.Block.Slot = 100
+				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(d)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				rb, err := blocks.NewROBlock(sb)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return rb
+			},
+			commits: commits,
+			slot:    100,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "commitments outside da",
+			block: func(t *testing.T) blocks.ROBlock {
+				d := util.NewBeaconBlockDeneb()
+				// block is from slot 0, "current slot" is window size +1 (so outside the window)
+				d.Block.Body.BlobKzgCommitments = commits
+				sb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(d)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				rb, err := blocks.NewROBlock(sb)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return rb
+			},
+			slot: windowSlots + 1,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			resetFlags := flags.Get()
+			gFlags := new(flags.GlobalFlags)
+			gFlags.SubscribeToAllSubnets = true
+			flags.Init(gFlags)
+			defer flags.Init(resetFlags)
+
+			b := c.block(t)
+			co, err := fullCommitmentsToCheck(enode.ID{}, b, c.slot)
+			if c.err != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < len(co); i++ {
+				require.DeepEqual(t, c.commits, co[i])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/availability_test.go b/beacon-chain/das/availability_test.go
index e59830feb0ce..770409c84b7e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/availability_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/availability_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	errors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/verification"
@@ -124,18 +125,18 @@ func TestLazilyPersistent_Missing(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Only one commitment persisted, should return error with other indices
 	require.NoError(t, as.Persist(1, scs[2]))
-	err := as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, 1, blk)
+	err := as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, enode.ID{}, 1, blk)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errMissingSidecar)
 
 	// All but one persisted, return missing idx
 	require.NoError(t, as.Persist(1, scs[0]))
-	err = as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, 1, blk)
+	err = as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, enode.ID{}, 1, blk)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errMissingSidecar)
 
 	// All persisted, return nil
 	require.NoError(t, as.Persist(1, scs...))
 
-	require.NoError(t, as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, 1, blk))
+	require.NoError(t, as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, enode.ID{}, 1, blk))
 }
 
 func TestLazilyPersistent_Mismatch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func TestLazilyPersistent_Mismatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Only one commitment persisted, should return error with other indices
 	require.NoError(t, as.Persist(1, scs[0]))
-	err := as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, 1, blk)
+	err := as.IsDataAvailable(ctx, enode.ID{}, 1, blk)
 	require.NotNil(t, err)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errCommitmentMismatch)
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/cache.go b/beacon-chain/das/cache.go
index dc683b6fc0ec..e18f540d7c0d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/cache.go
@@ -134,33 +134,37 @@ func (e *cacheEntry) filter(root [32]byte, kc safeCommitmentArray) ([]blocks.ROB
 	return scs, nil
 }
 
-func (e *cacheEntry) filterColumns(root [32]byte, kc *safeCommitmentsArray) ([]blocks.RODataColumn, error) {
-	if e.diskSummary.AllAvailable(kc.count()) {
+func (e *cacheEntry) filterColumns(root [32]byte, commitmentsArray *safeCommitmentsArray) ([]blocks.RODataColumn, error) {
+	nonEmptyIndices := commitmentsArray.nonEmptyIndices()
+	if e.diskSummary.AllDataColumnsAvailable(nonEmptyIndices) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	scs := make([]blocks.RODataColumn, 0, kc.count())
+
+	commitmentsCount := commitmentsArray.count()
+	sidecars := make([]blocks.RODataColumn, 0, commitmentsCount)
+
 	for i := uint64(0); i < fieldparams.NumberOfColumns; i++ {
-		// We already have this blob, we don't need to write it or validate it.
+		// Skip if we arleady store this data column.
 		if e.diskSummary.HasIndex(i) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if kc[i] == nil {
-			if e.colScs[i] != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrapf(errCommitmentMismatch, "root=%#x, index=%#x, commitment=%#x, no block commitment", root, i, e.scs[i].KzgCommitment)
-			}
+
+		if commitmentsArray[i] == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if e.colScs[i] == nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(errMissingSidecar, "root=%#x, index=%#x", root, i)
 		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(kc[i], e.colScs[i].KzgCommitments) {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(errCommitmentMismatch, "root=%#x, index=%#x, commitment=%#x, block commitment=%#x", root, i, e.colScs[i].KzgCommitments, kc[i])
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(commitmentsArray[i], e.colScs[i].KzgCommitments) {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(errCommitmentMismatch, "root=%#x, index=%#x, commitment=%#x, block commitment=%#x", root, i, e.colScs[i].KzgCommitments, commitmentsArray[i])
 		}
-		scs = append(scs, *e.colScs[i])
+
+		sidecars = append(sidecars, *e.colScs[i])
 	}
 
-	return scs, nil
+	return sidecars, nil
 }
 
 // safeCommitmentArray is a fixed size array of commitment byte slices. This is helpful for avoiding
@@ -176,13 +180,32 @@ func (s safeCommitmentArray) count() int {
 	return fieldparams.MaxBlobsPerBlock
 }
 
+// safeCommitmentsArray is a fixed size array of commitments.
+// This is helpful for avoiding gratuitous bounds checks.
 type safeCommitmentsArray [fieldparams.NumberOfColumns][][]byte
 
+// count returns the number of commitments in the array.
 func (s *safeCommitmentsArray) count() int {
+	count := 0
+
 	for i := range s {
-		if s[i] == nil {
-			return i
+		if s[i] != nil {
+			count++
 		}
 	}
-	return fieldparams.NumberOfColumns
+
+	return count
+}
+
+// nonEmptyIndices returns a map of indices that are non-nil in the array.
+func (s *safeCommitmentsArray) nonEmptyIndices() map[uint64]bool {
+	columns := make(map[uint64]bool)
+
+	for i := range s {
+		if s[i] != nil {
+			columns[uint64(i)] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return columns
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/iface.go b/beacon-chain/das/iface.go
index 6a0b024a8f96..2e9ed2716845 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/iface.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/iface.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package das
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/primitives"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,6 @@ import (
 // IsDataAvailable guarantees that all blobs committed to in the block have been
 // durably persisted before returning a non-error value.
 type AvailabilityStore interface {
-	IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error
+	IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, nodeID enode.ID, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error
 	Persist(current primitives.Slot, sc ...blocks.ROBlob) error
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/das/mock.go b/beacon-chain/das/mock.go
index a329570523aa..d930beb1b48a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/das/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/das/mock.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package das
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/primitives"
 )
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ type MockAvailabilityStore struct {
 var _ AvailabilityStore = &MockAvailabilityStore{}
 
 // IsDataAvailable satisfies the corresponding method of the AvailabilityStore interface in a way that is useful for tests.
-func (m *MockAvailabilityStore) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error {
+func (m *MockAvailabilityStore) IsDataAvailable(ctx context.Context, _ enode.ID, current primitives.Slot, b blocks.ROBlock) error {
 	if m.VerifyAvailabilityCallback != nil {
 		return m.VerifyAvailabilityCallback(ctx, current, b)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
index 8bc717802fae..1d7691ac4923 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) ShouldOverrideFCU() (override bool) {
 	// Only reorg blocks that arrive late
 	early, err := head.arrivedEarly(f.store.genesisTime)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("could not check if block arrived early")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not check if block arrived early")
 		return
 	}
 	if early {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_eth1data.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_eth1data.go
index 92eb2960dae9..ee4d0de60851 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_eth1data.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_eth1data.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (vs *Server) eth1DataMajorityVote(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.Be
 	// by ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE. The head state should maintain the same ETH1Data until this condition has passed, so
 	// trust the existing head for the right eth1 vote until we can get a meaningful value from the deposit contract.
 	if latestValidTime < genesisTime+followDistanceSeconds {
-		log.WithField("genesisTime", genesisTime).WithField("latestValidTime", latestValidTime).Warn("voting period before genesis + follow distance, using eth1data from head")
+		log.WithField("genesisTime", genesisTime).WithField("latestValidTime", latestValidTime).Warn("Voting period before genesis + follow distance, using eth1data from head")
 		return vs.HeadFetcher.HeadETH1Data(), nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
index c928a31e955c..00d98853fd2d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (vs *Server) getLocalPayloadFromEngine(
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get cached payload from execution client")
 		}
 	}
-	log.WithFields(logFields).Debug("payload ID cache miss")
+	log.WithFields(logFields).Debug("Payload ID cache miss")
 	parentHash, err := vs.getParentBlockHash(ctx, st, slot)
 	switch {
 	case errors.Is(err, errActivationNotReached) || errors.Is(err, errNoTerminalBlockHash):
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (vs *Server) getLocalPayloadFromEngine(
 	}
 
 	warnIfFeeRecipientDiffers(val.FeeRecipient[:], res.ExecutionData.FeeRecipient())
-	log.WithField("value", res.Bid).Debug("received execution payload from local engine")
+	log.WithField("value", res.Bid).Debug("Received execution payload from local engine")
 	return res, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/BUILD.bazel
index 90e7dbbd44a3..048eb470b946 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/BUILD.bazel
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
         "//runtime:go_default_library",
         "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//p2p/enode:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/peer:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/status.go b/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/status.go
index 99de1a06b8b9..10178b38a79f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/status.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/backfill/status.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/das"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
@@ -88,8 +89,11 @@ func (s *Store) fillBack(ctx context.Context, current primitives.Slot, blocks []
 			status.LowParentRoot, highest.Root(), status.LowSlot, highest.Block().Slot())
 	}
 
+	// TODO: Use the real node ID when backfill is implemented for data columns.
+	emptyNodeID := enode.ID{}
+
 	for i := range blocks {
-		if err := store.IsDataAvailable(ctx, current, blocks[i]); err != nil {
+		if err := store.IsDataAvailable(ctx, emptyNodeID, current, blocks[i]); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
index 6e53a634f043..da6ec0c57ae3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ go_library(
         "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
         "//time:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//p2p/enode:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/peer:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_paulbellamy_ratecounter//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
index 66bfda83e429..98aec160a177 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
@@ -705,11 +705,11 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) blocksWithMissingDataColumnsBoundaries(
 }
 
 // custodyAllNeededColumns filter `inputPeers` that custody all columns in `columns`.
-func (f *blocksFetcher) custodyAllNeededColumns(inputPeers []peer.ID, columns map[uint64]bool) ([]peer.ID, error) {
-	outputPeers := make([]peer.ID, 0, len(inputPeers))
+func (f *blocksFetcher) custodyAllNeededColumns(inputPeers map[peer.ID]bool, columns map[uint64]bool) (map[peer.ID]bool, error) {
+	outputPeers := make(map[peer.ID]bool, len(inputPeers))
 
 loop:
-	for _, peer := range inputPeers {
+	for peer := range inputPeers {
 		// Get the node ID from the peer ID.
 		nodeID, err := p2p.ConvertPeerIDToNodeID(peer)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ loop:
 			}
 		}
 
-		outputPeers = append(outputPeers, peer)
+		outputPeers[peer] = true
 	}
 
 	return outputPeers, nil
@@ -842,11 +842,16 @@ func maxInt(slice []int) int {
 func (f *blocksFetcher) requestDataColumnsFromPeers(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	request *p2ppb.DataColumnSidecarsByRangeRequest,
-	peers []peer.ID,
+	peers map[peer.ID]bool,
 ) ([]blocks.RODataColumn, peer.ID, error) {
+	peersSlice := make([]peer.ID, 0, len(peers))
+	for peer := range peers {
+		peersSlice = append(peersSlice, peer)
+	}
+
 	// Shuffle peers to avoid always querying the same peers
-	f.rand.Shuffle(len(peers), func(i, j int) {
-		peers[i], peers[j] = peers[j], peers[i]
+	f.rand.Shuffle(len(peersSlice), func(i, j int) {
+		peersSlice[i], peersSlice[j] = peersSlice[j], peersSlice[i]
 	})
 
 	var columnsLog interface{} = "all"
@@ -863,7 +868,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) requestDataColumnsFromPeers(
 		"items":   request.Count * columnsCount,
 	})
 
-	for _, peer := range peers {
+	for _, peer := range peersSlice {
 		log := log.WithField("peer", peer)
 
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
@@ -1071,7 +1076,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) retrieveMissingDataColumnsFromPeers(
 		}
 
 		// Filter peers.
-		filteredPeers, err := f.peersWithSlotAndDataColumns(peersToFilter, lastSlot, missingDataColumns)
+		filteredPeers, descriptions, err := f.peersWithSlotAndDataColumns(peersToFilter, lastSlot, missingDataColumns)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "peers with slot and data columns")
 		}
@@ -1081,11 +1086,16 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) retrieveMissingDataColumnsFromPeers(
 				WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 					"peers":         peersToFilter,
 					"filteredPeers": filteredPeers,
-					"delay":         delay,
+					"waitDuration":  delay,
 					"targetSlot":    lastSlot,
 				}).
 				Warning("No peers available to retrieve missing data columns, retrying later")
 
+			// If no peers are available, log the descriptions to help debugging.
+			for _, description := range descriptions {
+				log.Debug(description)
+			}
+
 			time.Sleep(delay)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1112,7 +1122,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) retrieveMissingDataColumnsFromPeers(
 		if len(roDataColumns) == 0 {
 			log.
 				WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-					"peers":         peers,
+					"peers":         peersToFilter,
 					"filteredPeers": filteredPeers,
 					"delay":         delay,
 					"start":         startSlot,
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
index f76cfd0e2a51..7e0622755f85 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_test.go
@@ -1370,25 +1370,36 @@ func TestCustodyAllNeededColumns(t *testing.T) {
 		4 * params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement,
 		32 * params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement,
 		4 * params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement,
-		32 * params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement}
+		32 * params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement,
+	}
 
-	peersID := make([]peer.ID, 0, len(custodyCounts))
+	expected := make(map[peer.ID]bool)
+
+	peersID := make(map[peer.ID]bool, len(custodyCounts))
 	for _, custodyCount := range custodyCounts {
 		peerRecord, peerID := createPeer(t, len(peersID), custodyCount)
-		peersID = append(peersID, peerID)
+		peersID[peerID] = true
 		p2p.Peers().Add(peerRecord, peerID, nil, network.DirOutbound)
+		if custodyCount == 32*params.BeaconConfig().CustodyRequirement {
+			expected[peerID] = true
+		}
 	}
 
-	expected := []peer.ID{peersID[1], peersID[3]}
-
-	blocksFetcher := newBlocksFetcher(context.Background(), &blocksFetcherConfig{
-		p2p: p2p,
-	})
+	blocksFetcher := newBlocksFetcher(
+		context.Background(),
+		&blocksFetcherConfig{
+			p2p: p2p,
+		},
+	)
 
 	actual, err := blocksFetcher.custodyAllNeededColumns(peersID, dataColumns)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, expected, actual)
+	require.Equal(t, len(expected), len(actual))
+	for peerID := range expected {
+		_, ok := actual[peerID]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCustodyColumns(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_utils.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_utils.go
index 212aacd02303..88689398be89 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_utils.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_utils.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) peersWithSlotAndDataColumns(
 	peers []peer.ID,
 	targetSlot primitives.Slot,
 	dataColumns map[uint64]bool,
-) ([]peer.ID, error) {
+) (map[peer.ID]bool, []string, error) {
 	peersCount := len(peers)
 
 	// TODO: Uncomment when we are not in devnet any more.
@@ -390,23 +390,58 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) peersWithSlotAndDataColumns(
 	// TODO: Modify to retrieve data columns from all possible peers.
 	// TODO: If a peer does respond some of the request columns, do not re-request responded columns.
 
-	peersWithAdmissibleHeadSlot := make([]peer.ID, 0, peersCount)
+	// Compute the target epoch from the target slot.
+	targetEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(targetSlot)
 
-	// Filter out peers with head slot lower than the target slot.
+	peersWithAdmissibleHeadEpoch := make(map[peer.ID]bool, peersCount)
+	descriptions := make([]string, 0, peersCount)
+
+	// Filter out peers with head epoch lower than our target epoch.
+	// Technically, we should be able to use the head slot from the peer.
+	// However, our vision of the head slot of the peer is updated twice per epoch
+	// via P2P messages. So it is likely that we think the peer is lagging behind
+	// while it is actually not.
+	// ==> We use the head epoch as a proxy instead.
+	// However, if the peer is actually lagging for a few slots,
+	// we may requests some data columns it doesn't have yet.
 	for _, peer := range peers {
 		peerChainState, err := f.p2p.Peers().ChainState(peer)
-		if err != nil || peerChainState == nil || peerChainState.HeadSlot < targetSlot {
+
+		if err != nil {
+			description := fmt.Sprintf("peer %s: error: %s", peer, err)
+			descriptions = append(descriptions, description)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		peersWithAdmissibleHeadSlot = append(peersWithAdmissibleHeadSlot, peer)
+		if peerChainState == nil {
+			description := fmt.Sprintf("peer %s: chain state is nil", peer)
+			descriptions = append(descriptions, description)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		peerHeadEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(peerChainState.HeadSlot)
+
+		if peerHeadEpoch < targetEpoch {
+			description := fmt.Sprintf("peer %s: head epoch %d < target epoch %d", peer, peerHeadEpoch, targetEpoch)
+			descriptions = append(descriptions, description)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		peersWithAdmissibleHeadEpoch[peer] = true
 	}
 
 	// Filter out peers that do not have all the data columns needed.
-	finalPeers, err := f.custodyAllNeededColumns(peersWithAdmissibleHeadSlot, dataColumns)
+	finalPeers, err := f.custodyAllNeededColumns(peersWithAdmissibleHeadEpoch, dataColumns)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "custody all needed columns")
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "custody all needed columns")
+	}
+
+	for peer := range peersWithAdmissibleHeadEpoch {
+		if _, ok := finalPeers[peer]; !ok {
+			description := fmt.Sprintf("peer %s: does not custody all needed columns", peer)
+			descriptions = append(descriptions, description)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return finalPeers, nil
+	return finalPeers, descriptions, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
index 438cfce31de9..1b81db9a3e12 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
@@ -234,12 +234,18 @@ func syncFields(b blocks.ROBlock) logrus.Fields {
 }
 
 // highestFinalizedEpoch returns the absolute highest finalized epoch of all connected peers.
-// Note this can be lower than our finalized epoch if we have no peers or peers that are all behind us.
+// It returns `0` if no peers are connected.
+// Note this can be lower than our finalized epoch if our connected peers are all behind us.
 func (s *Service) highestFinalizedEpoch() primitives.Epoch {
 	highest := primitives.Epoch(0)
 	for _, pid := range s.cfg.P2P.Peers().Connected() {
 		peerChainState, err := s.cfg.P2P.Peers().ChainState(pid)
-		if err == nil && peerChainState != nil && peerChainState.FinalizedEpoch > highest {
+
+		if err != nil || peerChainState == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if peerChainState.FinalizedEpoch > highest {
 			highest = peerChainState.FinalizedEpoch
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
index 343215032292..37a2caccca70 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/paulbellamy/ratecounter"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -408,7 +409,10 @@ func (s *Service) fetchOriginBlobs(pids []peer.ID) error {
 		if err := avs.Persist(current, sidecars...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(s.ctx, current, rob); err != nil {
+
+		// node ID is not used for checking blobs data availability.
+		emptyNodeID := enode.ID{}
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(s.ctx, emptyNodeID, current, rob); err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", r)).WithField("peerID", pids[i]).Warn("Blobs from peer for origin block were unusable")
 			continue
 		}
@@ -462,7 +466,9 @@ func (s *Service) fetchOriginColumns(pids []peer.ID) error {
 		if err := avs.PersistColumns(current, sidecars...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(s.ctx, current, rob); err != nil {
+
+		nodeID := s.cfg.P2P.NodeID()
+		if err := avs.IsDataAvailable(s.ctx, nodeID, current, rob); err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", r)).WithField("peerID", pids[i]).Warn("Columns from peer for origin block were unusable")
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_data_column_sidecars_by_range.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_data_column_sidecars_by_range.go
index 8cf28bcf2eb9..d677b6dba6c1 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_data_column_sidecars_by_range.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_data_column_sidecars_by_range.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	libp2pcore "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/p2p"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/core/peerdas"
 	p2ptypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/fieldparams"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/monitoring/tracing/trace"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/time/slots"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func (s *Service) streamDataColumnBatch(ctx context.Context, batch blockBatch, wQuota uint64, wantedIndexes map[uint64]bool, stream libp2pcore.Stream) (uint64, error) {
@@ -69,12 +70,54 @@ func (s *Service) dataColumnSidecarsByRangeRPCHandler(ctx context.Context, msg i
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, respTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	SetRPCStreamDeadlines(stream)
-	log := log.WithField("handler", p2p.DataColumnSidecarsByRangeName[1:]) // slice the leading slash off the name var
 
 	r, ok := msg.(*pb.DataColumnSidecarsByRangeRequest)
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("message is not type *pb.DataColumnSidecarsByRangeRequest")
 	}
+
+	// Compute custody columns.
+	nodeID := s.cfg.p2p.NodeID()
+	numberOfColumns := params.BeaconConfig().NumberOfColumns
+	custodySubnetCount := peerdas.CustodySubnetCount()
+	custodyColumns, err := peerdas.CustodyColumns(nodeID, custodySubnetCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.writeErrorResponseToStream(responseCodeServerError, err.Error(), stream)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	custodyColumnsCount := uint64(len(custodyColumns))
+
+	// Compute requested columns.
+	requestedColumns := r.Columns
+	requestedColumnsCount := uint64(len(requestedColumns))
+
+	// Format log fields.
+
+	var (
+		custodyColumnsLog   interface{} = "all"
+		requestedColumnsLog interface{} = "all"
+	)
+
+	if custodyColumnsCount != numberOfColumns {
+		custodyColumnsLog = uint64MapToSortedSlice(custodyColumns)
+	}
+
+	if requestedColumnsCount != numberOfColumns {
+		requestedColumnsLog = requestedColumns
+	}
+
+	// Get the remote peer.
+	remotePeer := stream.Conn().RemotePeer()
+
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"remotePeer":       remotePeer,
+		"custodyColumns":   custodyColumnsLog,
+		"requestedColumns": requestedColumnsLog,
+		"startSlot":        r.StartSlot,
+		"count":            r.Count,
+	}).Debug("Serving data columns by range request")
+
 	if err := s.rateLimiter.validateRequest(stream, 1); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}