diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller.go b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller.go
index adabc05d26..1262350cac 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller.go
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ func (b *BatchPollConnector) SubscribeForBlocks(ctx context.Context, errC chan e
 
 	errCount := 0
 
+	// Publish the initial finalized and safe blocks so we have a starting point for reobservation requests.
+	for idx, block := range lastBlocks {
+		b.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("publishing initial %s block", b.batchData[idx].finality), zap.Uint64("initial_block", block.Number.Uint64()))
+		sink <- block
+		if b.generateSafe && b.batchData[idx].finality == Finalized {
+			safe := block.Copy(Safe)
+			b.logger.Info("publishing generated initial safe block", zap.Uint64("initial_block", safe.Number.Uint64()))
+			sink <- safe
+		}
+	}
+
 	common.RunWithScissors(ctx, errC, "block_poll_subscribe_for_blocks", func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		timer := time.NewTimer(b.Delay)
 		defer timer.Stop()
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller_test.go b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller_test.go
index 8f39495fd3..8cf7052290 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller_test.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/connectors/batch_poller_test.go
@@ -281,12 +281,13 @@ func TestBatchPoller(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// First sleep a bit and make sure there were no start up errors and no blocks got published.
+	// First sleep a bit and make sure there were no start up errors and the initial blocks were published.
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	mutex.Lock()
 	require.NoError(t, publishedErr)
 	require.NoError(t, publishedSubErr)
-	assert.Nil(t, block)
+	batchShouldHaveSafeAndFinalizedButNotLatest(t, block, 0x309a0c, baseConnector.expectedHash())
+	block = nil
 	mutex.Unlock()
 
 	// Post the first new block and verify we get it.