diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/debug.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/debug.rs
index dd1cd9739ed1..9551647d5aef 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/debug.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/debug.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ where
         cfg: CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg,
         block_env: BlockEnv,
         opts: GethDebugTracingOptions,
+        parent_beacon_block_root: Option<B256>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<TraceResult>, Eth::Error> {
         if transactions.is_empty() {
             // nothing to trace
@@ -111,6 +112,26 @@ where
                 let block_hash = at.as_block_hash();
                 let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(transactions.len());
                 let mut db = CacheDB::new(StateProviderDatabase::new(state));
+
+                let mut system_caller = SystemCaller::new(
+                    RpcNodeCore::evm_config(this.eth_api()).clone(),
+                    RpcNodeCore::provider(this.eth_api()).chain_spec(),
+                );
+
+                // apply relevant system calls
+                system_caller
+                    .pre_block_beacon_root_contract_call(
+                        &mut db,
+                        &cfg,
+                        &block_env,
+                        parent_beacon_block_root,
+                    )
+                    .map_err(|_| {
+                        EthApiError::EvmCustom(
+                            "failed to apply 4788 beacon root system call".to_string(),
+                        )
+                    })?;
+
                 let mut transactions = transactions.into_iter().enumerate().peekable();
                 let mut inspector = None;
                 while let Some((index, tx)) = transactions.next() {
@@ -176,6 +197,7 @@ where
                 block
                     .body
                     .transactions
+                    .clone()
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|tx| {
                         tx.into_ecrecovered()
@@ -187,6 +209,7 @@ where
                 block
                     .body
                     .transactions
+                    .clone()
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|tx| {
                         tx.into_ecrecovered_unchecked()
@@ -196,7 +219,15 @@ where
                     .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, Eth::Error>>()?
             };
 
-        self.trace_block(parent.into(), transactions, cfg, block_env, opts).await
+        self.trace_block(
+            parent.into(),
+            transactions,
+            cfg,
+            block_env,
+            opts,
+            block.parent_beacon_block_root,
+        )
+        .await
     }
 
     /// Replays a block and returns the trace of each transaction.
@@ -228,6 +259,7 @@ where
             cfg,
             block_env,
             opts,
+            block.parent_beacon_block_root,
         )
         .await
     }