diff --git a/operator/duties/attester.go b/operator/duties/attester.go
index 396ba70cd2..d9a6ec3d01 100644
--- a/operator/duties/attester.go
+++ b/operator/duties/attester.go
@@ -276,6 +276,23 @@ func (h *AttesterHandler) toGenesisSpecDuty(duty *eth2apiv1.AttesterDuty, role g
 
 func (h *AttesterHandler) shouldExecute(duty *eth2apiv1.AttesterDuty) bool {
 	currentSlot := h.network.Beacon.EstimatedCurrentSlot()
+	currentEpoch := h.network.Beacon.EstimatedEpochAtSlot(currentSlot)
+
+	v, exists := h.validatorProvider.Validator(duty.PubKey[:])
+	if !exists {
+		h.logger.Warn("validator not found", fields.Validator(duty.PubKey[:]))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if v.MinParticipationEpoch() > currentEpoch {
+		h.logger.Debug("validator not yet participating",
+			fields.Validator(duty.PubKey[:]),
+			zap.Uint64("min_participation_epoch", uint64(v.MinParticipationEpoch())),
+			zap.Uint64("current_epoch", uint64(currentEpoch)),
+		)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// execute task if slot already began and not pass 1 epoch
 	var attestationPropagationSlotRange = phase0.Slot(h.network.Beacon.SlotsPerEpoch())
 	if currentSlot >= duty.Slot && currentSlot-duty.Slot <= attestationPropagationSlotRange {
diff --git a/operator/duties/scheduler.go b/operator/duties/scheduler.go
index 2c42b4c268..7a77faa322 100644
--- a/operator/duties/scheduler.go
+++ b/operator/duties/scheduler.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type ExecutionClient interface {
 type ValidatorProvider interface {
 	ParticipatingValidators(epoch phase0.Epoch) []*types.SSVShare
 	SelfParticipatingValidators(epoch phase0.Epoch) []*types.SSVShare
+	Validator(pubKey []byte) (*types.SSVShare, bool)
 }
 
 // ValidatorController represents the component that controls validators via the scheduler
diff --git a/operator/duties/sync_committee.go b/operator/duties/sync_committee.go
index 13f2776e16..d09fc43567 100644
--- a/operator/duties/sync_committee.go
+++ b/operator/duties/sync_committee.go
@@ -297,6 +297,23 @@ func (h *SyncCommitteeHandler) toSpecDuty(duty *eth2apiv1.SyncCommitteeDuty, slo
 
 func (h *SyncCommitteeHandler) shouldExecute(duty *eth2apiv1.SyncCommitteeDuty, slot phase0.Slot) bool {
 	currentSlot := h.network.Beacon.EstimatedCurrentSlot()
+	currentEpoch := h.network.Beacon.EstimatedEpochAtSlot(currentSlot)
+
+	v, exists := h.validatorProvider.Validator(duty.PubKey[:])
+	if !exists {
+		h.logger.Warn("validator not found", fields.Validator(duty.PubKey[:]))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if v.MinParticipationEpoch() > currentEpoch {
+		h.logger.Debug("validator not yet participating",
+			fields.Validator(duty.PubKey[:]),
+			zap.Uint64("min_participation_epoch", uint64(v.MinParticipationEpoch())),
+			zap.Uint64("current_epoch", uint64(currentEpoch)),
+		)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// execute task if slot already began and not pass 1 slot
 	if currentSlot == slot {
 		return true
diff --git a/protocol/v2/types/ssvshare.go b/protocol/v2/types/ssvshare.go
index c0f1f4fd45..d79b2bd02d 100644
--- a/protocol/v2/types/ssvshare.go
+++ b/protocol/v2/types/ssvshare.go
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ func (s *SSVShare) IsAttesting(epoch phase0.Epoch) bool {
 }
 
 func (s *SSVShare) IsParticipating(epoch phase0.Epoch) bool {
-	participating := s.minParticipationEpoch == 0 || s.minParticipationEpoch <= epoch
-	return !s.Liquidated && s.IsAttesting(epoch) && participating
+	return !s.Liquidated && s.IsAttesting(epoch)
 }
 
 func (s *SSVShare) SetFeeRecipient(feeRecipient bellatrix.ExecutionAddress) {
@@ -90,6 +89,10 @@ func (s *SSVShare) SetMinParticipationEpoch(epoch phase0.Epoch) {
 	s.minParticipationEpoch = epoch
 }
 
+func (s *SSVShare) MinParticipationEpoch() phase0.Epoch {
+	return s.minParticipationEpoch
+}
+
 func (s *SSVShare) OperatorIDs() []spectypes.OperatorID {
 	ids := make([]spectypes.OperatorID, len(s.Committee))
 	for i, v := range s.Committee {