diff --git a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/MergeCoordinator.java b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/MergeCoordinator.java
index 7b394b5b952..cac3edf952c 100644
--- a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/MergeCoordinator.java
+++ b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/MergeCoordinator.java
@@ -254,7 +254,12 @@ public PayloadIdentifier preparePayload(
 
     final PayloadIdentifier payloadIdentifier =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            parentHeader.getBlockHash(), timestamp, prevRandao, feeRecipient, withdrawals);
+            parentHeader.getBlockHash(),
+            timestamp,
+            prevRandao,
+            feeRecipient,
+            withdrawals,
+            parentBeaconBlockRoot);
 
     if (blockCreationTasks.containsKey(payloadIdentifier)) {
       LOG.debug(
diff --git a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifier.java b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifier.java
index 6c946ba2ee2..ddd3c1b3e4e 100644
--- a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifier.java
+++ b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifier.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public PayloadIdentifier(final Long payloadId) {
    * @param prevRandao the prev randao
    * @param feeRecipient the fee recipient
    * @param withdrawals the withdrawals
+   * @param parentBeaconBlockRoot the parent beacon block root
    * @return the payload identifier
    */
   public static PayloadIdentifier forPayloadParams(
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public static PayloadIdentifier forPayloadParams(
       final Long timestamp,
       final Bytes32 prevRandao,
       final Address feeRecipient,
-      final Optional<List<Withdrawal>> withdrawals) {
+      final Optional<List<Withdrawal>> withdrawals,
+      final Optional<Bytes32> parentBeaconBlockRoot) {
 
     return new PayloadIdentifier(
         timestamp
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ public static PayloadIdentifier forPayloadParams(
                                 .sorted(Comparator.comparing(Withdrawal::getIndex))
                                 .map(Withdrawal::hashCode)
                                 .reduce(1, (a, b) -> a ^ (b * 31)))
-                    .orElse(0));
+                    .orElse(0)
+            ^ ((long) parentBeaconBlockRoot.hashCode()) << 40);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/consensus/merge/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifierTest.java b/consensus/merge/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifierTest.java
index 39597f9aabe..314224cf55d 100644
--- a/consensus/merge/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifierTest.java
+++ b/consensus/merge/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/blockcreation/PayloadIdentifierTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ public void serializesToEvenHexRepresentation() {
   public void conversionCoverage() {
     var idTest =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, Bytes32.random(), Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.empty());
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            Bytes32.random(),
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.empty());
     assertThat(new PayloadIdentifier(idTest.getAsBigInteger().longValue())).isEqualTo(idTest);
     assertThat(new PayloadIdentifier(idTest.getAsBigInteger().longValue())).isEqualTo(idTest);
   }
@@ -82,10 +87,20 @@ public void differentWithdrawalAmountsYieldDifferentHash() {
     final Bytes32 prevRandao = Bytes32.random();
     var idForWithdrawals1 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.of(withdrawals1));
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.of(withdrawals1),
+            Optional.empty());
     var idForWithdrawals2 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.of(withdrawals2));
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.of(withdrawals2),
+            Optional.empty());
     assertThat(idForWithdrawals1).isNotEqualTo(idForWithdrawals2);
   }
 
@@ -118,10 +133,20 @@ public void differentOrderedWithdrawalsYieldSameHash() {
     final Bytes32 prevRandao = Bytes32.random();
     var idForWithdrawals1 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.of(withdrawals1));
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.of(withdrawals1),
+            Optional.empty());
     var idForWithdrawals2 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.of(withdrawals2));
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.of(withdrawals2),
+            Optional.empty());
     assertThat(idForWithdrawals1).isEqualTo(idForWithdrawals2);
   }
 
@@ -130,10 +155,64 @@ public void emptyOptionalAndEmptyListWithdrawalsYieldDifferentHash() {
     final Bytes32 prevRandao = Bytes32.random();
     var idForWithdrawals1 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.empty());
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.empty());
     var idForWithdrawals2 =
         PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-            Hash.ZERO, 1337L, prevRandao, Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.of(emptyList()));
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.of(emptyList()),
+            Optional.empty());
+    assertThat(idForWithdrawals1).isNotEqualTo(idForWithdrawals2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void emptyOptionalAndNonEmptyParentBeaconBlockRootYieldDifferentHash() {
+    final Bytes32 prevRandao = Bytes32.random();
+    var idForWithdrawals1 =
+        PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.empty());
+    var idForWithdrawals2 =
+        PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.of(Bytes32.ZERO));
+    assertThat(idForWithdrawals1).isNotEqualTo(idForWithdrawals2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void differentParentBeaconBlockRootYieldDifferentHash() {
+    final Bytes32 prevRandao = Bytes32.random();
+    var idForWithdrawals1 =
+        PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.of(Bytes32.fromHexStringLenient("0x1")));
+    var idForWithdrawals2 =
+        PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
+            Hash.ZERO,
+            1337L,
+            prevRandao,
+            Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
+            Optional.of(Bytes32.ZERO));
     assertThat(idForWithdrawals1).isNotEqualTo(idForWithdrawals2);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineForkchoiceUpdatedTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineForkchoiceUpdatedTest.java
index 32dc15ffc57..63713c4bd0f 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineForkchoiceUpdatedTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineForkchoiceUpdatedTest.java
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ public void shouldReturnValidWithoutFinalizedWithPayload() {
             payloadParams.getTimestamp(),
             payloadParams.getPrevRandao(),
             payloadParams.getSuggestedFeeRecipient(),
+            Optional.empty(),
             Optional.empty());
 
     when(mergeCoordinator.preparePayload(
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ public void shouldReturnValidIfWithdrawalsIsNull_WhenWithdrawalsProhibited() {
             payloadParams.getTimestamp(),
             payloadParams.getPrevRandao(),
             payloadParams.getSuggestedFeeRecipient(),
+            Optional.empty(),
             Optional.empty());
 
     when(mergeCoordinator.preparePayload(
@@ -603,7 +605,8 @@ public void shouldReturnValidIfWithdrawalsIsNotNull_WhenWithdrawalsAllowed() {
             payloadParams.getTimestamp(),
             payloadParams.getPrevRandao(),
             payloadParams.getSuggestedFeeRecipient(),
-            withdrawals);
+            withdrawals,
+            Optional.empty());
 
     when(mergeCoordinator.preparePayload(
             mockHeader,
@@ -645,6 +648,7 @@ public void shouldReturnValidIfProtocolScheduleIsEmpty() {
             payloadParams.getTimestamp(),
             payloadParams.getPrevRandao(),
             payloadParams.getSuggestedFeeRecipient(),
+            Optional.empty(),
             Optional.empty());
 
     when(mergeCoordinator.preparePayload(
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineGetPayloadTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineGetPayloadTest.java
index 823cd6712ab..fd2f02ba024 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineGetPayloadTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/AbstractEngineGetPayloadTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ public AbstractEngineGetPayloadTest() {
   protected static final BlockResultFactory factory = new BlockResultFactory();
   protected static final PayloadIdentifier mockPid =
       PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-          Hash.ZERO, 1337L, Bytes32.random(), Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.empty());
+          Hash.ZERO,
+          1337L,
+          Bytes32.random(),
+          Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+          Optional.empty(),
+          Optional.empty());
   protected static final BlockHeader mockHeader =
       new BlockHeaderTestFixture().prevRandao(Bytes32.random()).buildHeader();
   private static final Block mockBlock =
@@ -147,7 +152,12 @@ public void shouldFailForUnknownPayloadId() {
         resp(
             getMethodName(),
             PayloadIdentifier.forPayloadParams(
-                Hash.ZERO, 0L, Bytes32.random(), Address.fromHexString("0x42"), Optional.empty()));
+                Hash.ZERO,
+                0L,
+                Bytes32.random(),
+                Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+                Optional.empty(),
+                Optional.empty()));
     assertThat(resp).isInstanceOf(JsonRpcErrorResponse.class);
     verify(engineCallListener, times(1)).executionEngineCalled();
   }
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineGetPayloadV3Test.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineGetPayloadV3Test.java
index 3fc8a6bfd83..1e19bc3fd5d 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineGetPayloadV3Test.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineGetPayloadV3Test.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public void shouldReturnBlockForKnownPayloadId() {
             cancunHardfork.milestone(),
             Bytes32.random(),
             Address.fromHexString("0x42"),
+            Optional.empty(),
             Optional.empty());
 
     BlobTestFixture blobTestFixture = new BlobTestFixture();