diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4fca96ee9..eb0a3148a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1890,6 +1890,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "jsonrpsee",
  "lru",
+ "metrics",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sov-db",
diff --git a/crates/batch-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs b/crates/batch-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
index 44e301558..21359c158 100644
--- a/crates/batch-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/batch-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context as _};
 use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
 use citrea_common::cache::L1BlockCache;
-use citrea_common::da::get_da_block_at_height;
+use citrea_common::da::{get_da_block_at_height, sync_l1};
 use citrea_common::utils::merge_state_diffs;
 use citrea_common::BatchProverConfig;
 use citrea_primitives::compression::compress_blob;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use sov_rollup_interface::zk::ZkvmHost;
 use sov_stf_runner::{ProverGuestRunConfig, ProverService};
 use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
-use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};
+use tokio::time::Duration;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ where
             self.da_service.clone(),
             l1_tx,
             self.l1_block_cache.clone(),
+            BATCH_PROVER_METRICS.scan_l1_block.clone(),
         );
         tokio::pin!(l1_sync_worker);
 
@@ -316,55 +317,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-async fn sync_l1<Da>(
-    start_l1_height: u64,
-    da_service: Arc<Da>,
-    sender: mpsc::Sender<Da::FilteredBlock>,
-    l1_block_cache: Arc<Mutex<L1BlockCache<Da>>>,
-) where
-    Da: DaService,
-{
-    let mut l1_height = start_l1_height;
-    info!("Starting to sync from L1 height {}", l1_height);
-
-    'block_sync: loop {
-        let last_finalized_l1_block_header =
-            match da_service.get_last_finalized_block_header().await {
-                Ok(header) => header,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block header: {}", e);
-                    sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-
-        let new_l1_height = last_finalized_l1_block_header.height();
-
-        for block_number in l1_height + 1..=new_l1_height {
-            let l1_block =
-                match get_da_block_at_height(&da_service, block_number, l1_block_cache.clone())
-                    .await
-                {
-                    Ok(block) => block,
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block: {}", e);
-                        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                        continue 'block_sync;
-                    }
-                };
-            if block_number > l1_height {
-                l1_height = block_number;
-                if let Err(e) = sender.send(l1_block).await {
-                    error!("Could not notify about L1 block: {}", e);
-                    continue 'block_sync;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-    }
-}
-
 pub(crate) async fn get_batch_proof_circuit_input_from_commitments<
     'txs,
     Da: DaService,
diff --git a/crates/batch-prover/src/metrics.rs b/crates/batch-prover/src/metrics.rs
index 9d48e279d..707096f91 100644
--- a/crates/batch-prover/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/batch-prover/src/metrics.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub struct BatchProverMetrics {
     pub current_l2_block: Gauge,
     #[metric(describe = "The duration of processing a single soft confirmation")]
     pub process_soft_confirmation: Histogram,
+    #[metric(describe = "The duration of scanning and processing a single L1 block")]
+    pub scan_l1_block: Histogram,
 }
 
 /// Batch prover metrics
diff --git a/crates/common/Cargo.toml b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
index de7281fcd..5dd207ccc 100644
--- a/crates/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ hex = { workspace = true }
 hyper = { workspace = true }
 jsonrpsee = { workspace = true, features = ["http-client", "server"] }
 lru = { workspace = true }
+metrics = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/common/src/da.rs b/crates/common/src/da.rs
index 11a8a3224..fc2af556f 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/da.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/da.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,80 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use alloy_primitives::U64;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use backoff::future::retry as retry_backoff;
 use backoff::ExponentialBackoffBuilder;
 use jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClient;
+use metrics::Histogram;
 use sov_ledger_rpc::LedgerRpcClient;
 use sov_rollup_interface::da::{BlockHeaderTrait, SequencerCommitment};
 use sov_rollup_interface::services::da::{DaService, SlotData};
 use sov_rollup_interface::zk::Proof;
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
-use tracing::warn;
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
+use tokio::time::sleep;
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::cache::L1BlockCache;
 
+pub async fn sync_l1<Da>(
+    start_l1_height: u64,
+    da_service: Arc<Da>,
+    sender: mpsc::Sender<Da::FilteredBlock>,
+    l1_block_cache: Arc<Mutex<L1BlockCache<Da>>>,
+    l1_block_scan_histogram: Histogram,
+) where
+    Da: DaService,
+{
+    let mut l1_height = start_l1_height;
+    info!("Starting to sync from L1 height {}", l1_height);
+
+    let start = Instant::now();
+
+    'block_sync: loop {
+        let last_finalized_l1_block_header =
+            match da_service.get_last_finalized_block_header().await {
+                Ok(header) => header,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block header: {}", e);
+                    sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+        let new_l1_height = last_finalized_l1_block_header.height();
+
+        for block_number in l1_height + 1..=new_l1_height {
+            let l1_block =
+                match get_da_block_at_height(&da_service, block_number, l1_block_cache.clone())
+                    .await
+                {
+                    Ok(block) => block,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block: {}", e);
+                        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+                        continue 'block_sync;
+                    }
+                };
+
+            if block_number > l1_height {
+                l1_height = block_number;
+                l1_block_scan_histogram.record(
+                    Instant::now()
+                        .saturating_duration_since(start)
+                        .as_secs_f64(),
+                );
+                if let Err(e) = sender.send(l1_block).await {
+                    error!("Could not notify about L1 block: {}", e);
+                    continue 'block_sync;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn get_da_block_at_height<Da: DaService>(
     da_service: &Arc<Da>,
     height: u64,
diff --git a/crates/fullnode/src/da_block_handler.rs b/crates/fullnode/src/da_block_handler.rs
index 6979100c9..6d80da8b7 100644
--- a/crates/fullnode/src/da_block_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/fullnode/src/da_block_handler.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Instant;
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
 use citrea_common::cache::L1BlockCache;
-use citrea_common::da::{extract_sequencer_commitments, extract_zk_proofs, get_da_block_at_height};
+use citrea_common::da::{extract_sequencer_commitments, extract_zk_proofs, sync_l1};
 use citrea_common::error::SyncError;
 use citrea_common::utils::check_l2_range_exists;
 use citrea_primitives::forks::fork_from_block_number;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ use sov_rollup_interface::zk::{
 };
 use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
-use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};
+use tokio::time::Duration;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
@@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ where
             self.da_service.clone(),
             l1_tx,
             self.l1_block_cache.clone(),
+            FULLNODE_METRICS.scan_l1_block.clone(),
         );
         tokio::pin!(l1_sync_worker);
 
@@ -454,60 +454,3 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-async fn sync_l1<Da>(
-    start_l1_height: u64,
-    da_service: Arc<Da>,
-    sender: mpsc::Sender<Da::FilteredBlock>,
-    l1_block_cache: Arc<Mutex<L1BlockCache<Da>>>,
-) where
-    Da: DaService,
-{
-    let mut l1_height = start_l1_height;
-    info!("Starting to sync from L1 height {}", l1_height);
-
-    let start = Instant::now();
-
-    'block_sync: loop {
-        let last_finalized_l1_block_header =
-            match da_service.get_last_finalized_block_header().await {
-                Ok(header) => header,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block header: {}", e);
-                    sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-
-        let new_l1_height = last_finalized_l1_block_header.height();
-
-        for block_number in l1_height + 1..=new_l1_height {
-            let l1_block =
-                match get_da_block_at_height(&da_service, block_number, l1_block_cache.clone())
-                    .await
-                {
-                    Ok(block) => block,
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block: {}", e);
-                        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                        continue 'block_sync;
-                    }
-                };
-
-            if block_number > l1_height {
-                l1_height = block_number;
-                FULLNODE_METRICS.scan_l1_block.record(
-                    Instant::now()
-                        .saturating_duration_since(start)
-                        .as_secs_f64(),
-                );
-                if let Err(e) = sender.send(l1_block).await {
-                    error!("Could not notify about L1 block: {}", e);
-                    continue 'block_sync;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/light-client-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs b/crates/light-client-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
index 7504f78cc..f1ace0e0f 100644
--- a/crates/light-client-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/light-client-prover/src/da_block_handler.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use borsh::BorshDeserialize;
 use citrea_common::cache::L1BlockCache;
-use citrea_common::da::get_da_block_at_height;
+use citrea_common::da::sync_l1;
 use citrea_common::LightClientProverConfig;
 use citrea_primitives::forks::fork_from_block_number;
 use sov_db::ledger_db::{LightClientProverLedgerOps, SharedLedgerOps};
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use sov_rollup_interface::zk::{
 use sov_stf_runner::{ProofData, ProverService};
 use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
-use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};
+use tokio::time::Duration;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
@@ -97,13 +97,17 @@ where
         //         .clear_pending_proving_sessions()
         //         .expect("Failed to clear pending proving sessions");
         // }
-
+        let start_l1_height = match last_l1_height_scanned {
+            StartVariant::LastScanned(height) => height + 1, // last scanned block + 1
+            StartVariant::FromBlock(height) => height,       // first block to scan
+        };
         let (l1_tx, mut l1_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
         let l1_sync_worker = sync_l1(
-            last_l1_height_scanned,
+            start_l1_height,
             self.da_service.clone(),
             l1_tx,
             self.l1_block_cache.clone(),
+            LIGHT_CLIENT_METRICS.scan_l1_block.clone(),
         );
         tokio::pin!(l1_sync_worker);
 
@@ -475,58 +479,3 @@ where
         Ok(proofs[0].clone())
     }
 }
-
-async fn sync_l1<Da>(
-    start_l1_height: StartVariant,
-    da_service: Arc<Da>,
-    sender: mpsc::Sender<Da::FilteredBlock>,
-    l1_block_cache: Arc<Mutex<L1BlockCache<Da>>>,
-) where
-    Da: DaService,
-{
-    let mut l1_height = match start_l1_height {
-        StartVariant::LastScanned(height) => height + 1, // last scanned block + 1
-        StartVariant::FromBlock(height) => height,       // first block to scan
-    };
-    info!("Starting to sync from L1 height {}", l1_height);
-
-    'block_sync: loop {
-        let last_finalized_l1_block_header =
-            match da_service.get_last_finalized_block_header().await {
-                Ok(header) => header,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block header: {}", e);
-                    sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-
-        let new_l1_height = last_finalized_l1_block_header.height();
-
-        for block_number in l1_height..=new_l1_height {
-            let l1_block =
-                match get_da_block_at_height(&da_service, block_number, l1_block_cache.clone())
-                    .await
-                {
-                    Ok(block) => block,
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("Could not fetch last finalized L1 block: {}", e);
-                        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-                        continue 'block_sync;
-                    }
-                };
-
-            if let Err(e) = sender.send(l1_block).await {
-                error!("Could not notify about L1 block: {}", e);
-                continue 'block_sync;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // next iteration of he loop will start from the next block
-        if new_l1_height >= l1_height {
-            l1_height = new_l1_height + 1;
-        }
-
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/light-client-prover/src/metrics.rs b/crates/light-client-prover/src/metrics.rs
index d07673242..fe2775cbd 100644
--- a/crates/light-client-prover/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/light-client-prover/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use metrics::Gauge;
+use metrics::{Gauge, Histogram};
 use metrics_derive::Metrics;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 pub struct LightClientProverMetrics {
     #[metric(describe = "The current L1 block number which is used to produce L2 blocks")]
     pub current_l1_block: Gauge,
+    #[metric(describe = "The duration of scanning and processing a single L1 block")]
+    pub scan_l1_block: Histogram,
 }
 
 /// Light client metrics