diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 9ba8f24cbe7..4c7f314d870 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ pub enum ProduceBlockVerification {
 pub struct PrePayloadAttributes {
     pub proposer_index: u64,
     pub prev_randao: Hash256,
+    /// The parent block number is not part of the payload attributes sent to the EL, but *is*
+    /// sent to builders via SSE.
+    pub parent_block_number: u64,
 }
 
 /// Define whether a forkchoiceUpdate needs to be checked for an override (`Yes`) or has already
@@ -3866,16 +3869,21 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             proposer as u64
         };
 
-        // Get the `prev_randao` value.
-        let prev_randao = if proposer_head == parent_block_root {
-            cached_head.parent_random()
+        // Get the `prev_randao` and parent block number.
+        let head_block_number = cached_head.head_block_number()?;
+        let (prev_randao, parent_block_number) = if proposer_head == parent_block_root {
+            (
+                cached_head.parent_random()?,
+                head_block_number.saturating_sub(1),
+            )
         } else {
-            cached_head.head_random()
-        }?;
+            (cached_head.head_random()?, head_block_number)
+        };
 
         Ok(Some(PrePayloadAttributes {
             proposer_index,
             prev_randao,
+            parent_block_number,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -4865,6 +4873,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
                         proposal_slot: prepare_slot,
                         proposer_index: proposer,
                         parent_block_root: head_root,
+                        parent_block_number: pre_payload_attributes.parent_block_number,
                         parent_block_hash: forkchoice_update_params.head_hash.unwrap_or_default(),
                         payload_attributes: payload_attributes.into(),
                     },
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
index 19eddf60263..24c06680d49 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> CachedHead<E> {
             .map(|payload| payload.prev_randao())
     }
 
+    /// Returns the execution block number of the block at the head of the chain.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if the chain is prior to Bellatrix.
+    pub fn head_block_number(&self) -> Result<u64, BeaconStateError> {
+        self.snapshot
+            .beacon_block
+            .message()
+            .execution_payload()
+            .map(|payload| payload.block_number())
+    }
+
     /// Returns the active validator count for the current epoch of the head state.
     ///
     /// Should only return `None` if the caches have not been built on the head state (this should
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
index b7aa4dc05ee..60bc6278a0e 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use types::{
 
 mod block_hash;
 mod engine_api;
-mod engines;
+pub mod engines;
 mod keccak;
 mod metrics;
 pub mod payload_cache;
diff --git a/common/eth2/src/types.rs b/common/eth2/src/types.rs
index b4218c361a3..175c7db7867 100644
--- a/common/eth2/src/types.rs
+++ b/common/eth2/src/types.rs
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ pub struct SseExtendedPayloadAttributesGeneric<T> {
     #[serde(with = "eth2_serde_utils::quoted_u64")]
     pub proposer_index: u64,
     pub parent_block_root: Hash256,
+    #[serde(with = "eth2_serde_utils::quoted_u64")]
+    pub parent_block_number: u64,
     pub parent_block_hash: ExecutionBlockHash,
     pub payload_attributes: T,
 }
@@ -958,6 +960,7 @@ impl ForkVersionDeserialize for SseExtendedPayloadAttributes {
             proposal_slot: helper.proposal_slot,
             proposer_index: helper.proposer_index,
             parent_block_root: helper.parent_block_root,
+            parent_block_number: helper.parent_block_number,
             parent_block_hash: helper.parent_block_hash,
             payload_attributes: SsePayloadAttributes::deserialize_by_fork::<D>(
                 helper.payload_attributes,