diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/FastBlocks/SyncStatusListTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/FastBlocks/SyncStatusListTests.cs
index f4ecba86a8b..24f30a52b8c 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/FastBlocks/SyncStatusListTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/FastBlocks/SyncStatusListTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Nethermind.Blockchain;
+using Nethermind.Core;
+using Nethermind.Core.Crypto;
+using Nethermind.Core.Test.Builders;
 using Nethermind.Synchronization.FastBlocks;
+using NSubstitute;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
 namespace Nethermind.Synchronization.Test.FastBlocks
@@ -32,7 +38,6 @@ public void Can_read_back_all_set_values()
         {
             const int length = 4096;
 
-
             FastBlockStatusList list = CreateFastBlockStatusList(length, false);
             for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
             {
@@ -40,6 +45,19 @@ public void Can_read_back_all_set_values()
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Will_not_go_below_ancient_barrier()
+        {
+            IBlockTree blockTree = Substitute.For<IBlockTree>();
+            blockTree.FindCanonicalBlockInfo(Arg.Any<long>()).Returns(new BlockInfo(TestItem.KeccakA, 0));
+            SyncStatusList syncStatusList = new SyncStatusList(blockTree, 1000, null, 900);
+
+            BlockInfo?[] infos = new BlockInfo?[500];
+            syncStatusList.GetInfosForBatch(infos);
+
+            infos.Count((it) => it != null).Should().Be(101);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void Can_read_back_all_parallel_set_values()
         {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/BodiesSyncFeed.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/BodiesSyncFeed.cs
index 5e441723d73..bde6114aa74 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/BodiesSyncFeed.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/BodiesSyncFeed.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ private void ResetSyncStatusList()
             _syncStatusList = new SyncStatusList(
                 _blockTree,
                 _pivotNumber,
-                _blockTree.LowestInsertedBodyNumber);
+                _blockTree.LowestInsertedBodyNumber,
+                _syncConfig.AncientBodiesBarrier);
         }
 
         protected override SyncMode ActivationSyncModes { get; } = SyncMode.FastBodies & ~SyncMode.FastBlocks;
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/ReceiptsSyncFeed.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/ReceiptsSyncFeed.cs
index ea63f4405b3..b1b8e3bdc13 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/ReceiptsSyncFeed.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/ReceiptsSyncFeed.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ private void ResetSyncStatusList()
             _syncStatusList = new SyncStatusList(
                 _blockTree,
                 _pivotNumber,
-                _receiptStorage.LowestInsertedReceiptBlockNumber);
+                _receiptStorage.LowestInsertedReceiptBlockNumber,
+                _syncConfig.AncientReceiptsBarrier);
         }
 
         protected override SyncMode ActivationSyncModes { get; }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/SyncStatusList.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/SyncStatusList.cs
index 42130e96c44..373afedd1d2 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/SyncStatusList.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/FastBlocks/SyncStatusList.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ internal class SyncStatusList
         private readonly FastBlockStatusList _statuses;
         private readonly LruCache<long, BlockInfo> _cache = new(maxCapacity: 64, startCapacity: 64, "blockInfo Cache");
         private long _lowestInsertWithoutGaps;
+        private readonly long _lowerBound;
 
         public long LowestInsertWithoutGaps
         {
@@ -25,19 +26,20 @@ public long LowestInsertWithoutGaps
 
         public long QueueSize => _queueSize;
 
-        public SyncStatusList(IBlockTree blockTree, long pivotNumber, long? lowestInserted)
+        public SyncStatusList(IBlockTree blockTree, long pivotNumber, long? lowestInserted, long lowerBound)
         {
             _blockTree = blockTree ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(blockTree));
             _statuses = new FastBlockStatusList(pivotNumber + 1);
 
             LowestInsertWithoutGaps = lowestInserted ?? pivotNumber;
+            _lowerBound = lowerBound;
         }
 
         public void GetInfosForBatch(BlockInfo?[] blockInfos)
         {
             int collected = 0;
             long currentNumber = Volatile.Read(ref _lowestInsertWithoutGaps);
-            while (collected < blockInfos.Length && currentNumber != 0)
+            while (collected < blockInfos.Length && currentNumber != 0 && currentNumber >= _lowerBound)
             {
                 if (blockInfos[collected] is not null)
                 {