diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 62c184c41..cb6dd8315 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4495,7 +4495,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "reth-consensus-common",
  "reth-payload-builder",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-provider",
@@ -4945,8 +4944,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
+ "reth-consensus-common",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-primitives",
+ "reth-revm-primitives",
  "reth-rlp",
  "reth-rpc-types",
  "revm-primitives",
diff --git a/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml b/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
index 9e9b93bc7..f86bc5fe1 100644
--- a/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ description = "A basic payload builder for reth that uses the txpool API to buil
 [dependencies]
 ## reth
 reth-primitives = { path = "../../primitives" }
-reth-consensus-common = { path = "../../consensus/common" }
 reth-revm = { path = "../../revm" }
 reth-transaction-pool = { path = "../../transaction-pool" }
 reth-rlp = { path = "../../rlp" }
diff --git a/crates/payload/basic/src/lib.rs b/crates/payload/basic/src/lib.rs
index 037865637..306aa37ae 100644
--- a/crates/payload/basic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/payload/basic/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 use futures_core::{ready, Stream};
 use futures_util::FutureExt;
-use reth_consensus_common::validation::calculate_next_block_base_fee;
 use reth_payload_builder::{
     error::PayloadBuilderError, BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderAttributes, PayloadJob,
     PayloadJobGenerator,
@@ -122,27 +121,8 @@ where
             .ok_or_else(|| PayloadBuilderError::MissingParentBlock(attributes.parent))?;
 
         // configure evm env based on parent block
-        let initialized_cfg = CfgEnv {
-            chain_id: U256::from(self.chain_spec.chain().id()),
-            // ensure we're not missing any timestamp based hardforks
-            spec_id: revm_spec_by_timestamp_after_merge(&self.chain_spec, attributes.timestamp),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-
-        let initialized_block_env = BlockEnv {
-            number: U256::from(parent_block.number + 1),
-            coinbase: attributes.suggested_fee_recipient,
-            timestamp: U256::from(attributes.timestamp),
-            difficulty: U256::ZERO,
-            prevrandao: Some(attributes.prev_randao),
-            gas_limit: U256::from(parent_block.gas_limit),
-            // calculate basefee based on parent block's gas usage
-            basefee: U256::from(calculate_next_block_base_fee(
-                parent_block.gas_used,
-                parent_block.gas_limit,
-                parent_block.base_fee_per_gas.unwrap_or_default(),
-            )),
-        };
+        let (initialized_cfg, initialized_block_env) =
+            attributes.cfg_and_block_env(&self.chain_spec, &parent_block);
 
         let config = PayloadConfig {
             initialized_block_env,
diff --git a/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml b/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
index e7fbb488e..4e94b8e08 100644
--- a/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ reth-primitives = { path = "../../primitives" }
 reth-rpc-types = { path = "../../rpc/rpc-types" }
 reth-rlp = { path = "../../rlp" }
 reth-interfaces = { path = "../../interfaces" }
+reth-consensus-common = { path = "../../consensus/common" }
+reth-revm-primitives = { path = "../../revm/revm-primitives" }
 
 ## ethereum
 revm-primitives = "1"
diff --git a/crates/payload/builder/src/payload.rs b/crates/payload/builder/src/payload.rs
index 2370d092a..13c3aff8e 100644
--- a/crates/payload/builder/src/payload.rs
+++ b/crates/payload/builder/src/payload.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 //! Contains types required for building a payload.
 
-use reth_primitives::{Address, SealedBlock, Withdrawal, H256, U256};
+use reth_consensus_common::validation::calculate_next_block_base_fee;
+use reth_primitives::{Address, ChainSpec, Header, SealedBlock, Withdrawal, H256, U256};
+use reth_revm_primitives::config::revm_spec_by_timestamp_after_merge;
 use reth_rlp::Encodable;
 use reth_rpc_types::engine::{PayloadAttributes, PayloadId};
+use revm_primitives::{BlockEnv, CfgEnv};
 
 /// Contains the built payload.
 ///
@@ -78,6 +81,42 @@ impl PayloadBuilderAttributes {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the configured [CfgEnv] and [BlockEnv] for the targeted payload (that has the
+    /// `parent` as its parent).
+    ///
+    /// The `chain_spec` is used to determine the correct chain id and hardfork for the payload
+    /// based on its timestamp.
+    ///
+    /// Block related settings are derived from the `parent` block and the configured attributes.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: This is only intended for beacon consensus (after merge).
+    pub fn cfg_and_block_env(&self, chain_spec: &ChainSpec, parent: &Header) -> (CfgEnv, BlockEnv) {
+        // configure evm env based on parent block
+        let cfg = CfgEnv {
+            chain_id: U256::from(chain_spec.chain().id()),
+            // ensure we're not missing any timestamp based hardforks
+            spec_id: revm_spec_by_timestamp_after_merge(chain_spec, self.timestamp),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let block_env = BlockEnv {
+            number: U256::from(parent.number + 1),
+            coinbase: self.suggested_fee_recipient,
+            timestamp: U256::from(self.timestamp),
+            difficulty: U256::ZERO,
+            prevrandao: Some(self.prev_randao),
+            gas_limit: U256::from(parent.gas_limit),
+            // calculate basefee based on parent block's gas usage
+            basefee: U256::from(calculate_next_block_base_fee(
+                parent.gas_used,
+                parent.gas_limit,
+                parent.base_fee_per_gas.unwrap_or_default(),
+            )),
+        };
+
+        (cfg, block_env)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the identifier of the payload.
     pub fn payload_id(&self) -> PayloadId {
         self.id