diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/capability.rs b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/capability.rs
index 1e1bb1b20..0dc9119ce 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/capability.rs
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/capability.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use std::{
 pub struct RawCapabilityMessage {
     /// Identifier of the message.
     pub id: usize,
-    /// Actual payload
+    /// Actual __encoded__ payload
     pub payload: Bytes,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/ethstream.rs b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/ethstream.rs
index 77266c1b7..ccc80594b 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/ethstream.rs
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/ethstream.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
+    capability::RawCapabilityMessage,
     errors::{EthHandshakeError, EthStreamError},
     message::{EthBroadcastMessage, ProtocolBroadcastMessage},
     p2pstream::HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT,
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     Status,
 };
 use alloy_primitives::bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
+use alloy_rlp::Encodable;
 use futures::{ready, Sink, SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use reth_eth_wire_types::NetworkPrimitives;
@@ -252,6 +254,16 @@ where
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Sends a raw capability message directly over the stream
+    pub fn start_send_raw(&mut self, msg: RawCapabilityMessage) -> Result<(), EthStreamError> {
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        msg.id.encode(&mut bytes);
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&msg.payload);
+
+        self.inner.start_send_unpin(bytes.into())?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, E, N> Stream for EthStream<S, N>
@@ -361,13 +373,15 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{
         broadcast::BlockHashNumber,
         errors::{EthHandshakeError, EthStreamError},
+        ethstream::RawCapabilityMessage,
         hello::DEFAULT_TCP_PORT,
         p2pstream::UnauthedP2PStream,
         EthMessage, EthStream, EthVersion, HelloMessageWithProtocols, PassthroughCodec,
         ProtocolVersion, Status,
     };
     use alloy_chains::NamedChain;
-    use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
+    use alloy_primitives::{bytes::Bytes, B256, U256};
+    use alloy_rlp::Decodable;
     use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
     use reth_ecies::stream::ECIESStream;
     use reth_eth_wire_types::EthNetworkPrimitives;
@@ -743,4 +757,39 @@ mod tests {
             matches!(handshake_result, Err(e) if e.to_string() == EthStreamError::StreamTimeout.to_string())
         );
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn can_write_and_read_raw_capability() {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let local_addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+        let test_msg = RawCapabilityMessage { id: 0x1234, payload: Bytes::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4]) };
+
+        let test_msg_clone = test_msg.clone();
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let (incoming, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            let stream = PassthroughCodec::default().framed(incoming);
+            let mut stream = EthStream::<_, EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(EthVersion::Eth67, stream);
+
+            let bytes = stream.inner_mut().next().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+            // Create a cursor to track position while decoding
+            let mut id_bytes = &bytes[..];
+            let decoded_id = <usize as Decodable>::decode(&mut id_bytes).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(decoded_id, test_msg_clone.id);
+
+            // Get remaining bytes after ID decoding
+            let remaining = id_bytes;
+            assert_eq!(remaining, &test_msg_clone.payload[..]);
+        });
+
+        let outgoing = TcpStream::connect(local_addr).await.unwrap();
+        let sink = PassthroughCodec::default().framed(outgoing);
+        let mut client_stream = EthStream::<_, EthNetworkPrimitives>::new(EthVersion::Eth67, sink);
+
+        client_stream.start_send_raw(test_msg).unwrap();
+        client_stream.inner_mut().flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        handle.await.unwrap();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/session/active.rs b/crates/net/network/src/session/active.rs
index af9bb2f08..7b7837090 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/session/active.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/session/active.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use alloy_primitives::Sealable;
 use futures::{stream::Fuse, SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use metrics::Gauge;
 use reth_eth_wire::{
+    capability::RawCapabilityMessage,
     errors::{EthHandshakeError, EthStreamError, P2PStreamError},
     message::{EthBroadcastMessage, RequestPair},
     Capabilities, DisconnectP2P, DisconnectReason, EthMessage, NetworkPrimitives,
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> ActiveSession<N> {
             }
             PeerMessage::Other(other) => {
                 debug!(target: "net::session", message_id=%other.id, "Ignoring unsupported message");
+                self.queued_outgoing.push_back(OutgoingMessage::Raw(other));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -559,6 +561,7 @@ impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> Future for ActiveSession<N> {
                     let res = match msg {
                         OutgoingMessage::Eth(msg) => this.conn.start_send_unpin(msg),
                         OutgoingMessage::Broadcast(msg) => this.conn.start_send_broadcast(msg),
+                        OutgoingMessage::Raw(msg) => this.conn.start_send_raw(msg),
                     };
                     if let Err(err) = res {
                         debug!(target: "net::session", %err, remote_peer_id=?this.remote_peer_id, "failed to send message");
@@ -738,6 +741,8 @@ pub(crate) enum OutgoingMessage<N: NetworkPrimitives> {
     Eth(EthMessage<N>),
     /// A message that may be shared by multiple sessions.
     Broadcast(EthBroadcastMessage<N>),
+    /// A raw capability message
+    Raw(RawCapabilityMessage),
 }
 
 impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> From<EthMessage<N>> for OutgoingMessage<N> {
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/session/conn.rs b/crates/net/network/src/session/conn.rs
index 6f87c26d6..c948937a0 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/session/conn.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/session/conn.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use futures::{Sink, Stream};
 use reth_ecies::stream::ECIESStream;
 use reth_eth_wire::{
+    capability::RawCapabilityMessage,
     errors::EthStreamError,
     message::EthBroadcastMessage,
     multiplex::{ProtocolProxy, RlpxSatelliteStream},
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> EthRlpxConnection<N> {
             Self::Satellite(conn) => conn.primary_mut().start_send_broadcast(item),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Sends a raw capability message over the connection
+    pub fn start_send_raw(&mut self, msg: RawCapabilityMessage) -> Result<(), EthStreamError> {
+        match self {
+            Self::EthOnly(conn) => conn.start_send_raw(msg),
+            Self::Satellite(conn) => conn.primary_mut().start_send_raw(msg),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<N: NetworkPrimitives> From<EthPeerConnection<N>> for EthRlpxConnection<N> {