diff --git a/src/node/rpc/block.rs b/src/node/rpc/block.rs
index 98495ce66..95b3bdd20 100644
--- a/src/node/rpc/block.rs
+++ b/src/node/rpc/block.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+use std::{future::Future, sync::Arc};
+
 use crate::{
     chainspec::HlChainSpec,
     node::{
         primitives::TransactionSigned,
         rpc::{HlEthApi, HlNodeCore},
     },
+    HlBlock,
 };
 use alloy_consensus::{BlockHeader, ReceiptEnvelope, TxType};
 use alloy_primitives::B256;
@@ -23,11 +26,11 @@ use reth::{
 };
 use reth_chainspec::{EthChainSpec, EthereumHardforks};
 use reth_evm::{ConfigureEvm, NextBlockEnvAttributes};
-use reth_primitives::NodePrimitives;
-use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody as _, SignedTransaction as _};
+use reth_primitives::{NodePrimitives, SealedBlock};
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody as _, RecoveredBlock, SignedTransaction as _};
 use reth_provider::{
-    BlockReader, ChainSpecProvider, HeaderProvider, ProviderBlock, ProviderReceipt, ProviderTx,
-    StateProviderFactory,
+    BlockIdReader, BlockReader, ChainSpecProvider, HeaderProvider, ProviderBlock, ProviderReceipt,
+    ProviderTx, StateProviderFactory,
 };
 use reth_rpc_eth_api::{
     helpers::{EthBlocks, LoadBlock, LoadPendingBlock, LoadReceipt, SpawnBlocking},
@@ -35,6 +38,10 @@ use reth_rpc_eth_api::{
     FromEthApiError, RpcConvert, RpcNodeCore, RpcNodeCoreExt, RpcReceipt,
 };
 
+fn is_system_tx(tx: &TransactionSigned) -> bool {
+    tx.is_system_transaction()
+}
+
 impl<N> EthBlocks for HlEthApi<N>
 where
     Self: LoadBlock<
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ where
                 .transactions()
                 .iter()
                 .zip(receipts.iter())
+                .filter(|(tx, _)| !is_system_tx(tx))
                 .enumerate()
                 .map(|(idx, (tx, receipt))| {
                     let meta = TransactionMeta {
@@ -101,9 +109,70 @@ where
             Pool: TransactionPool<
                 Transaction: PoolTransaction<Consensus = ProviderTx<Self::Provider>>,
             >,
-        >,
+        > + RpcNodeCore<Provider: BlockReader<Block = crate::HlBlock>>,
     N: HlNodeCore,
 {
+    fn recovered_block(
+        &self,
+        block_id: BlockId,
+    ) -> impl Future<
+        Output = Result<
+            Option<Arc<RecoveredBlock<<Self::Provider as BlockReader>::Block>>>,
+            Self::Error,
+        >,
+    > + Send {
+        let hl_node_compliant = self.hl_node_compliant;
+        async move {
+            // Copy of LoadBlock::recovered_block, but with --hl-node-compliant support
+            if block_id.is_pending() {
+                return Ok(None);
+            }
+
+            let block_hash = match self
+                .provider()
+                .block_hash_for_id(block_id)
+                .map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?
+            {
+                Some(block_hash) => block_hash,
+                None => return Ok(None),
+            };
+
+            let recovered_block = self
+                .cache()
+                .get_recovered_block(block_hash)
+                .await
+                .map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?;
+
+            if let Some(recovered_block) = recovered_block {
+                let recovered_block = if hl_node_compliant {
+                    filter_if_hl_node_compliant(&*recovered_block)
+                } else {
+                    (*recovered_block).clone()
+                };
+                return Ok(Some(std::sync::Arc::new(recovered_block)));
+            }
+
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn filter_if_hl_node_compliant(
+    recovered_block: &RecoveredBlock<HlBlock>,
+) -> RecoveredBlock<HlBlock> {
+    let sealed_block = recovered_block.sealed_block();
+    let transactions = sealed_block.body().transactions();
+    let to_skip = transactions
+        .iter()
+        .position(|tx| !tx.is_system_transaction())
+        .unwrap_or(transactions.len());
+
+    let mut new_block: HlBlock = sealed_block.clone_block().into();
+    new_block.body.transactions.drain(..to_skip);
+    let new_sealed_block = SealedBlock::new_unchecked(new_block, sealed_block.hash());
+    let new_senders = recovered_block.senders()[to_skip..].to_vec();
+
+    RecoveredBlock::new_sealed(new_sealed_block, new_senders)
 }
 
 impl<N> LoadPendingBlock for HlEthApi<N>