diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index d30d3d851d..3a668db9e9 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ var (
 		Aliases:  []string{"discv5"},
 		Usage:    "Enables the V5 discovery mechanism",
 		Category: flags.NetworkingCategory,
-		Value:    true,
+		Value:    false,
 	}
 	NetrestrictFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "netrestrict",
diff --git a/p2p/discover/node.go b/p2p/discover/node.go
index 8454ed9b61..ac34b7c5b2 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/node.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/node.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package discover
 
 import (
-	"net"
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
@@ -51,11 +50,6 @@ func unwrapNodes(ns []*tableNode) []*enode.Node {
 	return result
 }
 
-//nolint:unused
-func (n *tableNode) addr() *net.UDPAddr {
-	return &net.UDPAddr{IP: n.IP(), Port: n.UDP()}
-}
-
 func (n *tableNode) String() string {
 	return n.Node.String()
 }
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index 4076e42c1d..7c95fffd43 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ type bucket struct {
 }
 
 type addNodeOp struct {
-	node         *enode.Node
-	isInbound    bool
-	forceSetLive bool // for tests
+	node          *enode.Node
+	isInbound     bool
+	forceSetLive  bool // for tests
+	syncExecution bool // for tests
 }
 
 type trackRequestOp struct {
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ func (tab *Table) len() (n int) {
 //
 // The caller must not hold tab.mutex.
 func (tab *Table) addFoundNode(n *enode.Node, forceSetLive bool) bool {
-	op := addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: false, forceSetLive: forceSetLive}
+	op := addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: false, forceSetLive: forceSetLive, syncExecution: true}
 	select {
 	case tab.addNodeCh <- op:
 		return <-tab.addNodeHandled
@@ -337,9 +338,20 @@ func (tab *Table) addFoundNode(n *enode.Node, forceSetLive bool) bool {
 // repeatedly.
 //
 // The caller must not hold tab.mutex.
-func (tab *Table) addInboundNode(n *enode.Node) bool {
+func (tab *Table) addInboundNode(n *enode.Node) {
 	op := addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: true}
 	select {
+	case tab.addNodeCh <- op:
+		return
+	case <-tab.closeReq:
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// Only for testing purposes
+func (tab *Table) addInboundNodeSync(n *enode.Node) bool {
+	op := addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: true, syncExecution: true}
+	select {
 	case tab.addNodeCh <- op:
 		return <-tab.addNodeHandled
 	case <-tab.closeReq:
@@ -387,10 +399,16 @@ loop:
 			tab.revalidation.handleResponse(tab, r)
 
 		case op := <-tab.addNodeCh:
-			tab.mutex.Lock()
-			ok := tab.handleAddNode(op)
-			tab.mutex.Unlock()
-			tab.addNodeHandled <- ok
+			// only happens in tests
+			if op.syncExecution {
+				ok := tab.handleAddNode(op)
+				tab.addNodeHandled <- ok
+			} else {
+				// async execution as handleAddNode is blocking
+				go func() {
+					tab.handleAddNode(op)
+				}()
+			}
 
 		case op := <-tab.trackRequestCh:
 			tab.handleTrackRequest(op)
@@ -468,9 +486,7 @@ func (tab *Table) loadSeedNodes() {
 			addr, _ := seed.UDPEndpoint()
 			tab.log.Trace("Found seed node in database", "id", seed.ID(), "addr", addr, "age", age)
 		}
-		tab.mutex.Lock()
-		tab.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{node: seed, isInbound: false})
-		tab.mutex.Unlock()
+		go tab.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{node: seed, isInbound: false})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -492,16 +508,15 @@ func (tab *Table) bucketAtDistance(d int) *bucket {
 	return tab.buckets[d-bucketMinDistance-1]
 }
 
-//nolint:unused
-func (tab *Table) filterNode(n *tableNode) bool {
+func (tab *Table) filterNode(n *enode.Node) bool {
 	if tab.enrFilter == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	if node, err := tab.net.RequestENR(n.Node); err != nil {
-		tab.log.Debug("ENR request failed", "id", n.ID(), "addr", n.addr(), "err", err)
+	if node, err := tab.net.RequestENR(n); err != nil {
+		tab.log.Debug("ENR request failed", "id", n.ID(), "ipAddr", n.IPAddr(), "updPort", n.UDP(), "err", err)
 		return false
 	} else if !tab.enrFilter(node.Record()) {
-		tab.log.Trace("ENR record filter out", "id", n.ID(), "addr", n.addr())
+		tab.log.Trace("ENR record filter out", "id", n.ID(), "ipAddr", n.IPAddr(), "updPort", n.UDP())
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -541,6 +556,13 @@ func (tab *Table) handleAddNode(req addNodeOp) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if tab.filterNode(req.node) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	tab.mutex.Lock()
+	defer tab.mutex.Unlock()
+
 	// For nodes from inbound contact, there is an additional safety measure: if the table
 	// is still initializing the node is not added.
 	if req.isInbound && !tab.isInitDone() {
@@ -570,11 +592,6 @@ func (tab *Table) handleAddNode(req addNodeOp) bool {
 		wn.isValidatedLive = true
 	}
 
-	// TODO(Matus): fix the filterNode feature
-	// if tab.filterNode(wn) {
-	// 	return false
-	// }
-
 	b.entries = append(b.entries, wn)
 	b.replacements = deleteNode(b.replacements, wn.ID())
 	tab.nodeAdded(b, wn)
@@ -705,8 +722,6 @@ func (tab *Table) handleTrackRequest(op trackRequestOp) {
 	}
 
 	tab.mutex.Lock()
-	defer tab.mutex.Unlock()
-
 	b := tab.bucket(op.node.ID())
 	// Remove the node from the local table if it fails to return anything useful too
 	// many times, but only if there are enough other nodes in the bucket. This latter
@@ -715,10 +730,11 @@ func (tab *Table) handleTrackRequest(op trackRequestOp) {
 	if fails >= maxFindnodeFailures && len(b.entries) >= bucketSize/4 {
 		tab.deleteInBucket(b, op.node.ID())
 	}
+	tab.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	// Add found nodes.
 	for _, n := range op.foundNodes {
-		tab.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{n, false, false})
+		go tab.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{n, false, false, false})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table_reval.go b/p2p/discover/table_reval.go
index 9e9abc5aa4..d4326fbcab 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table_reval.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table_reval.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package discover
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"slices"
@@ -121,13 +120,7 @@ func (tab *Table) doRevalidate(resp revalidationResponse, node *enode.Node) {
 		if err != nil {
 			tab.log.Debug("ENR request failed", "id", node.ID(), "err", err)
 		} else {
-			if tab.enrFilter != nil && !tab.enrFilter(newrec.Record()) {
-				tab.log.Trace("ENR record filter out", "id", node.ID(), "err", errors.New("filtered node"))
-				// TODO: use didRespond to express failure temporarily
-				resp.didRespond = false
-			} else {
-				resp.newRecord = newrec
-			}
+			resp.newRecord = newrec
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -181,6 +174,11 @@ func (tr *tableRevalidation) handleResponse(tab *Table, resp revalidationRespons
 	tab.log.Debug("Node revalidated", "b", b.index, "id", n.ID(), "checks", n.livenessChecks, "q", n.revalList.name)
 	var endpointChanged bool
 	if resp.newRecord != nil {
+		if tab.enrFilter != nil && !tab.enrFilter(resp.newRecord.Record()) {
+			tab.log.Trace("ENR record filter out", "id", n.ID())
+			tab.deleteInBucket(b, n.ID())
+			return
+		}
 		_, endpointChanged = tab.bumpInBucket(b, resp.newRecord, false)
 	}
 
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table_test.go b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
index a6666fdcbf..ae981f8b28 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func TestTable_addInboundNode(t *testing.T) {
 	newrec := n2.Record()
 	newrec.Set(enr.IP{99, 99, 99, 99})
 	n2v2 := enode.SignNull(newrec, n2.ID())
-	tab.addInboundNode(n2v2)
+	tab.addInboundNodeSync(n2v2)
 	checkBucketContent(t, tab, []*enode.Node{n1, n2v2})
 
 	// Try updating n2 without sequence number change. The update is accepted
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func TestTable_addInboundNode(t *testing.T) {
 	newrec.Set(enr.IP{100, 100, 100, 100})
 	newrec.SetSeq(n2.Seq())
 	n2v3 := enode.SignNull(newrec, n2.ID())
-	tab.addInboundNode(n2v3)
+	tab.addInboundNodeSync(n2v3)
 	checkBucketContent(t, tab, []*enode.Node{n1, n2v3})
 }
 
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ func TestTable_addInboundNodeUpdateV4Accept(t *testing.T) {
 	// Add a v4 node.
 	key, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("dd3757a8075e88d0f2b1431e7d3c5b1562e1c0aab9643707e8cbfcc8dae5cfe3")
 	n1 := enode.NewV4(&key.PublicKey, net.IP{88, 77, 66, 1}, 9000, 9000)
-	tab.addInboundNode(n1)
+	tab.addInboundNodeSync(n1)
 	checkBucketContent(t, tab, []*enode.Node{n1})
 
 	// Add an updated version with changed IP.
 	// The update will be accepted because it is inbound.
 	n1v2 := enode.NewV4(&key.PublicKey, net.IP{99, 99, 99, 99}, 9000, 9000)
-	tab.addInboundNode(n1v2)
+	tab.addInboundNodeSync(n1v2)
 	checkBucketContent(t, tab, []*enode.Node{n1v2})
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
index 4453d10695..474c8badee 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ func (t *UDPv5) verifyResponseNode(c *callV5, r *enr.Record, distances []uint, s
 	if node.UDP() <= 1024 {
 		return nil, errLowPort
 	}
+	if t.tab.enrFilter != nil && !t.tab.enrFilter(r) {
+		return nil, errors.New("filtered by ENR filter")
+	}
 	if distances != nil {
 		nd := enode.LogDist(c.id, node.ID())
 		if !slices.Contains(distances, uint(nd)) {