diff --git a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
index 20067baf39..0e49bc65d2 100644
--- a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
+++ b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ func (p *Parlia) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 		if header.RequestsHash != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid RequestsHash, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
 		}
-		// } else {
-		// 	// TODO(Nathan): need a BEP to define this and `Requests` in struct Body
-		// 	if !header.EmptyRequestsHash() {
-		// 		return errors.New("header has wrong RequestsHash")
-		// 	}
+	} else {
+		if !header.EmptyRequestsHash() {
+			log.Info("verifyHeader", "header.EmptyRequestsHash", header.EmptyRequestsHash())
+			return errors.New("header has wrong RequestsHash")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// All basic checks passed, verify cascading fields
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 1d33aef4c2..7b9b18bc87 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ func GenerateChain(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Block, engine conse
 		}
 
 		var requests [][]byte
-		if config.IsPrague(b.header.Number, b.header.Time) {
+		isPrague := config.IsPrague(b.header.Number, b.header.Time)
+		if isPrague && config.Parlia == nil {
 			// EIP-6110 deposits
 			var blockLogs []*types.Log
 			for _, r := range b.receipts {
@@ -391,6 +392,8 @@ func GenerateChain(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Block, engine conse
 			// EIP-7251 consolidations
 			consolidationRequests := ProcessConsolidationQueue(vmenv, statedb)
 			requests = append(requests, consolidationRequests)
+		} else if isPrague && config.Parlia != nil {
+			requests = make([][]byte, 0)
 		}
 		if requests != nil {
 			reqHash := types.CalcRequestsHash(requests)
@@ -612,11 +615,16 @@ func (cm *chainMaker) makeHeader(parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, engi
 		excessBlobGas := eip4844.CalcExcessBlobGas(parentExcessBlobGas, parentBlobGasUsed)
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excessBlobGas
 		header.BlobGasUsed = new(uint64)
-		if cm.config.Parlia != nil {
-			header.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
-		}
-		if cm.config.Parlia == nil || cm.config.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
+		if cm.config.Parlia == nil {
 			header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
+		} else {
+			header.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
+			if cm.config.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
+				header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
+			}
+			if cm.config.IsPrague(header.Number, header.Time) {
+				header.RequestsHash = &types.EmptyRequestsHash
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return header
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 4a45d12942..9b3ef1ec9d 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -480,9 +480,11 @@ func (g *Genesis) toBlockWithRoot(root common.Hash) *types.Block {
 	)
 	if conf := g.Config; conf != nil {
 		num := big.NewInt(int64(g.Number))
-		if conf.Parlia == nil && conf.IsShanghai(num, g.Timestamp) {
-			head.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
-			withdrawals = make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0)
+		if conf.IsShanghai(num, g.Timestamp) {
+			if conf.Parlia == nil {
+				head.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
+				withdrawals = make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0)
+			}
 		}
 		if conf.IsCancun(num, g.Timestamp) {
 			if conf.Parlia != nil {
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index c7f4f39917..ba62e347e0 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 
 	// Read requests if Prague is enabled.
 	var requests [][]byte
-	if p.config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
+	isPrague := p.config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time())
+	if isPrague && p.chain.config.Parlia == nil {
 		var allCommonLogs []*types.Log
 		for _, receipt := range receipts {
 			allCommonLogs = append(allCommonLogs, receipt.Logs...)
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 		// EIP-7251 consolidations
 		consolidationRequests := ProcessConsolidationQueue(vmenv, tracingStateDB)
 		requests = append(requests, consolidationRequests)
+	} else if isPrague && p.chain.config.Parlia != nil {
+		requests = make([][]byte, 0)
 	}
 
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index d56c985994..554bcc41e3 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ func (h *Header) EmptyWithdrawalsHash() bool {
 	return h.WithdrawalsHash != nil && *h.WithdrawalsHash == EmptyWithdrawalsHash
 }
 
+// EmptyRequestsHash returns true if the RequestsHash is EmptyRequestsHash.
+func (h *Header) EmptyRequestsHash() bool {
+	return h.RequestsHash != nil && *h.RequestsHash == EmptyRequestsHash
+}
+
 // Body is a simple (mutable, non-safe) data container for storing and moving
 // a block's data contents (transactions and uncles) together.
 type Body struct {
@@ -509,9 +514,11 @@ func CalcRequestsHash(requests [][]byte) common.Hash {
 	h1, h2 := sha256.New(), sha256.New()
 	var buf common.Hash
 	for _, item := range requests {
-		h1.Reset()
-		h1.Write(item)
-		h2.Write(h1.Sum(buf[:0]))
+		if len(item) > 1 { // skip items with only requestType and no data.
+			h1.Reset()
+			h1.Write(item)
+			h2.Write(h1.Sum(buf[:0]))
+		}
 	}
 	h2.Sum(buf[:0])
 	return buf
diff --git a/core/types/hashes.go b/core/types/hashes.go
index 43e9130fd1..f9a37f12c3 100644
--- a/core/types/hashes.go
+++ b/core/types/hashes.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ var (
 	// EmptyWithdrawalsHash is the known hash of the empty withdrawal set.
 	EmptyWithdrawalsHash = common.HexToHash("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421")
 
+	// EmptyRequestsHash is the known hash of the empty requests set.
+	EmptyRequestsHash = common.HexToHash("e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855")
+
 	// EmptyVerkleHash is the known hash of an empty verkle trie.
 	EmptyVerkleHash = common.Hash{}
 )
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 972662c298..11cf653bc6 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -1025,13 +1025,16 @@ func (w *worker) prepareWork(genParams *generateParams, witness bool) (*environm
 		}
 		header.BlobGasUsed = new(uint64)
 		header.ExcessBlobGas = &excessBlobGas
-		if w.chainConfig.Parlia != nil {
-			header.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
-		}
 		if w.chainConfig.Parlia == nil {
 			header.ParentBeaconRoot = genParams.beaconRoot
-		} else if w.chainConfig.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
-			header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
+		} else {
+			header.WithdrawalsHash = &types.EmptyWithdrawalsHash
+			if w.chainConfig.IsBohr(header.Number, header.Time) {
+				header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
+			}
+			if w.chainConfig.IsPrague(header.Number, header.Time) {
+				header.RequestsHash = &types.EmptyRequestsHash
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// Could potentially happen if starting to mine in an odd state.