diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 550f2e43c7..ca6e112b3c 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ func (g *Genesis) toBlockWithRoot(root common.Hash) *types.Block {
 			if head.SlotNumber == nil {
 				head.SlotNumber = new(uint64)
 			}
+			if head.BlockAccessListHash == nil {
+				head.BlockAccessListHash = &types.EmptyBlockAccessListHash
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return types.NewBlock(head, &types.Body{Withdrawals: withdrawals}, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
diff --git a/core/types/hashes.go b/core/types/hashes.go
index db8912a66f..5800ab68c3 100644
--- a/core/types/hashes.go
+++ b/core/types/hashes.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ var (
 	// EmptyRequestsHash is the known hash of an empty request set, sha256("").
 	EmptyRequestsHash = common.HexToHash("e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855")
 
+	// EmptyBlockAccessListHash is the known hash of an empty block access list,
+	// keccak256(rlp(empty list)) = keccak256(0xc0).
+	EmptyBlockAccessListHash = common.HexToHash("1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347")
+
 	// EmptyBinaryHash is the known hash of an empty binary trie.
 	EmptyBinaryHash = common.Hash{}
 )