diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index 0fdc7ead9c..9d9e2886dc 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -1311,3 +1311,97 @@ func testBeaconSync(t *testing.T, protocol uint, mode SyncMode) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// Tests that synchronisation progress (origin block number and highest block
+// number) is tracked and updated correctly in case of manual head reversion
+func TestBeaconForkedSyncProgress68Full(t *testing.T) {
+	testBeaconForkedSyncProgress(t, eth.ETH68, FullSync)
+}
+func TestBeaconForkedSyncProgress68Snap(t *testing.T) {
+	testBeaconForkedSyncProgress(t, eth.ETH68, SnapSync)
+}
+func TestBeaconForkedSyncProgress68Light(t *testing.T) {
+	testBeaconForkedSyncProgress(t, eth.ETH68, LightSync)
+}
+
+func testBeaconForkedSyncProgress(t *testing.T, protocol uint, mode SyncMode) {
+	success := make(chan struct{})
+	tester := newTesterWithNotification(t, func() {
+		success <- struct{}{}
+	})
+	defer tester.terminate()
+
+	chainA := testChainForkLightA.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + MaxHeaderFetch)
+	chainB := testChainForkHigher.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + MaxHeaderFetch)
+
+	// Set a sync init hook to catch progress changes
+	starting := make(chan struct{})
+	progress := make(chan struct{})
+
+	tester.downloader.syncInitHook = func(origin, latest uint64) {
+		fmt.Println("sync init")
+		starting <- struct{}{}
+		<-progress
+	}
+	checkProgress(t, tester.downloader, "pristine", ethereum.SyncProgress{})
+
+	// Synchronise with one of the forks and check progress
+	tester.newPeer("fork A", protocol, chainA.blocks[1:])
+	pending := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	pending.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer pending.Done()
+		if err := tester.downloader.BeaconSync(mode, chainA.blocks[len(chainA.blocks)-1].Header(), nil); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to beacon sync: %v", err))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	<-starting
+	progress <- struct{}{}
+	select {
+	case <-success:
+		checkProgress(t, tester.downloader, "initial", ethereum.SyncProgress{
+			HighestBlock: uint64(len(chainA.blocks) - 1),
+			CurrentBlock: uint64(len(chainA.blocks) - 1),
+		})
+	case <-time.NewTimer(time.Second * 3).C:
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to sync chain in three seconds")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("jump in")
+	log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(log.NewTerminalHandlerWithLevel(os.Stdout, log.LevelInfo, false)))
+	// Set the head to a second fork (which forks after the origin of the last sync cycle
+	tester.newPeer("fork B", protocol, chainB.blocks[1:])
+	pending.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer pending.Done()
+		if err := tester.downloader.BeaconSync(mode, chainB.blocks[len(chainB.blocks)-1].Header(), nil); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to beacon sync: %v", err))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-success:
+		checkProgress(t, tester.downloader, "initial", ethereum.SyncProgress{
+			HighestBlock: uint64(len(chainB.blocks) - 1),
+			CurrentBlock: uint64(len(chainB.blocks) - 1),
+			// TODO: check that origin block is at the start of the fork (not 0)
+		})
+	case <-time.NewTimer(time.Second * 3).C:
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to sync chain in three seconds")
+	}
+	checkProgress(t, tester.downloader, "forking", ethereum.SyncProgress{
+		StartingBlock: uint64(len(testChainBase.blocks)) - 1,
+		CurrentBlock:  uint64(len(chainA.blocks) - 1),
+		HighestBlock:  uint64(len(chainB.blocks) - 1),
+	})
+
+	// Check final progress after successful sync
+	progress <- struct{}{}
+	pending.Wait()
+	checkProgress(t, tester.downloader, "final", ethereum.SyncProgress{
+		StartingBlock: uint64(len(testChainBase.blocks)) - 1,
+		CurrentBlock:  uint64(len(chainB.blocks) - 1),
+		HighestBlock:  uint64(len(chainB.blocks) - 1),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/eth/downloader/testchain_test.go b/eth/downloader/testchain_test.go
index 46f3febd8b..d9582bcd63 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/testchain_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/testchain_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ var testChainBase *testChain
 // Different forks on top of the base chain:
 var testChainForkLightA, testChainForkLightB, testChainForkHeavy *testChain
 
+// Fork from base chain, fork occurs 10 blocks later than other forks
+var testChainForkHigher *testChain
+
 var pregenerated bool
 
 func init() {
@@ -69,10 +72,11 @@ func init() {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Generate the test chains to seed the peers with
-	wg.Add(3)
+	wg.Add(4)
 	go func() { testChainForkLightA = testChainBase.makeFork(forkLen, false, 1); wg.Done() }()
 	go func() { testChainForkLightB = testChainBase.makeFork(forkLen, false, 2); wg.Done() }()
 	go func() { testChainForkHeavy = testChainBase.makeFork(forkLen, true, 3); wg.Done() }()
+	go func() { testChainForkHigher = testChainBase.makeFork(forkLen-10, false, 3); wg.Done() }()
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Generate the test peers used by the tests to avoid overloading during testing.
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ func init() {
 		testChainForkLightA.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + MaxHeaderFetch),
 		testChainForkLightB.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + MaxHeaderFetch),
 		testChainForkHeavy.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + 79),
+		testChainForkHigher.shorten(len(testChainBase.blocks) + MaxHeaderFetch),
 	}
 	wg.Add(len(chains))
 	for _, chain := range chains {