diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 2e856b5161..d93ce80dca 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -528,6 +528,13 @@ func (cm *chainMaker) makeHeader(parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, engi
 		header.BlobGasUsed = new(uint64)
 		header.ParentBeaconRoot = new(common.Hash)
 	}
+	if cm.config.IsAmsterdam(header.Number, header.Time) {
+		var slot uint64
+		if parentHeader.SlotNumber != nil {
+			slot = *parentHeader.SlotNumber + 1
+		}
+		header.SlotNumber = &slot
+	}
 	return header
 }