diff --git a/eth/handler_eth.go b/eth/handler_eth.go
index 79fd1d118d..3fae75f3c5 100644
--- a/eth/handler_eth.go
+++ b/eth/handler_eth.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 // ethHandler implements the eth.Backend interface to handle the various network
@@ -94,7 +96,20 @@ func (h *ethHandler) Handle(peer *eth.Peer, packet eth.Packet) error {
 		return h.txFetcher.Enqueue(peer.ID(), peer.Version(), txs, true)
 
 	case *eth.CellsResponse:
-		return h.blobFetcher.Enqueue(peer.ID(), packet.Hashes, packet.Cells, packet.Mask)
+		outer, err := packet.Cells.Items()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Cells: %v", err)
+		}
+		cells := make([][]kzg4844.Cell, len(outer))
+		for i := range outer {
+			if outer[i].Len() > params.BlobTxMaxBlobs*kzg4844.CellsPerBlob {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Cells: cells per tx exceeded the possible maximum")
+			}
+			if cells[i], err = outer[i].Items(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Cells: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		return h.blobFetcher.Enqueue(peer.ID(), packet.Hashes, cells, packet.Mask)
 
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected eth packet type: %T", packet)
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index ce2bc876c5..4beb0a7f48 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ func handleCells(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 	tresp := tracker.Response{
 		ID:      cellsResponse.RequestId,
 		MsgCode: CellsMsg,
-		Size:    len(cellsResponse.CellsResponse.Hashes),
+		Size:    cellsResponse.CellsResponse.Cells.Len(),
 	}
 	if err := peer.tracker.Fulfil(tresp); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Cells: %w", err)
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go b/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
index cd97325cf0..583b2dce38 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
@@ -253,11 +253,23 @@ func (p *Peer) ReplyReceiptsRLP69(id uint64, receipts rlp.RawList[*ReceiptList])
 
 // ReplyCells is the response to GetCells.
 func (p *Peer) ReplyCells(id uint64, hashes []common.Hash, cells [][]kzg4844.Cell, mask types.CustodyBitmap) error {
+	inner := make([]rlp.RawList[kzg4844.Cell], len(cells))
+	for i, c := range cells {
+		raw, err := rlp.EncodeToRawList(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		inner[i] = raw
+	}
+	rawCells, err := rlp.EncodeToRawList(inner)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return p2p.Send(p.rw, CellsMsg, &CellsPacket{
 		RequestId: id,
 		CellsResponse: CellsResponse{
 			Hashes: hashes,
-			Cells:  cells,
+			Cells:  rawCells,
 			Mask:   mask,
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
index 2e27fdd74c..6dd1e8bec3 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ type ReceiptsPacket70 struct {
 // ReceiptsRLPResponse is used for receipts, when we already have it encoded
 type ReceiptsRLPResponse []rlp.RawValue
 
-// NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket71 represents a transaction announcement packet on eth/72.
+// NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket71 represents a transaction announcement packet on protocol version
+// less than or equal to 71.
 type NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket71 struct {
 	Types  []byte
 	Sizes  []uint32
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ type GetCellsRequestPacket struct {
 // CellsResponse represents a response containing cells for blob transactions.
 type CellsResponse struct {
 	Hashes []common.Hash
-	Cells  [][]kzg4844.Cell
+	Cells  rlp.RawList[rlp.RawList[kzg4844.Cell]]
 	Mask   types.CustodyBitmap
 }