diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index e5d4a7c59b..397ecec0b4 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (dlp *downloadTesterPeer) RequestBodies(hashes []common.Hash, sink chan *et
 // RequestReceipts constructs a getReceipts method associated with a particular
 // peer in the download tester. The returned function can be used to retrieve
 // batches of block receipts from the particularly requested peer.
-func (dlp *downloadTesterPeer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash, sink chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error) {
+func (dlp *downloadTesterPeer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash, gasUsed []uint64, sink chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error) {
 	blobs := eth.ServiceGetReceiptsQuery68(dlp.chain, hashes)
 
 	receipts := make([]types.Receipts, len(blobs))
diff --git a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_receipts.go b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_receipts.go
index dbea30e881..01a5888aee 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_receipts.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_receipts.go
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ func (q *receiptQueue) request(peer *peerConnection, req *fetchRequest, resCh ch
 	if q.receiptFetchHook != nil {
 		q.receiptFetchHook(req.Headers)
 	}
-	hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(req.Headers))
+	var (
+		gasUsed = make([]uint64, 0, len(req.Headers))
+		hashes  = make([]common.Hash, 0, len(req.Headers))
+	)
 	for _, header := range req.Headers {
 		hashes = append(hashes, header.Hash())
+		gasUsed = append(gasUsed, header.GasUsed)
 	}
-	return peer.peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, resCh)
+	return peer.peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, gasUsed, resCh)
 }
 
 // deliver is responsible for taking a generic response packet from the concurrent
diff --git a/eth/downloader/peer.go b/eth/downloader/peer.go
index 0848e92a26..9dc91a99d7 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/peer.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/peer.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type Peer interface {
 	RequestHeadersByNumber(uint64, int, int, bool, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error)
 
 	RequestBodies([]common.Hash, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error)
-	RequestReceipts([]common.Hash, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error)
+	RequestReceipts([]common.Hash, []uint64, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error)
 }
 
 // newPeerConnection creates a new downloader peer.
diff --git a/eth/downloader/skeleton_test.go b/eth/downloader/skeleton_test.go
index 5c54b4b5c2..cb2feaebd3 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/skeleton_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/skeleton_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (p *skeletonTestPeer) RequestBodies([]common.Hash, chan *eth.Response) (*et
 	panic("skeleton sync must not request block bodies")
 }
 
-func (p *skeletonTestPeer) RequestReceipts([]common.Hash, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error) {
+func (p *skeletonTestPeer) RequestReceipts([]common.Hash, []uint64, chan *eth.Response) (*eth.Request, error) {
 	panic("skeleton sync must not request receipts")
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go b/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
index 59f257cd2f..44c87fb346 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 // receiptRequest tracks the state of an in-flight receipt retrieval operation.
 type receiptRequest struct {
 	request     []common.Hash    // block hashes corresponding to the requested receipts
+	gasUsed     []uint64         // block gas used corresponding to the requested receipts
 	list        []*ReceiptList69 // list of partially collected receipts
 	lastLogSize uint64           // log size of last receipt list
 }
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ func (p *Peer) RequestBodies(hashes []common.Hash, sink chan *Response) (*Reques
 }
 
 // RequestReceipts fetches a batch of transaction receipts from a remote node.
-func (p *Peer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash, sink chan *Response) (*Request, error) {
+func (p *Peer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash, gasUsed []uint64, sink chan *Response) (*Request, error) {
 	p.Log().Debug("Fetching batch of receipts", "count", len(hashes))
 	id := rand.Uint64()
 
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ func (p *Peer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash, sink chan *Response) (*Requ
 		p.receiptBufferLock.Lock()
 		p.receiptBuffer[id] = &receiptRequest{
 			request: hashes,
+			gasUsed: gasUsed,
 		}
 		p.receiptBufferLock.Unlock()
 	} else {
@@ -453,11 +455,8 @@ func (p *Peer) bufferReceipts(requestId uint64, receiptLists []*ReceiptList69, l
 		if len(buffer.list) > 0 {
 			lastBlock += len(buffer.list) - 1
 		}
-		header := backend.Chain().GetHeaderByHash(buffer.request[lastBlock])
-		if header == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unknown block #%d for receipt retrieval", lastBlock)
-		}
-		logSize, err := p.validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists, requestId, header)
+		gasUsed := buffer.gasUsed[lastBlock]
+		logSize, err := p.validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists, requestId, gasUsed)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -501,9 +500,11 @@ func (p *Peer) flushReceipts(requestId uint64) []*ReceiptList69 {
 
 // validateLastBlockReceipt validates receipts and return log size of last block receipt.
 // This function is called only when the `lastBlockincomplete == true`.
-// Note that the last receipt response (which completes receiptLists of a pending block) is not verified here.
-// Those response doesn't need hueristics below since they can be verified by its trie root.
-func (p *Peer) validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists []*ReceiptList69, id uint64, header *types.Header) (uint64, error) {
+//
+// Note that the last receipt response (which completes receiptLists of a pending block)
+// is not verified here. Those response doesn't need hueristics below since they can be
+// verified by its trie root.
+func (p *Peer) validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists []*ReceiptList69, id uint64, gasUsed uint64) (uint64, error) {
 	lastReceipts := receiptLists[len(receiptLists)-1]
 
 	// If the receipt is in the middle of retrieval, use the buffered data.
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ func (p *Peer) validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists []*ReceiptList69, id uint64
 	}
 
 	// Verify that the total number of transactions delivered is under the limit.
-	if uint64(previousTxs+lastReceipts.items.Len()) > header.GasUsed/21_000 {
+	if uint64(previousTxs+lastReceipts.items.Len()) > gasUsed/21_000 {
 		// should be dropped, don't clear the buffer
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("total number of tx exceeded limit")
 	}
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ func (p *Peer) validateLastBlockReceipt(receiptLists []*ReceiptList69, id uint64
 		log += uint64(len(rc.Logs))
 	}
 	// Verify that the overall downloaded receipt size does not exceed the block gas limit.
-	if previousLog+log > header.GasUsed/params.LogDataGas {
+	if previousLog+log > gasUsed/params.LogDataGas {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("total download receipt size exceeded the limit")
 	}
 	return previousLog + log, nil
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/peer_test.go b/eth/protocols/eth/peer_test.go
index 5d7ffd9590..d0c3baf80a 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/peer_test.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/peer_test.go
@@ -143,9 +143,15 @@ func TestPartialReceipt(t *testing.T) {
 		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(3).Hash(),
 		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(4).Hash(),
 	}
+	gasUsed := []uint64{
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(1).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(2).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(3).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(4).GasUsed(),
+	}
 
 	sink := make(chan *Response, 1)
-	req, err := peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, sink)
+	req, err := peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, gasUsed, sink)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestReceipts failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -359,10 +365,16 @@ func TestPartialReceiptFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(3).Hash(),
 		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(4).Hash(),
 	}
+	gasUsed := []uint64{
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(1).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(2).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(3).GasUsed(),
+		backend.chain.GetBlockByNumber(4).GasUsed(),
+	}
 
 	// Case 1 ) The number of receipts exceeds maximum tx count
 	sink := make(chan *Response, 1)
-	req, err := peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, sink)
+	req, err := peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, gasUsed, sink)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestReceipts failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -391,7 +403,7 @@ func TestPartialReceiptFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Case 2 ) Total receipt size exceeds the block gas limit
-	req, err = peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, sink)
+	req, err = peer.RequestReceipts(hashes, gasUsed, sink)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestReceipts failed: %v", err)
 	}