diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
index 95e9e558a..e6db77c03 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.SignedBeaconBlo
 	if err := s.insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, signed.Block(), blockRoot, postState); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not insert block %d to fork choice store", signed.Block().Slot())
 	}
-	s.insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, signed.Block())
+	s.insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, signed.Block().Body().AttesterSlashings())
 	if isValidPayload {
 		if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToValid(ctx, blockRoot); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not set optimistic block to valid")
@@ -576,8 +576,7 @@ func (s *Service) insertBlockToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk interfac
 
 // Inserts attester slashing indices to fork choice store.
 // To call this function, it's caller's responsibility to ensure the slashing object is valid.
-func (s *Service) insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.BeaconBlock) {
-	slashings := blk.Body().AttesterSlashings()
+func (s *Service) insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, slashings []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {
 	for _, slashing := range slashings {
 		indices := blocks.SlashableAttesterIndices(slashing)
 		for _, index := range indices {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
index 60ce80cc0..9134933a6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -1885,5 +1885,5 @@ func TestService_insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(t *testing.T) {
 	b.Block.Body.AttesterSlashings = slashings
 	wb, err := wrapper.WrappedSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	service.insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, wb.Block())
+	service.insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, wb.Block().Body().AttesterSlashings())
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
index 85e2530ac..fd2dcb52c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ type BlockReceiver interface {
 	HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool
 }
 
+// SlashingReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service for receiving validated slashing over the wire.
+type SlashingReceiver interface {
+	ReceiveAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, slashings *ethpb.AttesterSlashing)
+}
+
 // ReceiveBlock is a function that defines the the operations (minus pubsub)
 // that are performed on blocks that is received from regular sync service. The operations consists of:
 //   1. Validate block, apply state transition and update check points
@@ -133,6 +139,11 @@ func (s *Service) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool {
 	return s.hasBlockInInitSyncOrDB(ctx, root)
 }
 
+// ReceiveAttesterSlashing receives an attester slashing and inserts it to forkchoice
+func (s *Service) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {
+	s.insertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{slashing})
+}
+
 func (s *Service) handlePostBlockOperations(b interfaces.BeaconBlock) error {
 	// Delete the processed block attestations from attestation pool.
 	if err := s.deletePoolAtts(b.Body().Attestations()); err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
index 38c71ae51..5518e9016 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -450,3 +450,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) IsOptimistic(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
 func (s *ChainService) IsOptimisticForRoot(_ context.Context, _ [32]byte) (bool, error) {
 	return s.Optimistic, nil
 }
+
+// ReceiveAttesterSlashing mocks the same method in the chain service.
+func (s *ChainService) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(context.Context, *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
index 8fc5bb9e0..6fafec4da 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ type blockchainService interface {
 	blockchain.TimeFetcher
 	blockchain.GenesisFetcher
 	blockchain.CanonicalFetcher
+	blockchain.SlashingReceiver
 }
 
 // Service is responsible for handling all run time p2p related operations as the
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_attester_slashing.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_attester_slashing.go
index faae937e4..97c530710 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_attester_slashing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_attester_slashing.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ func (s *Service) validateAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg
 		return pubsub.ValidationReject, err
 	}
 
+	s.cfg.chain.ReceiveAttesterSlashing(ctx, slashing)
+
 	msg.ValidatorData = slashing // Used in downstream subscriber
 	return pubsub.ValidationAccept, nil
 }