diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
index c7dbf96c2..fb678c3f2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -557,17 +557,9 @@ func (s *Service) RecentBlockSlot(root [32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error) {
 	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Slot(root)
 }
 
-// inRegularSync applies the following heuristics to decide if the node is in
-// regular sync mode vs init sync mode using only forkchoice.
-// It checks that the highest received block is behind the current time by at least 2 epochs
-// and that it was imported at least one epoch late if both of these
-// tests pass then the node is in init sync. The caller of this function MUST
-// have a lock on forkchoice
+// inRegularSync queries the initial sync service to
+// determine if the node is in regular sync or is still
+// syncing to the head of the chain.
 func (s *Service) inRegularSync() bool {
-	currentSlot := s.CurrentSlot()
-	fc := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore
-	if currentSlot-fc.HighestReceivedBlockSlot() < 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch {
-		return true
-	}
-	return fc.HighestReceivedBlockDelay() < params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	return s.cfg.SyncChecker.Synced()
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
index 5d1187e73..044eb89c8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go
@@ -593,26 +593,3 @@ func TestService_IsFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, c.IsFinalized(ctx, br))
 	require.Equal(t, false, c.IsFinalized(ctx, [32]byte{'c'}))
 }
-
-func TestService_inRegularSync(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}, head: &head{root: [32]byte{'b'}}}
-	ojc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}
-	ofc := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}
-	st, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, ojc, ofc)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
-	require.Equal(t, false, c.inRegularSync())
-	c.SetGenesisTime(time.Now().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(-1*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))))
-	st, blkRoot, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 128, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, ojc, ofc)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
-	require.Equal(t, false, c.inRegularSync())
-
-	c.SetGenesisTime(time.Now().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(-5*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))))
-	require.Equal(t, true, c.inRegularSync())
-
-	c.SetGenesisTime(time.Now().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(-1*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))))
-	c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
-	require.Equal(t, true, c.inRegularSync())
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
index 72110b3c7..0be880264 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go
@@ -198,3 +198,10 @@ func WithBlobStorage(b *filesystem.BlobStorage) Option {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+func WithSyncChecker(checker Checker) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.SyncChecker = checker
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
index 1825d9009..64a15f0bd 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ type config struct {
 	BlockFetcher            execution.POWBlockFetcher
 	FinalizedStateAtStartUp state.BeaconState
 	ExecutionEngineCaller   execution.EngineCaller
+	SyncChecker             Checker
+}
+
+// Checker is an interface used to determine if a node is in initial sync
+// or regular sync.
+type Checker interface {
+	Synced() bool
 }
 
 var ErrMissingClockSetter = errors.New("blockchain Service initialized without a startup.ClockSetter")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
index 746d6e25f..a07f1aff4 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/setup_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/async/event"
+	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ func minimalTestService(t *testing.T, opts ...Option) (*Service, *testServiceReq
 		WithDepositCache(dc),
 		WithTrackedValidatorsCache(cache.NewTrackedValidatorsCache()),
 		WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)),
+		WithSyncChecker(mock.MockChecker{}),
 	}
 	// append the variadic opts so they override the defaults by being processed afterwards
 	opts = append(defOpts, opts...)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
index c9b21ce43..28cc0ba0b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ func (mon *MockOperationNotifier) OperationFeed() *event.Feed {
 	return mon.feed
 }
 
+// MockChecker is a mock sync checker.
+type MockChecker struct{}
+
+// Synced returns true.
+func (_ MockChecker) Synced() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
 // ReceiveBlockInitialSync mocks ReceiveBlockInitialSync method in chain service.
 func (s *ChainService) ReceiveBlockInitialSync(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, _ [32]byte) error {
 	if s.State == nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index e0747898f..8c59aed2c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type BeaconNode struct {
 	BlobStorage             *filesystem.BlobStorage
 	blobRetentionEpochs     primitives.Epoch
 	verifyInitWaiter        *verification.InitializerWaiter
+	syncChecker             *initialsync.SyncChecker
 }
 
 // New creates a new node instance, sets up configuration options, and registers
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ func New(cliCtx *cli.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, opts ...Option) (*Beaco
 	}
 
 	beacon.initialSyncComplete = make(chan struct{})
+	beacon.syncChecker = &initialsync.SyncChecker{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		if err := opt(beacon); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -674,6 +676,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerBlockchainService(fc forkchoice.ForkChoicer, gs *st
 		blockchain.WithBlobStorage(b.BlobStorage),
 		blockchain.WithTrackedValidatorsCache(b.trackedValidatorsCache),
 		blockchain.WithPayloadIDCache(b.payloadIDCache),
+		blockchain.WithSyncChecker(b.syncChecker),
 	)
 
 	blockchainService, err := blockchain.NewService(b.ctx, opts...)
@@ -767,6 +770,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerInitialSyncService(complete chan struct{}) error {
 
 	opts := []initialsync.Option{
 		initialsync.WithVerifierWaiter(b.verifyInitWaiter),
+		initialsync.WithSyncChecker(b.syncChecker),
 	}
 	is := initialsync.NewService(b.ctx, &initialsync.Config{
 		DB:                  b.db,
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
index d18b8ff97..14dee9182 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/interop"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -91,6 +92,30 @@ func TestNodeStart_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Starting beacon node")
 }
 
+func TestNodeStart_SyncChecker(t *testing.T) {
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	app := cli.App{}
+	tmp := fmt.Sprintf("%s/datadirtest2", t.TempDir())
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.String("datadir", tmp, "node data directory")
+	set.String("suggested-fee-recipient", "0x6e35733c5af9B61374A128e6F85f553aF09ff89A", "fee recipient")
+	require.NoError(t, set.Set("suggested-fee-recipient", "0x6e35733c5af9B61374A128e6F85f553aF09ff89A"))
+
+	ctx, cancel := newCliContextWithCancel(&app, set)
+	node, err := New(ctx, cancel, WithBlockchainFlagOptions([]blockchain.Option{}),
+		WithBuilderFlagOptions([]builder.Option{}),
+		WithExecutionChainOptions([]execution.Option{}),
+		WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	go func() {
+		node.Start()
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	assert.NotNil(t, node.syncChecker.Svc)
+	node.Close()
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Starting beacon node")
+}
+
 func TestNodeStart_Ok_registerDeterministicGenesisService(t *testing.T) {
 	numValidators := uint64(1)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
index 540a7b4a4..b22ad60df 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
@@ -71,6 +71,29 @@ func WithVerifierWaiter(viw *verification.InitializerWaiter) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithSyncChecker registers the initial sync service
+// in the checker.
+func WithSyncChecker(checker *SyncChecker) Option {
+	return func(service *Service) {
+		checker.Svc = service
+	}
+}
+
+// SyncChecker allows other services to check the current status of
+// initial-sync and use that internally in their service.
+type SyncChecker struct {
+	Svc *Service
+}
+
+// Synced returns the status of the service.
+func (s *SyncChecker) Synced() bool {
+	if s.Svc == nil {
+		log.Warn("Calling sync checker with a nil service initialized")
+		return false
+	}
+	return s.Svc.Synced()
+}
+
 // NewService configures the initial sync service responsible for bringing the node up to the
 // latest head of the blockchain.
 func NewService(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, opts ...Option) *Service {
diff --git a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
index f506224d0..f3165381c 100644
--- a/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
+++ b/testing/spectest/shared/common/forkchoice/service.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func startChainService(t testing.TB,
 		blockchain.WithPayloadIDCache(cache.NewPayloadIDCache()),
 		blockchain.WithClockSynchronizer(startup.NewClockSynchronizer()),
 		blockchain.WithBlobStorage(filesystem.NewEphemeralBlobStorage(t)),
+		blockchain.WithSyncChecker(mock.MockChecker{}),
 	)
 	service, err := blockchain.NewService(context.Background(), opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)