diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go
index ce42b2fae..a46d1bca0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/forkchoice.go
@@ -637,3 +637,15 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) Slot(root [32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error) {
 	}
 	return n.slot, nil
 }
+
+// TargetRoot returns the root of the checkpoint block for the given head root
+func (f *ForkChoice) TargetRoot(root [32]byte) ([32]byte, error) {
+	n, ok := f.store.nodeByRoot[root]
+	if !ok || n == nil {
+		return [32]byte{}, ErrNilNode
+	}
+	if n.target == nil {
+		return [32]byte{}, nil
+	}
+	return n.target.root, nil
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go
index f50da85c9..79eb00f9a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	parent := s.nodeByRoot[parentRoot]
-
 	n := &Node{
 		slot:                     slot,
 		root:                     root,
@@ -89,6 +88,17 @@ func (s *Store) insert(ctx context.Context,
 		timestamp:                uint64(time.Now().Unix()),
 	}
 
+	// Set the node's target checkpoint
+	if slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch == 0 {
+		n.target = n
+	} else if parent != nil {
+		if slots.ToEpoch(slot) == slots.ToEpoch(parent.slot) {
+			n.target = parent.target
+		} else {
+			n.target = parent
+		}
+	}
+
 	s.nodeByPayload[payloadHash] = n
 	s.nodeByRoot[root] = n
 	if parent == nil {
@@ -145,6 +155,9 @@ func (s *Store) pruneFinalizedNodeByRootMap(ctx context.Context, node, finalized
 		return ctx.Err()
 	}
 	if node == finalizedNode {
+		if node.target != node {
+			node.target = nil
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 	for _, child := range node.children {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go
index 48b2f71f3..8f05a197d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/store_test.go
@@ -435,3 +435,69 @@ func TestForkChoice_ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), count)
 }
+
+func TestStore_Target(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	f := setup(1, 1)
+
+	state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+	target, err := f.TargetRoot(blkRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, blkRoot)
+
+	state, root1, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1, [32]byte{'b'}, blkRoot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, root1))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, blkRoot)
+
+	// Insert a block for the next epoch (missed slot 0)
+
+	state, root2, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1, [32]byte{'c'}, root1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, root2))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, root1)
+
+	state, root3, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+2, [32]byte{'d'}, root2, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, root3))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, root1)
+
+	// Prune finalization
+	s := f.store
+	s.finalizedCheckpoint.Root = root1
+	require.NoError(t, s.prune(ctx))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [32]byte{}, target)
+
+	// Insert a block for next epoch (slot 0 present)
+
+	state, root4, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 3*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, [32]byte{'e'}, root1, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, root4))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root4)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, root4)
+
+	state, root5, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 3*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1, [32]byte{'f'}, root4, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, 1, 1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, f.InsertNode(ctx, state, root5))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root5)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, target, root4)
+
+	// Prune finalization
+	s.finalizedCheckpoint.Root = root4
+	require.NoError(t, s.prune(ctx))
+	target, err = f.TargetRoot(root4)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, root4, target)
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go
index e33f3a812..416884c33 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/types.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	root                     [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // root of the block converted to the node.
 	payloadHash              [fieldparams.RootLength]byte // payloadHash of the block converted to the node.
 	parent                   *Node                        // parent index of this node.
+	target                   *Node                        // target checkpoint for
 	children                 []*Node                      // the list of direct children of this Node
 	justifiedEpoch           primitives.Epoch             // justifiedEpoch of this node.
 	unrealizedJustifiedEpoch primitives.Epoch             // the epoch that would be justified if the block would be advanced to the next epoch.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go
index 21c79dd85..1eb6dd013 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/interfaces.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Getter interface {
 	ShouldOverrideFCU() bool
 	Slot([32]byte) (primitives.Slot, error)
 	LastRoot(primitives.Epoch) [32]byte
+	TargetRoot([32]byte) ([32]byte, error)
 }
 
 // Setter allows to set forkchoice information