diff --git a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
index 0ba9b4757d..bb02889190 100755
--- a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ const args = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     describe: 'EIP-1459 ENR tree urls to query for peer discovery targets',
     array: true,
   })
+  .option('executeBlocks', {
+    describe:
+      'Debug mode for reexecuting existing blocks (no services will be started), allowed input formats: 5,5-10',
+    string: true,
+  })
   .option('debugCode', {
     describe: 'Generate code for local debugging (internal usage mostly)',
     boolean: true,
@@ -240,8 +245,38 @@ async function runNode(config: Config) {
     client.config.logger.info(`Synchronized blockchain at height ${height}`)
   })
   await client.open()
-  config.logger.info('Connecting to network and synchronizing blockchain...')
-  await client.start()
+
+  if (args.executeBlocks) {
+    // Special block execution debug mode (not changing any state)
+    let first = 0
+    let last = 0
+    let txHashes = []
+    try {
+      const blockRange = (args.executeBlocks as string).split('-').map((val) => {
+        const reNum = /([0-9]+)/.exec(val)
+        const num = reNum ? parseInt(reNum[1]) : 0
+        const reTxs = /[0-9]+\[(.*)\]/.exec(val)
+        const txs = reTxs ? reTxs[1].split(',') : []
+        return [num, txs]
+      })
+      first = blockRange[0][0] as number
+      last = blockRange.length === 2 ? (blockRange[1][0] as number) : first
+      txHashes = blockRange[0][1] as string[]
+
+      if ((blockRange[0][1] as string[]).length > 0 && blockRange.length === 2) {
+        throw new Error('wrong input')
+      }
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      client.config.logger.error(
+        'Wrong input format for block execution, allowed format types: 5, 5-10, 5[0xba4b5fd92a26badad3cad22eb6f7c7e745053739b5f5d1e8a3afb00f8fb2a280,[TX_HASH_2],...]'
+      )
+      process.exit()
+    }
+    await client.executeBlocks(first, last, txHashes)
+  } else {
+    // Regular client start
+    await client.start()
+  }
   return client
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client.ts b/packages/client/lib/client.ts
index 871f18d397..46063489dc 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import events from 'events'
 import { MultiaddrLike } from './types'
 import { Config } from './config'
-import { FullEthereumService, LightEthereumService } from './service'
+import { EthereumService, FullEthereumService, LightEthereumService } from './service'
 import { Event } from './types'
 // eslint-disable-next-line implicit-dependencies/no-implicit
 import type { LevelUp } from 'levelup'
+import { FullSynchronizer } from './sync'
+import { bufferToHex } from 'ethereumjs-util'
 
 export interface EthereumClientOptions {
   /* Client configuration */
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ export default class EthereumClient extends events.EventEmitter {
     if (this.started) {
       return false
     }
+    this.config.logger.info('Connecting to network and synchronizing blockchain...')
+
     await Promise.all(this.services.map((s) => s.start()))
     await Promise.all(this.config.servers.map((s) => s.start()))
     await Promise.all(this.config.servers.map((s) => s.bootstrap()))
@@ -130,4 +134,57 @@ export default class EthereumClient extends events.EventEmitter {
   server(name: string) {
     return this.config.servers.find((s) => s.name === name)
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a range of blocks on a copy of the VM
+   * without changing any chain or client state
+   *
+   * Possible input formats:
+   *
+   * - Single block, '5'
+   * - Range of blocks, '5-10'
+   *
+   */
+  async executeBlocks(first: number, last: number, txHashes: string[]) {
+    this.config.logger.info('Preparing for block execution (debug mode, no services started)...')
+
+    const service = this.services.find((s) => s.name === 'eth') as EthereumService
+    const synchronizer = service.synchronizer as FullSynchronizer
+    const vm = synchronizer.execution.vm.copy()
+
+    for (let blockNumber = first; blockNumber <= last; blockNumber++) {
+      const block = await vm.blockchain.getBlock(blockNumber)
+      const parentBlock = await vm.blockchain.getBlock(block.header.parentHash)
+
+      // Set the correct state root
+      await vm.stateManager.setStateRoot(parentBlock.header.stateRoot)
+
+      const td = await vm.blockchain.getTotalDifficulty(block.header.parentHash)
+      vm._common.setHardforkByBlockNumber(blockNumber, td)
+
+      if (txHashes.length === 0) {
+        const res = await vm.runBlock({ block })
+        this.config.logger.info(
+          `Executed block num=${blockNumber} hash=0x${block.hash().toString('hex')} txs=${
+            block.transactions.length
+          } gasUsed=${res.gasUsed} `
+        )
+      } else {
+        let count = 0
+        for (const tx of block.transactions) {
+          const txHash = bufferToHex(tx.hash())
+          if (txHashes.includes(txHash)) {
+            const res = await vm.runTx({ block, tx })
+            this.config.logger.info(
+              `Executed tx hash=${txHash} gasUsed=${res.gasUsed} from block num=${blockNumber}`
+            )
+            count += 1
+          }
+        }
+        if (count === 0) {
+          this.config.logger.warn(`Block number ${first} contains no txs with provided hashes`)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/net/peerpool.ts b/packages/client/lib/net/peerpool.ts
index 39bbdebcdc..1f42aecfd9 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/net/peerpool.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/net/peerpool.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export class PeerPool {
   private pool: Map<string, Peer>
   private noPeerPeriods: number
   private opened: boolean
+  public running: boolean
+
   private _statusCheckInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined /* global NodeJS */
 
   /**
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export class PeerPool {
     this.pool = new Map<string, Peer>()
     this.noPeerPeriods = 0
     this.opened = false
+    this.running = false
 
     this.init()
   }
@@ -57,8 +60,32 @@ export class PeerPool {
     })
 
     this.opened = true
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start peer pool
+   */
+  async start(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (this.running) {
+      return false
+    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/await-thenable
     this._statusCheckInterval = setInterval(await this._statusCheck.bind(this), 20000)
+
+    this.running = true
+    return true
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stop peer pool
+   */
+  async stop(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (this.opened) {
+      await this.close()
+    }
+    clearInterval(this._statusCheckInterval as NodeJS.Timeout)
+    this.running = false
+    return true
   }
 
   /**
@@ -67,7 +94,6 @@ export class PeerPool {
   async close() {
     this.pool.clear()
     this.opened = false
-    clearInterval(this._statusCheckInterval as NodeJS.Timeout)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/service/service.ts b/packages/client/lib/service/service.ts
index bde2806872..027438c4b9 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/service/service.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/service/service.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export class Service {
     if (this.running) {
       return false
     }
+    await this.pool.start()
     this.running = true
     this.config.logger.info(`Started ${this.name} service.`)
     return true
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export class Service {
     if (this.opened) {
       await this.close()
     }
+    await this.pool.stop()
     this.running = false
     this.config.logger.info(`Stopped ${this.name} service.`)
     return true