diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/broadcast.rs b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/broadcast.rs
index c31ce72445fb..18da1bd75684 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/broadcast.rs
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/src/types/broadcast.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ pub struct Transactions(
     pub Vec<TransactionSigned>,
 );
 
+impl Transactions {
+    /// Returns `true` if the list of transactions contains any blob transactions.
+    pub fn has_eip4844(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.iter().any(|tx| tx.is_eip4844())
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Vec<TransactionSigned>> for Transactions {
     fn from(txs: Vec<TransactionSigned>) -> Self {
         Transactions(txs)
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs b/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
index 56d43dbb5e28..e03d466676a1 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ use reth_interfaces::{
 use reth_metrics::common::mpsc::UnboundedMeteredReceiver;
 use reth_network_api::{Peers, ReputationChangeKind};
 use reth_primitives::{
-    FromRecoveredTransaction, IntoRecoveredTransaction, PeerId, TransactionSigned, TxHash, TxType,
-    H256,
+    FromRecoveredPooledTransaction, IntoRecoveredTransaction, PeerId, PooledTransactionsElement,
+    TransactionSigned, TxHash, TxType, H256,
 };
 use reth_rlp::Encodable;
 use reth_transaction_pool::{
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ impl<Pool: TransactionPool> TransactionsManager<Pool> {
 impl<Pool> TransactionsManager<Pool>
 where
     Pool: TransactionPool + 'static,
-    <Pool as TransactionPool>::Transaction: IntoRecoveredTransaction,
 {
     /// Returns a new handle that can send commands to this type.
     pub fn handle(&self) -> TransactionsHandle {
@@ -375,7 +374,22 @@ where
     fn on_network_tx_event(&mut self, event: NetworkTransactionEvent) {
         match event {
             NetworkTransactionEvent::IncomingTransactions { peer_id, msg } => {
-                self.import_transactions(peer_id, msg.0, TransactionSource::Broadcast);
+                // ensure we didn't receive any blob transactions as these are disallowed to be
+                // broadcasted in full
+
+                let has_blob_txs = msg.has_eip4844();
+
+                let non_blob_txs = msg
+                    .0
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(PooledTransactionsElement::try_from_broadcast)
+                    .filter_map(Result::ok);
+
+                self.import_transactions(peer_id, non_blob_txs, TransactionSource::Broadcast);
+
+                if has_blob_txs {
+                    self.report_peer(peer_id, ReputationChangeKind::BadTransactions);
+                }
             }
             NetworkTransactionEvent::IncomingPooledTransactionHashes { peer_id, msg } => {
                 self.on_new_pooled_transaction_hashes(peer_id, msg)
@@ -448,7 +462,7 @@ where
     fn import_transactions(
         &mut self,
         peer_id: PeerId,
-        transactions: Vec<TransactionSigned>,
+        transactions: impl IntoIterator<Item = PooledTransactionsElement>,
         source: TransactionSource,
     ) {
         // If the node is pipeline syncing, ignore transactions
@@ -463,7 +477,7 @@ where
         if let Some(peer) = self.peers.get_mut(&peer_id) {
             for tx in transactions {
                 // recover transaction
-                let tx = if let Some(tx) = tx.into_ecrecovered() {
+                let tx = if let Ok(tx) = tx.try_into_ecrecovered() {
                     tx
                 } else {
                     has_bad_transactions = true;
@@ -474,18 +488,18 @@ where
                 // If we received the transactions as the response to our GetPooledTransactions
                 // requests (based on received `NewPooledTransactionHashes`) then we already
                 // recorded the hashes in [`Self::on_new_pooled_transaction_hashes`]
-                if source.is_broadcast() && !peer.transactions.insert(tx.hash()) {
+                if source.is_broadcast() && !peer.transactions.insert(*tx.hash()) {
                     num_already_seen += 1;
                 }
 
-                match self.transactions_by_peers.entry(tx.hash()) {
+                match self.transactions_by_peers.entry(*tx.hash()) {
                     Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
                         // transaction was already inserted
                         entry.get_mut().push(peer_id);
                     }
                     Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
                         // this is a new transaction that should be imported into the pool
-                        let pool_transaction = <Pool::Transaction as FromRecoveredTransaction>::from_recovered_transaction(tx);
+                        let pool_transaction = <Pool::Transaction as FromRecoveredPooledTransaction>::from_recovered_transaction(tx);
 
                         let pool = self.pool.clone();
 
@@ -583,11 +597,7 @@ where
         {
             match result {
                 Ok(Ok(txs)) => {
-                    // convert all transactions to the inner transaction type, ignoring any
-                    // sidecars
-                    // TODO: remove this! this will be different when we introduce the blobpool
-                    let transactions = txs.0.into_iter().map(|tx| tx.into_transaction()).collect();
-                    this.import_transactions(peer_id, transactions, TransactionSource::Response)
+                    this.import_transactions(peer_id, txs.0, TransactionSource::Response)
                 }
                 Ok(Err(req_err)) => {
                     this.on_request_error(peer_id, req_err);
@@ -825,6 +835,8 @@ enum TransactionsCommand {
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub enum NetworkTransactionEvent {
     /// Received list of transactions from the given peer.
+    ///
+    /// This represents transactions that were broadcasted to use from the peer.
     IncomingTransactions { peer_id: PeerId, msg: Transactions },
     /// Received list of transactions hashes to the given peer.
     IncomingPooledTransactionHashes { peer_id: PeerId, msg: NewPooledTransactionHashes },
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/transaction/pooled.rs b/crates/primitives/src/transaction/pooled.rs
index a293b0b67aef..e34d05725338 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/transaction/pooled.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/transaction/pooled.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ pub enum PooledTransactionsElement {
 }
 
 impl PooledTransactionsElement {
+    /// Tries to convert a [TransactionSigned] into a [PooledTransactionsElement].
+    ///
+    /// [BlobTransaction] are disallowed from being propagated, hence this returns an error if the
+    /// `tx` is [Transaction::Eip4844]
+    pub fn try_from_broadcast(tx: TransactionSigned) -> Result<Self, TransactionSigned> {
+        if tx.is_eip4844() {
+            return Err(tx)
+        }
+        Ok(tx.into())
+    }
+
     /// Heavy operation that return signature hash over rlp encoded transaction.
     /// It is only for signature signing or signer recovery.
     pub fn signature_hash(&self) -> H256 {
@@ -57,6 +68,16 @@ impl PooledTransactionsElement {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Reference to transaction hash. Used to identify transaction.
+    pub fn hash(&self) -> &TxHash {
+        match self {
+            PooledTransactionsElement::Legacy { hash, .. } => hash,
+            PooledTransactionsElement::Eip2930 { hash, .. } => hash,
+            PooledTransactionsElement::Eip1559 { hash, .. } => hash,
+            PooledTransactionsElement::BlobTransaction(tx) => &tx.hash,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the signature of the transaction.
     pub fn signature(&self) -> &Signature {
         match self {