diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
index 3822b36b3d9..ac55d71dae4 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/publish_blocks.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub async fn publish_block<T: BeaconChainTypes, B: IntoGossipVerifiedBlockConten
     }
 
     if let Some(gossip_verified_data_columns) = gossip_verified_data_columns {
-        let custody_columns_indices = network_globals.custody_columns(block.epoch(), &chain.spec);
+        let custody_columns_indices = network_globals.custody_columns(&chain.spec);
 
         let custody_columns = gossip_verified_data_columns
             .into_iter()
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/globals.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/globals.rs
index b3d37e23104..9d97abc7e9c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/globals.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/globals.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{Enr, GossipTopic, Multiaddr, PeerId};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use types::data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex;
-use types::{ChainSpec, DataColumnSubnetId, Epoch, EthSpec};
+use types::{ChainSpec, DataColumnSubnetId, EthSpec};
 
 pub struct NetworkGlobals<E: EthSpec> {
     /// The current local ENR.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> NetworkGlobals<E> {
     }
 
     /// Compute custody data columns the node is assigned to custody.
-    pub fn custody_columns(&self, _epoch: Epoch, spec: &ChainSpec) -> Vec<ColumnIndex> {
+    pub fn custody_columns(&self, spec: &ChainSpec) -> Vec<ColumnIndex> {
         let enr = self.local_enr();
         let node_id = enr.node_id().raw().into();
         let custody_subnet_count = enr.custody_subnet_count::<E>(spec);
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> NetworkGlobals<E> {
             .collect()
     }
 
+    /// Compute custody data column subnets the node is assigned to custody.
+    pub fn custody_subnets(&self, spec: &ChainSpec) -> impl Iterator<Item = DataColumnSubnetId> {
+        let enr = self.local_enr();
+        let node_id = enr.node_id().raw().into();
+        let custody_subnet_count = enr.custody_subnet_count::<E>(spec);
+        DataColumnSubnetId::compute_custody_subnets::<E>(node_id, custody_subnet_count, spec)
+    }
+
     /// TESTING ONLY. Build a dummy NetworkGlobals instance.
     pub fn new_test_globals(trusted_peers: Vec<PeerId>, log: &slog::Logger) -> NetworkGlobals<E> {
         use crate::CombinedKeyExt;
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> NetworkGlobals<E> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::NetworkGlobals;
-    use types::{Epoch, EthSpec, MainnetEthSpec as E};
+    use types::{EthSpec, MainnetEthSpec as E};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_custody_count_default() {
@@ -153,8 +161,7 @@ mod test {
             / spec.data_column_sidecar_subnet_count
             * spec.custody_requirement;
         let globals = NetworkGlobals::<E>::new_test_globals(vec![], &log);
-        let any_epoch = Epoch::new(0);
-        let columns = globals.custody_columns(any_epoch, &spec);
+        let columns = globals.custody_columns(&spec);
         assert_eq!(
             columns.len(),
             default_custody_requirement_column_count as usize
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 573e465cb32..e601c897d98 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                 }
             }
             SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, block_slot) => {
-                debug!(self.log, "Received SampleBlock message"; "block_root" => %block_root);
-                if let Some((requester, result)) =
-                    self.sampling
-                        .on_new_sample_request(block_root, block_slot, &mut self.network)
+                debug!(self.log, "Received SampleBlock message"; "block_root" => %block_root, "block_slot" => block_slot);
+                if let Some((requester, result)) = self
+                    .sampling
+                    .on_new_sample_request(block_root, &mut self.network)
                 {
                     self.on_sampling_result(requester, result)
                 }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
index d9b2a9444f6..312d4a3f0ac 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use types::blob_sidecar::FixedBlobSidecarList;
 use types::{
-    BlobSidecar, ColumnIndex, DataColumnSidecar, DataColumnSubnetId, Epoch, EthSpec, Hash256,
+    BlobSidecar, ColumnIndex, DataColumnSidecar, DataColumnSubnetId, EthSpec, Hash256,
     SignedBeaconBlock, Slot,
 };
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
     }
 
     // TODO(das): epoch argument left here in case custody rotation is implemented
-    pub fn get_custodial_peers(&self, _epoch: Epoch, column_index: ColumnIndex) -> Vec<PeerId> {
+    pub fn get_custodial_peers(&self, column_index: ColumnIndex) -> Vec<PeerId> {
         let mut peer_ids = vec![];
 
         for (peer_id, peer_info) in self.network_globals().peers.read().connected_peers() {
@@ -357,12 +357,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
 
         let expects_custody_columns = if matches!(batch_type, ByRangeRequestType::BlocksAndColumns)
         {
-            let custody_indexes = self
-                .network_globals()
-                .custody_columns(epoch, &self.chain.spec);
+            let custody_indexes = self.network_globals().custody_columns(&self.chain.spec);
 
             for column_index in &custody_indexes {
-                let custody_peer_ids = self.get_custodial_peers(epoch, *column_index);
+                let custody_peer_ids = self.get_custodial_peers(*column_index);
                 let Some(custody_peer) = custody_peer_ids.first().cloned() else {
                     // TODO(das): this will be pretty bad UX. To improve we should:
                     // - Attempt to fetch custody requests first, before requesting blocks
@@ -682,11 +680,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
             .imported_custody_column_indexes(&block_root)
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        // TODO(das): figure out how to pass block.slot if we end up doing rotation
-        let block_epoch = Epoch::new(0);
-        let custody_indexes_duty = self
-            .network_globals()
-            .custody_columns(block_epoch, &self.chain.spec);
+        let custody_indexes_duty = self.network_globals().custody_columns(&self.chain.spec);
 
         // Include only the blob indexes not yet imported (received through gossip)
         let custody_indexes_to_fetch = custody_indexes_duty
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
index cc0fcec532a..75f9ac38839 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/custody.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use slog::{debug, warn};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
 use types::EthSpec;
-use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, DataColumnSidecar, Epoch, Hash256};
+use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, DataColumnSidecar, Hash256};
 
 use super::{LookupRequestResult, PeerGroup, ReqId, RpcResponseResult, SyncNetworkContext};
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ type DataColumnSidecarVec<E> = Vec<Arc<DataColumnSidecar<E>>>;
 
 pub struct ActiveCustodyRequest<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     block_root: Hash256,
-    block_epoch: Epoch,
     custody_id: CustodyId,
     /// List of column indices this request needs to download to complete successfully
     column_requests: FnvHashMap<ColumnIndex, ColumnRequest<T::EthSpec>>,
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveCustodyRequest<T> {
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             block_root,
-            // TODO(das): use actual epoch if there's rotation
-            block_epoch: Epoch::new(0),
             custody_id,
             column_requests: HashMap::from_iter(
                 column_indices
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveCustodyRequest<T> {
 
                 // TODO: When is a fork and only a subset of your peers know about a block, we should only
                 // query the peers on that fork. Should this case be handled? How to handle it?
-                let custodial_peers = cx.get_custodial_peers(self.block_epoch, *column_index);
+                let custodial_peers = cx.get_custodial_peers(*column_index);
 
                 // TODO(das): cache this computation in a OneCell or similar to prevent having to
                 // run it every loop
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
index b6390f1a07f..8ae5b3fed6d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::sync::{
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::RpcBlock;
 use beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
 use fnv::FnvHashMap;
-use lighthouse_network::{PeerAction, PeerId};
+use lighthouse_network::{PeerAction, PeerId, Subnet};
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use slog::{crit, debug, o, warn};
 use std::collections::{btree_map::Entry, BTreeMap, HashSet};
@@ -884,6 +884,29 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncingChain<T> {
     ) -> ProcessingResult {
         if let Some(batch) = self.batches.get_mut(&batch_id) {
             let (request, batch_type) = batch.to_blocks_by_range_request();
+
+            let epoch = Slot::new(*request.start_slot()).epoch(T::EthSpec::slots_per_epoch());
+            if network.chain.spec.is_peer_das_enabled_for_epoch(epoch) {
+                // Require peers on all custody column subnets before sending batches
+                let has_peers_for_all_custody_subnets = network
+                    .network_globals()
+                    .custody_subnets(&network.chain.spec)
+                    .all(|subnet_id| {
+                        network
+                            .network_globals()
+                            .peers
+                            .read()
+                            .good_peers_on_subnet(Subnet::DataColumn(subnet_id))
+                            .next()
+                            .is_some()
+                    });
+
+                if !has_peers_for_all_custody_subnets {
+                    debug!(self.log, "Waiting for peers to appear on all custody subnets before requesting batches");
+                    return Ok(KeepChain);
+                }
+            }
+
             match network.block_components_by_range_request(
                 peer,
                 batch_type,
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/sampling.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/sampling.rs
index 3fb21489d91..851e42d2bb2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/sampling.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/sampling.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::hash_map::Entry, collections::HashMap, marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc,
     time::Duration,
 };
-use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, ChainSpec, DataColumnSidecar, Hash256, Slot};
+use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, ChainSpec, DataColumnSidecar, Hash256};
 
 pub type SamplingResult = Result<(), SamplingError>;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Sampling<T> {
     pub fn on_new_sample_request(
         &mut self,
         block_root: Hash256,
-        block_slot: Slot,
         cx: &mut SyncNetworkContext<T>,
     ) -> Option<(SamplingRequester, SamplingResult)> {
         let id = SamplingRequester::ImportedBlock(block_root);
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Sampling<T> {
         let request = match self.requests.entry(id) {
             Entry::Vacant(e) => e.insert(ActiveSamplingRequest::new(
                 block_root,
-                block_slot,
                 id,
                 &self.sampling_config,
                 self.log.clone(),
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Sampling<T> {
 
 pub struct ActiveSamplingRequest<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     block_root: Hash256,
-    block_slot: Slot,
     requester_id: SamplingRequester,
     column_requests: FnvHashMap<ColumnIndex, ActiveColumnSampleRequest>,
     column_shuffle: Vec<ColumnIndex>,
@@ -198,7 +195,6 @@ pub enum SamplingConfig {
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveSamplingRequest<T> {
     fn new(
         block_root: Hash256,
-        block_slot: Slot,
         requester_id: SamplingRequester,
         sampling_config: &SamplingConfig,
         log: slog::Logger,
@@ -212,7 +208,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveSamplingRequest<T> {
 
         Self {
             block_root,
-            block_slot,
             requester_id,
             column_requests: <_>::default(),
             column_shuffle,
@@ -401,7 +396,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ActiveSamplingRequest<T> {
                 .entry(column_index)
                 .or_insert(ActiveColumnSampleRequest::new(column_index));
 
-            if request.request(self.block_root, self.block_slot, self.requester_id, cx)? {
+            if request.request(self.block_root, self.requester_id, cx)? {
                 sent_requests += 1
             }
         }
@@ -427,7 +422,7 @@ mod request {
     use beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
     use lighthouse_network::PeerId;
     use std::collections::HashSet;
-    use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, EthSpec, Hash256, Slot};
+    use types::{data_column_sidecar::ColumnIndex, Hash256};
 
     pub(crate) struct ActiveColumnSampleRequest {
         column_index: ColumnIndex,
@@ -478,7 +473,6 @@ mod request {
         pub(crate) fn request<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
             &mut self,
             block_root: Hash256,
-            block_slot: Slot,
             requester: SamplingRequester,
             cx: &mut SyncNetworkContext<T>,
         ) -> Result<bool, SamplingError> {
@@ -490,10 +484,7 @@ mod request {
 
             // TODO: When is a fork and only a subset of your peers know about a block, sampling should only
             // be queried on the peers on that fork. Should this case be handled? How to handle it?
-            let peer_ids = cx.get_custodial_peers(
-                block_slot.epoch(<T::EthSpec as EthSpec>::slots_per_epoch()),
-                self.column_index,
-            );
+            let peer_ids = cx.get_custodial_peers(self.column_index);
 
             // TODO(das) randomize custodial peer and avoid failing peers
             if let Some(peer_id) = peer_ids.first().cloned() {
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/data_column_subnet_id.rs b/consensus/types/src/data_column_subnet_id.rs
index 403216977df..cf5b1dd549d 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/data_column_subnet_id.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/data_column_subnet_id.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ impl DataColumnSubnetId {
     }
 
     /// Compute required subnets to subscribe to given the node id.
-    /// TODO(das): Add epoch param
     #[allow(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
     pub fn compute_custody_subnets<E: EthSpec>(
         node_id: U256,