diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab18633ec67a..3d0b52ae038f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Updating to this release is recommended at your convenience.
 - Light client support: fix light client attested header execution fields' wrong version bug.
 - Testing: added custom matcher for better push settings testing.
 - Registered `GetDepositSnapshot` Beacon API endpoint.
+- Fix rolling back of a block due to a context deadline.
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
index 7a55c3f83fba..e2889507b801 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ func (s *Service) postBlockProcess(cfg *postBlockProcessConfig) error {
 
 	err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, cfg.postState, cfg.roblock)
 	if err != nil {
+		// Do not use parent context in the event it deadlined
+		ctx = trace.NewContext(context.Background(), span)
 		s.rollbackBlock(ctx, cfg.roblock.Root())
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not insert block %d to fork choice store", cfg.roblock.Block().Slot())
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
index 053eb5fc4780..53fb11e8055f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go
@@ -2352,6 +2352,85 @@ func TestRollbackBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, false, hasState)
 }
 
+func TestRollbackBlock_ContextDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	service, tr := minimalTestService(t)
+	ctx := tr.ctx
+
+	st, keys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
+	stateRoot, err := st.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not hash genesis state")
+
+	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, st))
+
+	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(stateRoot[:])
+	wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(genesis)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wsb), "Could not save genesis block")
+	parentRoot, err := genesis.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root")
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, st, parentRoot), "Could not save genesis state")
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, parentRoot), "Could not save genesis state")
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: parentRoot[:]}))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: parentRoot[:]}))
+
+	st, err = service.HeadState(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	b, err := util.GenerateFullBlock(st, keys, util.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 33)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wsb, err = consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	root, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preState, err := service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err := service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+	roblock, err := consensusblocks.NewROBlockWithRoot(wsb, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{ctx, roblock, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
+
+	b, err = util.GenerateFullBlock(postState, keys, util.DefaultBlockGenConfig(), 34)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wsb, err = consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	root, err = b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preState, err = service.getBlockPreState(ctx, wsb.Block())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	postState, err = service.validateStateTransition(ctx, preState, wsb)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, service.savePostStateInfo(ctx, root, wsb, postState))
+
+	require.Equal(t, true, service.cfg.BeaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, root))
+	hasState, err := service.cfg.StateGen.HasState(ctx, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, true, hasState)
+
+	// Set deadlined context when processing the block
+	cancCtx, canc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	canc()
+	roblock, err = consensusblocks.NewROBlockWithRoot(wsb, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	parentRoot = roblock.Block().ParentRoot()
+
+	cj := &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
+	cj.Epoch = 1
+	cj.Root = parentRoot[:]
+	require.NoError(t, postState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(cj))
+	require.NoError(t, postState.SetFinalizedCheckpoint(cj))
+
+	// Rollback block insertion into db and caches.
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "context canceled", service.postBlockProcess(&postBlockProcessConfig{cancCtx, roblock, [32]byte{}, postState, false}))
+
+	// The block should no longer exist.
+	require.Equal(t, false, service.cfg.BeaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, root))
+	hasState, err = service.cfg.StateGen.HasState(ctx, root)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, false, hasState)
+}
+
 func fakeCommitments(n int) [][]byte {
 	f := make([][]byte, n)
 	for i := range f {