diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync.go
index 0f1d450930..a30a57f2b7 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func IsOptimistic(
 		}
 		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(jcp.Root))
 	default:
-		if len(stateIdString) >= 2 && stateIdString[:2] == "0x" {
+		if bytesutil.IsHex(stateId) {
 			id, err := hexutil.Decode(stateIdString)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/blocker.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/blocker.go
index 8d8a1b6f1f..39bcedc954 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/blocker.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/blocker.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ func (p *BeaconDbBlocker) Block(ctx context.Context, id []byte) (interfaces.Read
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve genesis block")
 		}
 	default:
-		stringId := strings.ToLower(string(id))
-		if len(stringId) >= 2 && stringId[:2] == "0x" {
+		if bytesutil.IsHex(id) {
 			decoded, err := hexutil.Decode(string(id))
 			if err != nil {
 				e := NewBlockIdParseError(err)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater.go
index 5c062bfeb9..5ddbaaebe5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (p *BeaconDbStater) State(ctx context.Context, stateId []byte) (state.Beaco
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get justified state")
 		}
 	default:
-		if len(stateIdString) >= 2 && stateIdString[:2] == "0x" {
+		if bytesutil.IsHex(stateId) {
 			decoded, parseErr := hexutil.Decode(string(stateId))
 			if parseErr != nil {
 				e := NewStateIdParseError(parseErr)
@@ -185,7 +185,15 @@ func (p *BeaconDbStater) StateRoot(ctx context.Context, stateId []byte) (root []
 	case "justified":
 		root, err = p.justifiedStateRoot(ctx)
 	default:
-		if len(stateId) == 32 {
+		if bytesutil.IsHex(stateId) {
+			var decoded []byte
+			decoded, err = hexutil.Decode(string(stateId))
+			if err != nil {
+				e := NewStateIdParseError(err)
+				return nil, &e
+			}
+			root, err = p.stateRootByRoot(ctx, decoded)
+		} else if len(stateId) == 32 {
 			root, err = p.stateRootByRoot(ctx, stateId)
 		} else {
 			slotNumber, parseErr := strconv.ParseUint(stateIdString, 10, 64)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater_test.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater_test.go
index 009c8c3026..60d1e56ddd 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/lookup/stater_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, stateRoot[:], s)
 	})
-
 	t.Run("genesis", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 		b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		sr := genesisBlock.Block().StateRoot()
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, sr[:], s)
 	})
-
 	t.Run("finalized", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 		genesis := bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("genesis"))
@@ -301,7 +299,6 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, blk.Block.StateRoot, s)
 	})
-
 	t.Run("justified", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 		genesis := bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("genesis"))
@@ -332,30 +329,52 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, blk.Block.StateRoot, s)
 	})
-
-	t.Run("hex_root", func(t *testing.T) {
-		stateId, err := hexutil.Decode("0x" + strings.Repeat("0", 63) + "1")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("hex", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hex := "0x" + strings.Repeat("0", 63) + "1"
 
 		p := BeaconDbStater{
 			ChainInfoFetcher: &chainMock.ChainService{State: newBeaconState},
 		}
 
-		s, err := p.StateRoot(ctx, stateId)
+		s, err := p.StateRoot(ctx, []byte(hex))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.DeepEqual(t, stateId, s)
+		expected, err := hexutil.Decode(hex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, expected, s)
 	})
+	t.Run("hex not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hex := "0x" + strings.Repeat("f", 64)
 
-	t.Run("hex_root_not_found", func(t *testing.T) {
 		p := BeaconDbStater{
 			ChainInfoFetcher: &chainMock.ChainService{State: newBeaconState},
 		}
-		stateId, err := hexutil.Decode("0x" + strings.Repeat("f", 64))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = p.StateRoot(ctx, stateId)
+
+		_, err = p.StateRoot(ctx, []byte(hex))
 		require.ErrorContains(t, "state root not found in the last 8192 state roots", err)
 	})
+	t.Run("bytes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		root, err := hexutil.Decode("0x" + strings.Repeat("0", 63) + "1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
+		p := BeaconDbStater{
+			ChainInfoFetcher: &chainMock.ChainService{State: newBeaconState},
+		}
+
+		s, err := p.StateRoot(ctx, root)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, root, s)
+	})
+	t.Run("bytes not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		root, err := hexutil.Decode("0x" + strings.Repeat("f", 64))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		p := BeaconDbStater{
+			ChainInfoFetcher: &chainMock.ChainService{State: newBeaconState},
+		}
+
+		_, err = p.StateRoot(ctx, root)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, "state root not found in the last 8192 state roots", err)
+	})
 	t.Run("slot", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 		genesis := bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("genesis"))
@@ -382,8 +401,7 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, blk.Block.StateRoot, s)
 	})
-
-	t.Run("slot_too_big", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("slot too big", func(t *testing.T) {
 		p := BeaconDbStater{
 			GenesisTimeFetcher: &chainMock.ChainService{
 				Genesis: time.Now(),
@@ -393,7 +411,7 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, "slot cannot be in the future", err)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("invalid_state", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("invalid state", func(t *testing.T) {
 		p := BeaconDbStater{}
 		_, err := p.StateRoot(ctx, []byte("foo"))
 		require.ErrorContains(t, "could not parse state ID", err)
diff --git a/changelog/radek_fix-state-root-endpoint.md b/changelog/radek_fix-state-root-endpoint.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab3ddf75c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/radek_fix-state-root-endpoint.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#### Ignored
+
+- Allow hex strings in `/eth/v1/beacon/states/{state_id}/root` endpoint.