diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 31bf89d379..8cc2402d31 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5760,6 +5760,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-chains",
  "alloy-rlp",
  "aquamarine",
+ "assert_matches",
  "backon",
  "clap",
  "comfy-table",
@@ -5774,6 +5775,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools 0.12.0",
  "jemalloc-ctl",
  "jemallocator",
+ "jsonrpsee",
  "metrics",
  "metrics-exporter-prometheus",
  "metrics-process",
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
index 0aa5333432..3d1f69fbca 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
@@ -1174,7 +1174,13 @@ impl<DB: Database, EF: ExecutorFactory> BlockchainTree<DB, EF> {
             }
             None => {
                 debug!(target: "blockchain_tree", blocks = ?block_hash_numbers, "Recomputing state root for insert");
-                let provider = self.externals.provider_factory.provider()?;
+                let provider = self
+                    .externals
+                    .provider_factory
+                    .provider()?
+                    // State root calculation can take a while, and we're sure no write transaction
+                    // will be open in parallel. See https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/issues/6168.
+                    .disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction();
                 let (state_root, trie_updates) = hashed_state
                     .state_root_with_updates(provider.tx_ref())
                     .map_err(Into::<DatabaseError>::into)?;
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/mock.rs b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/mock.rs
index cb20105add..25e8cd0249 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/mock.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ impl DbTx for TxMock {
     fn entries<T: Table>(&self) -> Result<usize, DatabaseError> {
         Ok(self._table.len())
     }
+
+    fn disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction(&mut self) {}
 }
 
 impl DbTxMut for TxMock {
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/transaction.rs b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/transaction.rs
index 472563f352..c2b129afa2 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/transaction.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ pub trait DbTx: Send + Sync {
     fn cursor_dup_read<T: DupSort>(&self) -> Result<Self::DupCursor<T>, DatabaseError>;
     /// Returns number of entries in the table.
     fn entries<T: Table>(&self) -> Result<usize, DatabaseError>;
+    /// Disables backtrace recording for this read transaction when it's open for too long.
+    fn disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction(&mut self);
 }
 
 /// Read write transaction that allows writing to database
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/src/implementation/mdbx/tx.rs b/crates/storage/db/src/implementation/mdbx/tx.rs
index 55ebf85e8b..be69902882 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/src/implementation/mdbx/tx.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/src/implementation/mdbx/tx.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ struct MetricsHandler<K: TransactionKind> {
     /// If `true`, the metric about transaction closing has already been recorded and we don't need
     /// to do anything on [Drop::drop].
     close_recorded: bool,
+    /// If `true`, the backtrace of transaction will be recorded and logged.
+    /// See [MetricsHandler::log_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction].
+    record_backtrace: bool,
     /// If `true`, the backtrace of transaction has already been recorded and logged.
     /// See [MetricsHandler::log_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction].
     backtrace_recorded: AtomicBool,
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ impl<K: TransactionKind> MetricsHandler<K> {
             txn_id,
             start: Instant::now(),
             close_recorded: false,
+            record_backtrace: true,
             backtrace_recorded: AtomicBool::new(false),
             _marker: PhantomData,
         }
@@ -194,13 +198,14 @@ impl<K: TransactionKind> MetricsHandler<K> {
     }
 
     /// Logs the backtrace of current call if the duration that the read transaction has been open
-    /// is more than [LONG_TRANSACTION_DURATION].
+    /// is more than [LONG_TRANSACTION_DURATION] and `record_backtrace == true`.
     /// The backtrace is recorded and logged just once, guaranteed by `backtrace_recorded` atomic.
     ///
     /// NOTE: Backtrace is recorded using [Backtrace::force_capture], so `RUST_BACKTRACE` env var is
     /// not needed.
     fn log_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction(&self) {
-        if !self.backtrace_recorded.load(Ordering::Relaxed) &&
+        if self.record_backtrace &&
+            !self.backtrace_recorded.load(Ordering::Relaxed) &&
             self.transaction_mode().is_read_only()
         {
             let open_duration = self.start.elapsed();
@@ -283,6 +288,13 @@ impl<K: TransactionKind> DbTx for Tx<K> {
             .map_err(|e| DatabaseError::Stats(e.into()))?
             .entries())
     }
+
+    /// Disables backtrace recording for this read transaction when it's open for too long.
+    fn disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(metrics_handler) = self.metrics_handler.as_mut() {
+            metrics_handler.record_backtrace = false;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl DbTxMut for Tx<RW> {
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
index 1180a755cc..36bb93179a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ impl<TX: DbTx> DatabaseProvider<TX> {
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, DatabaseError>>()
     }
 
+    /// Disables backtrace recording for the underlying read database transaction when it's open for
+    /// too long.
+    ///
+    /// CAUTION: In most of the cases, you want to keep backtraces on long read transactions
+    /// enabled. Use this only if you're sure that no write transaction is open in parallel, meaning
+    /// that Reth as a node is offline and not progressing.
+    pub fn disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.tx.disable_backtrace_on_long_read_transaction();
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Gets data within a specified range, potentially spanning different snapshots and database.
     ///
     /// # Arguments