diff --git a/crates/trie/parallel/src/value_encoder.rs b/crates/trie/parallel/src/value_encoder.rs
index e2d046edee..90549dd0a1 100644
--- a/crates/trie/parallel/src/value_encoder.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/parallel/src/value_encoder.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ pub(crate) enum AsyncAccountDeferredValueEncoder<TC, HC> {
     Dispatched {
         hashed_address: B256,
         account: Account,
-        proof_result_rx: Result<CrossbeamReceiver<StorageProofResultMessage>, DatabaseError>,
+        /// The receiver for the storage proof result. This is an `Option` so that `encode` can
+        /// take ownership of the receiver, preventing the `Drop` impl from trying to receive on
+        /// it again.
+        proof_result_rx:
+            Option<Result<CrossbeamReceiver<StorageProofResultMessage>, DatabaseError>>,
         /// Shared storage proof results.
         storage_proof_results: Rc<RefCell<B256Map<Vec<ProofTrieNode>>>>,
         /// Shared stats for tracking wait time and counts.
@@ -78,13 +82,58 @@ pub(crate) enum AsyncAccountDeferredValueEncoder<TC, HC> {
     },
 }
 
+impl<TC, HC> Drop for AsyncAccountDeferredValueEncoder<TC, HC> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // If this is a Dispatched encoder that was never consumed via encode(), we need to
+        // receive the storage proof result to avoid losing it.
+        let res = if let Self::Dispatched {
+            hashed_address,
+            proof_result_rx,
+            storage_proof_results,
+            stats,
+            ..
+        } = self
+        {
+            // Take the receiver out - if it's None (already consumed by encode), nothing to do
+            let Some(proof_result_rx) = proof_result_rx.take() else { return };
+
+            (|| -> Result<(), StateProofError> {
+                let rx = proof_result_rx?;
+
+                let wait_start = Instant::now();
+                let msg = rx.recv().map_err(|_| {
+                    StateProofError::Database(DatabaseError::Other(format!(
+                        "Storage proof channel closed for {hashed_address:?}",
+                    )))
+                })?;
+                let result = msg.result?;
+
+                stats.borrow_mut().storage_wait_time += wait_start.elapsed();
+
+                let StorageProofResult::V2 { proof, .. } = result else {
+                    panic!("StorageProofResult is not V2: {result:?}")
+                };
+
+                storage_proof_results.borrow_mut().insert(*hashed_address, proof);
+                Ok(())
+            })()
+        } else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if let Err(err) = res {
+            tracing::error!(target: "trie::parallel", %err, "Failed to collect storage proof in deferred encoder drop");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<TC, HC> DeferredValueEncoder for AsyncAccountDeferredValueEncoder<TC, HC>
 where
     TC: TrieStorageCursor,
     HC: HashedStorageCursor<Value = alloy_primitives::U256>,
 {
-    fn encode(self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), StateProofError> {
-        let (account, root) = match self {
+    fn encode(mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), StateProofError> {
+        let (account, root) = match &mut self {
             Self::Dispatched {
                 hashed_address,
                 account,
@@ -94,6 +143,12 @@ where
                 storage_calculator,
                 cached_storage_roots,
             } => {
+                let hashed_address = *hashed_address;
+                let account = *account;
+                // Take the receiver so Drop won't try to receive on it again
+                let proof_result_rx = proof_result_rx
+                    .take()
+                    .expect("encode called on already-consumed Dispatched encoder");
                 let wait_start = Instant::now();
                 let result = proof_result_rx?
                     .recv()
@@ -136,8 +191,10 @@ where
 
                 (account, root)
             }
-            Self::FromCache { account, root } => (account, root),
+            Self::FromCache { account, root } => (*account, *root),
             Self::Sync { storage_calculator, hashed_address, account, cached_storage_roots } => {
+                let hashed_address = *hashed_address;
+                let account = *account;
                 let mut calculator = storage_calculator.borrow_mut();
                 let proof = calculator.storage_proof(hashed_address, &mut [B256::ZERO.into()])?;
                 let storage_root = calculator
@@ -266,7 +323,7 @@ where
             return AsyncAccountDeferredValueEncoder::Dispatched {
                 hashed_address,
                 account,
-                proof_result_rx: Ok(rx),
+                proof_result_rx: Some(Ok(rx)),
                 storage_proof_results: self.storage_proof_results.clone(),
                 stats: self.stats.clone(),
                 storage_calculator: self.storage_calculator.clone(),