diff --git a/crates/ethereum/engine-primitives/src/payload.rs b/crates/ethereum/engine-primitives/src/payload.rs
index ed377d003d..21c544f16b 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/engine-primitives/src/payload.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/engine-primitives/src/payload.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use reth_primitives::{SealedBlock, Withdrawals};
 use reth_rpc_types_compat::engine::payload::{
     block_to_payload_v1, block_to_payload_v3, convert_block_to_payload_field_v2,
 };
-use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::Arc};
 
 /// Contains the built payload.
 ///
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct EthBuiltPayload {
     /// Identifier of the payload
     pub(crate) id: PayloadId,
     /// The built block
-    pub(crate) block: SealedBlock,
+    pub(crate) block: Arc<SealedBlock>,
     /// Block execution data for the payload, if any.
     pub(crate) executed_block: Option<ExecutedBlock>,
     /// The fees of the block
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl EthBuiltPayload {
     /// Caution: This does not set any [`BlobTransactionSidecar`].
     pub const fn new(
         id: PayloadId,
-        block: SealedBlock,
+        block: Arc<SealedBlock>,
         fees: U256,
         executed_block: Option<ExecutedBlock>,
         requests: Option<Requests>,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl EthBuiltPayload {
     }
 
     /// Returns the built block(sealed)
-    pub const fn block(&self) -> &SealedBlock {
+    pub fn block(&self) -> &SealedBlock {
         &self.block
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl BuiltPayload for &EthBuiltPayload {
 // V1 engine_getPayloadV1 response
 impl From<EthBuiltPayload> for ExecutionPayloadV1 {
     fn from(value: EthBuiltPayload) -> Self {
-        block_to_payload_v1(value.block)
+        block_to_payload_v1(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(value.block))
     }
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ impl From<EthBuiltPayload> for ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeV2 {
     fn from(value: EthBuiltPayload) -> Self {
         let EthBuiltPayload { block, fees, .. } = value;
 
-        Self { block_value: fees, execution_payload: convert_block_to_payload_field_v2(block) }
+        Self {
+            block_value: fees,
+            execution_payload: convert_block_to_payload_field_v2(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(block)),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ impl From<EthBuiltPayload> for ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeV3 {
         let EthBuiltPayload { block, fees, sidecars, .. } = value;
 
         Self {
-            execution_payload: block_to_payload_v3(block),
+            execution_payload: block_to_payload_v3(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(block)),
             block_value: fees,
             // From the engine API spec:
             //
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ impl From<EthBuiltPayload> for ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeV4 {
         let EthBuiltPayload { block, fees, sidecars, requests, .. } = value;
 
         Self {
-            execution_payload: block_to_payload_v3(block),
+            execution_payload: block_to_payload_v3(Arc::unwrap_or_clone(block)),
             block_value: fees,
             // From the engine API spec:
             //
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/payload/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethereum/payload/src/lib.rs
index ed33292ef9..403f35d8ef 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/payload/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/payload/src/lib.rs
@@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ where
         body: BlockBody { transactions: executed_txs, ommers: vec![], withdrawals },
     };
 
-    let sealed_block = block.seal_slow();
+    let sealed_block = Arc::new(block.seal_slow());
     debug!(target: "payload_builder", ?sealed_block, "sealed built block");
 
     // create the executed block data
     let executed = ExecutedBlock {
-        block: Arc::new(sealed_block.clone()),
+        block: sealed_block.clone(),
         senders: Arc::new(executed_senders),
         execution_output: Arc::new(execution_outcome),
         hashed_state: Arc::new(hashed_state),
diff --git a/crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs b/crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs
index 2c46a4a9e1..57a040a4bb 100644
--- a/crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use std::future::Future;
 //! use std::pin::Pin;
+//! use std::sync::Arc;
 //! use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 //! use alloy_primitives::U256;
 //! use reth_payload_builder::{EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError, KeepPayloadJobAlive, EthPayloadBuilderAttributes, PayloadJob, PayloadJobGenerator, PayloadKind};
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 //!
 //! fn best_payload(&self) -> Result<EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError> {
 //!     // NOTE: some fields are omitted here for brevity
-//!     let payload = Block {
+//!     let block = Block {
 //!         header: Header {
 //!             parent_hash: self.attributes.parent,
 //!             timestamp: self.attributes.timestamp,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 //!         },
 //!         ..Default::default()
 //!     };
-//!     let payload = EthBuiltPayload::new(self.attributes.id, payload.seal_slow(), U256::ZERO, None, None);
+//!     let payload = EthBuiltPayload::new(self.attributes.id, Arc::new(block.seal_slow()), U256::ZERO, None, None);
 //!     Ok(payload)
 //! }
 //!
diff --git a/crates/payload/builder/src/test_utils.rs b/crates/payload/builder/src/test_utils.rs
index 676e60d912..746853b74f 100644
--- a/crates/payload/builder/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/payload/builder/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use reth_provider::CanonStateNotification;
 use std::{
     future::Future,
     pin::Pin,
+    sync::Arc,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ impl PayloadJob for TestPayloadJob {
     fn best_payload(&self) -> Result<EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError> {
         Ok(EthBuiltPayload::new(
             self.attr.payload_id(),
-            Block::default().seal_slow(),
+            Arc::new(Block::default().seal_slow()),
             U256::ZERO,
             Some(ExecutedBlock::default()),
             Some(Default::default()),