diff --git a/crates/db/src/kv/mod.rs b/crates/db/src/kv/mod.rs
index 87bd92c7f0..b4f3910768 100644
--- a/crates/db/src/kv/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db/src/kv/mod.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ mod tests {
     use reth_interfaces::{
         db::{
             models::ShardedKey,
-            tables::{AccountHistory, Headers, PlainAccountState, PlainStorageState},
+            tables::{
+                AccountHistory, CanonicalHeaders, Headers, PlainAccountState, PlainStorageState,
+            },
             Database, DbCursorRO, DbDupCursorRO, DbTx, DbTxMut,
         },
         provider::{ProviderImpl, StateProviderFactory},
@@ -208,6 +210,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(first.1, value, "First next should be put value");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn db_cursor_seek_exact_or_previous_key() {
+        let db: Arc<Env<WriteMap>> = test_utils::create_test_db(EnvKind::RW);
+
+        // PUT
+        let tx = db.tx_mut().expect(ERROR_INIT_TX);
+        vec![0, 1, 3]
+            .into_iter()
+            .try_for_each(|key| tx.put::<CanonicalHeaders>(key, H256::zero()))
+            .expect(ERROR_PUT);
+        tx.commit().expect(ERROR_COMMIT);
+
+        // Cursor
+        let missing_key = 2;
+        let tx = db.tx().expect(ERROR_INIT_TX);
+        let mut cursor = tx.cursor::<CanonicalHeaders>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cursor.current(), Ok(None));
+
+        // Seek exact
+        let exact = cursor.seek_exact(missing_key).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(exact, None);
+        assert_eq!(cursor.current(), Ok(Some((missing_key + 1, H256::zero()))));
+        assert_eq!(cursor.prev(), Ok(Some((missing_key - 1, H256::zero()))));
+        assert_eq!(cursor.prev(), Ok(Some((missing_key - 2, H256::zero()))));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn db_closure_put_get() {
         let path = TempDir::new().expect(test_utils::ERROR_TEMPDIR).into_path();
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/db.rs b/crates/stages/src/db.rs
index 5ded66f334..e348ab731f 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/db.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::{
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
 };
 
+use reth_db::kv::cursor::PairResult;
 use reth_interfaces::db::{
     models::{BlockNumHash, NumTransactions},
     tables, Database, DatabaseGAT, DbCursorRO, DbCursorRW, DbTx, DbTxMut, Error, Table,
@@ -89,6 +90,12 @@ where
         self.tx.take();
     }
 
+    /// Get exact or previous value from the database
+    pub(crate) fn get_exact_or_prev<T: Table>(&self, key: T::Key) -> PairResult<T> {
+        let mut cursor = self.cursor::<T>()?;
+        Ok(cursor.seek_exact(key)?.or(cursor.prev()?))
+    }
+
     /// Query [tables::CanonicalHeaders] table for block hash by block number
     pub(crate) fn get_block_hash(&self, number: BlockNumber) -> Result<BlockHash, StageError> {
         let hash = self
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/senders.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/senders.rs
index 42fc2737bc..fe45063ab6 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/senders.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/senders.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,17 @@ impl<DB: Database> Stage<DB> for SendersStage {
         input: UnwindInput,
     ) -> Result<UnwindOutput, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
         // Look up the hash of the unwind block
-        if let Some(unwind_hash) = db.get::<tables::CanonicalHeaders>(input.unwind_to)? {
+        if let Some((_, unwind_hash)) =
+            db.get_exact_or_prev::<tables::CanonicalHeaders>(input.unwind_to)?
+        {
             // Look up the cumulative tx count at unwind block
-            let latest_tx = db.get_tx_count((input.unwind_to, unwind_hash).into())?;
-            db.unwind_table_by_num::<tables::TxSenders>(latest_tx - 1)?;
+            let key = (input.unwind_to, unwind_hash).into();
+            if let Some((_, unwind_tx_count)) =
+                db.get_exact_or_prev::<tables::CumulativeTxCount>(key)?
+            {
+                // The last remaining tx_id should be at `cum_tx_count - 1`
+                db.unwind_table_by_num::<tables::TxSenders>(unwind_tx_count - 1)?;
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(UnwindOutput { stage_progress: input.unwind_to })