diff --git a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
index f370ed496f..27778da8f4 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 //! Optimism payload builder implementation.
 
-use std::{fmt::Display, sync::Arc};
-
+use crate::{
+    config::OpBuilderConfig,
+    error::OpPayloadBuilderError,
+    payload::{OpBuiltPayload, OpPayloadBuilderAttributes},
+};
 use alloy_consensus::{Header, Transaction, EMPTY_OMMER_ROOT_HASH};
 use alloy_eips::{eip4895::Withdrawals, merge::BEACON_NONCE};
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, Bytes, B256, U256};
 use alloy_rpc_types_debug::ExecutionWitness;
 use alloy_rpc_types_engine::PayloadId;
+use op_alloy_consensus::DepositTransaction;
+use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 use reth_basic_payload_builder::*;
 use reth_chain_state::ExecutedBlock;
 use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpecProvider, EthereumHardforks};
@@ -26,9 +31,10 @@ use reth_provider::{
     HashedPostStateProvider, ProviderError, StateProofProvider, StateProviderFactory,
     StateRootProvider,
 };
-use reth_revm::database::StateProviderDatabase;
+use reth_revm::{database::StateProviderDatabase, witness::ExecutionWitnessRecord};
 use reth_transaction_pool::{
-    noop::NoopTransactionPool, BestTransactionsAttributes, PoolTransaction, TransactionPool,
+    noop::NoopTransactionPool, pool::BestPayloadTransactions, BestTransactionsAttributes,
+    PoolTransaction, TransactionPool,
 };
 use revm::{
     db::{states::bundle_state::BundleRetention, State},
@@ -38,25 +44,19 @@ use revm::{
     },
     Database, DatabaseCommit,
 };
+use std::{fmt::Display, sync::Arc};
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    error::OpPayloadBuilderError,
-    payload::{OpBuiltPayload, OpPayloadBuilderAttributes},
-};
-use op_alloy_consensus::DepositTransaction;
-use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
-use reth_revm::witness::ExecutionWitnessRecord;
-use reth_transaction_pool::pool::BestPayloadTransactions;
-
 /// Optimism's payload builder
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig, Txs = ()> {
     /// The rollup's compute pending block configuration option.
     // TODO(clabby): Implement this feature.
     pub compute_pending_block: bool,
     /// The type responsible for creating the evm.
     pub evm_config: EvmConfig,
+    /// Settings for the builder, e.g. DA settings.
+    pub config: OpBuilderConfig,
     /// The type responsible for yielding the best transactions for the payload if mempool
     /// transactions are allowed.
     pub best_transactions: Txs,
@@ -64,8 +64,15 @@ pub struct OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig, Txs = ()> {
 
 impl<EvmConfig> OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig> {
     /// `OpPayloadBuilder` constructor.
-    pub const fn new(evm_config: EvmConfig) -> Self {
-        Self { compute_pending_block: true, evm_config, best_transactions: () }
+    ///
+    /// Configures the builder with the default settings.
+    pub fn new(evm_config: EvmConfig) -> Self {
+        Self::with_builder_config(evm_config, Default::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Configures the builder with the given [`OpBuilderConfig`].
+    pub const fn with_builder_config(evm_config: EvmConfig, config: OpBuilderConfig) -> Self {
+        Self { compute_pending_block: true, evm_config, config, best_transactions: () }
     }
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +89,8 @@ impl<EvmConfig, Txs> OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig, Txs> {
         self,
         best_transactions: T,
     ) -> OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig, T> {
-        let Self { compute_pending_block, evm_config, .. } = self;
-        OpPayloadBuilder { compute_pending_block, evm_config, best_transactions }
+        let Self { compute_pending_block, evm_config, config, .. } = self;
+        OpPayloadBuilder { compute_pending_block, evm_config, best_transactions, config }
     }
 
     /// Enables the rollup's compute pending block configuration option.
diff --git a/crates/optimism/payload/src/config.rs b/crates/optimism/payload/src/config.rs
index 5055c05c42..469bfc9fe3 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/payload/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/payload/src/config.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,34 @@
 
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicU64, Arc};
 
+/// Settings for the OP builder.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct OpBuilderConfig {
+    /// Data availability configuration for the OP builder.
+    pub da_config: OpDAConfig,
+}
+
+impl OpBuilderConfig {
+    /// Creates a new OP builder configuration with the given data availability configuration.
+    pub const fn new(da_config: OpDAConfig) -> Self {
+        Self { da_config }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the Data Availability configuration for the OP builder, if it has configured
+    /// constraints.
+    pub fn constrained_da_config(&self) -> Option<&OpDAConfig> {
+        if self.da_config.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(&self.da_config)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Contains the Data Availability configuration for the OP builder.
+///
+/// This type is shareable and can be used to update the DA configuration for the OP payload
+/// builder.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct OpDAConfig {
     inner: Arc<OpDAConfigInner>,
@@ -16,6 +43,11 @@ impl OpDAConfig {
         this
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether the configuration is empty.
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.max_da_tx_size().is_none() && self.max_da_block_size().is_none()
+    }
+
     /// Returns the max allowed data availability size per transactions, if any.
     pub fn max_da_tx_size(&self) -> Option<u64> {
         let val = self.inner.max_da_tx_size.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -84,4 +116,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(da.max_da_tx_size(), None);
         assert_eq!(da.max_da_block_size(), None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_da_constrained() {
+        let config = OpBuilderConfig::default();
+        assert!(config.constrained_da_config().is_none());
+    }
 }