diff --git a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/de.rs b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/de.rs
index 5afd98ca9f..4b7123a2e2 100644
--- a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/de.rs
+++ b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/de.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 
+use crate::utils::has_attribute;
+
 pub(crate) fn impl_decodable(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
     let body = if let syn::Data::Struct(s) = &ast.data {
         s
@@ -91,5 +93,9 @@ fn decodable_field(index: usize, field: &syn::Field) -> TokenStream {
         quote! { #index }
     };
 
-    quote! { #id: reth_rlp::Decodable::decode(b)?, }
+    if has_attribute(field, "default") {
+        quote! { #id: Default::default(), }
+    } else {
+        quote! { #id: reth_rlp::Decodable::decode(b)?, }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/en.rs b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/en.rs
index e35774b596..46dce4cfdb 100644
--- a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/en.rs
+++ b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/en.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 
+use crate::utils::has_attribute;
+
 pub(crate) fn impl_encodable(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
     let body = if let syn::Data::Struct(s) = &ast.data {
         s
@@ -8,11 +10,14 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_encodable(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
         panic!("#[derive(RlpEncodable)] is only defined for structs.");
     };
 
-    let length_stmts: Vec<_> =
-        body.fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, field)| encodable_length(i, field)).collect();
+    let (length_stmts, stmts): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = body
+        .fields
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .filter(|(_, field)| !has_attribute(field, "skip"))
+        .map(|(i, field)| (encodable_length(i, field), encodable_field(i, field)))
+        .unzip();
 
-    let stmts: Vec<_> =
-        body.fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, field)| encodable_field(i, field)).collect();
     let name = &ast.ident;
     let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = ast.generics.split_for_impl();
 
@@ -92,13 +97,14 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_max_encoded_len(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
     let body = if let syn::Data::Struct(s) = &ast.data {
         s
     } else {
-        panic!("#[derive(RlpEncodable)] is only defined for structs.");
+        panic!("#[derive(RlpMaxEncodedLen)] is only defined for structs.");
     };
 
     let stmts: Vec<_> = body
         .fields
         .iter()
         .enumerate()
+        .filter(|(_, field)| !has_attribute(field, "skip"))
         .map(|(index, field)| encodable_max_length(index, field))
         .collect();
     let name = &ast.ident;
diff --git a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/lib.rs b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/lib.rs
index 48288678af..c6715a3213 100644
--- a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ extern crate proc_macro;
 
 mod de;
 mod en;
+mod utils;
 
 use de::*;
 use en::*;
diff --git a/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/utils.rs b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cae47fe892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/common/rlp-derive/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use syn::{Field, Meta, NestedMeta};
+
+pub(crate) fn has_attribute(field: &Field, attr_name: &str) -> bool {
+    field.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
+        if attr.path.is_ident("rlp") {
+            if let Ok(Meta::List(meta)) = attr.parse_meta() {
+                if let Some(NestedMeta::Meta(meta)) = meta.nested.first() {
+                    return meta.path().is_ident(attr_name)
+                }
+                return false
+            } else {
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    })
+}
diff --git a/crates/common/rlp/tests/rlp.rs b/crates/common/rlp/tests/rlp.rs
index 62a073ece3..7479d8d1a3 100644
--- a/crates/common/rlp/tests/rlp.rs
+++ b/crates/common/rlp/tests/rlp.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ struct Test4Numbers {
     a: u8,
     b: u64,
     c: U256,
+    #[rlp(skip)]
+    #[rlp(default)]
+    s: U256,
     d: U256,
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ fn test_encode_item() {
         c: U256::from_be_bytes(hex!(
             "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"
         )),
+        s: U256::from_be_bytes(hex!(
+            "c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
+        )),
         d: U256::from_be_bytes(hex!(
             "c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
         )),
@@ -62,8 +68,12 @@ fn test_encode_item() {
     let out = reth_rlp::encode_fixed_size(&item);
     assert_eq!(&*out, expected);
 
-    let decoded = Decodable::decode(&mut &*expected).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(item, decoded);
+    let decoded: Test4Numbers = Decodable::decode(&mut &*expected).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(decoded.a, item.a);
+    assert_eq!(decoded.b, item.b);
+    assert_eq!(decoded.c, item.c);
+    assert_eq!(decoded.d, item.d);
+    assert_eq!(decoded.s, U256::ZERO);
 
     let mut rlp_view = Rlp::new(&expected).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rlp_view.get_next().unwrap(), Some(item.a));
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ fn test_encode_item() {
 
     assert_eq!(encoded(&W(item)), expected);
     assert_eq!(W::decode(&mut &*expected).unwrap().0, decoded);
+    assert_eq!(Test4Numbers::LEN, 79);
 }
 
 #[test]