diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
index a509ede133..add26fe8fa 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/mod.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ where
         transactions: I,
         transaction_count: usize,
     ) -> (
-        mpsc::Receiver<WithTxEnv<TxEnvFor<Evm>, I::Recovered>>,
+        mpsc::Receiver<(usize, WithTxEnv<TxEnvFor<Evm>, I::Recovered>)>,
         mpsc::Receiver<Result<WithTxEnv<TxEnvFor<Evm>, I::Recovered>, I::Error>>,
     ) {
         let (prewarm_tx, prewarm_rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(transaction_count);
@@ -383,14 +383,14 @@ where
             );
             self.executor.spawn_blocking(move || {
                 let (transactions, convert) = transactions.into_parts();
-                for tx in transactions {
+                for (idx, tx) in transactions.into_iter().enumerate() {
                     let tx = convert.convert(tx);
                     let tx = tx.map(|tx| {
                         let (tx_env, tx) = tx.into_parts();
                         WithTxEnv { tx_env, tx: Arc::new(tx) }
                     });
                     if let Ok(tx) = &tx {
-                        let _ = prewarm_tx.send(tx.clone());
+                        let _ = prewarm_tx.send((idx, tx.clone()));
                     }
                     let _ = execute_tx.send(tx);
                 }
@@ -402,13 +402,14 @@ where
                 let (transactions, convert) = transactions.into_parts();
                 transactions
                     .into_par_iter()
-                    .map(|tx| {
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .map(|(idx, tx)| {
                         let tx = convert.convert(tx);
                         tx.map(|tx| {
                             let (tx_env, tx) = tx.into_parts();
                             let tx = WithTxEnv { tx_env, tx: Arc::new(tx) };
-                            // Send to prewarming out of order — order doesn't matter there.
-                            let _ = prewarm_tx.send(tx.clone());
+                            // Send to prewarming out of order with the original index.
+                            let _ = prewarm_tx.send((idx, tx.clone()));
                             tx
                         })
                     })
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ where
     fn spawn_caching_with<P>(
         &self,
         env: ExecutionEnv<Evm>,
-        transactions: mpsc::Receiver<impl ExecutableTxFor<Evm> + Clone + Send + 'static>,
+        transactions: mpsc::Receiver<(usize, impl ExecutableTxFor<Evm> + Clone + Send + 'static)>,
         provider_builder: StateProviderBuilder<N, P>,
         to_multi_proof: Option<CrossbeamSender<MultiProofMessage>>,
         bal: Option<Arc<BlockAccessList>>,
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/prewarm.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/prewarm.rs
index c0a944a2e6..a432c1b3e8 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/prewarm.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_processor/prewarm.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ use tracing::{debug, debug_span, instrument, trace, warn, Span};
 /// Determines the prewarming mode: transaction-based, BAL-based, or skipped.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum PrewarmMode<Tx> {
-    /// Prewarm by executing transactions from a stream.
-    Transactions(Receiver<Tx>),
+    /// Prewarm by executing transactions from a stream, each paired with its block index.
+    Transactions(Receiver<(usize, Tx)>),
     /// Prewarm by prefetching slots from a Block Access List.
     BlockAccessList(Arc<BlockAccessList>),
     /// Transaction prewarming is skipped (e.g. small blocks where the overhead exceeds the
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ where
     /// subsequent transactions in the block.
     fn spawn_all<Tx>(
         &self,
-        pending: mpsc::Receiver<Tx>,
+        pending: mpsc::Receiver<(usize, Tx)>,
         actions_tx: Sender<PrewarmTaskEvent<N::Receipt>>,
         to_multi_proof: Option<CrossbeamSender<MultiProofMessage>>,
     ) where
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ where
             let tx_sender = ctx.clone().spawn_workers(workers_needed, &executor,  to_multi_proof.clone(), done_tx.clone());
 
             // Distribute transactions to workers
-            let mut tx_index = 0usize;
-            while let Ok(tx) = pending.recv() {
+            let mut tx_count = 0usize;
+            while let Ok((tx_index, tx)) = pending.recv() {
                 // Stop distributing if termination was requested
                 if ctx.terminate_execution.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                     trace!(
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ where
                 // exit early when signaled.
                 let _ = tx_sender.send(indexed_tx);
 
-                tx_index += 1;
+                tx_count += 1;
             }
 
             // Send withdrawal prefetch targets after all transactions have been distributed
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ where
             while done_rx.recv().is_ok() {}
 
             let _ = actions_tx
-                .send(PrewarmTaskEvent::FinishedTxExecution { executed_transactions: tx_index });
+                .send(PrewarmTaskEvent::FinishedTxExecution { executed_transactions: tx_count });
         });
     }