diff --git a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPool.java b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPool.java
index b9e658cc645..5030b4cc6ce 100644
--- a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPool.java
+++ b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPool.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2IntMap;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
@@ -57,6 +59,11 @@ public class AggregatingAttestationPool implements SlotEventsChannel {
   /** The valid attestation retention period is 64 slots in deneb */
   static final long ATTESTATION_RETENTION_SLOTS = 64;
 
+  static final Comparator<Attestation> ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_COMPARATOR =
+      Comparator.<Attestation>comparingInt(
+              attestation -> attestation.getAggregationBits().getBitCount())
+          .reversed();
+
   /**
    * Default maximum number of attestations to store in the pool.
    *
@@ -238,22 +245,20 @@ public synchronized SszList<Attestation> getAttestationsForBlock(
         schemaDefinitions.getAttestationSchema().requiresCommitteeBits();
 
     final AtomicInteger prevEpochCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
     return dataHashBySlot
         // We can immediately skip any attestations from the block slot or later
         .headMap(stateAtBlockSlot.getSlot(), false)
         .descendingMap()
         .values()
         .stream()
-        .flatMap(Collection::stream)
-        .map(attestationGroupByDataHash::get)
-        .filter(Objects::nonNull)
-        .filter(group -> isValid(stateAtBlockSlot, group.getAttestationData()))
-        .filter(forkChecker::areAttestationsFromCorrectFork)
-        .flatMap(MatchingDataAttestationGroup::stream)
-        .map(ValidatableAttestation::getAttestation)
-        .filter(
-            attestation ->
-                attestation.requiresCommitteeBits() == blockRequiresAttestationsWithCommitteeBits)
+        .flatMap(
+            dataHashSetForSlot ->
+                streamAggregatesForDataHashesBySlot(
+                    dataHashSetForSlot,
+                    stateAtBlockSlot,
+                    forkChecker,
+                    blockRequiresAttestationsWithCommitteeBits))
         .limit(attestationsSchema.getMaxLength())
         .filter(
             attestation -> {
@@ -267,6 +272,25 @@ public synchronized SszList<Attestation> getAttestationsForBlock(
         .collect(attestationsSchema.collector());
   }
 
+  private Stream<Attestation> streamAggregatesForDataHashesBySlot(
+      final Set<Bytes> dataHashSetForSlot,
+      final BeaconState stateAtBlockSlot,
+      final AttestationForkChecker forkChecker,
+      final boolean blockRequiresAttestationsWithCommitteeBits) {
+
+    return dataHashSetForSlot.stream()
+        .map(attestationGroupByDataHash::get)
+        .filter(Objects::nonNull)
+        .filter(group -> isValid(stateAtBlockSlot, group.getAttestationData()))
+        .filter(forkChecker::areAttestationsFromCorrectFork)
+        .flatMap(MatchingDataAttestationGroup::stream)
+        .map(ValidatableAttestation::getAttestation)
+        .filter(
+            attestation ->
+                attestation.requiresCommitteeBits() == blockRequiresAttestationsWithCommitteeBits)
+        .sorted(ATTESTATION_INCLUSION_COMPARATOR);
+  }
+
   public synchronized List<Attestation> getAttestations(
       final Optional<UInt64> maybeSlot, final Optional<UInt64> maybeCommitteeIndex) {
 
diff --git a/ethereum/statetransition/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPoolTest.java b/ethereum/statetransition/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPoolTest.java
index 22d2277ff45..40588f52c70 100644
--- a/ethereum/statetransition/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPoolTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/statetransition/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/attestation/AggregatingAttestationPoolTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 class AggregatingAttestationPoolTest {
 
   public static final UInt64 SLOT = UInt64.valueOf(1234);
-  private static final int COMMITTEE_SIZE = 20;
+  private static final int COMMITTEE_SIZE = 130;
 
   private Spec spec;
   private SpecMilestone specMilestone;
@@ -260,15 +260,61 @@ void getAttestationsForBlock_shouldIncludeMoreRecentAttestationsFirst() {
 
   @TestTemplate
   public void getAttestationsForBlock_shouldNotAddMoreAttestationsThanAllowedInBlock() {
-    final BeaconState state = dataStructureUtil.randomBeaconState(ONE);
+    final int allowed =
+        Math.toIntExact(
+            spec.atSlot(ONE)
+                .getSchemaDefinitions()
+                .getBeaconBlockBodySchema()
+                .getAttestationsSchema()
+                .getMaxLength());
+
+    final int validatorCount = allowed + 1;
+    final BeaconState state = dataStructureUtil.randomBeaconState(validatorCount, 100, ONE);
     final AttestationData attestationData = dataStructureUtil.randomAttestationData(ZERO);
-    final Attestation attestation1 = addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData, 1, 2, 3, 4);
-    final Attestation attestation2 = addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData, 2, 5);
-    // Won't be included because of the 2 attestation limit.
-    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData, 2);
 
-    assertThat(aggregatingPool.getAttestationsForBlock(state, forkChecker))
-        .containsExactly(attestation1, attestation2);
+    final int lastValidatorIndex = validatorCount - 1;
+
+    // add non aggregatable attestations, more than allowed in block
+    for (int i = 0; i < validatorCount; i++) {
+      addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData, i, lastValidatorIndex);
+    }
+
+    assertThat(aggregatingPool.getAttestationsForBlock(state, forkChecker)).hasSize(allowed);
+  }
+
+  @TestTemplate
+  public void getAttestationsForBlock_shouldGivePriorityToBestAggregationForEachSlot() {
+    // let's test this on electra only, which has only 8 attestations for block
+    assumeThat(specMilestone).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(ELECTRA);
+    assertThat(
+            spec.atSlot(ONE)
+                .getSchemaDefinitions()
+                .getBeaconBlockBodySchema()
+                .getAttestationsSchema()
+                .getMaxLength())
+        .isEqualTo(8);
+
+    final BeaconState state = dataStructureUtil.randomBeaconState(ONE);
+
+    // let's prepare 2 different attestationData for the same slot
+    final AttestationData attestationData0 = dataStructureUtil.randomAttestationData(ZERO);
+    final AttestationData attestationData1 = dataStructureUtil.randomAttestationData(ZERO);
+
+    // let's fill up the pool with non-aggregatable attestationsData0
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 2);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 3);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 4);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 5);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 6);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 7);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 8);
+    addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData0, 1, 9);
+
+    // let's add a better aggregation for attestationData1
+    final Attestation bestAttestation = addAttestationFromValidators(attestationData1, 11, 14, 15);
+
+    assertThat(aggregatingPool.getAttestationsForBlock(state, forkChecker).get(0))
+        .isEqualTo(bestAttestation);
   }
 
   @TestTemplate