diff --git a/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/depreqres_test.go b/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/depreqres_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79fa05817e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/depreqres_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package depreqres
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/devtest"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/dsl"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/presets"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-supervisor/supervisor/types"
+)
+
+func TestUnsafeChainStalling_DisabledReqRespSync(gt *testing.T) {
+	t := devtest.SerialT(gt)
+	sys := presets.NewSingleChainMultiNode(t)
+	require := t.Require()
+	l := t.Logger()
+
+	l.Info("Confirm that the CL nodes are progressing the unsafe chain")
+	target := uint64(10)
+	dsl.CheckAll(t,
+		sys.L2CL.AdvancedFn(types.LocalUnsafe, target, 30),
+		sys.L2CLB.AdvancedFn(types.LocalUnsafe, target, 30),
+	)
+
+	l.Info("Stop the L2 batcher")
+	sys.L2Batcher.Stop()
+
+	l.Info("Disconnect L2CL from L2CLB, and vice versa")
+	sys.L2CLB.DisconnectPeer(sys.L2CL)
+	sys.L2CL.DisconnectPeer(sys.L2CLB)
+
+	ssA_before := sys.L2CL.SyncStatus()
+	ssB_before := sys.L2CLB.SyncStatus()
+
+	l.Info("L2CL status before delay", "unsafeL2", ssA_before.UnsafeL2.ID(), "safeL2", ssA_before.SafeL2.ID())
+	l.Info("L2CLB status before delay", "unsafeL2", ssB_before.UnsafeL2.ID(), "safeL2", ssB_before.SafeL2.ID())
+
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Second)
+
+	ssA_after := sys.L2CL.SyncStatus()
+	ssB_after := sys.L2CLB.SyncStatus()
+
+	l.Info("L2CL status after delay", "unsafeL2", ssA_after.UnsafeL2.ID(), "safeL2", ssA_after.SafeL2.ID())
+	l.Info("L2CLB status after delay", "unsafeL2", ssB_after.UnsafeL2.ID(), "safeL2", ssB_after.SafeL2.ID())
+
+	require.Greater(ssA_after.UnsafeL2.Number, ssA_before.UnsafeL2.Number, "unsafe chain for L2CL should have advanced")
+	require.Equal(ssB_after.UnsafeL2.Number, ssB_before.UnsafeL2.Number, "unsafe chain for L2CLB should have stalled")
+
+	l.Info("Re-connect L2CL to L2CLB")
+	sys.L2CLB.ConnectPeer(sys.L2CL)
+	sys.L2CL.ConnectPeer(sys.L2CLB)
+
+	l.Info("Confirm that the unsafe chain for L2CLB is stalled")
+	sys.L2CLB.NotAdvanced(types.LocalUnsafe, 10)
+}
diff --git a/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/init_test.go b/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/init_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff0f2710d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/op-acceptance-tests/tests/depreqres/init_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package depreqres
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/compat"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/presets"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	presets.DoMain(m, presets.WithSingleChainMultiNode(),
+		presets.WithExecutionLayerSyncOnVerifiers(),
+		presets.WithCompatibleTypes(compat.SysGo),
+		presets.WithReqRespSyncDisabled(),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/op-devstack/presets/cl_config.go b/op-devstack/presets/cl_config.go
index d56cbe4d48f..95a3d900ae6 100644
--- a/op-devstack/presets/cl_config.go
+++ b/op-devstack/presets/cl_config.go
@@ -31,3 +31,11 @@ func WithSafeDBEnabled() stack.CommonOption {
 				cfg.SafeDBPath = p.TempDir()
 			})))
 }
+
+func WithReqRespSyncDisabled() stack.CommonOption {
+	return stack.MakeCommon(
+		sysgo.WithGlobalL2CLOption(sysgo.L2CLOptionFn(
+			func(_ devtest.P, id stack.L2CLNodeID, cfg *sysgo.L2CLConfig) {
+				cfg.EnableReqRespSync = false
+			})))
+}
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl.go
index a7f3a4366dc..32f16a679c9 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ type L2CLConfig struct {
 
 	IsSequencer  bool
 	IndexingMode bool
+
+	// EnableReqRespSync is the flag to enable/disable req-resp sync.
+	EnableReqRespSync bool
 }
 
 func L2CLSequencer() L2CLOption {
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ func DefaultL2CLConfig() *L2CLConfig {
 		SafeDBPath:        "",
 		IsSequencer:       false,
 		IndexingMode:      false,
+		EnableReqRespSync: true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_opnode.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_opnode.go
index 46bfdb916ec..99fcc60b066 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_opnode.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_opnode.go
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ func WithOpNode(l2CLID stack.L2CLNodeID, l1CLID stack.L1CLNodeID, l1ELID stack.L
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Set the req-resp sync flag as per config
+		p2pConfig.EnableReqRespSync = cfg.EnableReqRespSync
+
 		// Get the L2 engine address from the EL node (which can be a regular EL node or a SyncTesterEL)
 		l2EngineAddr := l2EL.EngineRPC()