diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/blockchain_provider.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/blockchain_provider.rs
index 0dc828fdf9b..24fe49fb7cd 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/blockchain_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/blockchain_provider.rs
@@ -514,6 +514,37 @@ impl<N: ProviderNodeTypes> StateProviderFactory for BlockchainProvider<N> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns a [`StateProviderBox`] indexed by the given block number or tag.
+    fn state_by_block_number_or_tag(
+        &self,
+        number_or_tag: BlockNumberOrTag,
+    ) -> ProviderResult<StateProviderBox> {
+        match number_or_tag {
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Latest => self.latest(),
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Finalized => {
+                // we can only get the finalized state by hash, not by num
+                let hash =
+                    self.finalized_block_hash()?.ok_or(ProviderError::FinalizedBlockNotFound)?;
+                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
+            }
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Safe => {
+                // we can only get the safe state by hash, not by num
+                let hash = self.safe_block_hash()?.ok_or(ProviderError::SafeBlockNotFound)?;
+                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
+            }
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Earliest => {
+                self.history_by_block_number(self.earliest_block_number()?)
+            }
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Pending => self.pending(),
+            BlockNumberOrTag::Number(num) => {
+                let hash = self
+                    .block_hash(num)?
+                    .ok_or_else(|| ProviderError::HeaderNotFound(num.into()))?;
+                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn history_by_block_number(
         &self,
         block_number: BlockNumber,
@@ -571,35 +602,12 @@ impl<N: ProviderNodeTypes> StateProviderFactory for BlockchainProvider<N> {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
-    /// Returns a [`StateProviderBox`] indexed by the given block number or tag.
-    fn state_by_block_number_or_tag(
-        &self,
-        number_or_tag: BlockNumberOrTag,
-    ) -> ProviderResult<StateProviderBox> {
-        match number_or_tag {
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Latest => self.latest(),
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Finalized => {
-                // we can only get the finalized state by hash, not by num
-                let hash =
-                    self.finalized_block_hash()?.ok_or(ProviderError::FinalizedBlockNotFound)?;
-                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
-            }
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Safe => {
-                // we can only get the safe state by hash, not by num
-                let hash = self.safe_block_hash()?.ok_or(ProviderError::SafeBlockNotFound)?;
-                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
-            }
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Earliest => {
-                self.history_by_block_number(self.earliest_block_number()?)
-            }
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Pending => self.pending(),
-            BlockNumberOrTag::Number(num) => {
-                let hash = self
-                    .block_hash(num)?
-                    .ok_or_else(|| ProviderError::HeaderNotFound(num.into()))?;
-                self.state_by_block_hash(hash)
-            }
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
+        if let Some(pending) = self.canonical_in_memory_state.pending_state() {
+            return Ok(Some(Box::new(self.block_state_provider(&pending)?)))
         }
+
+        Ok(None)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
index 07bc8026616..9e47f8b6f1f 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
@@ -944,6 +944,10 @@ impl<T: NodePrimitives, ChainSpec: EthChainSpec + Send + Sync + 'static> StatePr
     fn pending_state_by_hash(&self, _block_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
         Ok(Some(Box::new(self.clone())))
     }
+
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
+        Ok(Some(Box::new(self.clone())))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: NodePrimitives, ChainSpec: Send + Sync> BlockBodyIndicesProvider
diff --git a/crates/storage/rpc-provider/src/lib.rs b/crates/storage/rpc-provider/src/lib.rs
index 1e3c288e8a4..86908932096 100644
--- a/crates/storage/rpc-provider/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/rpc-provider/src/lib.rs
@@ -803,6 +803,10 @@ where
         // RPC provider doesn't support pending state by hash
         Err(ProviderError::UnsupportedProvider)
     }
+
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> Result<Option<StateProviderBox>, ProviderError> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<P, Node, N> DatabaseProviderFactory for RpcBlockchainProvider<P, Node, N>
@@ -812,8 +816,8 @@ where
     Node: NodeTypes,
 {
     type DB = DatabaseMock;
-    type ProviderRW = RpcBlockchainStateProvider<P, Node, N>;
     type Provider = RpcBlockchainStateProvider<P, Node, N>;
+    type ProviderRW = RpcBlockchainStateProvider<P, Node, N>;
 
     fn database_provider_ro(&self) -> Result<Self::Provider, ProviderError> {
         // RPC provider returns a new state provider
@@ -1363,14 +1367,14 @@ where
         TxMock::default()
     }
 
-    fn prune_modes_ref(&self) -> &reth_prune_types::PruneModes {
-        unimplemented!("prune modes not supported for RPC provider")
-    }
-
     fn disable_long_read_transaction_safety(self) -> Self {
         // No-op for RPC provider
         self
     }
+
+    fn prune_modes_ref(&self) -> &reth_prune_types::PruneModes {
+        unimplemented!("prune modes not supported for RPC provider")
+    }
 }
 
 impl<P, Node, N> BlockNumReader for RpcBlockchainStateProvider<P, Node, N>
@@ -1817,6 +1821,10 @@ where
         // RPC provider doesn't support pending state by hash
         Err(ProviderError::UnsupportedProvider)
     }
+
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<P, Node, N> ChainSpecProvider for RpcBlockchainStateProvider<P, Node, N>
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
index 1cb924ce113..ca66ac6931c 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ impl<C: Send + Sync + 'static, N: NodePrimitives> StateProviderFactory for NoopP
     fn pending_state_by_hash(&self, _block_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
         Ok(Some(Box::new(self.clone())))
     }
+
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>> {
+        Ok(Some(Box::new(self.clone())))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C: Send + Sync, N: NodePrimitives> StageCheckpointReader for NoopProvider<C, N> {
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
index 6f508289d5f..dc8241fb95f 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
@@ -194,4 +194,9 @@ pub trait StateProviderFactory: BlockIdReader + Send + Sync {
     ///
     /// If the block couldn't be found, returns `None`.
     fn pending_state_by_hash(&self, block_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>>;
+
+    /// Returns a pending [`StateProvider`] if it exists.
+    ///
+    /// This will return `None` if there's no pending state.
+    fn maybe_pending(&self) -> ProviderResult<Option<StateProviderBox>>;
 }