diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/engine_api_test.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/engine_api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a209b8469b661cb05c8c3c051ff6206191355c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/engine_api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/remote"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// Test case for https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/pull/217 responses
+func TestZeroLatestValidHash(t *testing.T) {
+	payloadStatus := remote.EnginePayloadStatus{Status: remote.EngineStatus_INVALID, LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(common.Hash{})}
+	json := convertPayloadStatus(&payloadStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, "INVALID", json["status"])
+	assert.Equal(t, common.Hash{}, json["latestValidHash"])
+}
diff --git a/ethdb/privateapi/ethbackend.go b/ethdb/privateapi/ethbackend.go
index 40b2689be6abc4b7eb6164391c0017e2eee507e1..bb2e639ca908a5b3dc96c2eb74425723380814fc 100644
--- a/ethdb/privateapi/ethbackend.go
+++ b/ethdb/privateapi/ethbackend.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (s *EthBackendServer) EngineNewPayloadV1(ctx context.Context, req *types2.E
 	}
 	if parentTd != nil && parentTd.Cmp(s.config.TerminalTotalDifficulty) < 0 {
 		log.Warn("[NewPayload] TTD not reached yet", "height", header.Number, "hash", common.Hash(blockHash))
-		return &remote.EnginePayloadStatus{Status: remote.EngineStatus_INVALID, LatestValidHash: &types2.H256{}}, nil
+		return &remote.EnginePayloadStatus{Status: remote.EngineStatus_INVALID, LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(common.Hash{})}, nil
 	}
 	tx.Rollback()
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (s *EthBackendServer) EngineForkChoiceUpdatedV1(ctx context.Context, req *r
 	if td != nil && td.Cmp(s.config.TerminalTotalDifficulty) < 0 {
 		log.Warn("[ForkChoiceUpdated] TTD not reached yet", "forkChoice", forkChoice)
 		return &remote.EngineForkChoiceUpdatedReply{
-			PayloadStatus: &remote.EnginePayloadStatus{Status: remote.EngineStatus_INVALID, LatestValidHash: &types2.H256{}},
+			PayloadStatus: &remote.EnginePayloadStatus{Status: remote.EngineStatus_INVALID, LatestValidHash: gointerfaces.ConvertHashToH256(common.Hash{})},
 		}, nil
 	}