diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46c0eefe645..b07a0730c4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2729,6 +2729,12 @@ If there are any bugs, improvements, optimizations or any new feature proposal f
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+#### web3-eth
+
+-   `syncing` subscription now supports Besu and Nethermind payload format
+
 ### Changed
 
 #### web3-eth
diff --git a/packages/web3-eth/src/web3_subscriptions.ts b/packages/web3-eth/src/web3_subscriptions.ts
index 5838aa9ce2d..31949fc6883 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth/src/web3_subscriptions.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-eth/src/web3_subscriptions.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class SyncingSubscription extends Web3Subscription<{
 			this.emit('changed', data);
 		} else {
 			const mappedData: SyncOutput = Object.fromEntries(
-				Object.entries(data.status).map(([key, value]) => [
+				Object.entries(data?.status || data).map(([key, value]) => [
 					key.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + key.substring(1),
 					value,
 				]),