diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b5276f589..81183f6514 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 - Fix tracing in precompiled contracts when halting for out of gas [#7318](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/7318)
 - Correctly release txpool save and restore lock in case of exceptions [#7473](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7473)
 - Fix for `eth_gasPrice` could not retrieve block error [#7482](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7482)
+- Correctly drops messages that exceeds local message size limit [#5455](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7507)
 - **DebugMetrics**: Fixed a `ClassCastException` occurring in `DebugMetrics` when handling nested metric structures. Previously, `Double` values within these structures were incorrectly cast to `Map` objects, leading to errors. This update allows for proper handling of both direct values and nested structures at the same level. Issue# [#7383](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7383)
 - `evmtool` was not respecting the `--genesis` setting, resulting in unexpected trace results. [#7433](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7433)
 
-
 ## 24.8.0
 
 ### Upcoming Breaking Changes
diff --git a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuEventsImplTest.java b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuEventsImplTest.java
index 3673e78e31..478ce4ebc4 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuEventsImplTest.java
+++ b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuEventsImplTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.SyncStatus;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.services.kvstore.InMemoryKeyValueStorage;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.testutil.DeterministicEthScheduler;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.testutil.TestClock;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.number.ByteUnits;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ public class BesuEventsImplTest {
         .when(mockWorldStateArchive.getMutable(any(), anyBoolean()))
         .thenReturn(Optional.of(mockWorldState));
 
-    blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(mockEthContext);
+    blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(mockEthContext, 10 * ByteUnits.MEGABYTE);
     syncState = new SyncState(blockchain, mockEthPeers);
     TransactionPoolConfiguration txPoolConfig =
         ImmutableTransactionPoolConfiguration.builder()
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
index 755283b080..899e702724 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
@@ -291,12 +291,13 @@ public class EthPeer implements Comparable<EthPeer> {
     if (messageData.getSize() > maxMessageSize) {
       // This is a bug or else a misconfiguration of the max message size.
       LOG.error(
-          "Sending {} message to peer ({}) which exceeds local message size limit of {} bytes.  Message code: {}, Message Size: {}",
+          "Dropping {} message to peer ({}) which exceeds local message size limit of {} bytes.  Message code: {}, Message Size: {}",
           protocolName,
           this,
           maxMessageSize,
           messageData.getCode(),
           messageData.getSize());
+      return null;
     }
 
     if (requestManagers.containsKey(protocolName)) {
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthProtocolManager.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthProtocolManager.java
index 5532bed865..58318f9611 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthProtocolManager.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthProtocolManager.java
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public class EthProtocolManager implements ProtocolManager, MinedBlockObserver {
     this.ethMessages = ethMessages;
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
 
-    this.blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext);
+    this.blockBroadcaster =
+        new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext, ethereumWireProtocolConfiguration.getMaxMessageSize());
 
     this.supportedCapabilities =
         calculateCapabilities(synchronizerConfiguration, ethereumWireProtocolConfiguration);
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessage.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessage.java
index 9227e57413..d198cacb36 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessage.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessage.java
@@ -44,11 +44,20 @@ public class NewBlockMessage extends AbstractMessageData {
     return MESSAGE_CODE;
   }
 
-  public static NewBlockMessage create(final Block block, final Difficulty totalDifficulty) {
+  public static NewBlockMessage create(
+      final Block block, final Difficulty totalDifficulty, final int maxMessageSize)
+      throws IllegalArgumentException {
     final NewBlockMessageData msgData = new NewBlockMessageData(block, totalDifficulty);
     final BytesValueRLPOutput out = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     msgData.writeTo(out);
-    return new NewBlockMessage(out.encoded());
+    final Bytes data = out.encoded();
+    if (data.size() > maxMessageSize) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format(
+              "Block message size %d bytes is larger than allowed message size %d bytes",
+              data.size(), maxMessageSize));
+    }
+    return new NewBlockMessage(data);
   }
 
   public static NewBlockMessage readFrom(final MessageData message) {
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcaster.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcaster.java
index 1bf55b01f8..b81c044832 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcaster.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcaster.java
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ public class BlockBroadcaster {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BlockBroadcaster.class);
 
   private final EthContext ethContext;
+  private final int maxMessageSize;
   private final Subscribers<BlockPropagatedSubscriber> blockPropagatedSubscribers =
       Subscribers.create();
 
-  public BlockBroadcaster(final EthContext ethContext) {
+  public BlockBroadcaster(final EthContext ethContext, final int maxMessageSize) {
     this.ethContext = ethContext;
+    this.maxMessageSize = maxMessageSize;
   }
 
   public long subscribePropagateNewBlocks(final BlockPropagatedSubscriber callback) {
@@ -45,7 +47,13 @@ public class BlockBroadcaster {
 
   public void propagate(final Block block, final Difficulty totalDifficulty) {
     blockPropagatedSubscribers.forEach(listener -> listener.accept(block, totalDifficulty));
-    final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage = NewBlockMessage.create(block, totalDifficulty);
+    final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage;
+    try {
+      newBlockMessage = NewBlockMessage.create(block, totalDifficulty, this.maxMessageSize);
+    } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      LOG.error("Failed to create block", e);
+      return;
+    }
     ethContext
         .getEthPeers()
         .streamAvailablePeers()
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessageTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessageTest.java
index 2d7427bc2a..4d30e9e93a 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessageTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/messages/NewBlockMessageTest.java
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.ProtocolScheduleFixture;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.rlpx.wire.RawMessage;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.BytesValueRLPOutput;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.number.ByteUnits;
 
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class NewBlockMessageTest {
   private static final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule = ProtocolScheduleFixture.MAINNET;
+  private static final int maxMessageSize = 10 * ByteUnits.MEGABYTE;
 
   @Test
   public void roundTripNewBlockMessage() {
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ public class NewBlockMessageTest {
     final BlockDataGenerator blockGenerator = new BlockDataGenerator();
     final Block blockForInsertion = blockGenerator.block();
 
-    final NewBlockMessage msg = NewBlockMessage.create(blockForInsertion, totalDifficulty);
+    final NewBlockMessage msg =
+        NewBlockMessage.create(blockForInsertion, totalDifficulty, maxMessageSize);
     assertThat(msg.getCode()).isEqualTo(EthPV62.NEW_BLOCK);
     assertThat(msg.totalDifficulty(protocolSchedule)).isEqualTo(totalDifficulty);
     final Block extractedBlock = msg.block(protocolSchedule);
@@ -73,4 +76,14 @@ public class NewBlockMessageTest {
     assertThatExceptionOfType(IllegalArgumentException.class)
         .isThrownBy(() -> NewBlockMessage.readFrom(rawMsg));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void createBlockMessageLargerThanLimitThrows() {
+    final Difficulty totalDifficulty = Difficulty.of(98765);
+    final BlockDataGenerator blockGenerator = new BlockDataGenerator();
+    final Block newBlock = blockGenerator.block();
+
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(() -> NewBlockMessage.create(newBlock, totalDifficulty, 1));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest.java
index dcc0239f61..c576b7f8e2 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.metrics.noop.NoOpMetricsSystem;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.MetricsSystem;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.storage.DataStorageFormat;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.testutil.TestClock;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.number.ByteUnits;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
   protected SyncState syncState;
   protected final MetricsSystem metricsSystem = new NoOpMetricsSystem();
   private final Hash finalizedHash = Hash.fromHexStringLenient("0x1337");
+  private final int maxMessageSize = 10 * ByteUnits.MEGABYTE;
 
   protected void setup(final DataStorageFormat dataStorageFormat) {
     blockchainUtil = BlockchainSetupUtil.forTesting(dataStorageFormat);
@@ -222,11 +224,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
     final NewBlockMessage nextAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            nextBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            nextBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final NewBlockMessage nextNextAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
             nextNextBlock,
-            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextNextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextNextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final Responder responder = RespondingEthPeer.blockchainResponder(getFullBlockchain());
 
     // Broadcast first message
@@ -256,11 +261,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
     final NewBlockMessage nextAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            nextBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            nextBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final NewBlockMessage nextNextAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
             nextNextBlock,
-            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextNextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextNextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final Responder responder = RespondingEthPeer.blockchainResponder(getFullBlockchain());
 
     // Broadcast second message first
@@ -299,7 +307,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
                     block1.getHash(), block1.getHeader().getNumber())));
     final NewBlockMessage block2Msg =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            block2, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(block2.getHash()).get());
+            block2,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(block2.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final NewBlockHashesMessage block3Msg =
         NewBlockHashesMessage.create(
             Collections.singletonList(
@@ -307,7 +317,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
                     block3.getHash(), block3.getHeader().getNumber())));
     final NewBlockMessage block4Msg =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            block4, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(block4.getHash()).get());
+            block4,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(block4.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final Responder responder = RespondingEthPeer.blockchainResponder(getFullBlockchain());
 
     // Broadcast older blocks
@@ -362,7 +374,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
                     nextBlock.getHash(), nextBlock.getHeader().getNumber())));
     final NewBlockMessage newBlock =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            nextBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            nextBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final Responder responder = RespondingEthPeer.blockchainResponder(getFullBlockchain());
 
     // Broadcast first message
@@ -413,7 +427,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
                     nextBlock.getHash(), nextBlock.getHeader().getNumber())));
     final NewBlockMessage newBlock =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            nextBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            nextBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast messages
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, newBlock);
@@ -467,7 +483,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
     final NewBlockMessage futureAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            futureBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(futureBlock.getHash()).get());
+            futureBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(futureBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, futureAnnouncement);
@@ -522,7 +540,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
 
     // Setup peer and messages
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
-    final NewBlockMessage oldAnnouncement = NewBlockMessage.create(oldBlock, Difficulty.ZERO);
+    final NewBlockMessage oldAnnouncement =
+        NewBlockMessage.create(oldBlock, Difficulty.ZERO, maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, oldAnnouncement);
@@ -559,7 +578,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
     blockPropagationManager.start();
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
     final NewBlockMessage blockAnnouncementMsg =
-        NewBlockMessage.create(blockToPurge, Difficulty.ZERO);
+        NewBlockMessage.create(blockToPurge, Difficulty.ZERO, maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, blockAnnouncementMsg);
@@ -597,7 +616,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
         getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHeader().getParentHash()).get();
     final Difficulty totalDifficulty =
         getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get();
-    final NewBlockMessage nextAnnouncement = NewBlockMessage.create(nextBlock, totalDifficulty);
+    final NewBlockMessage nextAnnouncement =
+        NewBlockMessage.create(nextBlock, totalDifficulty, maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast message
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, nextAnnouncement);
@@ -735,7 +755,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
 
     final Difficulty totalDifficulty =
         getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(block.getHash()).get();
-    final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage = NewBlockMessage.create(block, totalDifficulty);
+    final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage =
+        NewBlockMessage.create(block, totalDifficulty, maxMessageSize);
 
     // Broadcast message
     EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.broadcastMessage(ethProtocolManager, peer, newBlockMessage);
@@ -933,7 +954,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlockPropagationManagerTest {
     final RespondingEthPeer peer = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.createPeer(ethProtocolManager, 0);
     final NewBlockMessage nextAnnouncement =
         NewBlockMessage.create(
-            nextBlock, getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get());
+            nextBlock,
+            getFullBlockchain().getTotalDifficultyByHash(nextBlock.getHash()).get(),
+            maxMessageSize);
     final Responder responder = RespondingEthPeer.blockchainResponder(getFullBlockchain());
 
     syncState.setReachedTerminalDifficulty(true);
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcasterTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcasterTest.java
index da8f269b89..ef1220fd55 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcasterTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockBroadcasterTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.EthPeer;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.EthPeers;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.messages.NewBlockMessage;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.rlpx.connections.PeerConnection;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.util.number.ByteUnits;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class BlockBroadcasterTest {
 
+  final int maxMessageSize = 10 * ByteUnits.MEGABYTE;
+
   @Test
   public void blockPropagationUnitTest() throws PeerConnection.PeerNotConnected {
     final EthPeer ethPeer = mock(EthPeer.class);
@@ -47,10 +50,10 @@ public class BlockBroadcasterTest {
     final EthContext ethContext = mock(EthContext.class);
     when(ethContext.getEthPeers()).thenReturn(ethPeers);
 
-    final BlockBroadcaster blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext);
+    final BlockBroadcaster blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext, maxMessageSize);
     final Block block = generateBlock();
     final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage =
-        NewBlockMessage.create(block, block.getHeader().getDifficulty());
+        NewBlockMessage.create(block, block.getHeader().getDifficulty(), maxMessageSize);
 
     blockBroadcaster.propagate(block, Difficulty.ZERO);
 
@@ -70,10 +73,10 @@ public class BlockBroadcasterTest {
     final EthContext ethContext = mock(EthContext.class);
     when(ethContext.getEthPeers()).thenReturn(ethPeers);
 
-    final BlockBroadcaster blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext);
+    final BlockBroadcaster blockBroadcaster = new BlockBroadcaster(ethContext, maxMessageSize);
     final Block block = generateBlock();
     final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage =
-        NewBlockMessage.create(block, block.getHeader().getDifficulty());
+        NewBlockMessage.create(block, block.getHeader().getDifficulty(), maxMessageSize);
 
     blockBroadcaster.propagate(block, Difficulty.ZERO);