diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/unstable/SynchronizerOptions.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/unstable/SynchronizerOptions.java
index 95bbe0a2b1..816d9df00a 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/unstable/SynchronizerOptions.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/unstable/SynchronizerOptions.java
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ public class SynchronizerOptions implements CLIOptions<SynchronizerConfiguration
       description = "Snap sync enabled for BFT chains (default: ${DEFAULT-VALUE})")
   private Boolean snapsyncBftEnabled = SnapSyncConfiguration.DEFAULT_SNAP_SYNC_BFT_ENABLED;
 
+  @CommandLine.Option(
+      names = {"--Xpeertask-system-enabled"},
+      hidden = true,
+      description =
+          "Temporary feature toggle to enable using the new peertask system (default: ${DEFAULT-VALUE})")
+  private final Boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled = false;
+
   private SynchronizerOptions() {}
 
   /**
@@ -334,6 +341,15 @@ public class SynchronizerOptions implements CLIOptions<SynchronizerConfiguration
     return snapsyncBftEnabled;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Flag to indicate whether the peer task system should be used where available
+   *
+   * @return true if the peer task system should be used where available
+   */
+  public boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled() {
+    return isPeerTaskSystemEnabled;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create synchronizer options.
    *
@@ -420,7 +436,7 @@ public class SynchronizerOptions implements CLIOptions<SynchronizerConfiguration
             .isSnapSyncBftEnabled(snapsyncBftEnabled)
             .build());
     builder.checkpointPostMergeEnabled(checkpointPostMergeSyncEnabled);
-
+    builder.isPeerTaskSystemEnabled(isPeerTaskSystemEnabled);
     return builder;
   }
 
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/everything_config.toml b/besu/src/test/resources/everything_config.toml
index e3d7a3f28d..d28152b47c 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/everything_config.toml
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/everything_config.toml
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ Xsecp256k1-native-enabled=false
 Xaltbn128-native-enabled=false
 Xsnapsync-server-enabled=true
 Xbonsai-full-flat-db-enabled=true
+Xpeertask-system-enabled=false
 
 # compatibility flags
 compatibility-eth64-forkid-enabled=false
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/SynchronizerConfiguration.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/SynchronizerConfiguration.java
index d46da85dc4..d72f76c213 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/SynchronizerConfiguration.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/SynchronizerConfiguration.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
   private final int maxTrailingPeers;
   private final long worldStateMinMillisBeforeStalling;
   private final long propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis;
+  private final boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled;
 
   private SynchronizerConfiguration(
       final int syncPivotDistance,
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
       final int computationParallelism,
       final int maxTrailingPeers,
       final long propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis,
-      final boolean checkpointPostMergeEnabled) {
+      final boolean checkpointPostMergeEnabled,
+      final boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled) {
     this.syncPivotDistance = syncPivotDistance;
     this.fastSyncFullValidationRate = fastSyncFullValidationRate;
     this.syncMinimumPeerCount = syncMinimumPeerCount;
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
     this.maxTrailingPeers = maxTrailingPeers;
     this.propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis = propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis;
     this.checkpointPostMergeEnabled = checkpointPostMergeEnabled;
+    this.isPeerTaskSystemEnabled = isPeerTaskSystemEnabled;
   }
 
   public static Builder builder() {
@@ -256,6 +259,10 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
     return propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis;
   }
 
+  public boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled() {
+    return isPeerTaskSystemEnabled;
+  }
+
   public static class Builder {
     private SyncMode syncMode = SyncMode.FULL;
     private int syncMinimumPeerCount = DEFAULT_SYNC_MINIMUM_PEERS;
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
         DEFAULT_WORLD_STATE_MAX_REQUESTS_WITHOUT_PROGRESS;
     private long worldStateMinMillisBeforeStalling = DEFAULT_WORLD_STATE_MIN_MILLIS_BEFORE_STALLING;
     private int worldStateTaskCacheSize = DEFAULT_WORLD_STATE_TASK_CACHE_SIZE;
+    private boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled = false;
 
     private long propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis =
         DEFAULT_PROPAGATION_MANAGER_GET_BLOCK_TIMEOUT_MILLIS;
@@ -406,6 +414,11 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder isPeerTaskSystemEnabled(final boolean isPeerTaskSystemEnabled) {
+      this.isPeerTaskSystemEnabled = isPeerTaskSystemEnabled;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public SynchronizerConfiguration build() {
       return new SynchronizerConfiguration(
           syncPivotDistance,
@@ -429,7 +442,8 @@ public class SynchronizerConfiguration {
           computationParallelism,
           maxTrailingPeers,
           propagationManagerGetBlockTimeoutMillis,
-          checkpointPostMergeEnabled);
+          checkpointPostMergeEnabled,
+          isPeerTaskSystemEnabled);
     }
   }
 }