diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47fa6833a2..050899668d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 - [#5968](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/5968) - Add call type in the response of txlistinternal API method
 - [#5860](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/5860) - Integrate rust verifier micro-service ([blockscout-rs/verifier](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout-rs/tree/main/verification))
+- [#6001](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/6001) - Add ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES env var that filters requests and query node only if the block quantity is "latest"
 
 ### Fixes
 - [#5978](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/5978) - Allow timestamp param in the log of eth_getTransactionReceipt method
diff --git a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc.ex b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc.ex
index ab6399f930..3f64a2b991 100644
--- a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc.ex
+++ b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc.ex
@@ -184,7 +184,18 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPC do
         ) :: {:ok, FetchedBalances.t()} | {:error, reason :: term}
   def fetch_balances(params_list, json_rpc_named_arguments)
       when is_list(params_list) and is_list(json_rpc_named_arguments) do
-    id_to_params = id_to_params(params_list)
+    filtered_params =
+      if Application.get_env(:ethereum_jsonrpc, :disable_archive_balances?) do
+        params_list
+        |> Enum.filter(fn
+          %{block_quantity: "latest"} -> true
+          _ -> false
+        end)
+      else
+        params_list
+      end
+
+    id_to_params = id_to_params(filtered_params)
 
     with {:ok, responses} <-
            id_to_params
diff --git a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc_test.exs b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc_test.exs
index 75827da438..ea513d560d 100644
--- a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc_test.exs
+++ b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/test/ethereum_jsonrpc_test.exs
@@ -913,3 +913,65 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPCTest do
     end
   end
 end
+
+defmodule EthereumJSONRPCSyncTest do
+  use EthereumJSONRPC.Case, async: false
+
+  import EthereumJSONRPC.Case
+  import Mox
+
+  alias EthereumJSONRPC.FetchedBalances
+  setup :verify_on_exit!
+
+  @moduletag :capture_log
+
+  describe "fetch_balances/1" do
+    setup do
+      initial_env = Application.get_all_env(:indexer)
+      on_exit(fn -> Application.put_all_env([{:indexer, initial_env}]) end)
+    end
+
+    test "ignores all request with block_quantity != latest when env ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES is true",
+         %{
+           json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments
+         } do
+      hash = "0x8bf38d4764929064f2d4d3a56520a76ab3df415b"
+      expected_fetched_balance = 1
+
+      expect(EthereumJSONRPC.Mox, :json_rpc, 1, fn [
+                                                     %{
+                                                       id: 0,
+                                                       jsonrpc: "2.0",
+                                                       method: "eth_getBalance",
+                                                       params: [^hash, "latest"]
+                                                     }
+                                                   ],
+                                                   _options ->
+        {:ok, [%{id: 0, result: EthereumJSONRPC.integer_to_quantity(expected_fetched_balance)}]}
+      end)
+
+      Application.put_env(:ethereum_jsonrpc, :disable_archive_balances?, "true")
+
+      assert EthereumJSONRPC.fetch_balances(
+               [
+                 %{block_quantity: "0x1", hash_data: hash},
+                 %{block_quantity: "0x2", hash_data: hash},
+                 %{block_quantity: "0x3", hash_data: hash},
+                 %{block_quantity: "0x4", hash_data: hash},
+                 %{block_quantity: "latest", hash_data: hash}
+               ],
+               json_rpc_named_arguments
+             ) ==
+               {:ok,
+                %FetchedBalances{
+                  params_list: [
+                    %{
+                      address_hash: hash,
+                      block_number: :error,
+                      value: expected_fetched_balance
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 9405efe3cc..59fecb5631 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ config :block_scout_web, BlockScoutWeb.Chain.Address.CoinBalance,
 
 config :ethereum_jsonrpc,
   rpc_transport: if(System.get_env("ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_TRANSPORT", "http") == "http", do: :http, else: :ipc),
-  ipc_path: System.get_env("IPC_PATH")
+  ipc_path: System.get_env("IPC_PATH"),
+  disable_archive_balances?: System.get_env("ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES", "false") == "true"
 
 debug_trace_transaction_timeout = System.get_env("ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DEBUG_TRACE_TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT", "5s")
 config :ethereum_jsonrpc, EthereumJSONRPC.Geth, debug_trace_transaction_timeout: debug_trace_transaction_timeout
diff --git a/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env b/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
index 73fb2b2329..037dd823fd 100644
--- a/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
+++ b/docker-compose/envs/common-blockscout.env
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ LOGO=/images/blockscout_logo.svg
 LOGO_FOOTER=/images/blockscout_logo.svg
 # ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_WS_URL=
 ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_TRANSPORT=http
+ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES=false
 IPC_PATH=
 NETWORK_PATH=/
 API_PATH=/
diff --git a/docker/Makefile b/docker/Makefile
index 403680c9d4..f16843d91e 100644
--- a/docker/Makefile
+++ b/docker/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ endif
 ifdef ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_TRANSPORT
 	BLOCKSCOUT_CONTAINER_PARAMS += -e 'ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_TRANSPORT=$(ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_TRANSPORT)'
 endif
+ifdef ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES
+	BLOCKSCOUT_CONTAINER_PARAMS += -e 'ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES=$(ETHEREUM_JSONRPC_DISABLE_ARCHIVE_BALANCES)'
+endif
 ifdef IPC_PATH
 	BLOCKSCOUT_CONTAINER_PARAMS += -e 'IPC_PATH=$(IPC_PATH)'
 endif