diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e22d17718b..0da633bf39 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec 0.20.4",
  "bls",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "derivative",
  "environment",
  "eth1",
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
index 551d32b3d0..c22fda3b0f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ hex = "0.4.2"
 exit-future = "0.2.0"
 unused_port = {path = "../../common/unused_port"}
 oneshot_broadcast = { path = "../../common/oneshot_broadcast" }
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5.5"
 
 [[test]]
 name = "beacon_chain_tests"
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/migrate.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/migrate.rs
index 0ba01b39c3..c2720352f2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/migrate.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use slog::{debug, error, info, trace, warn, Logger};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::mem;
-use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use store::hot_cold_store::{migrate_database, HotColdDBError};
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const MAX_COMPACTION_PERIOD_SECONDS: u64 = 604800;
 const MIN_COMPACTION_PERIOD_SECONDS: u64 = 7200;
 /// Compact after a large finality gap, if we respect `MIN_COMPACTION_PERIOD_SECONDS`.
 const COMPACTION_FINALITY_DISTANCE: u64 = 1024;
+const BLOCKS_PER_RECONSTRUCTION: usize = 8192 * 4;
 
 /// Default number of epochs to wait between finalization migrations.
 pub const DEFAULT_EPOCHS_PER_RUN: u64 = 4;
@@ -33,10 +34,14 @@ pub const DEFAULT_EPOCHS_PER_RUN: u64 = 4;
 /// to the cold database.
 pub struct BackgroundMigrator<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> {
     db: Arc<HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>>,
-    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
-    tx_thread: Option<Mutex<(mpsc::Sender<Notification>, thread::JoinHandle<()>)>>,
     /// Record of when the last migration ran, for enforcing `epochs_per_run`.
     prev_migration: Arc<Mutex<PrevMigration>>,
+    tx_thread: Option<
+        Mutex<(
+            crossbeam_channel::Sender<Notification>,
+            thread::JoinHandle<()>,
+        )>,
+    >,
     /// Genesis block root, for persisting the `PersistedBeaconChain`.
     genesis_block_root: Hash256,
     log: Logger,
@@ -112,11 +117,13 @@ pub enum PruningError {
 }
 
 /// Message sent to the migration thread containing the information it needs to run.
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Notification {
     Finalization(FinalizationNotification),
     Reconstruction,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct FinalizationNotification {
     finalized_state_root: BeaconStateHash,
     finalized_checkpoint: Checkpoint,
@@ -203,7 +210,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> BackgroundMigrator<E, Ho
     }
 
     pub fn run_reconstruction(db: Arc<HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>>, log: &Logger) {
-        if let Err(e) = db.reconstruct_historic_states() {
+        if let Err(e) = db.reconstruct_historic_states(None) {
             error!(
                 log,
                 "State reconstruction failed";
@@ -359,39 +366,83 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> BackgroundMigrator<E, Ho
         db: Arc<HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>>,
         prev_migration: Arc<Mutex<PrevMigration>>,
         log: Logger,
-    ) -> (mpsc::Sender<Notification>, thread::JoinHandle<()>) {
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+    ) -> (
+        crossbeam_channel::Sender<Notification>,
+        thread::JoinHandle<()>,
+    ) {
+        let (tx, rx) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
+        let tx_thread = tx.clone();
         let thread = thread::spawn(move || {
-            while let Ok(notif) = rx.recv() {
-                // Read the rest of the messages in the channel, preferring any reconstruction
-                // notification, or the finalization notification with the greatest finalized epoch.
-                let notif =
-                    rx.try_iter()
-                        .fold(notif, |best, other: Notification| match (&best, &other) {
-                            (Notification::Reconstruction, _)
-                            | (_, Notification::Reconstruction) => Notification::Reconstruction,
-                            (
-                                Notification::Finalization(fin1),
-                                Notification::Finalization(fin2),
-                            ) => {
-                                if fin2.finalized_checkpoint.epoch > fin1.finalized_checkpoint.epoch
-                                {
-                                    other
-                                } else {
-                                    best
-                                }
-                            }
-                        });
+            let mut sel = crossbeam_channel::Select::new();
+            sel.recv(&rx);
+
+            loop {
+                // Block until sth is in queue
+                let _queue_size = sel.ready();
+                let queue: Vec<Notification> = rx.try_iter().collect();
+                debug!(
+                    log,
+                    "New worker thread poll";
+                    "queue" => ?queue
+                );
+
+                // Find a reconstruction notification and best finalization notification.
+                let reconstruction_notif = queue
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|n| matches!(n, Notification::Reconstruction));
+                let migrate_notif = queue
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|n| match n {
+                        // should not be present anymore
+                        Notification::Reconstruction => None,
+                        Notification::Finalization(f) => Some(f),
+                    })
+                    .max_by_key(|f| f.finalized_checkpoint.epoch);
+
+                // Do a bit of state reconstruction first if required.
+                if let Some(_) = reconstruction_notif {
+                    let timer = std::time::Instant::now();
+
+                    match db.reconstruct_historic_states(Some(BLOCKS_PER_RECONSTRUCTION)) {
+                        Err(Error::StateReconstructionDidNotComplete) => {
+                            info!(
+                                log,
+                                "Finished reconstruction batch";
+                                "batch_time_ms" => timer.elapsed().as_millis()
+                            );
+                            // Handle send error
+                            let _ = tx_thread.send(Notification::Reconstruction);
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            error!(
+                                log,
+                                "State reconstruction failed";
+                                "error" => ?e,
+                            );
+                        }
+                        Ok(()) => {
+                            info!(
+                                log,
+                                "Finished state reconstruction";
+                                "batch_time_ms" => timer.elapsed().as_millis()
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Do the finalization migration.
+                if let Some(notif) = migrate_notif {
+                    let timer = std::time::Instant::now();
 
-                // Do not run too frequently.
-                if let Some(epoch) = notif.epoch() {
                     let mut prev_migration = prev_migration.lock();
 
+                    // Do not run too frequently.
+                    let epoch = notif.finalized_checkpoint.epoch;
                     if let Some(prev_epoch) = prev_migration.epoch {
                         if epoch < prev_epoch + prev_migration.epochs_per_run {
                             debug!(
                                 log,
-                                "Database consolidation deferred";
+                                "Finalization migration deferred";
                                 "last_finalized_epoch" => prev_epoch,
                                 "new_finalized_epoch" => epoch,
                                 "epochs_per_run" => prev_migration.epochs_per_run,
@@ -404,11 +455,14 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> BackgroundMigrator<E, Ho
                     // at which we ran. This value isn't tracked on disk so we will always migrate
                     // on the first finalization after startup.
                     prev_migration.epoch = Some(epoch);
-                }
 
-                match notif {
-                    Notification::Reconstruction => Self::run_reconstruction(db.clone(), &log),
-                    Notification::Finalization(fin) => Self::run_migration(db.clone(), fin, &log),
+                    Self::run_migration(db.clone(), notif.to_owned(), &log);
+
+                    info!(
+                        log,
+                        "Finished finalization migration";
+                        "running_time_ms" => timer.elapsed().as_millis()
+                    );
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -534,6 +588,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> BackgroundMigrator<E, Ho
 
             for maybe_tuple in iter {
                 let (block_root, state_root, slot) = maybe_tuple?;
+
                 let block_root = SignedBeaconBlockHash::from(block_root);
                 let state_root = BeaconStateHash::from(state_root);
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/chunked_vector.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/chunked_vector.rs
index 54203fcb0b..6b7d881f8c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/chunked_vector.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/chunked_vector.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,10 @@ fn range_query<S: KeyValueStore<E>, E: EthSpec, T: Decode + Encode>(
 
     for chunk_index in range {
         let key = &chunk_key(chunk_index)[..];
-        let chunk = Chunk::load(store, column, key)?.ok_or(ChunkError::Missing { chunk_index })?;
+        let chunk = Chunk::load(store, column, key)?.ok_or(ChunkError::Missing {
+            column,
+            chunk_index,
+        })?;
         result.push(chunk);
     }
 
@@ -675,6 +678,7 @@ pub enum ChunkError {
         actual: usize,
     },
     Missing {
+        column: DBColumn,
         chunk_index: usize,
     },
     MissingGenesisValue,
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/reconstruct.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/reconstruct.rs
index f9ae8eb929..58809abfaa 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/reconstruct.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/reconstruct.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ where
     Hot: KeyValueStore<E> + ItemStore<E>,
     Cold: KeyValueStore<E> + ItemStore<E>,
 {
-    pub fn reconstruct_historic_states(self: &Arc<Self>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn reconstruct_historic_states(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        num_blocks: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut anchor = if let Some(anchor) = self.get_anchor_info() {
             anchor
         } else {
@@ -48,12 +51,15 @@ where
         // Use a dummy root, as we never read the block for the upper limit state.
         let upper_limit_block_root = Hash256::repeat_byte(0xff);
 
-        let block_root_iter = self.forwards_block_roots_iterator(
-            lower_limit_slot,
-            upper_limit_state,
-            upper_limit_block_root,
-            &self.spec,
-        )?;
+        // If `num_blocks` is not specified iterate all blocks.
+        let block_root_iter = self
+            .forwards_block_roots_iterator(
+                lower_limit_slot,
+                upper_limit_state,
+                upper_limit_block_root,
+                &self.spec,
+            )?
+            .take(num_blocks.unwrap_or(usize::MAX));
 
         // The state to be advanced.
         let mut state = self