diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/lib.rs
index ff3bfce19d..2eaa33a964 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ pub fn serve<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
         .clone()
         .and(warp::path("validator_balances"))
         .and(warp::path::end())
-        .and(warp_utils::json::json())
+        .and(warp_utils::json::json_no_body())
         .then(
             |state_id: StateId,
              task_spawner: TaskSpawner<T::EthSpec>,
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/validators.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/validators.rs
index f3d78e6fcd..90ddd1ee8f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/validators.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/validators.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,13 @@ pub fn get_beacon_state_validator_balances<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
         .map_state_and_execution_optimistic_and_finalized(
             &chain,
             |state, execution_optimistic, finalized| {
-                let ids_filter_set: Option<HashSet<&ValidatorId>> =
-                    optional_ids.map(|f| HashSet::from_iter(f.iter()));
+                let ids_filter_set: Option<HashSet<&ValidatorId>> = match optional_ids {
+                    // if optional_ids (the request data body) is [], returns a `None`, so that later when calling .is_none_or() will return True
+                    // Hence, all validators will pass through .filter(), and balances of all validators are returned, in accordance to the spec
+                    Some([]) => None,
+                    Some(ids) => Some(HashSet::from_iter(ids.iter())),
+                    None => None,
+                };
 
                 Ok((
                     state
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
index 33ac8e413d..a5a21fd985 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
@@ -927,18 +927,32 @@ impl ApiTester {
                     .map(|res| res.data);
 
                 let expected = state_opt.map(|(state, _execution_optimistic, _finalized)| {
-                    let mut validators = Vec::with_capacity(validator_indices.len());
+                    // If validator_indices is empty, return balances for all validators
+                    if validator_indices.is_empty() {
+                        state
+                            .balances()
+                            .iter()
+                            .enumerate()
+                            .map(|(index, balance)| ValidatorBalanceData {
+                                index: index as u64,
+                                balance: *balance,
+                            })
+                            .collect()
+                    } else {
+                        // Same behaviour as before for the else branch
+                        let mut validators = Vec::with_capacity(validator_indices.len());
 
-                    for i in validator_indices {
-                        if i < state.balances().len() as u64 {
-                            validators.push(ValidatorBalanceData {
-                                index: i,
-                                balance: *state.balances().get(i as usize).unwrap(),
-                            });
+                        for i in validator_indices {
+                            if i < state.balances().len() as u64 {
+                                validators.push(ValidatorBalanceData {
+                                    index: i,
+                                    balance: *state.balances().get(i as usize).unwrap(),
+                                });
+                            }
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    validators
+                        validators
+                    }
                 });
 
                 assert_eq!(result_index_ids, expected, "{:?}", state_id);
diff --git a/common/eth2/src/types.rs b/common/eth2/src/types.rs
index f895e5cb8f..b8c74d4dcd 100644
--- a/common/eth2/src/types.rs
+++ b/common/eth2/src/types.rs
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ pub struct ValidatorBalancesQuery {
     pub id: Option<Vec<ValidatorId>>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct ValidatorBalancesRequestBody {
     pub ids: Vec<ValidatorId>,
diff --git a/common/warp_utils/src/json.rs b/common/warp_utils/src/json.rs
index 6ee5e77261..bc7d61557b 100644
--- a/common/warp_utils/src/json.rs
+++ b/common/warp_utils/src/json.rs
@@ -31,3 +31,27 @@ pub fn json<T: DeserializeOwned + Send>() -> impl Filter<Extract = (T,), Error =
                 .map_err(|err| reject::custom_deserialize_error(format!("{:?}", err)))
         })
 }
+
+// Add a json_no_body function to handle the case when no body is provided in the HTTP request
+pub fn json_no_body<T: DeserializeOwned + Default + Send>(
+) -> impl Filter<Extract = (T,), Error = Rejection> + Copy {
+    warp::header::optional::<String>(CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER)
+        .and(warp::body::bytes())
+        .and_then(|header: Option<String>, bytes: Bytes| async move {
+            if let Some(header) = header {
+                if header == SSZ_CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER {
+                    return Err(reject::unsupported_media_type(
+                        "The request's content-type is not supported".to_string(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Handle the case when the HTTP request has no body, i.e., without the -d header
+            if bytes.is_empty() {
+                return Ok(T::default());
+            }
+
+            Json::decode(bytes)
+                .map_err(|err| reject::custom_deserialize_error(format!("{:?}", err)))
+        })
+}