diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/builder.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/builder.rs
index 5c99f5c4c8..ec549a17e1 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/builder.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/builder.rs
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ where
             slot_clock.now().ok_or("Unable to read slot")?
         };
 
-        let (initial_head_block_root, _head_payload_status) = fork_choice
+        let (initial_head_block_root, head_payload_status) = fork_choice
             .get_head(current_slot, &self.spec)
             .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to get fork choice head: {:?}", e))?;
 
@@ -923,7 +923,8 @@ where
 
         let genesis_validators_root = head_snapshot.beacon_state.genesis_validators_root();
         let genesis_time = head_snapshot.beacon_state.genesis_time();
-        let canonical_head = CanonicalHead::new(fork_choice, Arc::new(head_snapshot));
+        let canonical_head =
+            CanonicalHead::new(fork_choice, Arc::new(head_snapshot), head_payload_status);
         let shuffling_cache_size = self.chain_config.shuffling_cache_size;
         let complete_blob_backfill = self.chain_config.complete_blob_backfill;
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
index 4f0a981730..bfd3d79512 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/canonical_head.rs
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> CanonicalHead<T> {
     pub fn new(
         fork_choice: BeaconForkChoice<T>,
         snapshot: Arc<BeaconSnapshot<T::EthSpec>>,
+        head_payload_status: proto_array::PayloadStatus,
     ) -> Self {
         let fork_choice_view = fork_choice.cached_fork_choice_view();
         let forkchoice_update_params = fork_choice.get_forkchoice_update_parameters();
@@ -275,8 +276,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> CanonicalHead<T> {
             snapshot,
             justified_checkpoint: fork_choice_view.justified_checkpoint,
             finalized_checkpoint: fork_choice_view.finalized_checkpoint,
-            // TODO(gloas): compute from snapshot state once #8998 lands.
-            head_payload_status: proto_array::PayloadStatus::Pending,
+            head_payload_status,
             head_hash: forkchoice_update_params.head_hash,
             justified_hash: forkchoice_update_params.justified_hash,
             finalized_hash: forkchoice_update_params.finalized_hash,
@@ -304,9 +304,11 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> CanonicalHead<T> {
         store: &BeaconStore<T>,
         spec: &ChainSpec,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let fork_choice =
+        let mut fork_choice =
             <BeaconChain<T>>::load_fork_choice(store.clone(), reset_payload_statuses, spec)?
                 .ok_or(Error::MissingPersistedForkChoice)?;
+        let current_slot_for_head = fork_choice.fc_store().get_current_slot();
+        let (_, head_payload_status) = fork_choice.get_head(current_slot_for_head, spec)?;
         let fork_choice_view = fork_choice.cached_fork_choice_view();
         let beacon_block_root = fork_choice_view.head_block_root;
         let beacon_block = store
@@ -337,8 +339,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> CanonicalHead<T> {
             snapshot: Arc::new(snapshot),
             justified_checkpoint: fork_choice_view.justified_checkpoint,
             finalized_checkpoint: fork_choice_view.finalized_checkpoint,
-            // TODO(gloas): compute from snapshot state once #8998 lands.
-            head_payload_status: proto_array::PayloadStatus::Pending,
+            head_payload_status,
             head_hash: forkchoice_update_params.head_hash,
             justified_hash: forkchoice_update_params.justified_hash,
             finalized_hash: forkchoice_update_params.finalized_hash,