diff --git a/consensus/taiko/consensus.go b/consensus/taiko/consensus.go
index 3ec5255c134d..0638649b1e32 100644
--- a/consensus/taiko/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/taiko/consensus.go
@@ -243,6 +243,17 @@ func (t *Taiko) FinalizeAndAssemble(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *t
 	return types.NewBlock(header, body, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)), nil
 }
 
+// CHANGE(taiko): same as FinalizeAndAssemble but just don't validate anchor tx in taiko engine.
+func (t *Taiko) FinalizeAndAssembleWithoutAnchorTx(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header, state *state.StateDB, body *types.Body, receipts []*types.Receipt) (*types.Block, error) {
+	if body.Withdrawals == nil {
+		body.Withdrawals = make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Finalize block
+	t.Finalize(chain, header, state, body)
+	return types.NewBlock(header, body, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)), nil
+}
+
 // Seal generates a new sealing request for the given input block and pushes
 // the result into the given channel.
 //
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 434f698370dc..3f21bbb23c0a 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip1559"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/taiko"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/stateless"
@@ -125,10 +126,20 @@ func (miner *Miner) generateWork(params *generateParams, witness bool) *newPaylo
 		}
 		body.Requests = requests
 	}
-	block, err := miner.engine.FinalizeAndAssemble(miner.chain, work.header, work.state, &body, work.receipts)
+
+	// CHANGE(taiko): If the calling path is from miner.Pending and the engine is taiko engine then use `FinalizeAndAssembleWithoutAnchorTx`.
+	var block *types.Block
+	switch miner.engine.(type) {
+	case *taiko.Taiko:
+		engine := miner.engine.(*taiko.Taiko)
+		block, err = engine.FinalizeAndAssembleWithoutAnchorTx(miner.chain, work.header, work.state, &body, work.receipts)
+	default:
+		block, err = miner.engine.FinalizeAndAssemble(miner.chain, work.header, work.state, &body, work.receipts)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return &newPayloadResult{err: err}
 	}
+
 	return &newPayloadResult{
 		block:    block,
 		fees:     totalFees(block, work.receipts),