diff --git a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/error.rs b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/error.rs
index 7ada2e9bbaf..5197b263d68 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/error.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use alloc::sync::Arc;
 use alloy_primitives::B256;
 use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
+use reth_primitives_traits::GotExpected;
 use reth_storage_errors::provider::ProviderError;
 
 /// Optimism consensus error.
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ pub enum OpConsensusError {
     /// L1 [`ConsensusError`], that also occurs on L2.
     #[error(transparent)]
     Eth(ConsensusError),
+    /// DA footprint gas missing from header
+    #[error("DA footprint gas missing from header")]
+    DAFootprintGasMissing,
+    /// DA footprint gas mismatch
+    #[error("DA footprint gas mismatch: {0:?}")]
+    DAFootprintGasDiff(GotExpected<u64>),
 }
 
 impl From<OpConsensusError> for ConsensusError {
diff --git a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
index 8be804db451..ebca044c03d 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ where
         block: &RecoveredBlock<N::Block>,
         result: &BlockExecutionResult<N::Receipt>,
     ) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
-        validate_block_post_execution(block.header(), &self.chain_spec, result)
+        Ok(validate_block_post_execution(block.header(), &self.chain_spec, result)?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/jovian.rs b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/jovian.rs
index d369ed5a040..eb3de4f22f9 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/jovian.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/jovian.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Block verification w.r.t. consensus rules new in Jovian hardfork.
 
+use crate::OpConsensusError;
 use alloy_consensus::BlockHeader;
-use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_execution_types::BlockExecutionResult;
 use reth_optimism_primitives::DepositReceipt;
 use reth_primitives_traits::GotExpected;
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ use reth_primitives_traits::GotExpected;
 pub fn validate_blob_gas_used<R: DepositReceipt>(
     header: impl BlockHeader,
     result: &BlockExecutionResult<R>,
-) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
+) -> Result<(), OpConsensusError> {
     let computed_blob_gas_used = result.blob_gas_used;
-    let header_blob_gas_used = header.blob_gas_used().ok_or(ConsensusError::BlobGasUsedMissing)?;
+    let header_blob_gas_used =
+        header.blob_gas_used().ok_or(OpConsensusError::DAFootprintGasMissing)?;
 
     if computed_blob_gas_used != header_blob_gas_used {
-        return Err(ConsensusError::BlobGasUsedDiff(GotExpected {
+        return Err(OpConsensusError::DAFootprintGasDiff(GotExpected {
             got: computed_blob_gas_used,
             expected: header_blob_gas_used,
         }));
diff --git a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/mod.rs b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/mod.rs
index b0d6d18b6b8..6c7e2ed38b1 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/validation/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub mod jovian;
 use reth_execution_types::BlockExecutionResult;
 pub use reth_optimism_chainspec::decode_holocene_base_fee;
 
-use crate::proof::calculate_receipt_root_optimism;
+use crate::{proof::calculate_receipt_root_optimism, OpConsensusError};
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use alloy_consensus::{BlockHeader, TxReceipt, EMPTY_OMMER_ROOT_HASH};
 use alloy_eips::Encodable2718;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn validate_block_post_execution<R: DepositReceipt>(
     header: impl BlockHeader,
     chain_spec: impl OpHardforks,
     result: &BlockExecutionResult<R>,
-) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
+) -> Result<(), OpConsensusError> {
     // Validate that the blob gas used is present and correctly computed if Jovian is active.
     if chain_spec.is_jovian_active_at_timestamp(header.timestamp()) {
         jovian::validate_blob_gas_used(&header, result)?;
@@ -116,17 +116,17 @@ pub fn validate_block_post_execution<R: DepositReceipt>(
             .map(|r| Bytes::from(r.with_bloom_ref().encoded_2718()))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         tracing::debug!(%error, ?receipts, "receipts verification failed");
-        return Err(error)
+        Err(error)?
     }
 
     // Check if gas used matches the value set in header.
     let cumulative_gas_used =
         receipts.last().map(|receipt| receipt.cumulative_gas_used()).unwrap_or(0);
     if header.gas_used() != cumulative_gas_used {
-        return Err(ConsensusError::BlockGasUsed {
+        return Err(OpConsensusError::Eth(ConsensusError::BlockGasUsed {
             gas: GotExpected { got: cumulative_gas_used, expected: header.gas_used() },
             gas_spent_by_tx: gas_spent_by_transactions(receipts),
-        })
+        }))
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert!(matches!(
             validate_block_post_execution(&header, &chainspec, &result).unwrap_err(),
-            ConsensusError::BlobGasUsedDiff(diff)
+            OpConsensusError::DAFootprintGasDiff(diff)
                 if diff.got == BLOB_GAS_USED && diff.expected == BLOB_GAS_USED + 1
         ));
     }