diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 3e5bbcee3ba..c9761ad9e7e 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -11058,6 +11058,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-op-evm",
  "alloy-op-hardforks",
  "alloy-primitives",
+ "alloy-rpc-types-admin",
  "alloy-rpc-types-engine",
  "alloy-rpc-types-eth",
  "clap",
diff --git a/rust/op-reth/crates/node/Cargo.toml b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/Cargo.toml
index 92df4eaf961..de80e7caceb 100644
--- a/rust/op-reth/crates/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ reth-trie-db.workspace = true
 alloy-network.workspace = true
 alloy-op-evm.workspace = true
 alloy-op-hardforks.workspace = true
+alloy-rpc-types-admin.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 op-alloy-network.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/main.rs b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/main.rs
index 87fa15a8299..f49ed997a2e 100644
--- a/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/main.rs
+++ b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ mod rpc;
 
 mod custom_genesis;
 
+mod p2p_version;
+
 const fn main() {}
diff --git a/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/p2p_version.rs b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/p2p_version.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1640cbec7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/op-reth/crates/node/tests/it/p2p_version.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//! Verifies that two op-reth nodes negotiate the expected eth wire protocol version.
+//!
+//! The test is intentionally written to fail when upstream reth bumps the negotiated
+//! version. That failure is the signal: it forces a conscious review of the new
+//! version's behavior before we ship it, rather than silently inheriting a protocol
+//! change on the next reth bump.
+
+use alloy_rpc_types_admin::EthPeerInfo;
+use reth_optimism_node::utils::setup;
+use reth_rpc_api::servers::AdminApiServer;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::time::{sleep, timeout};
+
+const EXPECTED_ETH_VERSION: u64 = 69;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn peers_negotiate_eth_69() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    reth_tracing::init_test_tracing();
+
+    let (nodes, _wallet) = setup(2).await?;
+    let admin_a = nodes[0].inner.add_ons_handle.admin_api();
+
+    let negotiated = timeout(Duration::from_secs(30), async {
+        loop {
+            let peers = admin_a.peers().await.expect("admin_peers rpc call");
+            for p in peers {
+                if let Some(EthPeerInfo::Info(info)) = p.protocols.eth {
+                    return info.version;
+                }
+            }
+            sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        negotiated, EXPECTED_ETH_VERSION,
+        "expected eth/{EXPECTED_ETH_VERSION}, got eth/{negotiated}"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}