diff --git a/consensus/spos/errors.go b/consensus/spos/errors.go
index c8b5cede565..f5f069d3394 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/errors.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/errors.go
@@ -243,3 +243,6 @@ var ErrNilSentSignatureTracker = errors.New("nil sent signature tracker")
 
 // ErrNilFunctionHandler signals that a nil function handler was provided
 var ErrNilFunctionHandler = errors.New("nil function handler")
+
+// ErrWrongHashForHeader signals that the hash of the header is not the expected one
+var ErrWrongHashForHeader = errors.New("wrong hash for header")
diff --git a/consensus/spos/worker.go b/consensus/spos/worker.go
index f7159454f2a..f11e40d3089 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/worker.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/worker.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package spos
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/hashing"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/marshal"
 	crypto "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go"
+
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus"
 	errorsErd "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/errors"
@@ -485,6 +487,11 @@ func (wrk *Worker) doJobOnMessageWithHeader(cnsMsg *consensus.Message) error {
 		"nbTxs", header.GetTxCount(),
 		"val stats root hash", valStatsRootHash)
 
+	if !wrk.verifyHeaderHash(headerHash, cnsMsg.Header) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w : received header from consensus with wrong hash",
+			ErrWrongHashForHeader)
+	}
+
 	err = wrk.headerIntegrityVerifier.Verify(header)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w : verify header integrity from consensus topic failed", err)
@@ -509,6 +516,11 @@ func (wrk *Worker) doJobOnMessageWithHeader(cnsMsg *consensus.Message) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (wrk *Worker) verifyHeaderHash(hash []byte, marshalledHeader []byte) bool {
+	computedHash := wrk.hasher.Compute(string(marshalledHeader))
+	return bytes.Equal(hash, computedHash)
+}
+
 func (wrk *Worker) doJobOnMessageWithSignature(cnsMsg *consensus.Message, p2pMsg p2p.MessageP2P) {
 	wrk.mutDisplayHashConsensusMessage.Lock()
 	defer wrk.mutDisplayHashConsensusMessage.Unlock()
diff --git a/consensus/spos/worker_test.go b/consensus/spos/worker_test.go
index 59d155e2117..b179fdf0db8 100644
--- a/consensus/spos/worker_test.go
+++ b/consensus/spos/worker_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data/block"
 	crypto "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-crypto-go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/consensus/mock"
@@ -27,8 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/hashingMocks"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/p2pmocks"
 	statusHandlerMock "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/statusHandler"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 const roundTimeDuration = 100 * time.Millisecond
@@ -1252,6 +1253,64 @@ func TestWorker_ProcessReceivedMessageWithABadOriginatorShouldErr(t *testing.T)
 	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, spos.ErrOriginatorMismatch))
 }
 
+func TestWorker_ProcessReceivedMessageWithHeaderAndWrongHash(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	workerArgs := createDefaultWorkerArgs(&statusHandlerMock.AppStatusHandlerStub{})
+	wrk, _ := spos.NewWorker(workerArgs)
+
+	wrk.SetBlockProcessor(
+		&testscommon.BlockProcessorStub{
+			DecodeBlockHeaderCalled: func(dta []byte) data.HeaderHandler {
+				return &testscommon.HeaderHandlerStub{
+					CheckChainIDCalled: func(reference []byte) error {
+						return nil
+					},
+					GetPrevHashCalled: func() []byte {
+						return make([]byte, 0)
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			RevertCurrentBlockCalled: func() {
+			},
+			DecodeBlockBodyCalled: func(dta []byte) data.BodyHandler {
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	)
+
+	hdr := &block.Header{ChainID: chainID}
+	hdrHash := make([]byte, 32) // wrong hash
+	hdrStr, _ := mock.MarshalizerMock{}.Marshal(hdr)
+	cnsMsg := consensus.NewConsensusMessage(
+		hdrHash,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		hdrStr,
+		[]byte(wrk.ConsensusState().ConsensusGroup()[0]),
+		signature,
+		int(bls.MtBlockHeader),
+		0,
+		chainID,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		currentPid,
+		nil,
+	)
+	buff, _ := wrk.Marshalizer().Marshal(cnsMsg)
+	msg := &p2pmocks.P2PMessageMock{
+		DataField:      buff,
+		PeerField:      currentPid,
+		SignatureField: []byte("signature"),
+	}
+	err := wrk.ProcessReceivedMessage(msg, fromConnectedPeerId, &p2pmocks.MessengerStub{})
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(wrk.ReceivedMessages()[bls.MtBlockHeader]))
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, spos.ErrWrongHashForHeader)
+}
+
 func TestWorker_ProcessReceivedMessageOkValsShouldWork(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()