diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 5bd2f9356145f..76c4b3cd3c407 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1641,12 +1641,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) writeBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 			for _, data := range bc.stateSyncData {
 				bc.stateSyncFeed.Send(StateSyncEvent{Data: data})
 			}
-
-			bc.chain2HeadFeed.Send(Chain2HeadEvent{
-				Type:     Chain2HeadCanonicalEvent,
-				NewChain: []*types.Block{block},
-			})
-
 			// BOR
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1749,11 +1743,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, er
 	defer func() {
 		if lastCanon != nil && bc.CurrentBlock().Hash() == lastCanon.Hash() {
 			bc.chainHeadFeed.Send(ChainHeadEvent{lastCanon})
-
-			bc.chain2HeadFeed.Send(Chain2HeadEvent{
-				Type:     Chain2HeadCanonicalEvent,
-				NewChain: []*types.Block{lastCanon},
-			})
 		}
 	}()
 	// Start the parallel header verifier
@@ -1853,6 +1842,22 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, er
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// accumulator for canonical blocks
+	var canonAccum []*types.Block
+
+	emitAccum := func() {
+		size := len(canonAccum)
+		if size == 0 || size > 5 {
+			// avoid reporting events for large sync events
+			return
+		}
+		bc.chain2HeadFeed.Send(Chain2HeadEvent{
+			Type:     Chain2HeadCanonicalEvent,
+			NewChain: canonAccum,
+		})
+		canonAccum = canonAccum[:0]
+	}
+
 	for ; block != nil && err == nil || err == ErrKnownBlock; block, err = it.next() {
 		// If the chain is terminating, stop processing blocks
 		if bc.insertStopped() {
@@ -1993,6 +1998,14 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, er
 		blockWriteTimer.Update(time.Since(substart) - statedb.AccountCommits - statedb.StorageCommits - statedb.SnapshotCommits)
 		blockInsertTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 
+		// BOR
+		if status == CanonStatTy {
+			canonAccum = append(canonAccum, block)
+		} else {
+			emitAccum()
+		}
+		// BOR
+
 		switch status {
 		case CanonStatTy:
 			log.Debug("Inserted new block", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash(),
@@ -2026,6 +2039,10 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, er
 		stats.report(chain, it.index, dirty)
 	}
 
+	// BOR
+	emitAccum()
+	// BOR
+
 	// Any blocks remaining here? The only ones we care about are the future ones
 	if block != nil && errors.Is(err, consensus.ErrFutureBlock) {
 		if err := bc.addFutureBlock(block); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/blockchain_bor_test.go b/core/blockchain_bor_test.go
index 52f4f7cd83251..1b0373c41a8e8 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_bor_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_bor_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestChain2HeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			for j := 0; j < len(ev.NewChain); j++ {
 				if ev.NewChain[j].Hash() != expect.Added[j] {
-					t.Fatal("Newchain hashes Do Not Match")
+					t.Fatalf("Newchain hashes Do Not Match %s %s", ev.NewChain[j].Hash(), expect.Added[j])
 				}
 			}
 		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ func TestChain2HeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	readEvent(&eventTest{
 		Type: Chain2HeadCanonicalEvent,
 		Added: []common.Hash{
+			chain[0].Hash(),
+			chain[1].Hash(),
 			chain[2].Hash(),
 		}})
 
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ func TestChain2HeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	readEvent(&eventTest{
 		Type: Chain2HeadCanonicalEvent,
 		Added: []common.Hash{
+			replacementBlocks[2].Hash(),
 			replacementBlocks[3].Hash(),
 		}})
+
 }