diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d26924835..63f6879041 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v1.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-interface v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-pq v0.0.3 // indirect
diff --git a/nodebuilder/tests/reconstruct_test.go b/nodebuilder/tests/reconstruct_test.go
index 8b1490272c..d8640c5249 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/tests/reconstruct_test.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/tests/reconstruct_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/event"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
+	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
@@ -81,6 +82,156 @@ func TestFullReconstructFromBridge(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, errg.Wait())
 }
 
+/*
+Test-Case: Full Node reconstructs blocks from each other, after unsuccessfully syncing the complete
+block from LN subnetworks. Analog to TestShareAvailable_DisconnectedFullNodes.
+*/
+func TestFullReconstructFromFulls(t *testing.T) {
+	light.DefaultSampleAmount = 10 // s
+	const (
+		blocks = 10
+		btime  = time.Millisecond * 300
+		bsize  = 8  // k
+		lnodes = 12 // c - total number of nodes on two subnetworks
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), swamp.DefaultTestTimeout)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	sw := swamp.NewSwamp(t, swamp.WithBlockTime(btime))
+	fillDn := swamp.FillBlocks(ctx, sw.ClientContext, sw.Accounts, bsize, blocks)
+
+	const defaultTimeInterval = time.Second * 5
+	bridge := sw.NewBridgeNode()
+
+	sw.SetBootstrapper(t, bridge)
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.Start(ctx))
+
+	// TODO: This is required to avoid flakes coming from unfinished retry
+	// mechanism for the same peer in go-header
+	_, err := bridge.HeaderServ.WaitForHeight(ctx, uint64(blocks))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	lights1 := make([]*nodebuilder.Node, lnodes/2)
+	lights2 := make([]*nodebuilder.Node, lnodes/2)
+	subs := make([]event.Subscription, lnodes)
+	errg, errCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	for i := 0; i < lnodes/2; i++ {
+		i := i
+		errg.Go(func() error {
+			lnConfig := nodebuilder.DefaultConfig(node.Light)
+			setTimeInterval(lnConfig, defaultTimeInterval)
+			light := sw.NewNodeWithConfig(node.Light, lnConfig)
+			sub, err := light.Host.EventBus().Subscribe(&event.EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			subs[i] = sub
+			lights1[i] = light
+			return light.Start(errCtx)
+		})
+		errg.Go(func() error {
+			lnConfig := nodebuilder.DefaultConfig(node.Light)
+			setTimeInterval(lnConfig, defaultTimeInterval)
+			light := sw.NewNodeWithConfig(node.Light, lnConfig)
+			sub, err := light.Host.EventBus().Subscribe(&event.EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			subs[(lnodes/2)+i] = sub
+			lights2[i] = light
+			return light.Start(errCtx)
+		})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, errg.Wait())
+
+	for i := 0; i < lnodes; i++ {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			t.Fatal("peer was not found")
+		case <-subs[i].Out():
+			require.NoError(t, subs[i].Close())
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Remove bootstrappers to prevent FNs from connecting to bridge
+	sw.Bootstrappers = []ma.Multiaddr{}
+	// Use light nodes from respective subnetworks as bootstrappers to prevent connection to bridge
+	lnBootstrapper1, err := peer.AddrInfoToP2pAddrs(host.InfoFromHost(lights1[0].Host))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	lnBootstrapper2, err := peer.AddrInfoToP2pAddrs(host.InfoFromHost(lights2[0].Host))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cfg := nodebuilder.DefaultConfig(node.Full)
+	setTimeInterval(cfg, defaultTimeInterval)
+	cfg.Share.UseShareExchange = false
+	cfg.Share.Discovery.PeersLimit = 0
+	cfg.Header.TrustedPeers = []string{lnBootstrapper1[0].String()}
+	full1 := sw.NewNodeWithConfig(node.Full, cfg)
+	cfg.Header.TrustedPeers = []string{lnBootstrapper2[0].String()}
+	full2 := sw.NewNodeWithConfig(node.Full, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, full1.Start(ctx))
+	require.NoError(t, full2.Start(ctx))
+
+	// Form topology
+	for i := 0; i < lnodes/2; i++ {
+		// Separate light nodes into two subnetworks
+		for j := 0; j < lnodes/2; j++ {
+			sw.Disconnect(t, lights1[i], lights2[j])
+			if i != j {
+				sw.Connect(t, lights1[i], lights1[j])
+				sw.Connect(t, lights2[i], lights2[j])
+			}
+		}
+
+		sw.Connect(t, full1, lights1[i])
+		sw.Disconnect(t, full1, lights2[i])
+
+		sw.Connect(t, full2, lights2[i])
+		sw.Disconnect(t, full2, lights1[i])
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the fulls are not connected to the bridge
+	sw.Disconnect(t, full1, full2)
+	sw.Disconnect(t, full1, bridge)
+	sw.Disconnect(t, full2, bridge)
+
+	h, err := full1.HeaderServ.WaitForHeight(ctx, uint64(10+blocks-1))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Ensure that the full nodes cannot reconstruct before being connected to each other
+	ctxErr, cancelErr := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	errg, errCtx = errgroup.WithContext(ctxErr)
+	errg.Go(func() error {
+		return full1.ShareServ.SharesAvailable(errCtx, h.DAH)
+	})
+	errg.Go(func() error {
+		return full2.ShareServ.SharesAvailable(errCtx, h.DAH)
+	})
+	require.Error(t, errg.Wait())
+	cancelErr()
+
+	// Reconnect FNs
+	sw.Connect(t, full1, full2)
+
+	errg, bctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	for i := 10; i < blocks+11; i++ {
+		h, err := full1.HeaderServ.WaitForHeight(bctx, uint64(i))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		errg.Go(func() error {
+			return full1.ShareServ.SharesAvailable(bctx, h.DAH)
+		})
+		errg.Go(func() error {
+			return full2.ShareServ.SharesAvailable(bctx, h.DAH)
+		})
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, <-fillDn)
+	require.NoError(t, errg.Wait())
+}
+
 /*
 Test-Case: Full Node reconstructs blocks only from Light Nodes
 Pre-Reqs:
diff --git a/share/eds/blockstore.go b/share/eds/blockstore.go
index 9fc9d7f2f8..22ef28f821 100644
--- a/share/eds/blockstore.go
+++ b/share/eds/blockstore.go
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ import (
 	blocks "github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore/namespace"
+	dshelp "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help"
 	ipld "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
 var _ bstore.Blockstore = (*blockstore)(nil)
 
 var (
+	blockstoreCacheKey      = datastore.NewKey("bs-cache")
 	errUnsupportedOperation = errors.New("unsupported operation")
 )
 
@@ -30,29 +33,42 @@ var (
 type blockstore struct {
 	store *Store
 	cache *blockstoreCache
+	ds    datastore.Batching
 }
 
-func newBlockstore(store *Store, cache *blockstoreCache) *blockstore {
+func newBlockstore(store *Store, cache *blockstoreCache, ds datastore.Batching) *blockstore {
 	return &blockstore{
 		store: store,
 		cache: cache,
+		ds:    namespace.Wrap(ds, blockstoreCacheKey),
 	}
 }
 
 func (bs *blockstore) Has(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (bool, error) {
 	keys, err := bs.store.dgstr.ShardsContainingMultihash(ctx, cid.Hash())
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
-		return false, nil
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, ErrNotFoundInIndex) {
+		// key wasn't found in top level blockstore, but could be in datastore while being reconstructed
+		dsHas, dsErr := bs.ds.Has(ctx, dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(cid.Hash()))
+		if dsErr != nil {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return dsHas, nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to find shards containing multihash: %w", err)
+		return false, err
 	}
+
 	return len(keys) > 0, nil
 }
 
 func (bs *blockstore) Get(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error) {
 	blockstr, err := bs.getReadOnlyBlockstore(ctx, cid)
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, ErrNotFoundInIndex) {
+		k := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(cid.Hash())
+		blockData, err := bs.ds.Get(ctx, k)
+		if err == nil {
+			return blocks.NewBlockWithCid(blockData, cid)
+		}
 		// nmt's GetNode expects an ipld.ErrNotFound when a cid is not found.
 		return nil, ipld.ErrNotFound{Cid: cid}
 	}
@@ -65,7 +81,12 @@ func (bs *blockstore) Get(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (blocks.Block, error
 
 func (bs *blockstore) GetSize(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (int, error) {
 	blockstr, err := bs.getReadOnlyBlockstore(ctx, cid)
-	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, ErrNotFoundInIndex) {
+		k := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(cid.Hash())
+		size, err := bs.ds.GetSize(ctx, k)
+		if err == nil {
+			return size, nil
+		}
 		// nmt's GetSize expects an ipld.ErrNotFound when a cid is not found.
 		return 0, ipld.ErrNotFound{Cid: cid}
 	}
@@ -75,27 +96,35 @@ func (bs *blockstore) GetSize(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (int, error) {
 	return blockstr.GetSize(ctx, cid)
 }
 
-// DeleteBlock is a noop on the EDS blockstore that returns an errUnsupportedOperation when called.
-func (bs *blockstore) DeleteBlock(context.Context, cid.Cid) error {
-	return errUnsupportedOperation
+func (bs *blockstore) DeleteBlock(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) error {
+	k := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(cid.Hash())
+	return bs.ds.Delete(ctx, k)
 }
 
-// Put is a noop on the EDS blockstore, but it does not return an error because it is called by
-// bitswap. For clarification, an implementation of Put does not make sense in this context because
-// it is unclear which CAR file the block should be written to.
-//
-// TODO: throw errUnsupportedOperation after issue #1440
-func (bs *blockstore) Put(context.Context, blocks.Block) error {
-	return nil
+func (bs *blockstore) Put(ctx context.Context, blk blocks.Block) error {
+	k := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(blk.Cid().Hash())
+	// note: we leave duplicate resolution to the underlying datastore
+	return bs.ds.Put(ctx, k, blk.RawData())
 }
 
-// PutMany is a noop on the EDS blockstore, but it does not return an error because it is called by
-// bitswap. For clarification, an implementation of PutMany does not make sense in this context
-// because it is unclear which CAR file the blocks should be written to.
-//
-// TODO: throw errUnsupportedOperation after issue #1440
-func (bs *blockstore) PutMany(context.Context, []blocks.Block) error {
-	return nil
+func (bs *blockstore) PutMany(ctx context.Context, blocks []blocks.Block) error {
+	if len(blocks) == 1 {
+		// performance fast-path
+		return bs.Put(ctx, blocks[0])
+	}
+
+	t, err := bs.ds.Batch(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, b := range blocks {
+		k := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(b.Cid().Hash())
+		err = t.Put(ctx, k, b.RawData())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return t.Commit(ctx)
 }
 
 // AllKeysChan is a noop on the EDS blockstore because the keys are not stored in a single CAR file.
@@ -112,7 +141,7 @@ func (bs *blockstore) HashOnRead(bool) {
 // getReadOnlyBlockstore finds the underlying blockstore of the shard that contains the given CID.
 func (bs *blockstore) getReadOnlyBlockstore(ctx context.Context, cid cid.Cid) (dagstore.ReadBlockstore, error) {
 	keys, err := bs.store.dgstr.ShardsContainingMultihash(ctx, cid.Hash())
-	if errors.Is(err, datastore.ErrNotFound) {
+	if errors.Is(err, datastore.ErrNotFound) || errors.Is(err, ErrNotFoundInIndex) {
 		return nil, ErrNotFound
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/share/eds/inverted_index.go b/share/eds/inverted_index.go
index 81df5d92ef..8b9dcb5d95 100644
--- a/share/eds/inverted_index.go
+++ b/share/eds/inverted_index.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package eds
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/dagstore/index"
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 const invertedIndexPath = "/inverted_index/"
 
+// ErrNotFoundInIndex is returned instead of ErrNotFound if the multihash doesn't exist in the index
+var ErrNotFoundInIndex = fmt.Errorf("does not exist in index")
+
 // simpleInvertedIndex is an inverted index that only stores a single shard key per multihash. Its
 // implementation is modified from the default upstream implementation in dagstore/index.
 type simpleInvertedIndex struct {
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *simpleInvertedIndex) GetShardsForMultihash(ctx context.Context, mh mult
 	key := ds.NewKey(string(mh))
 	sbz, err := s.ds.Get(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup index for mh %s, err: %w", mh, err)
+		return nil, errors.Join(ErrNotFoundInIndex, err)
 	}
 
 	return []shard.Key{shard.KeyFromString(string(sbz))}, nil
diff --git a/share/eds/retriever.go b/share/eds/retriever.go
index a870e07e22..e7837ae23a 100644
--- a/share/eds/retriever.go
+++ b/share/eds/retriever.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ type retrievalSession struct {
 // newSession creates a new retrieval session and kicks off requesting process.
 func (r *Retriever) newSession(ctx context.Context, dah *da.DataAvailabilityHeader) (*retrievalSession, error) {
 	size := len(dah.RowRoots)
+
 	treeFn := func(_ rsmt2d.Axis, index uint) rsmt2d.Tree {
 		// use proofs adder if provided, to cache collected proofs while recomputing the eds
 		var opts []nmt.Option
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func (r *Retriever) newSession(ctx context.Context, dah *da.DataAvailabilityHead
 	for i := range ses.squareCellsLks {
 		ses.squareCellsLks[i] = make([]sync.Mutex, size)
 	}
+
 	go ses.request(ctx)
 	return ses, nil
 }
diff --git a/share/eds/store.go b/share/eds/store.go
index fd679e2591..24a96c9fe4 100644
--- a/share/eds/store.go
+++ b/share/eds/store.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func NewStore(basepath string, ds datastore.Batching) (*Store, error) {
 		mounts:      r,
 		cache:       cache,
 	}
-	store.bs = newBlockstore(store, cache)
+	store.bs = newBlockstore(store, cache, ds)
 	return store, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/share/getters/getter_test.go b/share/getters/getter_test.go
index 5cc73aa7cb..ae90074625 100644
--- a/share/getters/getter_test.go
+++ b/share/getters/getter_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ func TestIPLDGetter(t *testing.T) {
 	err = edsStore.Start(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	bserv := bsrv.New(edsStore.Blockstore(), offline.Exchange(edsStore.Blockstore()))
+	bStore := edsStore.Blockstore()
+	bserv := bsrv.New(bStore, offline.Exchange(bStore))
 	sg := NewIPLDGetter(bserv)
 
 	t.Run("GetShare", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -200,6 +201,12 @@ func TestIPLDGetter(t *testing.T) {
 		retrievedEDS, err := sg.GetEDS(ctx, &dah)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, randEds.Equals(retrievedEDS))
+
+		// Ensure blocks still exist after cleanup
+		colRoots, _ := retrievedEDS.ColRoots()
+		has, err := bStore.Has(ctx, ipld.MustCidFromNamespacedSha256(colRoots[0]))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, has)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("GetSharesByNamespace", func(t *testing.T) {