diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/core/events.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/core/events.ts
index 31bb0cb5d89..d97341569a9 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/core/events.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/core/events.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import EventEmitter from "node:events";
 import {ResponseIncoming, ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {AsyncIterableEventBus, IteratorEvent, RequestEvent} from "../../util/asyncIterableToEvents.js";
 import {StrictEventEmitterSingleArg} from "../../util/strictEvents.js";
-import {EventDirection} from "../../util/workerEvents.js";
+import {EventDirection} from "../events.js";
 import {IncomingRequestArgs, OutgoingRequestArgs} from "../reqresp/types.js";
 
 export enum ReqRespBridgeEvent {
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/events.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/events.ts
index a960ade5b8c..20d34b9966e 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/events.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/events.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {PeerId, TopicValidatorResult} from "@libp2p/interface";
 import {CustodyIndex, Status} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {PeerIdStr} from "../util/peerId.js";
 import {StrictEventEmitterSingleArg} from "../util/strictEvents.js";
-import {EventDirection} from "../util/workerEvents.js";
 import {PendingGossipsubMessage} from "./processor/types.js";
 import {RequestTypedContainer} from "./reqresp/ReqRespBeaconNode.js";
 
@@ -38,6 +37,13 @@ export type NetworkEventData = {
   };
 };
 
+export enum EventDirection {
+  workerToMain,
+  mainToWorker,
+  /** Event not emitted through worker boundary */
+  none,
+}
+
 export const networkEventDirection: Record<NetworkEvent, EventDirection> = {
   [NetworkEvent.peerConnected]: EventDirection.workerToMain,
   [NetworkEvent.peerDisconnected]: EventDirection.workerToMain,
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/util/workerEvents.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/util/workerEvents.ts
index 807bf7a3061..24941bd3169 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/util/workerEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/util/workerEvents.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {MessagePort, Worker} from "node:worker_threads";
+import {Message} from "@libp2p/interface";
 import {Thread} from "@chainsafe/threads";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/logger";
 import {sleep} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {NetworkCoreWorkerMetrics} from "../network/core/metrics.js";
+import {EventDirection, NetworkEvent} from "../network/events.js";
 import {StrictEventEmitterSingleArg} from "./strictEvents.js";
 
 const NANO_TO_SECOND_CONVERSION = 1e9;
@@ -15,13 +17,6 @@ export type WorkerBridgeEvent<EventData> = {
   data: EventData[keyof EventData];
 };
 
-export enum EventDirection {
-  workerToMain,
-  mainToWorker,
-  /** Event not emitted through worker boundary */
-  none,
-}
-
 /**
  * Bridges events from worker to main thread
  * Each event can only have one direction:
@@ -63,7 +58,13 @@ export function wireEventsOnWorkerThread<EventData>(
           posted: process.hrtime(),
           data,
         };
-        parentPort.postMessage(workerEvent);
+        let transferList: ArrayBuffer[] | undefined = undefined;
+        if (eventName === NetworkEvent.pendingGossipsubMessage) {
+          const payload = data as {msg: Message};
+          // Transfer the underlying ArrayBuffer to avoid copy for PendingGossipsubMessage
+          transferList = [payload.msg.data.buffer as ArrayBuffer];
+        }
+        parentPort.postMessage(workerEvent, transferList);
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/network/onWorker/dataSerialization.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/network/onWorker/dataSerialization.test.ts
index 0411c70a5a8..35fdc57f4d5 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/network/onWorker/dataSerialization.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/e2e/network/onWorker/dataSerialization.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {ZERO_HASH, ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../../../src/constants/constants.js";
 import {ReqRespBridgeEvent, ReqRespBridgeEventData} from "../../../../src/network/core/events.js";
 import {NetworkWorkerApi} from "../../../../src/network/core/index.js";
 import {
+  EventDirection,
   GossipType,
   NetworkEvent,
   NetworkEventData,
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 } from "../../../../src/network/index.js";
 import {CommitteeSubscription} from "../../../../src/network/subnets/interface.js";
 import {IteratorEventType} from "../../../../src/util/asyncIterableToEvents.js";
-import {EventDirection} from "../../../../src/util/workerEvents.js";
 import {getValidPeerId, validPeerIdStr} from "../../../utils/peer.js";
 import {EchoWorker, getEchoWorker} from "./workerEchoHandler.js";