diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/beaconParams.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/beaconParams.ts
index 54a4155a3914..8fda812eafe0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/beaconParams.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/beaconParams.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ChainForkConfig,
   chainConfigFromJson,
 } from "@lodestar/config";
+import {DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {readFile} from "../util/index.js";
 import {getNetworkBeaconParams, NetworkName} from "../networks/index.js";
 import {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export function getBeaconConfigFromArgs(args: GlobalArgs): {config: ChainForkCon
  * @see getBeaconParams
  */
 export function getBeaconParamsFromArgs(args: GlobalArgs): ChainConfig {
-  return getBeaconParams({
+  const beaconParams = getBeaconParams({
     network: args.network,
     paramsFile: args.paramsFile,
     additionalParamsCli: {
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ export function getBeaconParamsFromArgs(args: GlobalArgs): ChainConfig {
       ...parseTerminalPowArgs(args as ITerminalPowArgs),
     },
   });
+  if (args.supernode) {
+    beaconParams["NODE_CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT"] = DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT;
+  }
+  return beaconParams;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/options/globalOptions.ts b/packages/cli/src/options/globalOptions.ts
index 52a5090c6794..8e26da1258f1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/options/globalOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/options/globalOptions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type GlobalSingleArgs = {
   paramsFile?: string;
   preset: string;
   presetFile?: string;
+  supernode?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const defaultNetwork: NetworkName = "mainnet";
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ const globalSingleOptions: CliCommandOptions<GlobalSingleArgs> = {
     description: "Preset configuration file to override the active preset with custom values",
     type: "string",
   },
+
+  supernode: {
+    description: "custody all subnets, alias to params.NODE_CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT for all subnets",
+    type: "boolean",
+  },
 };
 
 export const rcConfigOption: [string, string, (configPath: string) => Record<string, unknown>] = [
diff --git a/packages/validator/src/util/params.ts b/packages/validator/src/util/params.ts
index d2e32acd5d8c..57201996cd21 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/util/params.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/util/params.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@ function getSpecCriticalParams(localConfig: ChainConfig): Record<keyof ConfigWit
     // Peerdas
     SAMPLES_PER_SLOT: peerdasForkRelevant,
     CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT: peerdasForkRelevant,
-    NODE_CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT: peerdasForkRelevant,
+    NODE_CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT: false,
   };
 }