diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
index 17dcddf1188..4b24071ab33 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.RunnableNode;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.configuration.genesis.GenesisConfigurationFactory;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.configuration.genesis.GenesisConfigurationFactory.CliqueOptions;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.configuration.pki.PkiKeystoreConfigurationFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -368,6 +369,17 @@ public BesuNode createNodeWithNoDiscovery(final String name) throws IOException
   }
 
   public BesuNode createCliqueNode(final String name) throws IOException {
+    return createCliqueNode(name, CliqueOptions.DEFAULT);
+  }
+
+  public BesuNode createCliqueNode(final String name, final CliqueOptions cliqueOptions)
+      throws IOException {
+    return createCliqueNodeWithExtraCliOptions(name, cliqueOptions, List.of());
+  }
+
+  public BesuNode createCliqueNodeWithExtraCliOptions(
+      final String name, final CliqueOptions cliqueOptions, final List<String> extraCliOptions)
+      throws IOException {
     return create(
         new BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder()
             .name(name)
@@ -375,7 +387,12 @@ public BesuNode createCliqueNode(final String name) throws IOException {
             .jsonRpcConfiguration(node.createJsonRpcWithCliqueEnabledConfig())
             .webSocketConfiguration(node.createWebSocketEnabledConfig())
             .devMode(false)
-            .genesisConfigProvider(GenesisConfigurationFactory::createCliqueGenesisConfig)
+            .jsonRpcTxPool()
+            .genesisConfigProvider(
+                validators ->
+                    GenesisConfigurationFactory.createCliqueGenesisConfig(
+                        validators, cliqueOptions))
+            .extraCLIOptions(extraCliOptions)
             .build());
   }
 
@@ -567,6 +584,7 @@ public BesuNode createCliqueNodeWithValidators(final String name, final String..
             .miningEnabled()
             .jsonRpcConfiguration(node.createJsonRpcWithCliqueEnabledConfig())
             .webSocketConfiguration(node.createWebSocketEnabledConfig())
+            .jsonRpcTxPool()
             .devMode(false)
             .genesisConfigProvider(
                 nodes ->
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/genesis/GenesisConfigurationFactory.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/genesis/GenesisConfigurationFactory.java
index c52fbbba0c5..80bbf4c9206 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/genesis/GenesisConfigurationFactory.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/genesis/GenesisConfigurationFactory.java
@@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ private GenesisConfigurationFactory() {
 
   public static Optional<String> createCliqueGenesisConfig(
       final Collection<? extends RunnableNode> validators) {
-    final String template = readGenesisFile("/clique/clique.json");
+    return createCliqueGenesisConfig(validators, CliqueOptions.DEFAULT);
+  }
+
+  public static Optional<String> createCliqueGenesisConfig(
+      final Collection<? extends RunnableNode> validators, final CliqueOptions cliqueOptions) {
+    final String template = readGenesisFile("/clique/clique.json.tpl");
+
     return updateGenesisExtraData(
-        validators, template, CliqueExtraData::createGenesisExtraDataString);
+        validators,
+        updateGenesisCliqueOptions(template, cliqueOptions),
+        CliqueExtraData::createGenesisExtraDataString);
   }
 
   public static Optional<String> createIbft2GenesisConfig(
@@ -138,6 +146,14 @@ private static Optional<String> updateGenesisExtraData(
     return Optional.of(genesis);
   }
 
+  private static String updateGenesisCliqueOptions(
+      final String template, final CliqueOptions cliqueOptions) {
+    return template
+        .replace("%blockperiodseconds%", String.valueOf(cliqueOptions.blockPeriodSeconds))
+        .replace("%epochlength%", String.valueOf(cliqueOptions.epochLength))
+        .replace("%createemptyblocks%", String.valueOf(cliqueOptions.createEmptyBlocks));
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("UnstableApiUsage")
   public static String readGenesisFile(final String filepath) {
     try {
@@ -147,4 +163,8 @@ public static String readGenesisFile(final String filepath) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to get test genesis config " + filepath);
     }
   }
+
+  public record CliqueOptions(int blockPeriodSeconds, int epochLength, boolean createEmptyBlocks) {
+    public static final CliqueOptions DEFAULT = new CliqueOptions(10, 30000, true);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
index f7065b623a2..4ac728dec73 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.AcceptanceTestBase;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.account.Account;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.BesuNode;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.configuration.genesis.GenesisConfigurationFactory.CliqueOptions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,35 @@ public void shouldMineTransactionsOnSingleNode() throws IOException {
     cluster.verify(receiver.balanceEquals(3));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotMineBlocksIfNoTransactionsWhenCreateEmptyBlockIsFalse() throws IOException {
+    final var cliqueOptionsNoEmptyBlocks =
+        new CliqueOptions(
+            CliqueOptions.DEFAULT.blockPeriodSeconds(), CliqueOptions.DEFAULT.epochLength(), false);
+    final BesuNode minerNode = besu.createCliqueNode("miner1", cliqueOptionsNoEmptyBlocks);
+    cluster.start(minerNode);
+
+    cluster.verify(clique.noNewBlockCreated(minerNode));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldMineBlocksOnlyWhenTransactionsArePresentWhenCreateEmptyBlockIsFalse()
+      throws IOException {
+    final var cliqueOptionsNoEmptyBlocks =
+        new CliqueOptions(
+            CliqueOptions.DEFAULT.blockPeriodSeconds(), CliqueOptions.DEFAULT.epochLength(), false);
+    final BesuNode minerNode = besu.createCliqueNode("miner1", cliqueOptionsNoEmptyBlocks);
+    cluster.start(minerNode);
+
+    final Account sender = accounts.createAccount("account1");
+
+    cluster.verify(clique.noNewBlockCreated(minerNode));
+
+    minerNode.execute(accountTransactions.createTransfer(sender, 50));
+
+    minerNode.verify(clique.blockIsCreatedByProposer(minerNode));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void shouldMineTransactionsOnMultipleNodes() throws IOException {
     final BesuNode minerNode1 = besu.createCliqueNode("miner1");
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json.tpl
similarity index 92%
rename from acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json
rename to acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json.tpl
index 8fb3c6dc331..abed233a776 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/resources/clique/clique.json.tpl
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
     "constantinopleBlock": 6,
     "petersburgBlock": 7,
     "clique": {
-      "blockperiodseconds": 10,
-      "epochlength": 30000
+      "blockperiodseconds": %blockperiodseconds%,
+      "epochlength": %epochlength%,
+      "createemptyblocks": %createemptyblocks%
     }
   },
   "nonce": "0x0",