diff --git a/p2p/exchange.go b/p2p/exchange.go
index c498425e..564f50b2 100644
--- a/p2p/exchange.go
+++ b/p2p/exchange.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ var (
 // chosen.
 const minHeadResponses = 2
 
+// syncKeyHeadOrigin represents the origin value used specifically for Head requests,
+// serving as a sync key to prevent redundant queries.
+const syncKeyHeadOrigin = "0"
+
 // maxUntrustedHeadRequests is the number of head requests to be made to
 // the network in order to determine the network head.
 var maxUntrustedHeadRequests = 4
@@ -52,6 +57,8 @@ type Exchange[H header.Header[H]] struct {
 	peerTracker  *peerTracker
 	metrics      *exchangeMetrics
 
+	singleFlight *singleflight.Group
+
 	Params ClientParameters
 }
 
@@ -81,11 +88,12 @@ func NewExchange[H header.Header[H]](
 	}
 
 	ex := &Exchange[H]{
-		host:        host,
-		protocolID:  protocolID(params.networkID),
-		peerTracker: newPeerTracker(host, gater, params.pidstore, metrics),
-		Params:      params,
-		metrics:     metrics,
+		host:         host,
+		protocolID:   protocolID(params.networkID),
+		peerTracker:  newPeerTracker(host, gater, params.pidstore, metrics),
+		Params:       params,
+		metrics:      metrics,
+		singleFlight: &singleflight.Group{},
 	}
 
 	ex.trustedPeers = func() peer.IDSlice {
@@ -124,6 +132,19 @@ func (ex *Exchange[H]) Head(ctx context.Context, opts ...header.HeadOption[H]) (
 	ctx, span := tracerClient.Start(ctx, "head")
 	defer span.End()
 
+	head, err, _ := ex.singleFlight.Do(syncKeyHeadOrigin, func() (interface{}, error) {
+		return ex.head(ctx, span, opts...)
+	})
+	ex.singleFlight.Forget(syncKeyHeadOrigin)
+	if err != nil {
+		span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+		return head.(H), err
+	}
+	span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
+	return head.(H), err
+}
+
+func (ex *Exchange[H]) head(ctx context.Context, span trace.Span, opts ...header.HeadOption[H]) (H, error) {
 	reqCtx := ctx
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
@@ -244,7 +265,6 @@ func (ex *Exchange[H]) Head(ctx context.Context, opts ...header.HeadOption[H]) (
 	}
 
 	ex.metrics.head(ctx, time.Since(startTime), len(headers), headType, headStatusOk)
-	span.SetStatus(codes.Ok, "")
 	return head, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/exchange_test.go b/p2p/exchange_test.go
index 1a775bd3..66b99e05 100644
--- a/p2p/exchange_test.go
+++ b/p2p/exchange_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package p2p
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strconv"
+	sync2 "sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -156,6 +157,75 @@ func TestExchange_RequestHead_UnresponsivePeer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, head)
 }
 
+func TestExchange_RequestHeadFlightProtection(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	hosts := createMocknet(t, 3)
+	exchg, trustedStore := createP2PExAndServer(t, hosts[0], hosts[1])
+
+	// create new server-side exchange that will act as the tracked peer
+	// it will have a higher chain head than the trusted peer so that the
+	// test can determine which peer was asked
+	trackedStore := headertest.NewStore[*headertest.DummyHeader](t, headertest.NewTestSuite(t), 50)
+	serverSideEx, err := NewExchangeServer[*headertest.DummyHeader](hosts[2], trackedStore,
+		WithNetworkID[ServerParameters](networkID),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = serverSideEx.Start(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		err = serverSideEx.Stop(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	// create the same requests
+	tests := make([]struct {
+		requestFromTrusted bool
+		lastHeader         *headertest.DummyHeader
+		expectedHeight     uint64
+		expectedHash       header.Hash
+	}, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		tests[i] = struct {
+			requestFromTrusted bool
+			lastHeader         *headertest.DummyHeader
+			expectedHeight     uint64
+			expectedHash       header.Hash
+		}{
+			requestFromTrusted: true,
+			lastHeader:         trustedStore.Headers[trustedStore.HeadHeight-1],
+			expectedHeight:     trustedStore.HeadHeight,
+			expectedHash:       trustedStore.Headers[trustedStore.HeadHeight].Hash(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	var wg sync2.WaitGroup
+	// run over goroutine
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(testStruct struct {
+			requestFromTrusted bool
+			lastHeader         *headertest.DummyHeader
+			expectedHeight     uint64
+			expectedHash       header.Hash
+		}, it int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			var opts []header.HeadOption[*headertest.DummyHeader]
+			if !testStruct.requestFromTrusted {
+				opts = append(opts, header.WithTrustedHead[*headertest.DummyHeader](testStruct.lastHeader))
+			}
+
+			h, errG := exchg.Head(ctx, opts...)
+			require.NoError(t, errG)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, testStruct.expectedHeight, h.Height())
+			assert.Equal(t, testStruct.expectedHash, h.Hash())
+
+		}(tt, i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
 func TestExchange_RequestHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	hosts := createMocknet(t, 2)
 	exchg, store := createP2PExAndServer(t, hosts[0], hosts[1])