diff --git a/domain/consensus/processes/blockprocessor/validateandinsertpruningpoint_test.go b/domain/consensus/processes/blockprocessor/validateandinsertpruningpoint_test.go
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+package blockprocessor_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/ruleerrors"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensushashing"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/testutils"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/utxo"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/utxoserialization"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/dagconfig"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestValidateAndInsertPruningPoint(t *testing.T) {
+	testutils.ForAllNets(t, true, func(t *testing.T, params *dagconfig.Params) {
+		// This is done to reduce the pruning depth to 6 blocks
+		finalityDepth := 3
+		params.FinalityDuration = time.Duration(finalityDepth) * params.TargetTimePerBlock
+		params.K = 0
+
+		factory := consensus.NewFactory()
+
+		tcSyncer, teardownSyncer, err := factory.NewTestConsensus(params, false, "TestValidateAndInsertPruningPointSyncer")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Error setting up tcSyncer: %+v", err)
+		}
+		defer teardownSyncer(false)
+
+		tcSyncee, teardownSyncee, err := factory.NewTestConsensus(params, false, "TestValidateAndInsertPruningPointSyncee")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Error setting up tcSyncee: %+v", err)
+		}
+		defer teardownSyncee(false)
+
+		addBlock := func(parentHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) *externalapi.DomainHash {
+			block, _, err := tcSyncer.BuildBlockWithParents(parentHashes, nil, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("BuildBlockWithParents: %+v", err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = tcSyncer.ValidateAndInsertBlock(block)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ValidateAndInsertBlock: %+v", err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertBlock(&externalapi.DomainBlock{
+				Header:       block.Header,
+				Transactions: nil,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ValidateAndInsertBlock: %+v", err)
+			}
+
+			return consensushashing.BlockHash(block)
+		}
+
+		tipHash := params.GenesisHash
+		for i := 0; i < finalityDepth-2; i++ {
+			tipHash = addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{tipHash})
+		}
+
+		// Add block in the anticone of the pruning point to test such situation
+		pruningPointAnticoneBlock := addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{tipHash})
+		tipHash = addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{tipHash})
+		nextPruningPoint := addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{tipHash})
+
+		tipHash = addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{pruningPointAnticoneBlock, nextPruningPoint})
+
+		// Add blocks until the pruning point changes
+		for {
+			tipHash = addBlock([]*externalapi.DomainHash{tipHash})
+
+			pruningPoint, err := tcSyncer.PruningPoint()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("PruningPoint: %+v", err)
+			}
+
+			if !pruningPoint.Equal(params.GenesisHash) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		pruningPoint, err := tcSyncer.PruningPoint()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("PruningPoint: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		if !pruningPoint.Equal(nextPruningPoint) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected pruning point %s", pruningPoint)
+		}
+
+		pruningPointUTXOSet, err := tcSyncer.GetPruningPointUTXOSet(pruningPoint)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GetPruningPointUTXOSet: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		tip, err := tcSyncer.GetBlock(tipHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GetBlock: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Check that ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint fails for invalid pruning point
+		err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint(tip, pruningPointUTXOSet)
+		if !errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrUnexpectedPruningPoint) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		pruningPointBlock, err := tcSyncer.GetBlock(pruningPoint)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GetBlock: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		invalidPruningPointBlock := pruningPointBlock.Clone()
+		invalidPruningPointBlock.Transactions[0].Version += 1
+
+		// Check that ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint fails for invalid block
+		err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint(invalidPruningPointBlock, pruningPointUTXOSet)
+		if !errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrBadMerkleRoot) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		serializedFakeUTXOSet, err := makeSerializedFakeUTXOSet()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("makeSerializedFakeUTXOSet: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Check that ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint fails if the UTXO commitment doesn't fit the provided UTXO set.
+		err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint(pruningPointBlock, serializedFakeUTXOSet)
+		if !errors.Is(err, ruleerrors.ErrBadPruningPointUTXOSet) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Check that ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint works given the right arguments.
+		err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint(pruningPointBlock, pruningPointUTXOSet)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("ValidateAndInsertPruningPoint: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		virtualSelectedParent, err := tcSyncer.GetVirtualSelectedParent()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GetVirtualSelectedParent: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		missingBlockBodyHashes, err := tcSyncee.GetMissingBlockBodyHashes(virtualSelectedParent)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("GetMissingBlockBodyHashes: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		for _, missingHash := range missingBlockBodyHashes {
+			block, err := tcSyncer.GetBlock(missingHash)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("GetBlock: %+v", err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = tcSyncee.ValidateAndInsertBlock(block)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ValidateAndInsertBlock: %+v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		synceeTips, err := tcSyncee.Tips()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Tips: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		syncerTips, err := tcSyncer.Tips()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Tips: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		if !externalapi.HashesEqual(synceeTips, syncerTips) {
+			t.Fatalf("Syncee's tips are %s while syncer's are %s", synceeTips, syncerTips)
+		}
+
+		synceePruningPoint, err := tcSyncee.PruningPoint()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("PruningPoint: %+v", err)
+		}
+
+		if !synceePruningPoint.Equal(pruningPoint) {
+			t.Fatalf("The syncee pruning point has not changed as exepcted")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+type fakeUTXOSetIterator struct {
+	nextCalled bool
+}
+
+func (f *fakeUTXOSetIterator) Next() bool {
+	if f.nextCalled {
+		return false
+	}
+	f.nextCalled = true
+	return true
+}
+
+func (f *fakeUTXOSetIterator) Get() (outpoint *externalapi.DomainOutpoint, utxoEntry externalapi.UTXOEntry, err error) {
+	return &externalapi.DomainOutpoint{
+			TransactionID: *externalapi.NewDomainTransactionIDFromByteArray(&[externalapi.DomainHashSize]byte{0x01}),
+			Index:         0,
+		}, utxo.NewUTXOEntry(1000, &externalapi.ScriptPublicKey{
+			Script:  []byte{1, 2, 3},
+			Version: 0,
+		}, false, 2000), nil
+}
+
+func makeSerializedFakeUTXOSet() ([]byte, error) {
+	serializedUtxo, err := utxoserialization.ReadOnlyUTXOSetToProtoUTXOSet(&fakeUTXOSetIterator{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return proto.Marshal(serializedUtxo)
+}