diff --git a/newsfragments/2941.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/2941.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2edefe319a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/2941.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add check for null withdrawal field on get_block response
diff --git a/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py b/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
index 89a941386c..dbc3aa1274 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ def apply_list_to_array_formatter(formatter: Any) -> Callable[..., Any]:
         )
     ),
     "transactionsRoot": apply_formatter_if(is_not_null, to_hexbytes(32)),
-    "withdrawals": apply_formatter_to_array(withdrawal_result_formatter),
+    "withdrawals": apply_formatter_if(
+        is_not_null, apply_list_to_array_formatter(withdrawal_result_formatter)
+    ),
     "withdrawalsRoot": apply_formatter_if(is_not_null, to_hexbytes(32)),
 }