diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index d1a716c5f5..64fb1b57be 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) fetchBlocks61(from uint64) error {
 			}
 			// Send a download request to all idle peers, until throttled
 			throttled := false
-			for _, peer := range d.peers.IdlePeers() {
+			for _, peer := range d.peers.IdlePeers(eth61) {
 				// Short circuit if throttling activated
 				if d.queue.Throttle() {
 					throttled = true
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) fetchBodies(from uint64) error {
 			}
 			// Send a download request to all idle peers, until throttled
 			queuedEmptyBlocks, throttled := false, false
-			for _, peer := range d.peers.IdlePeers() {
+			for _, peer := range d.peers.IdlePeers(eth62) {
 				// Short circuit if throttling activated
 				if d.queue.Throttle() {
 					throttled = true
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index 885fab8bd5..96096527ec 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -205,9 +205,17 @@ func (dl *downloadTester) newSlowPeer(id string, version int, hashes []common.Ha
 	dl.lock.Lock()
 	defer dl.lock.Unlock()
 
-	err := dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, version, hashes[0],
-		dl.peerGetRelHashesFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHashesFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBlocksFn(id, delay),
-		dl.peerGetRelHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBodiesFn(id, delay))
+	var err error
+	switch version {
+	case 61:
+		err = dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, version, hashes[0], dl.peerGetRelHashesFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHashesFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBlocksFn(id, delay), nil, nil, nil)
+	case 62:
+		err = dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, version, hashes[0], nil, nil, nil, dl.peerGetRelHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBodiesFn(id, delay))
+	case 63:
+		err = dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, version, hashes[0], nil, nil, nil, dl.peerGetRelHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBodiesFn(id, delay))
+	case 64:
+		err = dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, version, hashes[0], nil, nil, nil, dl.peerGetRelHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetAbsHeadersFn(id, delay), dl.peerGetBodiesFn(id, delay))
+	}
 	if err == nil {
 		// Assign the owned hashes and blocks to the peer (deep copy)
 		dl.peerHashes[id] = make([]common.Hash, len(hashes))
@@ -618,6 +626,41 @@ func testMultiSynchronisation(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Tests that synchronisations behave well in multi-version protocol environments
+// and not wreak havok on other nodes in the network.
+func TestMultiProtocolSynchronisation61(t *testing.T) { testMultiProtocolSynchronisation(t, 61) }
+func TestMultiProtocolSynchronisation62(t *testing.T) { testMultiProtocolSynchronisation(t, 62) }
+func TestMultiProtocolSynchronisation63(t *testing.T) { testMultiProtocolSynchronisation(t, 63) }
+func TestMultiProtocolSynchronisation64(t *testing.T) { testMultiProtocolSynchronisation(t, 64) }
+
+func testMultiProtocolSynchronisation(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	// Create a small enough block chain to download
+	targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
+	hashes, blocks := makeChain(targetBlocks, 0, genesis)
+
+	// Create peers of every type
+	tester := newTester()
+	tester.newPeer("peer 61", 61, hashes, blocks)
+	tester.newPeer("peer 62", 62, hashes, blocks)
+	tester.newPeer("peer 63", 63, hashes, blocks)
+	tester.newPeer("peer 64", 64, hashes, blocks)
+
+	// Synchronise with the requestd peer and make sure all blocks were retrieved
+	if err := tester.sync(fmt.Sprintf("peer %d", protocol), nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
+	}
+	if imported := len(tester.ownBlocks); imported != targetBlocks+1 {
+		t.Fatalf("synchronised block mismatch: have %v, want %v", imported, targetBlocks+1)
+	}
+	// Check that no peers have been dropped off
+	for _, version := range []int{61, 62, 63, 64} {
+		peer := fmt.Sprintf("peer %d", version)
+		if _, ok := tester.peerHashes[peer]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("%s dropped", peer)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Tests that if a block is empty (i.e. header only), no body request should be
 // made, and instead the header should be assembled into a whole block in itself.
 func TestEmptyBlockShortCircuit62(t *testing.T) { testEmptyBlockShortCircuit(t, 62) }
diff --git a/eth/downloader/peer.go b/eth/downloader/peer.go
index 8fd1f9a991..c1d20ac615 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/peer.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/peer.go
@@ -312,14 +312,16 @@ func (ps *peerSet) AllPeers() []*peer {
 
 // IdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently idle peers within the
 // active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
-func (ps *peerSet) IdlePeers() []*peer {
+func (ps *peerSet) IdlePeers(version int) []*peer {
 	ps.lock.RLock()
 	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
 
 	list := make([]*peer, 0, len(ps.peers))
 	for _, p := range ps.peers {
-		if atomic.LoadInt32(&p.idle) == 0 {
-			list = append(list, p)
+		if (version == eth61 && p.version == eth61) || (version >= eth62 && p.version >= eth62) {
+			if atomic.LoadInt32(&p.idle) == 0 {
+				list = append(list, p)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < len(list); i++ {