diff --git a/prdoc/pr_5344.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_5344.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f83c113686d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_5344.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+title: Fix storage weight reclaim bug.
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Node Dev
+    description: |
+      Improvement in slot worker loop that will not call create inherent data providers if the major sync is in progress. Before it was called every slot and the results were discarded during major sync.
+
+crates:
+  - name: sc-consensus-slots
+    bump: minor
diff --git a/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/lib.rs b/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/lib.rs
index 7cdf90877dff..06e0756fc968 100644
--- a/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/lib.rs
@@ -517,16 +517,15 @@ pub async fn start_slot_worker<B, C, W, SO, CIDP, Proof>(
 	CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders<B, ()> + Send + 'static,
 	CIDP::InherentDataProviders: InherentDataProviderExt + Send,
 {
-	let mut slots = Slots::new(slot_duration.as_duration(), create_inherent_data_providers, client);
+	let mut slots = Slots::new(
+		slot_duration.as_duration(),
+		create_inherent_data_providers,
+		client,
+		sync_oracle,
+	);
 
 	loop {
 		let slot_info = slots.next_slot().await;
-
-		if sync_oracle.is_major_syncing() {
-			debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Skipping proposal slot due to sync.");
-			continue
-		}
-
 		let _ = worker.on_slot(slot_info).await;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/slots.rs b/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/slots.rs
index 203764310601..c0b412e8ad5b 100644
--- a/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/slots.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/consensus/slots/src/slots.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //! This is used instead of `futures_timer::Interval` because it was unreliable.
 
 use super::{InherentDataProviderExt, Slot, LOG_TARGET};
-use sp_consensus::SelectChain;
+use sp_consensus::{SelectChain, SyncOracle};
 use sp_inherents::{CreateInherentDataProviders, InherentDataProvider};
 use sp_runtime::traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT};
 
@@ -87,21 +87,23 @@ impl<B: BlockT> SlotInfo<B> {
 }
 
 /// A stream that returns every time there is a new slot.
-pub(crate) struct Slots<Block, SC, IDP> {
+pub(crate) struct Slots<Block, SC, IDP, SO> {
 	last_slot: Slot,
 	slot_duration: Duration,
 	until_next_slot: Option<Delay>,
 	create_inherent_data_providers: IDP,
 	select_chain: SC,
+	sync_oracle: SO,
 	_phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<Block>,
 }
 
-impl<Block, SC, IDP> Slots<Block, SC, IDP> {
+impl<Block, SC, IDP, SO> Slots<Block, SC, IDP, SO> {
 	/// Create a new `Slots` stream.
 	pub fn new(
 		slot_duration: Duration,
 		create_inherent_data_providers: IDP,
 		select_chain: SC,
+		sync_oracle: SO,
 	) -> Self {
 		Slots {
 			last_slot: 0.into(),
@@ -109,17 +111,19 @@ impl<Block, SC, IDP> Slots<Block, SC, IDP> {
 			until_next_slot: None,
 			create_inherent_data_providers,
 			select_chain,
+			sync_oracle,
 			_phantom: Default::default(),
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-impl<Block, SC, IDP> Slots<Block, SC, IDP>
+impl<Block, SC, IDP, SO> Slots<Block, SC, IDP, SO>
 where
 	Block: BlockT,
 	SC: SelectChain<Block>,
 	IDP: CreateInherentDataProviders<Block, ()> + 'static,
 	IDP::InherentDataProviders: crate::InherentDataProviderExt,
+	SO: SyncOracle,
 {
 	/// Returns a future that fires when the next slot starts.
 	pub async fn next_slot(&mut self) -> SlotInfo<Block> {
@@ -138,6 +142,11 @@ where
 			let wait_dur = time_until_next_slot(self.slot_duration);
 			self.until_next_slot = Some(Delay::new(wait_dur));
 
+			if self.sync_oracle.is_major_syncing() {
+				log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Skipping slot: major sync is in progress.");
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			let chain_head = match self.select_chain.best_chain().await {
 				Ok(x) => x,
 				Err(e) => {