diff --git a/scripts/index.ts b/scripts/index.ts
index 43d1650c..b751ff47 100644
--- a/scripts/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ async function main() {
       espresso: { boolean: true, decription: 'use Espresso Sequencer for sequencing and DA', default: false },
       espressoUrl: { string: true, description: 'Espresso Sequencer url', default: 'http://espresso-dev-node:41000' },
       lightClientAddress: { string: true, description: 'address of the light client contract', default: ''},
+      enableFinalityNode: {boolean: true, description: 'enable finality node', default: false},
     })
     .command(bridgeFundsCommand)
     .command(bridgeToL3Command)
diff --git a/smoke-test-finality-node.bash b/smoke-test-finality-node.bash
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c1bc699e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-test-finality-node.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+listen_to_sequencer_feed() {
+    #  Listen to the sequencer feed and check if the sender address is detected
+    while read -r message; do
+        # Check if the message contains the specific sender address
+        if [[ "$message" == *"\"sender\":\"0xdd6bd74674c356345db88c354491c7d3173c6806\""* ]]; then
+            echo "Sender address detected"
+            break
+        fi
+    done < <(websocat ws://127.0.0.1:9642)
+}
+
+
+./test-node.bash --espresso --latest-espresso-image --validate --tokenbridge --init-force --detach --espresso-finality-node
+
+# Start the espresso finality node
+docker compose up -d sequencer-espresso-finality --wait --detach 
+
+# Sending L2 transaction
+./test-node.bash script send-l2 --ethamount 100 --to user_l2user --wait
+
+listen_to_sequencer_feed
+
+docker compose down
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-node.bash b/test-node.bash
index b9a40625..a6612ca6 100755
--- a/test-node.bash
+++ b/test-node.bash
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ devprivkey=b6b15c8cb491557369f3c7d2c287b053eb229daa9c22138887752191c9520659
 l1chainid=1337
 simple=true
 simple_with_validator=false
-
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
         --init)
@@ -106,6 +105,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             l2_espresso=true
             shift
             ;;
+        --espresso-finality-node)
+            enableFinalityNode=true
+            shift
+            ;;
         --latest-espresso-image)
             latest_espresso_image=true
             shift
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             echo --no-tokenbridge  don\'t build or launch tokenbridge
             echo --no-run          does not launch nodes \(useful with build or init\)
             echo --no-simple       run a full configuration with separate sequencer/batch-poster/validator/relayer
+            echo --enable-finality-node enable espresso finality node
             echo
             echo script runs inside a separate docker. For SCRIPT-ARGS, run $0 script --help
             exit 0
@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ if [ $batchposters -gt 2 ]; then
 fi
 
 
+
 if $validate; then
     NODES="$NODES validator"
 elif ! $simple; then
@@ -308,6 +313,7 @@ if $l3node; then
     export ESPRESSO_DEPLOYER_ALT_MNEMONICS="indoor dish desk flag debris potato excuse depart ticket judge file exit"
     export ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_DEPLOYER_ALT_INDICES="6"
 fi
+
 if $blockscout; then
     NODES="$NODES blockscout"
 fi
@@ -397,6 +403,7 @@ if $force_init; then
     docker compose run --entrypoint sh geth -c "chown -R 1000:1000 /keystore"
     docker compose run --entrypoint sh geth -c "chown -R 1000:1000 /config"
 
+
     if $consensusclient; then
       echo == Writing configs
       docker compose run scripts write-geth-genesis-config
@@ -418,6 +425,7 @@ if $force_init; then
       docker compose up --wait prysm_validator
     else
       docker compose up --wait geth
+    #   docker compose up --wait geth-espresso-finality
       docker compose run scripts write-geth-genesis-config
     fi
 
@@ -454,7 +462,10 @@ if $force_init; then
     else
         echo == Writing configs
         docker compose run scripts write-config --espresso $l2_espresso --lightClientAddress $lightClientAddr
-
+        if $enableFinalityNode; then
+            echo == Writing configs for finality node
+            docker compose run scripts write-config  --enableFinalityNode --lightClientAddress $lightClientAddr
+        fi
         echo == Initializing redis
         docker compose up --wait redis
         docker compose run scripts redis-init --redundancy $redundantsequencers