diff --git a/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/lib.rs b/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/lib.rs
index 98b2255b7..bf87423ed 100644
--- a/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/lib.rs
+++ b/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/lib.rs
@@ -519,9 +519,17 @@ impl pallet_timestamp::Config for Runtime {
     type WeightInfo = weights::pallet_timestamp::SubstrateWeight<Runtime>;
 }
 
+pub struct RewardPoints;
+
+impl pallet_authorship::EventHandler<AccountId, BlockNumberFor<Runtime>> for RewardPoints {
+    fn note_author(author: AccountId) {
+        ExternalValidatorsRewards::reward_by_ids(vec![(author, 20u32)])
+    }
+}
+
 impl pallet_authorship::Config for Runtime {
     type FindAuthor = pallet_session::FindAccountFromAuthorIndex<Self, Babe>;
-    type EventHandler = ();
+    type EventHandler = RewardPoints;
 }
 
 impl_opaque_keys! {
diff --git a/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/tests/common/mod.rs b/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/tests/common/mod.rs
index c29deae89..6bd3027b0 100644
--- a/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/solo-chains/runtime/dancelight/src/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -673,6 +673,12 @@ impl ExtBuilder {
             .assimilate_storage(&mut t)
             .unwrap();
 
+        snowbridge_pallet_system::GenesisConfig::<Runtime> {
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+        .assimilate_storage(&mut t)
+        .unwrap();
+
         if self.safe_xcm_version.is_some() {
             // Disable run_block checks in XCM tests, because the XCM emulator runs on_initialize and
             // on_finalize automatically
diff --git a/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_reward_candidates.ts b/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_reward_candidates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c9d328c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_reward_candidates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import "@tanssi/api-augment";
+import { describeSuite, customDevRpcRequest, expect, beforeAll } from "@moonwall/cli";
+import { ApiPromise, Keyring } from "@polkadot/api";
+import { jumpToSession } from "util/block";
+
+describeSuite({
+    id: "DTR1601",
+    title: "Paras inherent tests",
+    foundationMethods: "dev",
+
+    testCases: ({ it, context }) => {
+        let polkadotJs: ApiPromise;
+
+        beforeAll(async () => {
+            polkadotJs = context.polkadotJs();
+        });
+
+        it({
+            id: "E01",
+            title: "para candidates should trigger reward info",
+            test: async function () {
+                const keyring = new Keyring({ type: "sr25519" });
+                const aliceStash = keyring.addFromUri("//Alice//stash");
+                await context.createBlock();
+                // Send RPC call to enable para inherent candidate generation
+                await customDevRpcRequest("mock_enableParaInherentCandidate", []);
+                // Since collators are not assigned until session 2, we need to go till session 2 to actually see heads being injected
+                await jumpToSession(context, 3);
+                await context.createBlock();
+
+                // we are still in era 0
+                const validatorRewards = await context
+                    .polkadotJs()
+                    .query.externalValidatorsRewards.rewardPointsForEra(0);
+                const totalRewards = validatorRewards.total.toBigInt();
+
+                const blockNumber = (await polkadotJs.rpc.chain.getHeader()).number.toBigInt();
+
+                // Validators get 20 points for creating a block, so if they included a candidate, they will get more than 20
+                expect(totalRewards).to.be.greaterThan(20n * blockNumber);
+                // All of them come from alice as she is the only one validating candidates
+                expect(validatorRewards.individual.toHuman()[aliceStash.address]).to.be.eq(totalRewards.toString());
+            },
+        });
+
+        it({
+            id: "E02",
+            title: "Check rewards storage clears after historyDepth",
+            test: async function () {
+                const sessionsPerEra = await polkadotJs.consts.externalValidators.sessionsPerEra;
+                const historyDepth = await polkadotJs.consts.externalValidatorsRewards.historyDepth;
+
+                const currentIndex = await polkadotJs.query.session.currentIndex();
+
+                const targetSession =
+                    currentIndex.toNumber() + sessionsPerEra.toNumber() * (historyDepth.toNumber() + 1);
+
+                await jumpToSession(context, targetSession);
+
+                const validatorRewards = await context
+                    .polkadotJs()
+                    .query.externalValidatorsRewards.rewardPointsForEra(0);
+                const totalRewards = validatorRewards.total.toBigInt();
+
+                // rewards should have expired
+                expect(totalRewards).to.be.equal(0n);
+            },
+        });
+    },
+});
diff --git a/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_rewards.ts b/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_rewards.ts
index dc4ef52ea..72737d8a3 100644
--- a/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_rewards.ts
+++ b/test/suites/dev-tanssi-relay/external-validators-rewards/test_external_validator_rewards.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import "@tanssi/api-augment";
-import { describeSuite, customDevRpcRequest, expect, beforeAll } from "@moonwall/cli";
+import { describeSuite, expect, beforeAll } from "@moonwall/cli";
 import { ApiPromise, Keyring } from "@polkadot/api";
 import { jumpToSession } from "util/block";
 
 describeSuite({
-    id: "DTR1601",
+    id: "DTR1602",
     title: "Paras inherent tests",
     foundationMethods: "dev",
 
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ describeSuite({
                 const keyring = new Keyring({ type: "sr25519" });
                 const aliceStash = keyring.addFromUri("//Alice//stash");
                 await context.createBlock();
-                // Send RPC call to enable para inherent candidate generation
-                await customDevRpcRequest("mock_enableParaInherentCandidate", []);
-                // Since collators are not assigned until session 2, we need to go till session 2 to actually see heads being injected
-                await jumpToSession(context, 3);
-                await context.createBlock();
 
                 // we are still in era 0
                 const validatorRewards = await context
@@ -34,8 +29,11 @@ describeSuite({
                     .query.externalValidatorsRewards.rewardPointsForEra(0);
                 const totalRewards = validatorRewards.total.toBigInt();
 
-                expect(totalRewards).to.be.greaterThan(0n);
-                // All of them come from alice as she is the only one validating candidates
+                const blockNumber = (await polkadotJs.rpc.chain.getHeader()).number.toBigInt();
+
+                // 20 points per block
+                expect(totalRewards).toBe(20n * blockNumber);
+                // All of them come from alice as she is the only one producing blocks
                 expect(validatorRewards.individual.toHuman()[aliceStash.address]).to.be.eq(totalRewards.toString());
             },
         });