diff --git a/bin/darkfid2/src/main.rs b/bin/darkfid2/src/main.rs
index e97a6aa65..69acdb512 100644
--- a/bin/darkfid2/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/darkfid2/src/main.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ use client::Client;
 mod error;
 use error::{server_error, RpcError};
 
+mod protocol;
+use protocol::ProtocolProposal;
+
 const CONFIG_FILE: &str = "darkfid_config.toml";
 const CONFIG_FILE_CONTENTS: &str = include_str!("../darkfid_config.toml");
 
@@ -337,6 +340,7 @@ async fn realmain(args: Args, ex: Arc<Executor<'_>>) -> Result<()> {
     let p2p = net::P2p::new(network_settings).await;
     let registry = p2p.protocol_registry();
     // TODO: Register protocols
+    debug!("Adding ProtocolProposal to the protocol registry");
 
     info!("Starting P2P networking");
     p2p.clone().start(ex.clone()).await?;
diff --git a/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/mod.rs b/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a27b7453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mod protocol_participant;
+pub use protocol_participant::ProtocolParticipant;
diff --git a/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/protocol_participant.rs b/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/protocol_participant.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7d9e7642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/darkfid2/src/protocol/protocol_participant.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use async_executor::Executor;
+use async_std::sync::Arc;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use log::debug;
+
+use darkfi::{
+    consensus::{participant::Participant, state::ValidatorStatePtr},
+    net::{
+        ChannelPtr, MessageSubscription, P2pPtr, ProtocolBase, ProtocolBasePtr,
+        ProtocolJobsManager, ProtocolJobsManagerPtr,
+    },
+    Result,
+};
+
+pub struct ProtocolParticipant {
+    participant_sub: MessageSubscription<Participant>,
+    jobsman: ProtocolJobsManagerPtr,
+    state: ValidatorStatePtr,
+    p2p: P2pPtr,
+}
+
+impl ProtocolParticipant {
+    pub async fn init(
+        channel: ChannelPtr,
+        state: ValidatorStatePtr,
+        p2p: P2pPtr,
+    ) -> Result<ProtocolBasePtr> {
+        let msg_subsystem = channel.get_message_subsystem();
+        msg_subsystem.add_dispatch::<Participant>().await;
+
+        let participant_sub = channel.subscribe_msg::<Participant>().await?;
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(Self {
+            participant_sub,
+            jobsman: ProtocolJobsManager::new("ParticipantProtocol", channel),
+            state,
+            p2p,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    async fn handle_receive_participant(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
+        debug!("ProtocolParticipant::handle_receive_participant() [START]");
+        loop {
+            let participant = self.participant_sub.receive().await?;
+
+            debug!("ProtocolParticipant::handle_receive_participant() recv: {:?}", participant);
+            if self.state.write().unwrap().append_participant((*participant).clone()) {
+                let pending_participants =
+                    self.state.read().unwrap().consensus.pending_participants.clone();
+                for participant in pending_participants {
+                    self.p2p.broadcast(participant).await?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ProtocolBase for ProtocolParticipant {
+    async fn start(self: Arc<Self>, executor: Arc<Executor<'_>>) -> Result<()> {
+        debug!("ProtocolParticipant::start() [START]");
+        self.jobsman.clone().start(executor.clone());
+        self.jobsman
+            .clone()
+            .spawn(self.clone().handle_receive_participant(), executor.clone())
+            .await;
+        debug!("ProtocolParticipant::start() [END]");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "ProtocolParticipant"
+    }
+}