diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e8a743d34a..8ada11f279 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3336,13 +3336,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "auto_impl",
  "eyre",
+ "futures",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-provider",
  "reth-rlp",
+ "reth-rpc-types",
  "serde",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3721,6 +3724,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "hex",
  "jsonrpsee",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-network",
  "reth-primitives",
@@ -3731,6 +3735,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/consensus/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/Cargo.toml
index 0e0f34fb1a..9397390d6e 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,14 +11,19 @@ readme = "README.md"
 reth-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 reth-interfaces = { path = "../interfaces" }
 reth-provider = { path = "../storage/provider" }
-reth-rlp = {path = "../common/rlp"}
+reth-rlp = { path = "../common/rlp" }
+reth-rpc-types = { path = "../net/rpc-types" }
+
+# async
+futures = "0.3"
+async-trait = "0.1.57"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["sync"] }
+tokio-stream = "0.1"
 
 # common
-async-trait = "0.1.57"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 eyre = "0.6.8"
 auto_impl = "1.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["sync"] }
 
 # io
 serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/consensus/src/engine/error.rs b/crates/consensus/src/engine/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc1e2720f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/consensus/src/engine/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+use reth_primitives::{Bytes, H256, U256};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// The Engine API result type
+pub type EngineApiResult<Ok> = Result<Ok, EngineApiError>;
+
+/// Error returned by [`EngineApi`][crate::engine::EngineApi]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum EngineApiError {
+    /// Invalid payload extra data.
+    #[error("Invalid payload extra data: {0}")]
+    PayloadExtraData(Bytes),
+    /// Invalid payload base fee.
+    #[error("Invalid payload base fee: {0}")]
+    PayloadBaseFee(U256),
+    /// Invalid payload block hash.
+    #[error("Invalid payload block hash. Execution: {execution}. Consensus: {consensus}")]
+    PayloadBlockHash {
+        /// The block hash computed from the payload.
+        execution: H256,
+        /// The block hash provided with the payload.
+        consensus: H256,
+    },
+    /// Invalid payload block hash.
+    #[error("Invalid payload timestamp: {invalid}. Latest: {latest}")]
+    PayloadTimestamp {
+        /// The payload timestamp.
+        invalid: u64,
+        /// Latest available timestamp.
+        latest: u64,
+    },
+    /// Received pre-merge payload.
+    #[error("Received pre-merge payload.")]
+    PayloadPreMerge,
+    /// Unknown payload requested.
+    #[error("Unknown payload")]
+    PayloadUnknown,
+    /// Terminal total difficulty mismatch during transition configuration exchange.
+    #[error(
+        "Invalid transition terminal total difficulty. Execution: {execution}. Consensus: {consensus}"
+    )]
+    TerminalTD {
+        /// Execution terminal total difficulty value.
+        execution: U256,
+        /// Consensus terminal total difficulty value.
+        consensus: U256,
+    },
+    /// Terminal block hash mismatch during transition configuration exchange.
+    #[error(
+        "Invalid transition terminal block hash. Execution: {execution:?}. Consensus: {consensus}"
+    )]
+    TerminalBlockHash {
+        /// Execution terminal block hash. `None` if block number is not found in the database.
+        execution: Option<H256>,
+        /// Consensus terminal block hash.
+        consensus: H256,
+    },
+    /// Forkchoice zero hash head received.
+    #[error("Received zero hash as forkchoice head")]
+    ForkchoiceEmptyHead,
+    /// Encountered decoding error.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Decode(#[from] reth_rlp::DecodeError),
+    /// API encountered an internal error.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Internal(#[from] reth_interfaces::Error),
+}
diff --git a/crates/consensus/src/engine/mod.rs b/crates/consensus/src/engine/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40be8650be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/consensus/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
+use reth_primitives::{
+    proofs::{self, EMPTY_LIST_HASH},
+    rpc::BlockId,
+    BlockLocked, Header, TransactionSigned, H64,
+};
+use reth_provider::{BlockProvider, HeaderProvider};
+use reth_rlp::Decodable;
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::{
+    ExecutionPayload, ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadAttributes, PayloadStatus, PayloadStatusEnum,
+    TransitionConfiguration,
+};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    future::Future,
+    pin::Pin,
+    sync::Arc,
+    task::{ready, Context, Poll},
+};
+use tokio::sync::oneshot;
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
+
+mod error;
+use crate::Config;
+pub use error::{EngineApiError, EngineApiResult};
+
+/// The Engine API response sender
+pub type EngineApiSender<Ok> = oneshot::Sender<EngineApiResult<Ok>>;
+
+/// Consensus engine API trait.
+pub trait ConsensusEngine {
+    /// Retrieves payload from local cache.
+    fn get_payload(&self, payload_id: H64) -> Option<ExecutionPayload>;
+
+    /// Receives a payload to validate and execute.
+    fn new_payload(&mut self, payload: ExecutionPayload) -> EngineApiResult<PayloadStatus>;
+
+    /// Updates the fork choice state
+    fn fork_choice_updated(
+        &self,
+        fork_choice_state: ForkchoiceState,
+        payload_attributes: Option<PayloadAttributes>,
+    ) -> EngineApiResult<ForkchoiceUpdated>;
+
+    /// Verifies the transition configuration between execution and consensus clients.
+    fn exchange_transition_configuration(
+        &self,
+        config: TransitionConfiguration,
+    ) -> EngineApiResult<TransitionConfiguration>;
+}
+
+/// Message type for communicating with [EthConsensusEngine]
+pub enum EngineMessage {
+    /// New payload message
+    NewPayload(ExecutionPayload, EngineApiSender<PayloadStatus>),
+    /// Get payload message
+    GetPayload(H64, EngineApiSender<ExecutionPayload>),
+    /// Forkchoice updated message
+    ForkchoiceUpdated(
+        ForkchoiceState,
+        Option<PayloadAttributes>,
+        EngineApiSender<ForkchoiceUpdated>,
+    ),
+    /// Exchange transition configuration message
+    ExchangeTransitionConfiguration(
+        TransitionConfiguration,
+        EngineApiSender<TransitionConfiguration>,
+    ),
+}
+
+/// The consensus engine API implementation
+#[must_use = "EthConsensusEngine does nothing unless polled."]
+pub struct EthConsensusEngine<Client> {
+    /// Consensus configuration
+    config: Config,
+    client: Arc<Client>,
+    /// Placeholder for storing future blocks
+    local_store: HashMap<H64, ExecutionPayload>, // TODO: bound
+    // remote_store: HashMap<H64, ExecutionPayload>,
+    rx: UnboundedReceiverStream<EngineMessage>,
+}
+
+impl<Client: HeaderProvider + BlockProvider> EthConsensusEngine<Client> {
+    fn on_message(&mut self, msg: EngineMessage) {
+        match msg {
+            EngineMessage::GetPayload(payload_id, tx) => {
+                // NOTE: Will always result in `PayloadUnknown` since we don't support block
+                // building for now.
+                let _ = tx.send(self.get_payload(payload_id).ok_or(EngineApiError::PayloadUnknown));
+            }
+            EngineMessage::NewPayload(payload, tx) => {
+                let _ = tx.send(self.new_payload(payload));
+            }
+            EngineMessage::ForkchoiceUpdated(state, attrs, tx) => {
+                let _ = tx.send(self.fork_choice_updated(state, attrs));
+            }
+            EngineMessage::ExchangeTransitionConfiguration(config, tx) => {
+                let _ = tx.send(self.exchange_transition_configuration(config));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Try to construct a block from given payload. Perform addition validation of `extra_data` and
+    /// `base_fee_per_gas` fields.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: The log bloom is assumed to be validated during serialization.
+    /// NOTE: Ommers hash is validated upon computing block hash and comparing the value with
+    /// `payload.block_hash`.
+    /// Ref: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/79a478bb6176425c2400e949890e668a3d9a3d05/core/beacon/types.go#L145
+    fn try_construct_block(&self, payload: ExecutionPayload) -> EngineApiResult<BlockLocked> {
+        if payload.extra_data.len() > 32 {
+            return Err(EngineApiError::PayloadExtraData(payload.extra_data))
+        }
+
+        if payload.base_fee_per_gas.is_zero() {
+            return Err(EngineApiError::PayloadBaseFee(payload.base_fee_per_gas))
+        }
+
+        let transactions = payload
+            .transactions
+            .iter()
+            .map(|tx| TransactionSigned::decode(&mut tx.as_ref()))
+            .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        let transactions_root = proofs::calculate_transaction_root(transactions.iter());
+        let header = Header {
+            parent_hash: payload.parent_hash,
+            beneficiary: payload.fee_recipient,
+            state_root: payload.state_root,
+            transactions_root,
+            receipts_root: payload.receipts_root,
+            logs_bloom: payload.logs_bloom,
+            number: payload.block_number.as_u64(),
+            gas_limit: payload.gas_limit.as_u64(),
+            gas_used: payload.gas_used.as_u64(),
+            timestamp: payload.timestamp.as_u64(),
+            mix_hash: payload.prev_randao,
+            base_fee_per_gas: Some(payload.base_fee_per_gas.as_u64()),
+            extra_data: payload.extra_data.0,
+            // Defaults
+            ommers_hash: EMPTY_LIST_HASH,
+            difficulty: Default::default(),
+            nonce: Default::default(),
+        };
+        let header = header.seal();
+
+        if payload.block_hash != header.hash() {
+            return Err(EngineApiError::PayloadBlockHash {
+                execution: header.hash(),
+                consensus: payload.block_hash,
+            })
+        }
+
+        Ok(BlockLocked { header, body: transactions, ommers: Default::default() })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Client: HeaderProvider + BlockProvider> ConsensusEngine for EthConsensusEngine<Client> {
+    fn get_payload(&self, payload_id: H64) -> Option<ExecutionPayload> {
+        self.local_store.get(&payload_id).cloned()
+    }
+
+    fn new_payload(&mut self, payload: ExecutionPayload) -> EngineApiResult<PayloadStatus> {
+        let block = match self.try_construct_block(payload) {
+            Ok(b) => b,
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Ok(PayloadStatus::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::InvalidBlockHash {
+                    validation_error: err.to_string(),
+                }))
+            }
+        };
+
+        // The block already exists in our database
+        if self.client.is_known(&block.hash())? {
+            return Ok(PayloadStatus::new(PayloadStatusEnum::Valid, block.hash()))
+        }
+
+        let Some(parent) = self.client.block(BlockId::Hash(block.parent_hash))? else {
+             // TODO: cache block for storing later
+             return Ok(PayloadStatus::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Syncing))
+        };
+
+        let parent_td = self.client.header_td(&block.parent_hash)?;
+        if parent_td.unwrap_or_default() <= self.config.merge_terminal_total_difficulty.into() {
+            return Ok(PayloadStatus::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Invalid {
+                validation_error: EngineApiError::PayloadPreMerge.to_string(),
+            }))
+        }
+
+        if block.timestamp <= parent.timestamp {
+            return Err(EngineApiError::PayloadTimestamp {
+                invalid: block.timestamp,
+                latest: parent.timestamp,
+            })
+        }
+
+        // TODO: execute block
+
+        Ok(PayloadStatus::new(PayloadStatusEnum::Valid, block.hash()))
+    }
+
+    fn fork_choice_updated(
+        &self,
+        fork_choice_state: ForkchoiceState,
+        _payload_attributes: Option<PayloadAttributes>,
+    ) -> EngineApiResult<ForkchoiceUpdated> {
+        let ForkchoiceState { head_block_hash, finalized_block_hash, .. } = fork_choice_state;
+
+        if head_block_hash.is_zero() {
+            return Ok(ForkchoiceUpdated::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Invalid {
+                validation_error: EngineApiError::ForkchoiceEmptyHead.to_string(),
+            }))
+        }
+
+        // Block is not known, nothing to do.
+        if !self.client.is_known(&head_block_hash)? {
+            return Ok(ForkchoiceUpdated::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Syncing))
+        }
+
+        // The finalized block hash is not known, we are still syncing
+        if !finalized_block_hash.is_zero() && !self.client.is_known(&finalized_block_hash)? {
+            return Ok(ForkchoiceUpdated::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Syncing))
+        }
+
+        let chain_info = self.client.chain_info()?;
+        Ok(ForkchoiceUpdated::from_status(PayloadStatusEnum::Valid)
+            .with_latest_valid_hash(chain_info.best_hash))
+    }
+
+    fn exchange_transition_configuration(
+        &self,
+        config: TransitionConfiguration,
+    ) -> EngineApiResult<TransitionConfiguration> {
+        let TransitionConfiguration {
+            terminal_total_difficulty,
+            terminal_block_hash,
+            terminal_block_number,
+        } = config;
+
+        // Compare total difficulty values
+        let merge_terminal_td = self.config.merge_terminal_total_difficulty.into();
+        if merge_terminal_td != terminal_total_difficulty {
+            return Err(EngineApiError::TerminalTD {
+                execution: merge_terminal_td,
+                consensus: terminal_total_difficulty,
+            })
+        }
+
+        // Short circuit if communicated block hash is zero
+        if terminal_block_hash.is_zero() {
+            return Ok(TransitionConfiguration {
+                terminal_total_difficulty: merge_terminal_td,
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+        }
+
+        // Attempt to look up terminal block hash
+        let local_hash = self.client.block_hash(terminal_block_number.into())?;
+
+        // Transition configuration exchange is successful if block hashes match
+        match local_hash {
+            Some(hash) if hash == terminal_block_hash => Ok(TransitionConfiguration {
+                terminal_total_difficulty: merge_terminal_td,
+                terminal_block_hash,
+                terminal_block_number,
+            }),
+            _ => Err(EngineApiError::TerminalBlockHash {
+                execution: local_hash,
+                consensus: terminal_block_hash,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Client> Future for EthConsensusEngine<Client>
+where
+    Client: HeaderProvider + BlockProvider + Unpin,
+{
+    type Output = ();
+
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
+        loop {
+            match ready!(this.rx.poll_next_unpin(cx)) {
+                Some(msg) => this.on_message(msg),
+                None => {
+                    // channel closed
+                    return Poll::Ready(())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/consensus/src/lib.rs b/crates/consensus/src/lib.rs
index 65797f2c32..17493a6b1c 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod consensus;
 pub mod verification;
 
+/// Engine API module.
+pub mod engine;
+
 pub use config::Config;
 pub use consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 pub use reth_interfaces::consensus::Error;
diff --git a/crates/consensus/src/verification.rs b/crates/consensus/src/verification.rs
index e45c252eaa..c5c4e93b61 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/src/verification.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/src/verification.rs
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ mod tests {
         fn header_by_number(&self, _num: u64) -> Result<Option<Header>> {
             Ok(self.parent.clone())
         }
+
+        fn header_td(&self, _hash: &BlockHash) -> Result<Option<U256>> {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
     }
 
     fn mock_tx(nonce: u64) -> TransactionSignedEcRecovered {
diff --git a/crates/net/network/tests/it/testnet.rs b/crates/net/network/tests/it/testnet.rs
index 37e6934a5d..ba0807fdac 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/tests/it/testnet.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/tests/it/testnet.rs
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ impl HeaderProvider for MockEthProvider {
         let lock = self.headers.lock();
         Ok(lock.values().find(|h| h.number == num).cloned())
     }
+
+    fn header_td(&self, _hash: &BlockHash) -> reth_interfaces::Result<Option<U256>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
 }
 
 impl BlockProvider for MockEthProvider {
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc-types/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
index 20f8d902af..d15be8923b 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/rpc-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Reth RPC types
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-primitives = { path = "../../primitives" }
-reth-rlp = {path = "../../common/rlp"}
+reth-rlp = { path = "../../common/rlp" }
 
 # misc
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc-types/src/eth/engine.rs b/crates/net/rpc-types/src/eth/engine.rs
index 743dcbb936..0715c59e73 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc-types/src/eth/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc-types/src/eth/engine.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub struct PayloadAttributes {
     /// Array of [`Withdrawal`] enabled with V2
     /// See <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/6709c2a795b707202e93c4f2867fa0bf2640a84f/src/engine/shanghai.md#executionpayloadv2>
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub withdrawal: Option<Withdrawal>,
+    pub withdrawal: Option<Withdrawal>, // TODO: should be a vec
 }
 
 /// This structure contains the result of processing a payload
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ pub struct PayloadStatus {
     pub latest_valid_hash: Option<H256>,
 }
 
+impl PayloadStatus {
+    pub fn new(status: PayloadStatusEnum, latest_valid_hash: H256) -> Self {
+        Self { status, latest_valid_hash: Some(latest_valid_hash) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_status(status: PayloadStatusEnum) -> Self {
+        Self { status, latest_valid_hash: None }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "status", rename_all = "SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE")]
 pub enum PayloadStatusEnum {
@@ -96,7 +106,7 @@ pub enum PayloadStatusEnum {
 }
 
 /// This structure contains configurable settings of the transition process.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct TransitionConfiguration {
     /// Maps on the TERMINAL_TOTAL_DIFFICULTY parameter of EIP-3675
@@ -113,3 +123,23 @@ pub struct ForkchoiceUpdated {
     pub payload_status: PayloadStatus,
     pub payload_id: Option<H64>,
 }
+
+impl ForkchoiceUpdated {
+    pub fn new(payload_status: PayloadStatus) -> Self {
+        Self { payload_status, payload_id: None }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_status(status: PayloadStatusEnum) -> Self {
+        Self { payload_status: PayloadStatus::from_status(status), payload_id: None }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_latest_valid_hash(mut self, hash: H256) -> Self {
+        self.payload_status.latest_valid_hash = Some(hash);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_payload_id(mut self, id: H64) -> Self {
+        self.payload_id = Some(id);
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/rpc/Cargo.toml
index a941980240..ffffe1f5ce 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@ reth-interfaces = { path = "../../interfaces" }
 reth-primitives = { path = "../../primitives" }
 reth-rpc-api = { path = "../rpc-api" }
 reth-rpc-types = { path = "../rpc-types" }
-reth-provider = { path = "../../storage/provider"}
+reth-provider = { path = "../../storage/provider" }
 reth-transaction-pool = { path = "../../transaction-pool" }
 reth-network = { path = "../network" }
+reth-consensus = { path = "../../consensus", features = ["serde"] }
 
 # rpc
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16" }
 
-# misc
+# async
 async-trait = "0.1"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["sync"] }
+
+# misc
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/engine/mod.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/engine/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9732f71672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use crate::result::rpc_err;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use jsonrpsee::core::{Error, RpcResult as Result};
+use reth_consensus::engine::{EngineApiError, EngineApiResult, EngineMessage};
+use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
+use reth_primitives::H64;
+use reth_rpc_api::EngineApiServer;
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::{
+    ExecutionPayload, ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadAttributes, PayloadStatus, TransitionConfiguration,
+};
+use tokio::sync::{
+    mpsc::UnboundedSender,
+    oneshot::{self, Receiver},
+};
+
+/// The server implementation of Engine API
+pub struct EngineApi {
+    /// Handle to the consensus engine
+    engine_tx: UnboundedSender<EngineMessage>,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for EngineApi {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("EngineApi").finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}
+
+impl EngineApi {
+    async fn delegate_request<T>(
+        &self,
+        msg: EngineMessage,
+        rx: Receiver<EngineApiResult<T>>,
+    ) -> Result<T> {
+        let _ = self.engine_tx.send(msg);
+        rx.await.map_err(|err| Error::Custom(err.to_string()))?.map_err(|err| {
+            let code = match err {
+                EngineApiError::PayloadUnknown => -38001,
+                // Any other server error
+                _ => jsonrpsee::types::error::INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE,
+            };
+            rpc_err(code, err.to_string(), None)
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EngineApiServer for EngineApi {
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/8db51dcd2f4bdfbd9ad6e4a7560aac97010ad063/src/engine/specification.md#engine_newpayloadv1>
+    /// Caution: This should not accept the `withdrawals` field
+    async fn new_payload_v1(&self, payload: ExecutionPayload) -> Result<PayloadStatus> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.delegate_request(EngineMessage::NewPayload(payload, tx), rx).await
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/8db51dcd2f4bdfbd9ad6e4a7560aac97010ad063/src/engine/specification.md#engine_newpayloadv1>
+    async fn new_payload_v2(&self, _payload: ExecutionPayload) -> Result<PayloadStatus> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/8db51dcd2f4bdfbd9ad6e4a7560aac97010ad063/src/engine/specification.md#engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1>
+    ///
+    /// Caution: This should not accept the `withdrawals` field
+    async fn fork_choice_updated_v1(
+        &self,
+        fork_choice_state: ForkchoiceState,
+        payload_attributes: Option<PayloadAttributes>,
+    ) -> Result<ForkchoiceUpdated> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.delegate_request(
+            EngineMessage::ForkchoiceUpdated(fork_choice_state, payload_attributes, tx),
+            rx,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/main/src/engine/specification.md#engine_forkchoiceupdatedv2>
+    async fn fork_choice_updated_v2(
+        &self,
+        _fork_choice_state: ForkchoiceState,
+        _payload_attributes: Option<PayloadAttributes>,
+    ) -> Result<ForkchoiceUpdated> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/8db51dcd2f4bdfbd9ad6e4a7560aac97010ad063/src/engine/specification.md#engine_getPayloadV1>
+    ///
+    /// Caution: This should not return the `withdrawals` field
+    async fn get_payload_v1(&self, payload_id: H64) -> Result<ExecutionPayload> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.delegate_request(EngineMessage::GetPayload(payload_id, tx), rx).await
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/main/src/engine/specification.md#engine_getpayloadv2>
+    async fn get_payload_v2(&self, _payload_id: H64) -> Result<ExecutionPayload> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    /// See also <https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/8db51dcd2f4bdfbd9ad6e4a7560aac97010ad063/src/engine/specification.md#engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1>
+    async fn exchange_transition_configuration(
+        &self,
+        config: TransitionConfiguration,
+    ) -> Result<TransitionConfiguration> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.delegate_request(EngineMessage::ExchangeTransitionConfiguration(config, tx), rx).await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/mod.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/mod.rs
index 2d747deab4..355a049325 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Provides everything related to `eth_` namespace
 
 use reth_interfaces::Result;
-use reth_primitives::{U256, U64};
-use reth_provider::{BlockProvider, StateProviderFactory};
+use reth_primitives::U64;
+use reth_provider::{BlockProvider, ChainInfo, StateProviderFactory};
 use reth_rpc_types::Transaction;
 use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pub trait EthApiSpec: Send + Sync {
     /// Returns the current ethereum protocol version.
     fn protocol_version(&self) -> U64;
 
-    /// Returns the best block number
-    fn block_number(&self) -> Result<U256>;
-
     /// Returns the chain id
     fn chain_id(&self) -> U64;
+
+    /// Returns client chain info
+    fn chain_info(&self) -> Result<ChainInfo>;
 }
 
 /// `Eth` API implementation.
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ where
         1u64.into()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the best block number
-    fn block_number(&self) -> Result<U256> {
-        Ok(self.client().chain_info()?.best_number.into())
-    }
-
     /// Returns the chain id
     fn chain_id(&self) -> U64 {
         todo!()
     }
+
+    /// Returns the current info for the chain
+    fn chain_info(&self) -> Result<ChainInfo> {
+        self.client().chain_info()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Container type `EthApi`
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
index fa2235ab3f..ce5f02f70a 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@ where
     }
 
     fn block_number(&self) -> Result<U256> {
-        EthApiSpec::block_number(self).with_message("Failed to read block number")
+        Ok(EthApiSpec::chain_info(self)
+            .with_message("failed to read chain info")?
+            .best_number
+            .into())
     }
 
     async fn chain_id(&self) -> Result<Option<U64>> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(Some(EthApiSpec::chain_id(self)))
     }
 
     async fn block_by_hash(&self, _hash: H256, _full: bool) -> Result<Option<RichBlock>> {
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
index 646f962657..dedf3da738 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 //!
 //! Provides the implementation of all RPC interfaces.
 
+mod engine;
 mod eth;
 mod net;
 
+pub use engine::EngineApi;
 pub use eth::{EthApi, EthApiSpec, EthPubSub};
 pub use net::NetApi;
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/block.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/block.rs
index 9decc095e6..aad4a6aa60 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/block.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/block.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pub trait HeaderProvider: Send + Sync {
             BlockHashOrNumber::Number(num) => self.header_by_number(num),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get total difficulty by block hash.
+    fn header_td(&self, hash: &BlockHash) -> Result<Option<U256>>;
 }
 
 /// Api trait for fetching `Block` related data.
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/db_provider/block.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/db_provider/block.rs
index 6f93a8e69c..63b5d0ee93 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/db_provider/block.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/db_provider/block.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{BlockProvider, ChainInfo, HeaderProvider, ProviderImpl};
 use reth_db::{database::Database, tables, transaction::DbTx};
 use reth_interfaces::Result;
-use reth_primitives::{rpc::BlockId, Block, BlockNumber, Header, H256, U256};
+use reth_primitives::{rpc::BlockId, Block, BlockHash, BlockNumber, Header, H256, U256};
 
 impl<DB: Database> HeaderProvider for ProviderImpl<DB> {
-    fn header(&self, block_hash: &reth_primitives::BlockHash) -> Result<Option<Header>> {
+    fn header(&self, block_hash: &BlockHash) -> Result<Option<Header>> {
         self.db.view(|tx| tx.get::<tables::Headers>((0, *block_hash).into()))?.map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ impl<DB: Database> HeaderProvider for ProviderImpl<DB> {
             Ok(None)
         }
     }
+
+    fn header_td(&self, hash: &BlockHash) -> Result<Option<U256>> {
+        if let Some(num) = self.db.view(|tx| tx.get::<tables::HeaderNumbers>(*hash))?? {
+            let td = self.db.view(|tx| tx.get::<tables::HeaderTD>((num, *hash).into()))??;
+            Ok(td.map(|v| v.0))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<DB: Database> BlockProvider for ProviderImpl<DB> {
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/api.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/api.rs
index 6637ab7d7b..7fa4bad223 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/api.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/api.rs
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ impl HeaderProvider for TestApi {
     fn header_by_number(&self, _num: u64) -> Result<Option<Header>> {
         Ok(None)
     }
+
+    fn header_td(&self, _hash: &BlockHash) -> Result<Option<U256>> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
 }