diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontier-rpc-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontier-rpc-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec83cafc78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontier-rpc-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Frontier RPC Tests
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        run: sudo apt -y install protobuf-compiler
+
+      - name: Install & display rust toolchain
+        run: rustup show
+
+      - name: Check targets are installed correctly
+        run: rustup target list --installed
+
+      - name: Build astar-collator
+        run: cargo build --release --locked --features manual-seal --bin astar-collator
+
+      - name: Clone frontier tests
+        run: git clone https://github.com/AstarNetwork/frontier-tests.git --depth 1
+
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18.x
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: frontier-tests/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: frontier-tests
+        run: npm install --frozen
+
+      - name: Build contracts
+        working-directory: frontier-tests
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Run frontier RPC tests
+        working-directory: frontier-tests
+        run: npm run test
+        env:
+          BINARY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/target/release/astar-collator
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b6f411ff52..dbbc622df2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sc-consensus-aura",
  "sc-consensus-babe",
  "sc-consensus-grandpa",
+ "sc-consensus-manual-seal",
  "sc-executor",
  "sc-network",
  "sc-network-sync",
@@ -12874,6 +12875,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sc-consensus-manual-seal"
+version = "0.10.0-dev"
+source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk?branch=release-polkadot-v1.3.0#401f8a3e9448db854f5605b679fa085b8f445039"
+dependencies = [
+ "assert_matches",
+ "async-trait",
+ "futures 0.3.30",
+ "futures-timer",
+ "jsonrpsee",
+ "log",
+ "parity-scale-codec",
+ "sc-client-api",
+ "sc-consensus",
+ "sc-consensus-aura",
+ "sc-consensus-babe",
+ "sc-consensus-epochs",
+ "sc-transaction-pool",
+ "sc-transaction-pool-api",
+ "serde",
+ "sp-api",
+ "sp-blockchain",
+ "sp-consensus",
+ "sp-consensus-aura",
+ "sp-consensus-babe",
+ "sp-consensus-slots",
+ "sp-core",
+ "sp-inherents",
+ "sp-keystore",
+ "sp-runtime",
+ "sp-timestamp",
+ "substrate-prometheus-endpoint",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sc-consensus-slots"
 version = "0.10.0-dev"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f4c2949c95..f4e0835d72 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ sc-consensus-aura = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch
 sc-consensus-babe = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
 sc-executor = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
 sc-consensus-grandpa = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
+sc-consensus-manual-seal = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
 sc-network = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
 sc-network-sync = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
 sc-offchain = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.3.0" }
diff --git a/bin/collator/Cargo.toml b/bin/collator/Cargo.toml
index d9e207f8b1..198b41b09b 100644
--- a/bin/collator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/collator/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ sc-consensus = { workspace = true }
 sc-consensus-aura = { workspace = true }
 sc-consensus-babe = { workspace = true }
 sc-consensus-grandpa = { workspace = true }
+sc-consensus-manual-seal = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 sc-executor = { workspace = true }
 sc-network = { workspace = true }
 sc-network-sync = { workspace = true }
@@ -173,3 +174,6 @@ evm-tracing = [
 	"moonbeam-rpc-trace",
 	"moonbeam-rpc-txpool",
 ]
+manual-seal = [
+	"sc-consensus-manual-seal",
+]
diff --git a/bin/collator/src/local/service.rs b/bin/collator/src/local/service.rs
index ee53aea2b0..32de813ccd 100644
--- a/bin/collator/src/local/service.rs
+++ b/bin/collator/src/local/service.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ pub fn new_partial(
     let frontier_block_import =
         FrontierBlockImport::new(grandpa_block_import.clone(), client.clone());
     let slot_duration = sc_consensus_aura::slot_duration(&*client)?;
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+    let import_queue = sc_consensus_manual_seal::import_queue(
+        Box::new(client.clone()),
+        &task_manager.spawn_essential_handle(),
+        config.prometheus_registry(),
+    );
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "manual-seal"))]
     let import_queue = sc_consensus_aura::import_queue::<AuraPair, _, _, _, _, _>(
         ImportQueueParams {
             block_import: frontier_block_import.clone(),
@@ -366,6 +375,8 @@ pub fn start_node(
                 block_data_cache: block_data_cache.clone(),
                 overrides: overrides.clone(),
                 enable_evm_rpc: true, // enable EVM RPC for dev node by default
+                #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+                command_sink: None,
             };
 
             crate::rpc::create_full(
@@ -626,6 +637,10 @@ pub fn start_node(config: Configuration) -> Result<TaskManager, ServiceError> {
         prometheus_registry.clone(),
     ));
 
+    // Channel for the rpc handler to communicate with the authorship task.
+    #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+    let (command_sink, commands_stream) = futures::channel::mpsc::channel(1024);
+
     let rpc_extensions_builder = {
         let client = client.clone();
         let network = network.clone();
@@ -649,6 +664,8 @@ pub fn start_node(config: Configuration) -> Result<TaskManager, ServiceError> {
                 block_data_cache: block_data_cache.clone(),
                 overrides: overrides.clone(),
                 enable_evm_rpc: true, // enable EVM RPC for dev node by default
+                #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+                command_sink: Some(command_sink.clone()),
             };
 
             crate::rpc::create_full(deps, subscription, pubsub_notification_sinks.clone())
@@ -682,6 +699,33 @@ pub fn start_node(config: Configuration) -> Result<TaskManager, ServiceError> {
 
         let slot_duration = sc_consensus_aura::slot_duration(&*client)?;
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+        let aura = sc_consensus_manual_seal::run_manual_seal(
+            sc_consensus_manual_seal::ManualSealParams {
+                block_import,
+                env: proposer_factory,
+                client: client.clone(),
+                pool: transaction_pool.clone(),
+                commands_stream,
+                select_chain,
+                consensus_data_provider: Some(Box::new(
+                    sc_consensus_manual_seal::consensus::aura::AuraConsensusDataProvider::new(
+                        client.clone(),
+                    ),
+                )),
+                create_inherent_data_providers: move |_, ()| async move {
+                    let timestamp = sp_timestamp::InherentDataProvider::from_system_time();
+                    let slot =
+                        sp_consensus_aura::inherents::InherentDataProvider::from_timestamp_and_slot_duration(
+                            *timestamp,
+                            slot_duration.clone(),
+                        );
+                    Ok((slot, timestamp))
+                },
+            },
+        );
+
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "manual-seal"))]
         let aura = sc_consensus_aura::start_aura::<AuraPair, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _>(
             StartAuraParams {
                 slot_duration,
diff --git a/bin/collator/src/parachain/service.rs b/bin/collator/src/parachain/service.rs
index 9865e8e88d..72e2bfd30e 100644
--- a/bin/collator/src/parachain/service.rs
+++ b/bin/collator/src/parachain/service.rs
@@ -492,6 +492,8 @@ where
                 block_data_cache: block_data_cache.clone(),
                 overrides: overrides.clone(),
                 enable_evm_rpc: additional_config.enable_evm_rpc,
+                #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+                command_sink: None,
             };
 
             crate::rpc::create_full(deps, subscription, pubsub_notification_sinks.clone())
@@ -834,6 +836,8 @@ where
                 block_data_cache: block_data_cache.clone(),
                 overrides: overrides.clone(),
                 enable_evm_rpc: additional_config.enable_evm_rpc,
+                #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+                command_sink: None,
             };
 
             crate::rpc::create_full(
diff --git a/bin/collator/src/rpc.rs b/bin/collator/src/rpc.rs
index b3c143c99d..05fe036730 100644
--- a/bin/collator/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/bin/collator/src/rpc.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ pub struct FullDeps<C, P, A: ChainApi> {
     pub block_data_cache: Arc<EthBlockDataCacheTask<Block>>,
     /// Enable EVM RPC servers
     pub enable_evm_rpc: bool,
+    /// Command sink for manual sealing
+    #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+    pub command_sink:
+        Option<futures::channel::mpsc::Sender<sc_consensus_manual_seal::EngineCommand<Hash>>>,
 }
 
 /// Instantiate all RPC extensions and Tracing RPC.
@@ -291,12 +295,20 @@ where
         overrides,
         block_data_cache,
         enable_evm_rpc,
+        #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+        command_sink,
     } = deps;
 
     io.merge(System::new(client.clone(), pool.clone(), deny_unsafe).into_rpc())?;
     io.merge(TransactionPayment::new(client.clone()).into_rpc())?;
     io.merge(sc_rpc::dev::Dev::new(client.clone(), deny_unsafe).into_rpc())?;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "manual-seal")]
+    if let Some(command_sink) = command_sink {
+        use sc_consensus_manual_seal::rpc::ManualSealApiServer;
+        io.merge(sc_consensus_manual_seal::rpc::ManualSeal::new(command_sink).into_rpc())?;
+    }
+
     if !enable_evm_rpc {
         return Ok(io);
     }