diff --git a/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
index 6aae29f3ab969..6f929ba63ae24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/espresso-devnet-tests.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             tests: "TestWithdrawal"
             tee: false
           - group: 3
-            tests: "TestSmokeWithTEE"
+            tests: "TestSmokeWithTEE|TestForcedTransaction"
             tee: true
     env:
       ESPRESSO_DEVNET_TESTS_LIVENESS_PERIOD: "1m"
diff --git a/espresso/devnet-tests/forced_transaction_test.go b/espresso/devnet-tests/forced_transaction_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..32fd0c391727d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espresso/devnet-tests/forced_transaction_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package devnet_tests
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-e2e/bindings"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/predeploys"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// Time to wait for a transaction to be enforced after submission.
+const WAIT_FORCED_TXN_TIME = 25 * time.Second
+
+// ForcedTransaction attempts to verify that the forced transaction mechanism works for the
+// current Docker Compose devnet
+func TestForcedTransaction(t *testing.T) {
+	// Set up the test timeout condition.
+	// Extended timeout to accommodate slower processing in test environments
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Launch docker compose devnet
+	d := NewDevnet(ctx, t)
+	require.NoError(t, d.Up(NON_TEE))
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, d.Down())
+	}()
+
+	l2Verif := d.L2Verif
+	l1Client := d.L1
+
+	// Alice address
+	aliceAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(d.secrets.Alice.PublicKey)
+
+	// Initial L2 balance
+	initialBalance, err := l2Verif.BalanceAt(ctx, aliceAddress, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get initial balance")
+	require.True(t, initialBalance.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) > 0, "Alice should have positive L2 balance")
+	t.Logf("Alice initial L2 balance: %s", initialBalance.String())
+
+	// Get OptimismPortal address from SystemConfig BEFORE stopping the sequencer
+	systemConfig, _, err := d.SystemConfig(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get systemConfig")
+	optimismPortalAddr, err := systemConfig.OptimismPortal(&bind.CallOpts{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get optimismPortalAddr")
+
+	// Stop the sequencer to force inclusion via L1 deposits
+	// This is required to test the forced transaction mechanism
+	t.Log("Stopping sequencer to test forced inclusion...")
+	err = d.ServiceDown("op-node-sequencer")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to stop sequencer")
+
+	portal, err := bindings.NewOptimismPortal(optimismPortalAddr, l1Client)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create Optimism portal")
+
+	// L1 signer
+	l1ChainID, err := l1Client.ChainID(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get l1ChainID")
+
+	opts, err := bind.NewKeyedTransactorWithChainID(d.secrets.Alice, l1ChainID)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create withdrawal transaction options")
+
+	withdrawalAmount := new(big.Int).SetUint64(1000)
+	// Don't set opts.Value - we want to use Alice's existing L2 balance, not mint new ETH
+	opts.GasLimit = 500000 // Set explicit gas limit to avoid gas estimation issues in ResourceMetering
+
+	// Forced transaction via L1 deposit
+	tx, err := portal.DepositTransaction(
+		opts,
+		common.HexToAddress(predeploys.L2ToL1MessagePasser),
+		withdrawalAmount,
+		uint64(100_000), // L2 gas limit - reduced since we just need the deposit to go through
+		false,
+		nil,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create transaction")
+	t.Logf("Deposit transaction submitted: %s", tx.Hash().Hex())
+	receipt, err := bind.WaitMined(ctx, l1Client, tx)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Transaction not minted")
+
+	// Note: we only check the transaction goes through, we don't wait for the sequencer window to expire and the deposit to be processed by the verifier.
+	// This is because it would take too long to test on the local devnet as reducing the sequencer window size breaks the other tests.
+	t.Logf("Deposit transaction mined in block %d", receipt.BlockNumber.Uint64())
+
+}
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 717fff8cade20..553fd13b55bb7 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ devnet-challenge-test: build-devnet
   U_ID={{uid}} GID={{gid}} go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v -run TestChallengeGame ./espresso/devnet-tests/...
 
 
+devnet-forced-transaction-test: build-devnet
+  U_ID={{uid}} GID={{gid}} go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v -run TestForcedTransaction ./espresso/devnet-tests/...
+
+
 devnet-withdraw-test: build-devnet
   U_ID={{uid}} GID={{gid}} go test -timeout 30m -p 1 -count 1 -v -run TestWithdrawal ./espresso/devnet-tests/...