diff --git a/integration-tests/test/replica.spec.ts b/integration-tests/test/replica.spec.ts
index 165461d90fe8c..6f157ae2feb18 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test/replica.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/test/replica.spec.ts
@@ -71,5 +71,32 @@ describe('Replica Tests', () => {
       expect(sequencerBlock.stateRoot).to.deep.eq(replicaBlock.stateRoot)
       expect(sequencerBlock.hash).to.deep.eq(replicaBlock.hash)
     })
+
+    it('should forward tx to sequencer', async () => {
+      const tx = {
+        ...defaultTransactionFactory(),
+        nonce: await env.l2Wallet.getTransactionCount(),
+        gasPrice: await gasPriceForL2(env),
+      }
+      const signed = await env.l2Wallet.signTransaction(tx)
+      const result = await env.replicaProvider.sendTransaction(signed)
+
+      let receipt: TransactionReceipt
+      while (!receipt) {
+        receipt = await env.replicaProvider.getTransactionReceipt(result.hash)
+        await sleep(200)
+      }
+
+      const sequencerBlock = (await env.l2Provider.getBlock(
+        result.blockNumber
+      )) as any
+
+      const replicaBlock = (await env.replicaProvider.getBlock(
+        result.blockNumber
+      )) as any
+
+      expect(sequencerBlock.stateRoot).to.deep.eq(replicaBlock.stateRoot)
+      expect(sequencerBlock.hash).to.deep.eq(replicaBlock.hash)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/l2geth/cmd/geth/main.go b/l2geth/cmd/geth/main.go
index 6ca66ab7021d5..c38c993670b06 100644
--- a/l2geth/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/l2geth/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ var (
 		utils.RollupEnforceFeesFlag,
 		utils.RollupFeeThresholdDownFlag,
 		utils.RollupFeeThresholdUpFlag,
+		utils.SequencerClientHttpFlag,
 	}
 
 	rpcFlags = []cli.Flag{
diff --git a/l2geth/cmd/geth/usage.go b/l2geth/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 87d8ac6c4b74b..9a9321addbd43 100644
--- a/l2geth/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/l2geth/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 			utils.RollupEnforceFeesFlag,
 			utils.RollupFeeThresholdDownFlag,
 			utils.RollupFeeThresholdUpFlag,
+			utils.SequencerClientHttpFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/l2geth/cmd/utils/flags.go b/l2geth/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 3195889dbac68..96cd012a36122 100644
--- a/l2geth/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/l2geth/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -861,6 +861,11 @@ var (
 		Usage:  "Allow txs with fees above the current fee up to this amount, must be > 1",
 		EnvVar: "ROLLUP_FEE_THRESHOLD_UP",
 	}
+	SequencerClientHttpFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:   "sequencer.clienthttp",
+		Usage:  "HTTP endpoint for the sequencer client",
+		EnvVar: "SEQUENCER_CLIENT_HTTP",
+	}
 )
 
 // MakeDataDir retrieves the currently requested data directory, terminating
@@ -1137,6 +1142,9 @@ func setRollup(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *rollup.Config) {
 		val := ctx.GlobalFloat64(RollupFeeThresholdUpFlag.Name)
 		cfg.FeeThresholdUp = new(big.Float).SetFloat64(val)
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SequencerClientHttpFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.SequencerClientHttp = ctx.GlobalString(SequencerClientHttpFlag.Name)
+	}
 }
 
 // setLes configures the les server and ultra light client settings from the command line flags.
diff --git a/l2geth/eth/api_backend.go b/l2geth/eth/api_backend.go
index 0f4ee88c1e72b..342163c48f59c 100644
--- a/l2geth/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/l2geth/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) IngestTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) SequencerClientHttp() string {
+	return b.eth.config.Rollup.SequencerClientHttp
+}
+
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
 	// Pending block is only known by the miner
 	if number == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
diff --git a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
index bbb33ea1a6b47..8240b3b1a762d 100644
--- a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/params"
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ import (
 
 var errOVMUnsupported = errors.New("OVM: Unsupported RPC Method")
 
+const (
+	// defaultDialTimeout is default duration the service will wait on
+	// startup to make a connection to either the L1 or L2 backends.
+	defaultDialTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+)
+
 // PublicEthereumAPI provides an API to access Ethereum related information.
 // It offers only methods that operate on public data that is freely available to anyone.
 type PublicEthereumAPI struct {
@@ -1289,6 +1296,18 @@ func newRPCTransactionFromBlockHash(b *types.Block, hash common.Hash) *RPCTransa
 	return nil
 }
 
+// dialSequencerClientWithTimeout attempts to dial the Sequencer using the
+// provided URL. If the dial doesn't complete within defaultDialTimeout
+// seconds, this method will return an error.
+func dialSequencerClientWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, url string) (
+	*ethclient.Client, error) {
+
+	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, defaultDialTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return ethclient.DialContext(ctxt, url)
+}
+
 // PublicTransactionPoolAPI exposes methods for the RPC interface
 type PublicTransactionPoolAPI struct {
 	b         Backend
@@ -1649,18 +1668,27 @@ func (s *PublicTransactionPoolAPI) FillTransaction(ctx context.Context, args Sen
 // SendRawTransaction will add the signed transaction to the transaction pool.
 // The sender is responsible for signing the transaction and using the correct nonce.
 func (s *PublicTransactionPoolAPI) SendRawTransaction(ctx context.Context, encodedTx hexutil.Bytes) (common.Hash, error) {
-	if s.b.IsVerifier() {
-		return common.Hash{}, errors.New("Cannot send raw transaction in verifier mode")
+	tx := new(types.Transaction)
+	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(encodedTx, tx); err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
 
 	if s.b.IsSyncing() {
 		return common.Hash{}, errors.New("Cannot send raw transaction while syncing")
 	}
 
-	tx := new(types.Transaction)
-	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(encodedTx, tx); err != nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
+	if s.b.IsVerifier() {
+		client, err := dialSequencerClientWithTimeout(ctx, s.b.SequencerClientHttp())
+		if err != nil {
+			return common.Hash{}, err
+		}
+		err = client.SendTransaction(context.Background(), tx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return common.Hash{}, err
+		}
+		return tx.Hash(), nil
 	}
+
 	// L1Timestamp and L1BlockNumber will be set right before execution
 	txMeta := types.NewTransactionMeta(nil, 0, nil, types.QueueOriginSequencer, nil, nil, encodedTx)
 	tx.SetTransactionMeta(txMeta)
diff --git a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index df8aef030ace4..a6a21f43339a8 100644
--- a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	SuggestL2GasPrice(context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 	SetL2GasPrice(context.Context, *big.Int) error
 	IngestTransactions([]*types.Transaction) error
+	SequencerClientHttp() string
 }
 
 func GetAPIs(apiBackend Backend) []rpc.API {
diff --git a/l2geth/les/api_backend.go b/l2geth/les/api_backend.go
index c95fd87ab98f8..24623f6eb5ccc 100644
--- a/l2geth/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/l2geth/les/api_backend.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) IngestTransactions([]*types.Transaction) error {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
+func (b *LesApiBackend) SequencerClientHttp() string {
+	return b.eth.config.Rollup.SequencerClientHttp
+}
+
 func (b *LesApiBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
 	if number == rpc.LatestBlockNumber || number == rpc.PendingBlockNumber {
 		return b.eth.blockchain.CurrentHeader(), nil
diff --git a/l2geth/rollup/config.go b/l2geth/rollup/config.go
index 6d28466549d3e..c13e1394c7921 100644
--- a/l2geth/rollup/config.go
+++ b/l2geth/rollup/config.go
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// quoted and the transaction being executed
 	FeeThresholdDown *big.Float
 	FeeThresholdUp   *big.Float
+	// HTTP endpoint of the sequencer
+	SequencerClientHttp string
 }
diff --git a/ops/docker-compose.yml b/ops/docker-compose.yml
index 1c428bbebfda9..5995605949ebc 100644
--- a/ops/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ops/docker-compose.yml
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ services:
   replica:
     depends_on:
       - dtl
+      - l2geth
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     build:
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ services:
       - ./envs/geth.env
     environment:
         ETH1_HTTP: http://l1_chain:8545
+        SEQUENCER_CLIENT_HTTP: http://l2geth:8545
         ROLLUP_STATE_DUMP_PATH: http://deployer:8081/state-dump.latest.json
         ROLLUP_CLIENT_HTTP: http://dtl:7878
         ROLLUP_BACKEND: 'l2'