diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0630b18217..e9e892a96e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2708,6 +2708,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-transport-http",
  "alloy-trie",
  "criterion",
+ "op-alloy-rpc-types-engine",
  "pprof",
  "proptest",
  "rand 0.9.0",
diff --git a/bin/host/src/backend/online.rs b/bin/host/src/backend/online.rs
index bf71bb78b3..584aad9b6b 100644
--- a/bin/host/src/backend/online.rs
+++ b/bin/host/src/backend/online.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use kona_preimage::{
     errors::{PreimageOracleError, PreimageOracleResult},
     HintRouter, PreimageFetcher, PreimageKey,
 };
-use kona_proof::{errors::HintParsingError, Hint};
+use kona_proof::{errors::HintParsingError, EncodableHint, Hint};
 use std::{collections::HashSet, hash::Hash, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
 /// [OnlineHostBackend].
 pub trait OnlineHostBackendCfg {
     /// The hint type describing the range of hints that can be received.
-    type HintType: FromStr<Err = HintParsingError> + Hash + Eq + PartialEq + Clone + Send + Sync;
+    type HintType: FromStr<Err = HintParsingError> + EncodableHint + Hash + Eq + PartialEq + Clone + Send + Sync;
 
     /// The providers that are used to fetch data in response to hints.
     type Providers: Send + Sync;
diff --git a/bin/host/src/single/cfg.rs b/bin/host/src/single/cfg.rs
index 5cfc946ffe..4294ab01b6 100644
--- a/bin/host/src/single/cfg.rs
+++ b/bin/host/src/single/cfg.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ impl SingleChainHost {
                 kv_store.clone(),
                 providers,
                 SingleChainHintHandler,
-            );
+            )
+                .with_proactive_hint(HintType::L2PayloadWitness);
 
             task::spawn(
                 PreimageServer::new(
diff --git a/bin/host/src/single/handler.rs b/bin/host/src/single/handler.rs
index 80d0b873b5..54cdc0ee08 100644
--- a/bin/host/src/single/handler.rs
+++ b/bin/host/src/single/handler.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use alloy_rpc_types::{debug::ExecutionWitness, Block, BlockTransactionsKind};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, ensure, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use kona_preimage::{PreimageKey, PreimageKeyType};
-use kona_proof::{Hint, HintType};
+use kona_proof::{Hint, HintType, PayloadWitnessHint};
 use maili_protocol::BlockInfo;
 use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -320,16 +320,15 @@ impl HintHandler for SingleChainHintHandler {
             HintType::L2PayloadWitness => {
                 ensure!(hint.data.len() >= 32, "Invalid hint data length");
 
-                let parent_block_hash = B256::from_slice(&hint.data.as_ref()[..32]);
-                let payload_attributes: OpPayloadAttributes =
-                    serde_json::from_slice(&hint.data[32..])?;
+                let hint_payload: PayloadWitnessHint =
+                    serde_json::from_slice(&hint.data)?;
 
                 let execute_payload_response: ExecutionWitness = providers
                     .l2
                     .client()
                     .request::<(B256, OpPayloadAttributes), ExecutionWitness>(
                         "debug_executePayload",
-                        (parent_block_hash, payload_attributes),
+                        (hint_payload.parent_block_hash, hint_payload.payload_attributes),
                     )
                     .await
                     .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to fetch preimage: {e}"))?;
diff --git a/crates/proof/executor/src/db/mod.rs b/crates/proof/executor/src/db/mod.rs
index 81d43ea586..d3f908df63 100644
--- a/crates/proof/executor/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/executor/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ where
     /// The [TrieDBProvider]
     fetcher: F,
     /// The [TrieHinter]
-    hinter: H,
+    pub hinter: H,
 }
 
 impl<F, H> TrieDB<F, H>
diff --git a/crates/proof/executor/src/executor/mod.rs b/crates/proof/executor/src/executor/mod.rs
index 025de58e3f..4c86d31342 100644
--- a/crates/proof/executor/src/executor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/executor/src/executor/mod.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ where
         db: &mut TrieDB<F, H>,
         block_number: u64,
     ) -> Result<B256, TrieDBError> {
+        db.hinter.hint_account_proof(L2_TO_L1_BRIDGE, block_number).map_err(|_err| TrieDBError::MissingAccountInfo)?;
         match db.storage_roots().get(&L2_TO_L1_BRIDGE) {
             Some(storage_root) => Ok(storage_root.blind()),
             None => Ok(db
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ where
 
         let parent_block_hash: B256 = self.trie_db.parent_block_header().seal();
 
+        self.trie_db.hinter.hint_payload_execution(parent_block_hash, &payload).map_err(|_err| TrieDBError::MissingAccountInfo)?;
+
         let mut state =
             State::builder().with_database(&mut self.trie_db).with_bundle_update().build();
 
diff --git a/crates/proof/mpt/Cargo.toml b/crates/proof/mpt/Cargo.toml
index 8931b5e890..e1dd3ddc19 100644
--- a/crates/proof/mpt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/proof/mpt/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["derive", "alloc"] }
 alloy-rlp.workspace = true
 alloy-trie.workspace = true
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["rlp"] }
+op-alloy-rpc-types-engine.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 # Alloy
diff --git a/crates/proof/mpt/src/noop.rs b/crates/proof/mpt/src/noop.rs
index 33567fbac5..c73f1cb321 100644
--- a/crates/proof/mpt/src/noop.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/mpt/src/noop.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use crate::{TrieHinter, TrieNode, TrieProvider};
 use alloc::string::String;
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, B256, U256};
+use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 
 /// The default, no-op implementation of the [TrieProvider] trait, used for testing.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -40,4 +41,12 @@ impl TrieHinter for NoopTrieHinter {
     ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn hint_payload_execution(
+        &self,
+        _parent_block_hash: B256,
+        _payload_attributes: &OpPayloadAttributes,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/proof/mpt/src/traits.rs b/crates/proof/mpt/src/traits.rs
index 75736c36b0..91d4e0cd01 100644
--- a/crates/proof/mpt/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/mpt/src/traits.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::TrieNode;
 use alloc::string::ToString;
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, B256, U256};
 use core::fmt::Display;
+use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 
 /// The [TrieProvider] trait defines the synchronous interface for fetching trie node preimages.
 pub trait TrieProvider {
@@ -65,4 +66,20 @@ pub trait TrieHinter {
         slot: U256,
         block_number: u64,
     ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
+
+    /// Hints the host to fetch all trie nodes required for the execution of the given payload
+    /// attributes.
+    ///
+    /// ## Takes
+    /// - `parent_block_hash` - the block hash to build the payload on
+    /// - `payload_attributes` - payload data including transactions
+    ///
+    /// ## Returns
+    /// - Ok(()): If the hint was successful.
+    /// - Err(Self::Error): If the hint was unsuccessful.
+    fn hint_payload_execution(
+        &self,
+        parent_block_hash: B256,
+        payload_attributes: &OpPayloadAttributes,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/proof/proof-interop/src/hint.rs b/crates/proof/proof-interop/src/hint.rs
index 0f3b9b09ec..c76741aaab 100644
--- a/crates/proof/proof-interop/src/hint.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/proof-interop/src/hint.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use alloc::{string::ToString, vec::Vec};
 use core::{fmt::Display, str::FromStr};
-use kona_proof::{errors::HintParsingError, Hint};
+use kona_proof::{errors::HintParsingError, EncodableHint, Hint, HintEncodingType};
 
 /// The [HintType] enum is used to specify the type of hint that was received.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
@@ -107,3 +107,9 @@ impl Display for HintType {
         write!(f, "{}", s)
     }
 }
+
+impl EncodableHint for HintType {
+    fn encoding_type(&self) -> HintEncodingType {
+        HintEncodingType::Hex
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/proof/proof/src/hint.rs b/crates/proof/proof/src/hint.rs
index 8e134f2ee6..1712a92bd5 100644
--- a/crates/proof/proof/src/hint.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/proof/src/hint.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,41 @@ use alloc::{
     string::{String, ToString},
     vec::Vec,
 };
-use alloy_primitives::{hex, Bytes};
-use core::{fmt::Display, str::FromStr};
+use alloy_primitives::{hex, Bytes, B256};
+use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use core::{fmt::Display, str::FromStr, str::from_utf8};
 use kona_preimage::HintWriterClient;
 
+/// JSON-serialization of hint data for payload witness hints.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct PayloadWitnessHint {
+    /// Block hash to build payload on.
+    pub parent_block_hash: B256,
+
+    /// Payload attributes needed to build payload.
+    pub payload_attributes: OpPayloadAttributes,
+
+    /// Chain ID of hint.
+    pub chain_id:  Option<u64>,
+}
+
+/// Type of encoding used for hint data
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum HintEncodingType {
+    /// Data is encoded as a UTF-8 string (used for JSON encoding)
+    UTF8,
+
+    /// Data is encoded as a hex string (used for binary encoding)
+    Hex,
+}
+
+/// Allows fetching data encoding type for a specific hint type.
+pub trait EncodableHint {
+    /// Get data encoding type for hint type.
+    fn encoding_type(&self) -> HintEncodingType;
+}
+
 /// A [Hint] is parsed in the format `<hint_type> <hint_data>`, where `<hint_type>` is a string that
 /// represents the type of hint, and `<hint_data>` is the data associated with the hint (bytes
 /// encoded as hex UTF-8).
@@ -22,7 +53,7 @@ pub struct Hint<HT> {
 
 impl<HT> Hint<HT>
 where
-    HT: Display,
+    HT: Display + EncodableHint,
 {
     /// Creates a new [Hint] with the specified type and data.
     pub fn new<T: Into<Bytes>>(ty: HT, data: T) -> Self {
@@ -55,26 +86,37 @@ where
 
     /// Encodes the hint as a string.
     pub fn encode(&self) -> String {
-        alloc::format!("{} {}", self.ty, self.data)
+        let encoded_data = match self.ty.encoding_type() {
+            HintEncodingType::Hex => self.data.to_string(),
+            HintEncodingType::UTF8 => from_utf8(&self.data).map_err(|e| {
+                info!("got error encoding {}: {}", self.data, e);
+                e
+            }).unwrap().to_string(),
+        };
+        alloc::format!("{} {}", self.ty, encoded_data)
     }
 }
 
 impl<HT> FromStr for Hint<HT>
 where
-    HT: FromStr<Err = HintParsingError>,
+    HT: FromStr<Err = HintParsingError> + EncodableHint,
 {
     type Err = HintParsingError;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        let mut parts = s.split(' ').collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let parts = s
+            .split_once(' ')
+            .ok_or(HintParsingError(alloc::format!("Invalid hint format: {}", s)))?;
 
-        if parts.len() != 2 {
-            return Err(HintParsingError(alloc::format!("Invalid hint format: {}", s)));
-        }
+        let hint_string = parts.0.to_string();
+        let hint_type = HT::from_str(&hint_string)?;
 
-        let hint_type = parts.remove(0).parse::<HT>()?;
-        let hint_data =
-            hex::decode(parts.remove(0)).map_err(|e| HintParsingError(e.to_string()))?.into();
+        let data_string = parts.1.to_string();
+        let hint_data = match hint_type.encoding_type() {
+            HintEncodingType::UTF8 => data_string.into(),
+            HintEncodingType::Hex => hex::decode(data_string).map_err(|e| HintParsingError(e.to_string()))?.into(),
+        };
+            
 
         Ok(Self { ty: hint_type, data: hint_data })
     }
@@ -113,6 +155,15 @@ pub enum HintType {
     L2PayloadWitness,
 }
 
+impl EncodableHint for HintType {
+    fn encoding_type(&self) -> HintEncodingType {
+        match *self {
+            HintType::L2PayloadWitness => HintEncodingType::UTF8,
+            _ => HintEncodingType::Hex,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl HintType {
     /// Creates a new [Hint] from `self` and the specified data. The data passed will be
     /// concatenated into a single byte array before being stored in the resulting [Hint].
diff --git a/crates/proof/proof/src/l2/chain_provider.rs b/crates/proof/proof/src/l2/chain_provider.rs
index 3756b9c85c..13ae4eb403 100644
--- a/crates/proof/proof/src/l2/chain_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/proof/src/l2/chain_provider.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Contains the concrete implementation of the [L2ChainProvider] trait for the client program.
 
-use crate::{errors::OracleProviderError, HintType};
+use crate::{errors::OracleProviderError, HintType, PayloadWitnessHint};
 use alloc::{boxed::Box, sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
 use alloy_consensus::{BlockBody, Header};
 use alloy_eips::eip2718::Decodable2718;
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use kona_preimage::{CommsClient, PreimageKey, PreimageKeyType};
 use maili_genesis::{RollupConfig, SystemConfig};
 use maili_protocol::{to_system_config, BatchValidationProvider, L2BlockInfo};
 use op_alloy_consensus::{OpBlock, OpTxEnvelope};
+use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 use spin::RwLock;
 
 /// The oracle-backed L2 chain provider for the client program.
@@ -242,4 +243,25 @@ impl<T: CommsClient> TrieHinter for OracleL2ChainProvider<T> {
                 .await
         })
     }
+
+    fn hint_payload_execution(
+        &self,
+        parent_block_hash: B256,
+        payload_attributes: &OpPayloadAttributes,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        crate::block_on(async move {
+            HintType::L2PayloadWitness
+                .with_data(&[
+                    &serde_json::to_vec(&PayloadWitnessHint{
+                        parent_block_hash: parent_block_hash,
+                        payload_attributes: payload_attributes.clone(),
+                        chain_id: None,
+                    }).map_err(OracleProviderError::Serde)?
+                    
+                ])
+                .with_data(self.chain_id.map_or_else(Vec::new, |id| id.to_be_bytes().to_vec()))
+                .send(self.oracle.as_ref())
+                .await
+        })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/proof/proof/src/lib.rs b/crates/proof/proof/src/lib.rs
index b3bfa1796c..5668a5e51e 100644
--- a/crates/proof/proof/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/proof/proof/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub mod errors;
 pub mod executor;
 
 mod hint;
-pub use hint::{Hint, HintType};
+pub use hint::{Hint, HintType, HintEncodingType, EncodableHint, PayloadWitnessHint};
 
 pub mod boot;
 pub use boot::BootInfo;