diff --git a/crates/node/service/src/actors/sequencer/actor.rs b/crates/node/service/src/actors/sequencer/actor.rs
index 0ffdc6b448..ceb5cebe6d 100644
--- a/crates/node/service/src/actors/sequencer/actor.rs
+++ b/crates/node/service/src/actors/sequencer/actor.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 //! The [`SequencerActor`].
 
-use crate::{CancellableContext, NodeActor};
-
 use super::{L1OriginSelector, L1OriginSelectorError};
+use crate::{CancellableContext, NodeActor};
 use alloy_provider::RootProvider;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use kona_derive::{AttributesBuilder, PipelineErrorKind, StatefulAttributesBuilder};
@@ -105,6 +104,8 @@ pub struct SequencerInboundData {
 pub struct SequencerContext {
     /// The cancellation token, shared between all tasks.
     pub cancellation: CancellationToken,
+    /// Sender to request the engine to reset.
+    pub reset_request_tx: mpsc::Sender<()>,
     /// Sender to request the execution layer to build a payload attributes on top of the
     /// current unsafe head.
     pub build_request_tx:
@@ -179,7 +180,17 @@ impl<AB: AttributesBuilder> SequencerActorState<AB> {
                     // Do nothing and allow a retry.
                 }
                 Err(PipelineErrorKind::Reset(_)) => {
-                    todo!("Reset the engine - need reset request chan")
+                    if let Err(err) = ctx.reset_request_tx.send(()).await {
+                        error!(target: "sequencer", ?err, "Failed to reset engine");
+                        ctx.cancellation.cancel();
+                        return Err(SequencerActorError::ChannelClosed);
+                    }
+
+                    warn!(
+                        target: "sequencer",
+                        "Resetting engine due to pipeline error while preparing payload attributes"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(());
                 }
                 Err(err @ PipelineErrorKind::Critical(_)) => {
                     error!(target: "sequencer", ?err, "Failed to prepare payload attributes");
diff --git a/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs b/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
index 236b808b89..ee7950c9df 100644
--- a/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
+++ b/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub trait RollupNodeService {
         };
 
         let derivation_context = DerivationContext {
-            reset_request_tx,
+            reset_request_tx: reset_request_tx.clone(),
             derived_attributes_tx: attributes_tx,
             cancellation: cancellation.clone(),
         };
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ pub trait RollupNodeService {
         };
 
         let sequencer_context = SequencerContext {
+            reset_request_tx,
             build_request_tx,
             gossip_payload_tx: unsafe_block_tx,
             cancellation: cancellation.clone(),