diff --git a/container/ethereum.go b/container/ethereum.go
index 92a0fcc2..594fef1a 100644
--- a/container/ethereum.go
+++ b/container/ethereum.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type Ethereum interface {
 	NewIstanbulClient() *istclient.Client
 	ConsensusMonitor(err chan<- error, quit chan struct{})
 
+	WaitForProposed(expectedAddress common.Address, t time.Duration) error
 	WaitForPeersConnected(int) error
 	WaitForBlocks(int) error
 	WaitForBlockHeight(int) error
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ func (eth *ethereum) ConsensusMonitor(errCh chan<- error, quit chan struct{}) {
 			log.Printf("Connection lost: %v", err)
 			errCh <- err
 			return
-		case <-timer.C:
+		case <-timer.C: // FIXME: this event may be missed
 			if blockNumber == 0 {
 				errCh <- ErrNoBlock
 			} else {
@@ -423,6 +424,33 @@ func (eth *ethereum) ConsensusMonitor(errCh chan<- error, quit chan struct{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TODO: refactor with ConsensusMonitor
+func (eth *ethereum) WaitForProposed(expectedAddress common.Address, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	cli := eth.NewClient()
+
+	subCh := make(chan *ethtypes.Header)
+
+	sub, err := cli.SubscribeNewHead(context.Background(), subCh)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
+
+	timer := time.NewTimer(timeout)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case err := <-sub.Err():
+			return err
+		case <-timer.C: // FIXME: this event may be missed
+			return errors.New("no result")
+		case head := <-subCh:
+			if getProposer(head) == expectedAddress {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (eth *ethereum) WaitForPeersConnected(expectedPeercount int) error {
 	client := eth.NewIstanbulClient()
 	if client == nil {
diff --git a/container/utils.go b/container/utils.go
index e8481827..86a33e5b 100644
--- a/container/utils.go
+++ b/container/utils.go
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/istanbul"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/sha3"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+	"github.com/getamis/istanbul-tools/cmd/istanbul/extradata"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
 )
 
@@ -78,3 +83,29 @@ func saveNodeKey(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, dataDir string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func sigHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
+	hasher := sha3.NewKeccak256()
+
+	// Clean seal is required for calculating proposer seal.
+	rlp.Encode(hasher, types.IstanbulFilteredHeader(header, false))
+	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
+	return hash
+}
+
+func getProposer(header *types.Header) common.Address {
+	if header == nil {
+		return common.Address{}
+	}
+
+	_, istanbulExtra, err := extradata.Decode(common.ToHex(header.Extra))
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Address{}
+	}
+
+	addr, err := istanbul.GetSignatureAddress(sigHash(header).Bytes(), istanbulExtra.Seal)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Address{}
+	}
+	return addr
+}
diff --git a/tests/dynamic_test.go b/tests/dynamic_test.go
index 30ea1f49..a7bb6fb4 100644
--- a/tests/dynamic_test.go
+++ b/tests/dynamic_test.go
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Dynamic validators addition/removal testing", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	It("TFS-02-02 New validators consensus participation", func() {
+		testValidator := 1
+
+		newValidators, err := blockchain.AddValidators(testValidator)
+		Expect(err).Should(BeNil())
+
+		waitFor(blockchain.Validators()[numberOfValidators:], func(eth container.Ethereum, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+			Expect(eth.WaitForProposed(newValidators[0].Address(), 100*time.Second)).Should(BeNil())
+			wg.Done()
+		})
+	})
+
 	It("TFS-02-03 Remove validators", func() {
 		numOfCandidates := 3