diff --git a/crates/hotshot/task-impls/src/transactions.rs b/crates/hotshot/task-impls/src/transactions.rs
index bd05abb1eb..525903ddc4 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/task-impls/src/transactions.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/task-impls/src/transactions.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use hotshot_types::{
     event::{Event, EventType},
     message::UpgradeLock,
     traits::{
-        block_contents::{BuilderFee, EncodeBytes},
+        block_contents::{BlockHeader, BuilderFee, EncodeBytes},
         node_implementation::{ConsensusTime, NodeType, Versions},
         signature_key::{BuilderSignatureKey, SignatureKey},
         BlockPayload,
@@ -116,16 +116,9 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, V: Versions> TransactionTaskState<TYPES, V> {
         event_stream: &Sender<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>>,
         block_view: TYPES::View,
         block_epoch: Option<TYPES::Epoch>,
+        vid: Option<VidCommitment>,
     ) -> Option<HotShotTaskCompleted> {
-        let _version = match self.upgrade_lock.version(block_view).await {
-            Ok(v) => v,
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::error!("Failed to calculate version: {e:?}");
-                return None;
-            },
-        };
-
-        self.handle_view_change_legacy(event_stream, block_view, block_epoch)
+        self.handle_view_change_legacy(event_stream, block_view, block_epoch, vid)
             .await
     }
 
@@ -136,6 +129,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, V: Versions> TransactionTaskState<TYPES, V> {
         event_stream: &Sender<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>>,
         block_view: TYPES::View,
         block_epoch: Option<TYPES::Epoch>,
+        vid: Option<VidCommitment>,
     ) -> Option<HotShotTaskCompleted> {
         let version = match self.upgrade_lock.version(block_view).await {
             Ok(v) => v,
@@ -219,7 +213,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, V: Versions> TransactionTaskState<TYPES, V> {
             {
                 None
             } else {
-                self.wait_for_block(block_view).await
+                self.wait_for_block(block_view, vid).await
             }
         };
 
@@ -366,7 +360,50 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, V: Versions> TransactionTaskState<TYPES, V> {
                     .leader(view)
                     .await?;
                 if leader == self.public_key {
-                    self.handle_view_change(&event_stream, view, *epoch).await;
+                    self.handle_view_change(&event_stream, view, *epoch, None)
+                        .await;
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            },
+            HotShotEvent::QuorumProposalValidated(proposal, _leaf) => {
+                let view_number = proposal.data.view_number();
+                let next_view = view_number + 1;
+
+                let version = match self.upgrade_lock.version(next_view).await {
+                    Ok(v) => v,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to calculate version: {e:?}");
+                        return Ok(());
+                    },
+                };
+
+                if version < V::DrbAndHeaderUpgrade::VERSION {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+
+                let vid = proposal.data.block_header().payload_commitment();
+                let block_height = proposal.data.block_header().block_number();
+                if is_epoch_transition(block_height, self.epoch_height) {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                if is_last_block(block_height, self.epoch_height) {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                if next_view <= self.cur_view {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                // move to next view for this task only
+                self.cur_view = next_view;
+
+                let leader = self
+                    .membership_coordinator
+                    .membership_for_epoch(self.cur_epoch)
+                    .await?
+                    .leader(next_view)
+                    .await?;
+                if leader == self.public_key {
+                    self.handle_view_change(&event_stream, next_view, self.cur_epoch, Some(vid))
+                        .await;
                     return Ok(());
                 }
             },
@@ -444,19 +481,27 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, V: Versions> TransactionTaskState<TYPES, V> {
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip_all, fields(id = self.id, cur_view = *self.cur_view, block_view = *block_view), name = "wait_for_block", level = "error")]
-    async fn wait_for_block(&self, block_view: TYPES::View) -> Option<BuilderResponse<TYPES>> {
+    async fn wait_for_block(
+        &self,
+        block_view: TYPES::View,
+        vid: Option<VidCommitment>,
+    ) -> Option<BuilderResponse<TYPES>> {
         let task_start_time = Instant::now();
 
         // Find commitment to the block we want to build upon
-        let (parent_view, parent_comm) = match self
-            .last_vid_commitment_retry(block_view, task_start_time)
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok((v, c)) => (v, c),
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::warn!("Failed to find last vid commitment in time: {e}");
-                return None;
-            },
+        let (parent_view, parent_comm) = if let Some(vid) = vid {
+            (block_view - 1, vid)
+        } else {
+            match self
+                .last_vid_commitment_retry(block_view, task_start_time)
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok((v, c)) => (v, c),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!("Failed to find last vid commitment in time: {e}");
+                    return None;
+                },
+            }
         };
 
         let parent_comm_sig = match <<TYPES as NodeType>::SignatureKey as SignatureKey>::sign(