diff --git a/packages/common/src/config/ModuleContainer.ts b/packages/common/src/config/ModuleContainer.ts
index 34c9bfd12..0d8b5f8da 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/config/ModuleContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/config/ModuleContainer.ts
@@ -138,13 +138,18 @@ export type ResolvableModules<Modules extends ModulesRecord> = MergeObjects<
 > &
   Modules;
 
+export interface ParentContainer {
+  get dependencyContainer(): DependencyContainer;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reusable module container facilitating registration, resolution
  * configuration, decoration and validation of modules
  */
-export class ModuleContainer<
-  Modules extends ModulesRecord,
-> extends ConfigurableModule<ModulesConfig<Modules>> {
+export class ModuleContainer<Modules extends ModulesRecord>
+  extends ConfigurableModule<ModulesConfig<Modules>>
+  implements ParentContainer
+{
   /**
    * Determines how often are modules decorated upon resolution
    * from the tsyringe DI container
@@ -483,5 +488,10 @@ export class ModuleContainer<
 
     // register all provided modules when the container is created
     this.registerModules(this.definition.modules);
+    this.container.register("ParentContainer", { useValue: this });
+  }
+
+  public get dependencyContainer(): DependencyContainer {
+    return this.container;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/query/BlockStorageNetworkStateModule.ts b/packages/sdk/src/query/BlockStorageNetworkStateModule.ts
index 908b63db6..0be09cdab 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/query/BlockStorageNetworkStateModule.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/query/BlockStorageNetworkStateModule.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ import {
   HistoricalBlockStorage,
   HistoricalBatchStorage,
   NetworkStateTransportModule,
-  Sequencer,
-  SequencerModulesRecord,
   BlockQueue,
   BatchStorage,
 } from "@proto-kit/sequencer";
 import { NetworkState } from "@proto-kit/protocol";
+import { ParentContainer } from "@proto-kit/common";
 
 import { AppChainModule } from "../appChain/AppChainModule";
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export class BlockStorageNetworkStateModule
 {
   public constructor(
     @inject("Sequencer")
-    private readonly sequencer: Sequencer<SequencerModulesRecord>
+    private readonly sequencer: ParentContainer
   ) {
     super();
   }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/query/StateServiceQueryModule.ts b/packages/sdk/src/query/StateServiceQueryModule.ts
index ec78f44aa..8a6934ca8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/query/StateServiceQueryModule.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/query/StateServiceQueryModule.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import {
   AsyncStateService,
   CachedMerkleTreeStore,
   QueryTransportModule,
-  Sequencer,
-  SequencerModulesRecord,
   AsyncMerkleTreeStore,
 } from "@proto-kit/sequencer";
 import { Field } from "o1js";
 import { inject, injectable } from "tsyringe";
-import { RollupMerkleTree, RollupMerkleTreeWitness } from "@proto-kit/common";
+import {
+  ParentContainer,
+  RollupMerkleTree,
+  RollupMerkleTreeWitness,
+} from "@proto-kit/common";
 
 import { AppChainModule } from "../appChain/AppChainModule";
 
@@ -17,9 +19,7 @@ export class StateServiceQueryModule
   extends AppChainModule
   implements QueryTransportModule
 {
-  public constructor(
-    @inject("Sequencer") public sequencer: Sequencer<SequencerModulesRecord>
-  ) {
+  public constructor(@inject("Sequencer") public sequencer: ParentContainer) {
     super();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/mempool/private/PrivateMempool.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/mempool/private/PrivateMempool.ts
index f1c56f5af..7cbee6310 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/mempool/private/PrivateMempool.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/mempool/private/PrivateMempool.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EventEmitter, log, noop } from "@proto-kit/common";
+import { EventEmitter, log, noop, ParentContainer } from "@proto-kit/common";
 import { container, inject } from "tsyringe";
 import {
   AccountStateHook,
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import {
 import { TransactionStorage } from "../../storage/repositories/TransactionStorage";
 import { TransactionValidator } from "../verification/TransactionValidator";
 import { BlockStorage } from "../../storage/repositories/BlockStorage";
-import {
-  Sequencer,
-  SequencerModulesRecord,
-} from "../../sequencer/executor/Sequencer";
 import { CachedStateService } from "../../state/state/CachedStateService";
 import { AsyncStateService } from "../../state/async/AsyncStateService";
 import { distinctByPredicate } from "../../helpers/utils";
@@ -52,8 +48,8 @@ export class PrivateMempool
     private readonly transactionStorage: TransactionStorage,
     @inject("Protocol")
     private readonly protocol: Protocol<MandatoryProtocolModulesRecord>,
-    @inject("Sequencer")
-    private readonly sequencer: Sequencer<SequencerModulesRecord>,
+    @inject("ParentContainer")
+    private readonly parentContainer: ParentContainer,
     @inject("UnprovenStateService")
     private readonly stateService: AsyncStateService
   ) {
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ export class PrivateMempool
   }
 
   private get unprovenQueue(): BlockStorage {
-    return this.sequencer.dependencyContainer.resolve<BlockStorage>(
+    return this.parentContainer.dependencyContainer.resolve<BlockStorage>(
       "BlockStorage"
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/baselayer/MinaBaseLayer.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/baselayer/MinaBaseLayer.ts
index 9b99b6a08..43a2dd75d 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/baselayer/MinaBaseLayer.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/baselayer/MinaBaseLayer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { AreProofsEnabled, DependencyFactory } from "@proto-kit/common";
+import {
+  AreProofsEnabled,
+  DependencyFactory,
+  ParentContainer,
+} from "@proto-kit/common";
 import { Mina } from "o1js";
 import { match } from "ts-pattern";
 import { inject } from "tsyringe";
@@ -10,10 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from "../../sequencer/builder/SequencerModule";
 import { MinaTransactionSender } from "../../settlement/transactions/MinaTransactionSender";
 import { WithdrawalQueue } from "../../settlement/messages/WithdrawalQueue";
-import {
-  Sequencer,
-  SequencerModulesRecord,
-} from "../../sequencer/executor/Sequencer";
 
 import { BaseLayer } from "./BaseLayer";
 import { LocalBlockchainUtils } from "./network-utils/LocalBlockchainUtils";
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export class MinaBaseLayer
   public constructor(
     @inject("AreProofsEnabled")
     private readonly areProofsEnabled: AreProofsEnabled,
-    @inject("Sequencer")
-    private readonly sequencer: Sequencer<SequencerModulesRecord>
+    @inject("ParentContainer")
+    private readonly parentContainer: ParentContainer
   ) {
     super();
   }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class MinaBaseLayer
     if (this.config.network.type === "remote") {
       throw new Error("NetworkUtils not available for remote networks");
     }
-    return this.sequencer.dependencyContainer.resolve("NetworkUtils");
+    return this.parentContainer.dependencyContainer.resolve("NetworkUtils");
   }
 
   public isLocalBlockChain(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/sequencer/executor/Sequencer.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/sequencer/executor/Sequencer.ts
index bcd1b7ef7..c9eba524d 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/sequencer/executor/Sequencer.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/sequencer/executor/Sequencer.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   Protocol,
   ProtocolModulesRecord,
 } from "@proto-kit/protocol";
-import { DependencyContainer, injectable } from "tsyringe";
+import { injectable } from "tsyringe";
 
 import { SequencerModule } from "../builder/SequencerModule";
 import { Closeable } from "../builder/Closeable";
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ export class Sequencer<Modules extends SequencerModulesRecord>
     >("Protocol");
   }
 
-  public get dependencyContainer(): DependencyContainer {
-    return this.container;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Starts the sequencer by iterating over all provided
    * modules to start each