diff --git a/consensus/cometbft/service/interfaces.go b/consensus/cometbft/service/interfaces.go
index f00cd84b6f..b3f97507b8 100644
--- a/consensus/cometbft/service/interfaces.go
+++ b/consensus/cometbft/service/interfaces.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package cometbft
 
 import (
 	"time"
+
+	cmttypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types"
 )
 
 // TelemetrySink is an interface for sending metrics to a telemetry backend.
@@ -31,3 +33,8 @@ type TelemetrySink interface {
 	// MeasureSince measures the time since the given time.
 	MeasureSince(key string, start time.Time, args ...string)
 }
+
+// PrivValidatorConsumer consumes a CometBFT PrivValidator reference.
+type PrivValidatorConsumer interface {
+	SetPrivValidator(cmttypes.PrivValidator)
+}
diff --git a/consensus/cometbft/service/options.go b/consensus/cometbft/service/options.go
index ef687eee80..62b3c48b45 100644
--- a/consensus/cometbft/service/options.go
+++ b/consensus/cometbft/service/options.go
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ func SetInterBlockCache(cache storetypes.MultiStorePersistentCache) func(*Servic
 	}
 }
 
+// SetPrivValidatorConsumer configures the Service to share its PrivValidator.
+func SetPrivValidatorConsumer(consumer PrivValidatorConsumer) func(*Service) {
+	return func(s *Service) {
+		s.privValConsumer = consumer
+	}
+}
+
 // SetChainID sets the chain ID in cometbft.
 func SetChainID(chainID string) func(*Service) {
 	return func(s *Service) { s.chainID = chainID }
diff --git a/consensus/cometbft/service/service.go b/consensus/cometbft/service/service.go
index de275a0c1a..e26776113e 100644
--- a/consensus/cometbft/service/service.go
+++ b/consensus/cometbft/service/service.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type Service struct {
 	cmtCfg *cmtcfg.Config
 
 	telemetrySink TelemetrySink
+	// privValConsumer consumes the PrivValidator created during Start.
+	privValConsumer PrivValidatorConsumer
 
 	logger       *phuslu.Logger
 	sm           *statem.Manager
@@ -203,7 +205,6 @@ func (s *Service) Start(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	s.ResetAppCtx(ctx)
 	s.node, err = node.NewNode(
 		ctx,
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ func (s *Service) Start(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// The privval has been started, we can now swap the FilePV
+	if s.privValConsumer != nil {
+		s.privValConsumer.SetPrivValidator(s.node.PrivValidator())
+	}
+
 	pubKey, errPk := s.node.PrivValidator().GetPubKey()
 	if errPk != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed retrieving pub key: %w", err)
diff --git a/node-core/components/cometbft_service.go b/node-core/components/cometbft_service.go
index 3dce738714..5da79423f7 100644
--- a/node-core/components/cometbft_service.go
+++ b/node-core/components/cometbft_service.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/log/phuslu"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/node-core/builder"
 	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/node-core/components/metrics"
+	"github.com/berachain/beacon-kit/primitives/crypto"
 	cmtcfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 )
@@ -43,7 +44,13 @@ func ProvideCometBFTService(
 	cmtCfg *cmtcfg.Config,
 	appOpts config.AppOptions,
 	telemetrySink *metrics.TelemetrySink,
+	blsSigner crypto.BLSSigner,
 ) *cometbft.Service {
+	options := builder.DefaultServiceOptions(appOpts)
+	if consumer, ok := blsSigner.(cometbft.PrivValidatorConsumer); ok {
+		options = append(options, cometbft.SetPrivValidatorConsumer(consumer))
+	}
+
 	return cometbft.NewService(
 		logger,
 		db,
@@ -52,6 +59,6 @@ func ProvideCometBFTService(
 		cs,
 		cmtCfg,
 		telemetrySink,
-		builder.DefaultServiceOptions(appOpts)...,
+		options...,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/node-core/components/signer/signer.go b/node-core/components/signer/signer.go
index f0a0c44a83..4467525c19 100644
--- a/node-core/components/signer/signer.go
+++ b/node-core/components/signer/signer.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ type BLSSigner struct {
 	types.PrivValidator
 }
 
+// SetPrivValidator swaps the underlying PrivValidator the signer delegates to.
+func (f *BLSSigner) SetPrivValidator(pv types.PrivValidator) {
+	f.PrivValidator = pv
+}
+
 // NewBLSSigner creates a new BLSSigner instance using the provided key and
 // state
 // file paths.