diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/consensus_poller.go b/proxyd/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
index d79e67a..f077a0f 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/consensus_poller.go
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ const (
 	PollerInterval = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
+type OnConsensusBroken func()
+
 // ConsensusPoller checks the consensus state for each member of a BackendGroup
 // resolves the highest common block for multiple nodes, and reconciles the consensus
 // in case of block hash divergence to minimize re-orgs
 type ConsensusPoller struct {
 	cancelFunc context.CancelFunc
+	listeners  []OnConsensusBroken
 
 	backendGroup      *BackendGroup
 	backendState      map[*Backend]*backendState
@@ -150,6 +153,16 @@ func WithAsyncHandler(asyncHandler ConsensusAsyncHandler) ConsensusOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithListener(listener OnConsensusBroken) ConsensusOpt {
+	return func(cp *ConsensusPoller) {
+		cp.AddListener(listener)
+	}
+}
+
+func (cp *ConsensusPoller) AddListener(listener OnConsensusBroken) {
+	cp.listeners = append(cp.listeners, listener)
+}
+
 func WithBanPeriod(banPeriod time.Duration) ConsensusOpt {
 	return func(cp *ConsensusPoller) {
 		cp.banPeriod = banPeriod
@@ -354,6 +367,7 @@ func (cp *ConsensusPoller) UpdateBackendGroupConsensus(ctx context.Context) {
 				- with minimum peer count
 				- updated recently
 				- not lagging
+				- in sync
 			*/
 
 			peerCount, inSync, latestBlockNumber, _, lastUpdate, bannedUntil := cp.getBackendState(be)
@@ -397,7 +411,9 @@ func (cp *ConsensusPoller) UpdateBackendGroupConsensus(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if broken {
-		// propagate event to other interested parts, such as cache invalidator
+		for _, l := range cp.listeners {
+			l()
+		}
 		log.Info("consensus broken", "currentConsensusBlockNumber", currentConsensusBlockNumber, "proposedBlock", proposedBlock, "proposedBlockHash", proposedBlockHash)
 	}
 
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
index 41f7e22..9320429 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ func TestConsensus(t *testing.T) {
 		h2.ResetOverrides()
 		bg.Consensus.Unban()
 
+		listenerCalled := false
+		bg.Consensus.AddListener(func() {
+			listenerCalled = true
+		})
+
 		for _, be := range bg.Backends {
 			bg.Consensus.UpdateBackend(ctx, be)
 		}
@@ -334,7 +339,7 @@ func TestConsensus(t *testing.T) {
 		// should resolve to 0x1, since 0x2 is out of consensus at the moment
 		require.Equal(t, "0x1", bg.Consensus.GetConsensusBlockNumber().String())
 
-		// later, when impl events, listen to broken consensus event
+		require.True(t, listenerCalled)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("broken consensus with depth 2", func(t *testing.T) {