diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 04b32a5..6797e00 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 "validator/add_validator",
                 web::post().to(validator::add_validator),
             )
+            .route(
+                "validator/activate",
+                web::post().to(validator::activate_validator),
+            )
             .route("validator/set_keys", web::post().to(validator::set_keys))
             .route(
                 "validator/remove_validator",
diff --git a/src/validator.rs b/src/validator.rs
index d7204c2..65074c9 100644
--- a/src/validator.rs
+++ b/src/validator.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,44 @@ pub async fn add_validator(
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn activate_validator(
+    data: web::Data<AppState>,
+    req: web::Json<AddValidatorInput>,
+) -> error::Result<HttpResponse> {
+    let pair = get_pair_from_seed(&req.seed)?;
+    let signer = PairSigner::new(pair);
+    let validator_public =
+        sp_core::sr25519::Public::from_str(req.validator_id.as_str()).map_err(map_account_err)?;
+    let validator_bytes: [u8; 32] = validator_public.0; // Convert Public key to a byte array
+    let validator_id = subxt::utils::AccountId32::from(validator_bytes); // Create AccountId32 from the byte array
+    let api = &data.api;
+
+    let call = sugarfunge::tx().validator_set().add_validator_again(validator_id);
+
+    let result = api
+        .tx()
+        .sign_and_submit_then_watch(&call, &signer, Default::default())
+        .await
+        .map_err(map_subxt_err)?
+        .wait_for_finalized_success()
+        .await
+        .map_err(map_sf_err)?;
+
+    let result = result
+        .find_first::<sugarfunge::validator_set::events::ValidatorAdditionInitiated>()
+        .map_err(map_subxt_err)?;
+
+    match result {
+        Some(event) => Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(AddValidatorOutput {
+            validator_id: ValidatorId::from(event.0.to_string()),
+        })),
+        None => Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().json(RequestError {
+            message: json!("Failed to find sugarfunge::validator::events::ActivateValidator"),
+            description: String::new(),
+        })),
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn remove_validator(
     data: web::Data<AppState>,
     req: web::Json<RemoveValidatorInput>,