diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 795147ccb34..57195e8cb08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 ### Additions and Improvements
 - Retrieve all transaction receipts for a block in one request [#6646](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/6646)
+- Add support for EIP-7702 transaction in the txpool [#8018](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/8018) [#7984](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7984)
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - Fix serialization of state overrides when `movePrecompileToAddress` is present [#8204](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/8024)
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test-support/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/TransactionTestFixture.java b/ethereum/core/src/test-support/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/TransactionTestFixture.java
index 5cef826ed68..08c1da71012 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test-support/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/TransactionTestFixture.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test-support/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/TransactionTestFixture.java
@@ -14,24 +14,35 @@
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core;
 
+import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.CodeDelegationSignature;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.KeyPair;
-import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.SECPSignature;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.SignatureAlgorithm;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.SignatureAlgorithmFactory;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.AccessListEntry;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.BlobsWithCommitments;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.VersionedHash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Wei;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.encoding.CodeDelegationTransactionEncoder;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.BytesValueRLPOutput;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
+import com.google.common.base.Suppliers;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
 
 public class TransactionTestFixture {
-  private final SECPSignature signature =
-      new SECPSignature(BigInteger.ONE, BigInteger.ONE, (byte) 0);
+  private static final Supplier<SignatureAlgorithm> SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM =
+      Suppliers.memoize(SignatureAlgorithmFactory::getInstance);
+  private static final KeyPair KEY_PAIR = SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().generateKeyPair();
+  private static final org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.CodeDelegation CODE_DELEGATION =
+      createSignedCodeDelegation(BigInteger.ZERO, Address.ZERO, 0, KEY_PAIR);
+
   private TransactionType transactionType = TransactionType.FRONTIER;
 
   private long nonce = 0;
@@ -100,9 +111,7 @@ public Transaction createTransaction(final KeyPair keys) {
         builder.maxPriorityFeePerGas(maxPriorityFeePerGas.orElse(Wei.of(500)));
         builder.maxFeePerGas(maxFeePerGas.orElse(Wei.of(5000)));
         builder.accessList(accessListEntries.orElse(List.of()));
-        builder.codeDelegations(
-            codeDelegations.orElse(
-                List.of(new CodeDelegation(chainId.get(), sender, 0, signature))));
+        builder.codeDelegations(codeDelegations.orElse(List.of(CODE_DELEGATION)));
         break;
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +205,28 @@ public TransactionTestFixture blobsWithCommitments(final Optional<BlobsWithCommi
 
   public TransactionTestFixture codeDelegations(
       final List<org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.CodeDelegation> codeDelegations) {
-    this.codeDelegations = Optional.of(codeDelegations);
+    this.codeDelegations = Optional.ofNullable(codeDelegations);
     return this;
   }
+
+  public static CodeDelegation createSignedCodeDelegation(
+      final BigInteger chainId, final Address address, final long nonce, final KeyPair keys) {
+    BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOutput = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
+    CodeDelegationTransactionEncoder.encodeSingleCodeDelegationWithoutSignature(
+        new org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.CodeDelegation(chainId, address, nonce, null),
+        rlpOutput);
+
+    final Hash hash =
+        Hash.hash(
+            Bytes.concatenate(
+                org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.CodeDelegation.MAGIC, rlpOutput.encoded()));
+
+    final var signature = SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().sign(hash, keys);
+
+    return new org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.CodeDelegation(
+        chainId,
+        address,
+        nonce,
+        CodeDelegationSignature.create(signature.getR(), signature.getS(), signature.getRecId()));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransaction.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransaction.java
index e6a84f69fa4..43ec525e4af 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransaction.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransaction.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public interface MemorySize {
     int ACCESS_LIST_ENTRY_SHALLOW_SIZE = 248;
     int OPTIONAL_ACCESS_LIST_SHALLOW_SIZE = 40;
     int OPTIONAL_CODE_DELEGATION_LIST_SHALLOW_SIZE = 40;
-    int CODE_DELEGATION_ENTRY_SIZE = 472;
+    int CODE_DELEGATION_ENTRY_SIZE = 520;
     int VERSIONED_HASH_SIZE = 96;
     int LIST_SHALLOW_SIZE = 48;
     int OPTIONAL_SHALLOW_SIZE = 16;
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayeredPendingTransactions.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayeredPendingTransactions.java
index bde1568e983..4622b9a997f 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayeredPendingTransactions.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayeredPendingTransactions.java
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ public OptionalLong getNextNonceForSender(final Address sender) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public synchronized void manageBlockAdded(
+  public void manageBlockAdded(
       final BlockHeader blockHeader,
       final List<Transaction> confirmedTransactions,
       final List<Transaction> reorgTransactions,
@@ -447,19 +447,21 @@ public synchronized void manageBlockAdded(
 
     final var reorgNonceRangeBySender = nonceRangeBySender(reorgTransactions);
 
-    try {
-      prioritizedTransactions.blockAdded(feeMarket, blockHeader, maxConfirmedNonceBySender);
-    } catch (final Throwable throwable) {
-      LOG.warn(
-          "Unexpected error {} when managing added block {}, maxNonceBySender {}, reorgNonceRangeBySender {}",
-          throwable,
-          blockHeader.toLogString(),
-          maxConfirmedNonceBySender,
-          reorgTransactions);
-      LOG.warn("Stack trace", throwable);
-    }
+    synchronized (this) {
+      try {
+        prioritizedTransactions.blockAdded(feeMarket, blockHeader, maxConfirmedNonceBySender);
+      } catch (final Throwable throwable) {
+        LOG.warn(
+            "Unexpected error {} when managing added block {}, maxNonceBySender {}, reorgNonceRangeBySender {}",
+            throwable,
+            blockHeader.toLogString(),
+            maxConfirmedNonceBySender,
+            reorgTransactions);
+        LOG.warn("Stack trace", throwable);
+      }
 
-    logBlockHeaderForReplay(blockHeader, maxConfirmedNonceBySender, reorgNonceRangeBySender);
+      logBlockHeaderForReplay(blockHeader, maxConfirmedNonceBySender, reorgNonceRangeBySender);
+    }
   }
 
   private void logBlockHeaderForReplay(
@@ -498,10 +500,25 @@ private void logBlockHeaderForReplay(
   }
 
   private Map<Address, Long> maxNonceBySender(final List<Transaction> confirmedTransactions) {
+    record SenderNonce(Address sender, long nonce) {}
+
     return confirmedTransactions.stream()
+        .<SenderNonce>mapMulti(
+            (transaction, consumer) -> {
+              // always consider the sender
+              consumer.accept(new SenderNonce(transaction.getSender(), transaction.getNonce()));
+
+              // and if a code delegation tx also the authorities
+              if (transaction.getType().supportsDelegateCode()) {
+                transaction.getCodeDelegationList().get().stream()
+                    .map(cd -> cd.authorizer().map(address -> new SenderNonce(address, cd.nonce())))
+                    .filter(Optional::isPresent)
+                    .map(Optional::get)
+                    .forEach(consumer);
+              }
+            })
         .collect(
-            groupingBy(
-                Transaction::getSender, mapping(Transaction::getNonce, reducing(0L, Math::max))));
+            groupingBy(SenderNonce::sender, mapping(SenderNonce::nonce, reducing(0L, Math::max))));
   }
 
   private Map<Address, LongRange> nonceRangeBySender(
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransactionEstimatedMemorySizeTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransactionEstimatedMemorySizeTest.java
index 393e97608e5..a2646b9321a 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransactionEstimatedMemorySizeTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/PendingTransactionEstimatedMemorySizeTest.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class PendingTransactionEstimatedMemorySizeTest extends BaseTransactionPo
   @Test
   public void toSize() {
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0, null);
     Transaction txTo =
         preparedTx.to(Optional.of(Address.extract(Bytes32.random()))).createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public void toSize() {
   public void payloadSize() {
 
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0, null);
     Transaction txPayload = preparedTx.createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     txPayload.writeTo(rlpOut);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ private void blobsWithCommitmentsFieldSize(
       final long containerSize,
       final long itemSize) {
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.BLOB, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.of(50), 10, 1);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.BLOB, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.of(50), 10, 1, null);
     Transaction txBlob = preparedTx.createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     TransactionEncoder.encodeRLP(txBlob, rlpOut, EncodingContext.POOLED_TRANSACTION);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ private void blobsWithCommitmentsFieldSize(
   @Test
   public void blobsWithCommitmentsSize() {
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.BLOB, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.of(50), 10, 1);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.BLOB, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.of(50), 10, 1, null);
     Transaction txBlob = preparedTx.createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     TransactionEncoder.encodeRLP(txBlob, rlpOut, EncodingContext.POOLED_TRANSACTION);
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public void blobsWithCommitmentsSize() {
   public void pendingTransactionSize() {
 
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 10, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 10, 0, null);
     Transaction txPayload = preparedTx.createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     txPayload.writeTo(rlpOut);
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public void accessListSize() {
     final List<AccessListEntry> ales = List.of(ale1);
 
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 0, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 0, 0);
+        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST, 0, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 0, 0, null);
     Transaction txAccessList = preparedTx.accessList(ales).createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     txAccessList.writeTo(rlpOut);
@@ -416,7 +416,14 @@ public void codeDelegationListSize() {
     System.setProperty("jol.magicFieldOffset", "true");
 
     TransactionTestFixture preparedTx =
-        prepareTransaction(TransactionType.DELEGATE_CODE, 0, Wei.of(500), Wei.ZERO, 0, 0);
+        prepareTransaction(
+            TransactionType.DELEGATE_CODE,
+            0,
+            Wei.of(500),
+            Wei.ZERO,
+            0,
+            0,
+            List.of(CODE_DELEGATION_SENDER_1));
     Transaction txDelegateCode = preparedTx.createTransaction(KEYS1);
     BytesValueRLPOutput rlpOut = new BytesValueRLPOutput();
     txDelegateCode.writeTo(rlpOut);
@@ -461,7 +468,7 @@ public void baseEIP1559AndEIP4844TransactionMemorySize() {
   @Test
   public void baseFrontierAndAccessListTransactionMemorySize() {
     final Transaction txFrontier =
-        createTransaction(TransactionType.FRONTIER, 1, Wei.of(500), 0, KEYS1);
+        createTransaction(TransactionType.FRONTIER, 1, Wei.of(500), 0, List.of(), KEYS1);
     assertThat(baseTransactionMemorySize(txFrontier, FRONTIER_ACCESS_LIST_CONSTANT_FIELD_PATHS))
         .isEqualTo(FRONTIER_AND_ACCESS_LIST_SHALLOW_SIZE);
   }
@@ -575,15 +582,18 @@ private long sizeOfField(final Object container, final String... excludePaths) {
    *
    * @param filePath where to save the heap dump
    * @param live true to only include live objects
-   * @throws IOException if any errors happen during the saving
    */
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-  private static void dumpHeap(final String filePath, final boolean live) throws IOException {
-    MBeanServer server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
-    HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean mxBean =
-        ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy(
-            server, "com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic", HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
-    mxBean.dumpHeap(filePath, live);
+  private static void dumpHeap(final String filePath, final boolean live) {
+    try {
+      MBeanServer server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
+      HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean mxBean =
+          ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy(
+              server, "com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic", HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
+      mxBean.dumpHeap(filePath, live);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
   }
 
   record FieldSize(String path, Class<?> clazz, long size) implements Comparable<FieldSize> {
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseFeePrioritizedTransactionsTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseFeePrioritizedTransactionsTest.java
index 8d01bd73977..163afe1dc38 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseFeePrioritizedTransactionsTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseFeePrioritizedTransactionsTest.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ protected Transaction createTransactionReplacement(
         originalTransaction.getMaxGasPrice().multiply(2).divide(10),
         originalTransaction.getPayload().size(),
         originalTransaction.getBlobCount(),
+        originalTransaction.getCodeDelegationList().orElse(List.of()),
         keys);
   }
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ public void txWithEffectiveGasPriceBelowCurrentMineableMinGasPriceIsNotPrioritiz
       final TransactionType type) {
     final PendingTransaction lowGasPriceTx =
         createRemotePendingTransaction(
-            createTransaction(type, 0, DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE, Wei.ONE, 0, 1, KEYS1));
+            createTransaction(type, 0, DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE, Wei.ONE, 0, 1, List.of(), KEYS1));
     assertThat(prioritizeTransaction(lowGasPriceTx)).isEqualTo(DROPPED);
     assertEvicted(lowGasPriceTx);
     assertTransactionNotPrioritized(lowGasPriceTx);
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ public void shouldPrioritizePriorityFeeThenTimeAddedToPoolSameTypeTxs(
                             0,
                             DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE.add(1).multiply(20),
                             0,
+                            List.of(),
                             SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().generateKeyPair())))
             .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableList());
 
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ public void maxNumberOfTxsForTypeIsEnforced() {
               DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE.divide(10),
               0,
               1,
+              List.of(),
               SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().generateKeyPair());
       addedTxs.add(tx);
       assertThat(prioritizeTransaction(tx)).isEqualTo(ADDED);
@@ -251,6 +254,7 @@ public void maxNumberOfTxsForTypeIsEnforced() {
             DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE.divide(10),
             0,
             1,
+            List.of(),
             SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().generateKeyPair());
     assertThat(prioritizeTransaction(overflowTx)).isEqualTo(DROPPED);
 
@@ -272,6 +276,7 @@ public void maxNumberOfTxsForTypeWithReplacement() {
               DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE.divide(10),
               0,
               1,
+              List.of(),
               KEYS1);
       addedTxs.add(tx);
       assertThat(prioritizeTransaction(tx)).isEqualTo(ADDED);
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseTransactionPoolTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseTransactionPoolTest.java
index 690ab02a95f..6a17c04f17e 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseTransactionPoolTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/BaseTransactionPoolTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.TransactionTestFixture.createSignedCodeDelegation;
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.KeyPair;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.SignatureAlgorithm;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Blob;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.BlobsWithCommitments;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.CodeDelegation;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.KZGCommitment;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.KZGProof;
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.metrics.StubMetricsSystem;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.testutil.DeterministicEthScheduler;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ public class BaseTransactionPoolTest {
   protected static final KeyPair KEYS2 = SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM.get().generateKeyPair();
   protected static final Address SENDER1 = Util.publicKeyToAddress(KEYS1.getPublicKey());
   protected static final Address SENDER2 = Util.publicKeyToAddress(KEYS2.getPublicKey());
+  protected static final CodeDelegation CODE_DELEGATION_SENDER_1 =
+      createSignedCodeDelegation(BigInteger.ONE, Address.ZERO, 0, KEYS1);
   protected static final Wei DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_PRICE = Wei.of(50);
   protected static final Wei DEFAULT_MIN_PRIORITY_FEE = Wei.ZERO;
   private static final Random randomizeTxType = new Random();
@@ -92,7 +98,12 @@ protected Transaction createTransaction(
   protected Transaction createEIP1559Transaction(
       final long nonce, final KeyPair keys, final int gasFeeMultiplier) {
     return createTransaction(
-        TransactionType.EIP1559, nonce, Wei.of(5000L).multiply(gasFeeMultiplier), 0, keys);
+        TransactionType.EIP1559,
+        nonce,
+        Wei.of(5000L).multiply(gasFeeMultiplier),
+        0,
+        List.of(),
+        keys);
   }
 
   protected Transaction createEIP4844Transaction(
@@ -104,6 +115,21 @@ protected Transaction createEIP4844Transaction(
         Wei.of(5000L).multiply(gasFeeMultiplier).divide(10),
         0,
         blobCount,
+        List.of(),
+        keys);
+  }
+
+  protected Transaction createEIP7702Transaction(
+      final long nonce,
+      final KeyPair keys,
+      final int gasFeeMultiplier,
+      final List<CodeDelegation> codeDelegations) {
+    return createTransaction(
+        TransactionType.DELEGATE_CODE,
+        nonce,
+        Wei.of(5000L).multiply(gasFeeMultiplier),
+        0,
+        codeDelegations,
         keys);
   }
 
@@ -115,11 +141,12 @@ protected Transaction createTransactionOfSize(
             randomizeTxType.nextInt(txSize < blobTransaction0.getSize() ? 3 : 4)];
 
     final Transaction baseTx =
-        createTransaction(txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), 0, 1, keys);
+        createTransaction(
+            txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), 0, 1, List.of(), keys);
     final int payloadSize = txSize - baseTx.getSize();
 
     return createTransaction(
-        txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 1, keys);
+        txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 1, List.of(), keys);
   }
 
   protected Transaction createTransaction(
@@ -128,11 +155,14 @@ protected Transaction createTransaction(
     final TransactionType txType = TransactionType.values()[randomizeTxType.nextInt(4)];
 
     return switch (txType) {
-      case FRONTIER, ACCESS_LIST, EIP1559, DELEGATE_CODE ->
-          createTransaction(txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, payloadSize, keys);
+      case FRONTIER, ACCESS_LIST, EIP1559 ->
+          createTransaction(txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, payloadSize, List.of(), keys);
       case BLOB ->
           createTransaction(
-              txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 1, keys);
+              txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 1, List.of(), keys);
+      case DELEGATE_CODE ->
+          createTransaction(
+              txType, nonce, maxGasPrice, payloadSize, List.of(CODE_DELEGATION_SENDER_1), keys);
     };
   }
 
@@ -141,9 +171,10 @@ protected Transaction createTransaction(
       final long nonce,
       final Wei maxGasPrice,
       final int payloadSize,
+      final List<CodeDelegation> codeDelegations,
       final KeyPair keys) {
     return createTransaction(
-        type, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 0, keys);
+        type, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxGasPrice.divide(10), payloadSize, 0, codeDelegations, keys);
   }
 
   protected Transaction createTransaction(
@@ -153,9 +184,10 @@ protected Transaction createTransaction(
       final Wei maxPriorityFeePerGas,
       final int payloadSize,
       final int blobCount,
+      final List<CodeDelegation> codeDelegations,
       final KeyPair keys) {
     return prepareTransaction(
-            type, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxPriorityFeePerGas, payloadSize, blobCount)
+            type, nonce, maxGasPrice, maxPriorityFeePerGas, payloadSize, blobCount, codeDelegations)
         .createTransaction(keys);
   }
 
@@ -165,7 +197,8 @@ protected TransactionTestFixture prepareTransaction(
       final Wei maxGasPrice,
       final Wei maxPriorityFeePerGas,
       final int payloadSize,
-      final int blobCount) {
+      final int blobCount,
+      final List<CodeDelegation> codeDelegations) {
 
     var tx =
         new TransactionTestFixture()
@@ -198,6 +231,8 @@ protected TransactionTestFixture prepareTransaction(
         final var blobsWithCommitments =
             new BlobsWithCommitments(kgzCommitments, blobs, kzgProofs, versionHashes);
         tx.blobsWithCommitments(Optional.of(blobsWithCommitments));
+      } else if (type.supportsDelegateCode()) {
+        tx.codeDelegations(codeDelegations);
       }
     } else {
       tx.gasPrice(maxGasPrice);
@@ -214,6 +249,7 @@ protected Transaction createTransactionReplacement(
         originalTransaction.getMaxGasPrice().multiply(2).divide(10),
         0,
         1,
+        originalTransaction.getCodeDelegationList().orElse(List.of()),
         keys);
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayersTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayersTest.java
index ee900e3dc45..75f2788d71f 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayersTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/LayersTest.java
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType.ACCESS_LIST;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType.BLOB;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType.DELEGATE_CODE;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType.EIP1559;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType.FRONTIER;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.TransactionTestFixture.createSignedCodeDelegation;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayeredRemovalReason.PoolRemovalReason.INVALIDATED;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.AuthorityAndNonce.NO_DELEGATIONS;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.AuthorityAndNonce.delegation;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.AuthorityAndNonce.toCodeDelegations;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.Sender.S1;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.Sender.S2;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.LayersTest.Sender.S3;
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.KeyPair;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.CodeDelegation;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.TransactionType;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Wei;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
@@ -50,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.account.Account;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.testutil.DeterministicEthScheduler;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -174,6 +182,12 @@ void penalized(final Scenario scenario) {
     assertScenario(scenario);
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @MethodSource("providerConfirmedEIP7702")
+  void confirmedEIP7702(final Scenario scenario) {
+    assertScenario(scenario);
+  }
+
   private void assertScenario(final Scenario scenario) {
     scenario.run();
   }
@@ -1309,6 +1323,57 @@ static Stream<Arguments> providerPenalized() {
                 .expectedPrioritizedForSenders()));
   }
 
+  static Stream<Arguments> providerConfirmedEIP7702() {
+    return Stream.of(
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("code delegation tx only")
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S2, 0), 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 0)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S1, 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders()),
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("confirmed delegation over plain tx")
+                .addForSender(S2, 0)
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S2, 0), 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders(S2, 0, S1, 0)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S1, 0)
+                // confirming the code delegation tx updates the nonce for S2, so his conflicting
+                // plain tx is removed
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders()),
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("confirmed plain tx over delegation")
+                .addForSender(S2, 0)
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S2, 0), 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders(S2, 0, S1, 0)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S2, 0)
+                // verify the code delegation for S2 is still there, of course that delegation will
+                // fail,
+                // but is it not possible to remove it from the list
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 0)),
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("self code delegation")
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S1, 1), 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 0)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S1, 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders()),
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("self code delegation and plain tx")
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S1, 1), 0)
+                .addForSender(S1, 1)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 0, 1)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S1, 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSenders()),
+        Arguments.of(
+            new Scenario("self code delegation and plain tx in sparse")
+                .addForSender(S1, delegation(S1, 1), 0)
+                .addForSender(S1, 2)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 0)
+                .expectedSparseForSender(S1, 2)
+                .confirmedForSenders(S1, 0)
+                .expectedPrioritizedForSender(S1, 2)
+                .expectedSparseForSenders()));
+  }
+
   private static BlockHeader mockBlockHeader() {
     final BlockHeader blockHeader = mock(BlockHeader.class);
     when(blockHeader.getBaseFee()).thenReturn(Optional.of(BASE_FEE));
@@ -1423,24 +1488,42 @@ public void run() {
     }
 
     public Scenario addForSender(final Sender sender, final long... nonce) {
-      return addForSender(sender, EIP1559, nonce);
+      return addForSender(sender, EIP1559, NO_DELEGATIONS, nonce);
     }
 
     public Scenario addForSender(
         final Sender sender, final TransactionType type, final long... nonce) {
-      internalAddForSender(sender, type, nonce);
+      internalAddForSender(sender, type, NO_DELEGATIONS, nonce);
+      actions.add(notificationsChecker::assertExpectedNotifications);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public Scenario addForSender(
+        final Sender sender, final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces, final long... nonce) {
+      return addForSender(sender, DELEGATE_CODE, authorityAndNonces, nonce);
+    }
+
+    public Scenario addForSender(
+        final Sender sender,
+        final TransactionType type,
+        final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces,
+        final long... nonce) {
+      internalAddForSender(sender, type, authorityAndNonces, nonce);
       actions.add(notificationsChecker::assertExpectedNotifications);
       return this;
     }
 
     private void internalAddForSender(
-        final Sender sender, final TransactionType type, final long... nonce) {
+        final Sender sender,
+        final TransactionType type,
+        final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces,
+        final long... nonce) {
       actions.add(
           () -> {
             Arrays.stream(nonce)
                 .forEach(
                     n -> {
-                      final var pendingTx = create(sender, type, n);
+                      final var pendingTx = create(sender, type, authorityAndNonces, n);
                       final Account mockSender = mock(Account.class);
                       when(mockSender.getNonce()).thenReturn(nonceBySender.get(sender));
                       pending.addTransaction(pendingTx, Optional.of(mockSender));
@@ -1497,7 +1580,7 @@ public Scenario addForSenders(final Object... args) {
       for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i = i + 2) {
         final Sender sender = (Sender) args[i];
         final long nonce = (int) args[i + 1];
-        internalAddForSender(sender, EIP1559, nonce);
+        internalAddForSender(sender, EIP1559, NO_DELEGATIONS, nonce);
       }
       actions.add(notificationsChecker::assertExpectedNotifications);
       return this;
@@ -1549,21 +1632,61 @@ public Scenario replaceForSenders(final Object... args) {
     public Scenario confirmedForSenders(final Object... args) {
       actions.add(
           () -> {
-            final Map<Address, Long> maxConfirmedNonceBySender = new HashMap<>();
+            final Map<Sender, Long> maxConfirmedNonceBySender = new HashMap<>();
             for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i = i + 2) {
               final Sender sender = (Sender) args[i];
               final long nonce = (int) args[i + 1];
-              maxConfirmedNonceBySender.put(sender.address, nonce);
+              maxConfirmedNonceBySender.put(sender, nonce);
               nonceBySender.put(sender, nonce + 1);
-              for (final var pendingTx : getAll(sender)) {
-                if (pendingTx.getNonce() <= nonce) {
-                  notificationsChecker.addExpectedDropNotification(
-                      liveTxsBySender.get(sender).remove(pendingTx.getNonce()));
-                }
-              }
+
+              // if the confirmed tx contains delegations then update the confirmed nonce
+              // accordingly
+              getMaybe(sender, nonce)
+                  .ifPresent(
+                      confirmedTx ->
+                          confirmedTx
+                              .getTransaction()
+                              .getCodeDelegationList()
+                              .ifPresent(
+                                  codeDelegations ->
+                                      codeDelegations.forEach(
+                                          cd -> {
+                                            final var authority =
+                                                Sender.getByAddress(cd.authorizer().get());
+                                            maxConfirmedNonceBySender.compute(
+                                                authority,
+                                                (unused, currentMax) ->
+                                                    currentMax == null
+                                                        ? cd.nonce()
+                                                        : Math.max(currentMax, cd.nonce()));
+                                            nonceBySender.compute(
+                                                authority,
+                                                (unused, currentNonce) ->
+                                                    currentNonce == null
+                                                        ? cd.nonce() + 1
+                                                        : Math.max(currentNonce, cd.nonce()) + 1);
+                                          })));
             }
 
-            prio.blockAdded(FeeMarket.london(0L), mockBlockHeader(), maxConfirmedNonceBySender);
+            maxConfirmedNonceBySender.entrySet().stream()
+                .forEach(
+                    san -> {
+                      final var sender = san.getKey();
+                      final var nonce = san.getValue();
+                      for (final var pendingTx : getAll(sender)) {
+                        if (pendingTx.getNonce() <= nonce) {
+                          notificationsChecker.addExpectedDropNotification(
+                              liveTxsBySender.get(sender).remove(pendingTx.getNonce()));
+                        }
+                      }
+                    });
+
+            prio.blockAdded(
+                FeeMarket.london(0L),
+                mockBlockHeader(),
+                maxConfirmedNonceBySender.entrySet().stream()
+                    .collect(
+                        Collectors.toMap(entry -> entry.getKey().address, Map.Entry::getValue)));
             notificationsChecker.assertExpectedNotifications();
           });
       return this;
@@ -1588,7 +1711,10 @@ public Scenario reorgForSenders(final Object... args) {
     }
 
     private PendingTransaction create(
-        final Sender sender, final TransactionType type, final long nonce) {
+        final Sender sender,
+        final TransactionType type,
+        final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces,
+        final long nonce) {
       if (liveTxsBySender.get(sender).containsKey(nonce)) {
         fail(
             "Transaction for sender " + sender.name() + " with nonce " + nonce + " already exists");
@@ -1599,7 +1725,8 @@ private PendingTransaction create(
             case ACCESS_LIST -> createAccessListPendingTransaction(sender, nonce);
             case EIP1559 -> createEIP1559PendingTransaction(sender, nonce);
             case BLOB -> createBlobPendingTransaction(sender, nonce);
-            case DELEGATE_CODE -> throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+            case DELEGATE_CODE ->
+                createEIP7702PendingTransaction(sender, nonce, authorityAndNonces);
           };
       liveTxsBySender.get(sender).put(nonce, newPendingTx);
       return newPendingTx;
@@ -1629,13 +1756,15 @@ private List<PendingTransaction> getAll(final Sender sender) {
     private PendingTransaction createFrontierPendingTransaction(
         final Sender sender, final long nonce) {
       return createRemotePendingTransaction(
-          createTransaction(FRONTIER, nonce, Wei.ONE, 0, sender.key), sender.hasPriority);
+          createTransaction(FRONTIER, nonce, Wei.ONE, 0, List.of(), sender.key),
+          sender.hasPriority);
     }
 
     private PendingTransaction createAccessListPendingTransaction(
         final Sender sender, final long nonce) {
       return createRemotePendingTransaction(
-          createTransaction(ACCESS_LIST, nonce, Wei.ONE, 0, sender.key), sender.hasPriority);
+          createTransaction(ACCESS_LIST, nonce, Wei.ONE, 0, List.of(), sender.key),
+          sender.hasPriority);
     }
 
     private PendingTransaction createEIP1559PendingTransaction(
@@ -1650,6 +1779,14 @@ private PendingTransaction createBlobPendingTransaction(final Sender sender, fin
           sender.hasPriority);
     }
 
+    private PendingTransaction createEIP7702PendingTransaction(
+        final Sender sender, final long nonce, final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces) {
+      return createRemotePendingTransaction(
+          createEIP7702Transaction(
+              nonce, sender.key, sender.gasFeeMultiplier, toCodeDelegations(authorityAndNonces)),
+          sender.hasPriority);
+    }
+
     public Scenario expectedPrioritizedForSender(final Sender sender, final long... nonce) {
       actions.add(
           () -> {
@@ -1835,7 +1972,8 @@ public Scenario removeForSender(final Sender sender, final long... nonce) {
                 .forEach(
                     n -> {
                       final var maybeLiveTx = getMaybe(sender, n);
-                      final var pendingTx = maybeLiveTx.orElseGet(() -> create(sender, EIP1559, n));
+                      final var pendingTx =
+                          maybeLiveTx.orElseGet(() -> create(sender, EIP1559, NO_DELEGATIONS, n));
                       prio.remove(pendingTx, INVALIDATED);
                       maybeLiveTx.ifPresent(
                           liveTx -> {
@@ -1968,6 +2106,23 @@ private void assertDropNotifications(final List<Transaction> expectedDroppedTxs)
     }
   }
 
+  record AuthorityAndNonce(Sender sender, long nonce) {
+    static final AuthorityAndNonce[] NO_DELEGATIONS = new AuthorityAndNonce[0];
+
+    static AuthorityAndNonce[] delegation(final Sender sender, final long nonce) {
+      return new AuthorityAndNonce[] {new AuthorityAndNonce(sender, nonce)};
+    }
+
+    static CodeDelegation toCodeDelegation(final AuthorityAndNonce authorityAndNonce) {
+      return createSignedCodeDelegation(
+          BigInteger.ZERO, Address.ZERO, authorityAndNonce.nonce, authorityAndNonce.sender.key);
+    }
+
+    static List<CodeDelegation> toCodeDelegations(final AuthorityAndNonce[] authorityAndNonces) {
+      return Arrays.stream(authorityAndNonces).map(AuthorityAndNonce::toCodeDelegation).toList();
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   void dryRunDetector() {
     assertThat(true)