diff --git a/src/field_theory/normal_correspondence.lean b/src/field_theory/normal_correspondence.lean
index 4605e36e1a63c..4964c0e52efb3 100644
--- a/src/field_theory/normal_correspondence.lean
+++ b/src/field_theory/normal_correspondence.lean
@@ -1,40 +1,79 @@
 import field_theory.galois
 
-lemma normal_iff_fixing (F L : Type*)
+lemma normal_iff_stabilizing {F L : Type*}
   [field F] [field L] [algebra F L] [is_galois F L]
-  (K : intermediate_field F L) :
+  [finite_dimensional F L] (K : intermediate_field F L) :
   K.fixing_subgroup.normal ↔ ∀ (g : L ≃ₐ[F] L) (x : L), x ∈ K → g • x ∈ K :=
 begin
   split,
   {
-    sorry
+    intros hk_normal g x hxk,
+    have hk_fixing := is_galois.fixed_field_fixing_subgroup K,
+    rw ← hk_fixing,
+    rw intermediate_field.fixed_field,
+    rw fixed_points.intermediate_field,
+    dsimp,
+    rintro ⟨ϕ, hϕ⟩,
+    change ϕ (g x) = g x,
+    suffices: g⁻¹ (ϕ (g x)) = x,
+    {
+      apply_fun g at this,
+      rw ←alg_equiv.mul_apply at this,
+      simpa,
+    },
+    have := hk_normal.conj_mem ϕ hϕ g⁻¹ ⟨x, hxk⟩,
+    simpa,
   },
   {
-
+    intro hgfix,
+    refine ⟨λ n hn g x, _⟩,
+    rw [mul_smul, mul_smul],
+    have hx := hgfix g⁻¹ x x.mem,
+    specialize hn ⟨g⁻¹ • x, hx⟩,
+    rw subtype.coe_mk at hn,
+    rw [hn, smul_inv_smul],
   },
 end
 
-theorem normal_correspondence (F L : Type*)
+lemma stabilizing_iff_res_stabilizing {F L : Type*}
   [field F] [field L] [algebra F L] [is_galois F L]
-  (K : intermediate_field F L) :
-  normal F K ↔ K.fixing_subgroup.normal :=
+  [finite_dimensional F L] (K : intermediate_field F L) :
+  (∀ (g : L →ₐ[F] L) (x : L), x ∈ K → g x ∈ K) ↔ (∀ (g : K →ₐ[F] L) (x : K), g x ∈ K) :=
 begin
   split,
-  { intro normal_fk,
-    -- rw normal_iff at normal_fk,
-    refine ⟨λ n hn g x, _⟩,
-    have hx_normal := normal.splits normal_fk x,
-    have hx : g⁻¹ • (x : L) ∈ K := sorry,
-    specialize hn ⟨g⁻¹ • x, hx⟩,
-    rw subtype.coe_mk at hn,
-    rw [mul_smul, mul_smul, hn],
-    rw smul_inv_smul, },
-  { intro hk_normal,
-    have hk_conj := hk_normal.conj_mem,
-    rw normal_iff,
-    intro x,
-    rw intermediate_field.is_integral_iff,
-    refine ⟨is_galois.integral F (x : L), _⟩,
+  {
+    intros hL g x,
+    have hgliftcomm := alg_hom.lift_normal_commutes g L x,
+    change g.lift_normal L x = g x at hgliftcomm,
+    rw ← hgliftcomm,
+    apply hL,
+    exact x.mem,
+  },
+  {
+    intros hK g x hxk,
+    have gres := g ∘ K.val,
+  },
+end
 
+lemma stabilizing_iff_normal_ext {F L : Type*}
+  [field F] [field L] [algebra F L] [is_galois F L]
+  [finite_dimensional F L] (K : intermediate_field F L) :
+  (∀ (g : L ≃ₐ[F] L) (x : L), x ∈ K → g • x ∈ K) ↔ normal F K :=
+begin
+  split,
+  {
+    sorry,
+  },
+  {
+    -- intros hsplit g,
+    sorry,
   },
 end
+
+theorem normal_correspondence (F L : Type*)
+  [field F] [field L] [algebra F L] [is_galois F L]
+  [finite_dimensional F L] (K : intermediate_field F L) :
+  normal F K ↔ K.fixing_subgroup.normal :=
+begin
+  rw [normal_iff_stabilizing, stabilizing_iff_normal_ext],
+end