--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6450,6 +6450,7 @@
  "cumulus-pallet-parachain-system",
  "cumulus-pallet-xcm",
  "cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue",
+ "cumulus-primitives-aura",
  "cumulus-primitives-core",
  "cumulus-primitives-timestamp",
  "cumulus-primitives-utility",
@@ -8109,12 +8110,14 @@
  "pallet-evm-coder-substrate",
  "pallet-nonfungible",
  "pallet-refungible",
+ "pallet-structure",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "sp-core",
  "sp-io",
  "sp-runtime",
  "sp-std",
+ "up-common",
  "up-data-structs",
 ]
 
@@ -14732,6 +14735,7 @@
  "cumulus-client-consensus-proposer",
  "cumulus-client-network",
  "cumulus-client-service",
+ "cumulus-primitives-aura",
  "cumulus-primitives-core",
  "cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent",
  "cumulus-relay-chain-inprocess-interface",
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
 cumulus-pallet-xcm = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
 cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
+cumulus-primitives-aura = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
 cumulus-primitives-core = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
 cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
 cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk", branch = "release-polkadot-v1.1.0" }
--- a/node/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 cumulus-client-consensus-proposer = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-client-network = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-client-service = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-aura = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-primitives-core = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-primitives-parachain-inherent = { features = ["std"], workspace = true }
 cumulus-relay-chain-inprocess-interface = { workspace = true }
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@
 	'quartz-runtime?/gov-test-timings',
 	'unique-runtime?/gov-test-timings',
 ]
-lookahead = []
+lookahead = [
+	'opal-runtime/lookahead'
+]
 pov-estimate = [
 	'opal-runtime/pov-estimate',
 	'quartz-runtime?/pov-estimate',
--- a/node/cli/src/service.rs
+++ b/node/cli/src/service.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@
 	{
 	}
 );
+#[cfg(not(feature = "lookahead"))]
+ez_bounds!(
+	pub trait LookaheadApiDep {}
+);
+#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
+ez_bounds!(
+	pub trait LookaheadApiDep: cumulus_primitives_aura::AuraUnincludedSegmentApi<Block> {}
+);
 
 /// Starts a `ServiceBuilder` for a full service.
 ///
@@ -358,6 +366,7 @@
 		+ Sync
 		+ 'static,
 	RuntimeApi::RuntimeApi: RuntimeApiDep<Runtime> + 'static,
+	RuntimeApi::RuntimeApi: LookaheadApiDep,
 	Runtime: RuntimeInstance,
 	ExecutorDispatch: NativeExecutionDispatch + 'static,
 {
@@ -687,6 +696,8 @@
 	announce_block: Arc<dyn Fn(Hash, Option<Vec<u8>>) + Send + Sync>,
 }
 
+// Clones ignored for optional lookahead collator
+#[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)]
 pub fn start_consensus<ExecutorDispatch, RuntimeApi, Runtime>(
 	client: Arc<FullClient<RuntimeApi, ExecutorDispatch>>,
 	transaction_pool: Arc<
@@ -701,6 +712,7 @@
 		+ Sync
 		+ 'static,
 	RuntimeApi::RuntimeApi: RuntimeApiDep<Runtime> + 'static,
+	RuntimeApi::RuntimeApi: LookaheadApiDep,
 	Runtime: RuntimeInstance,
 {
 	let StartConsensusParameters {
@@ -735,12 +747,12 @@
 		client.clone(),
 	);
 
-	let block_import = ParachainBlockImport::new(client.clone(), backend);
+	let block_import = ParachainBlockImport::new(client.clone(), backend.clone());
 
 	let params = BuildAuraConsensusParams {
 		create_inherent_data_providers: move |_, ()| async move { Ok(()) },
 		block_import,
-		para_client: client,
+		para_client: client.clone(),
 		#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
 		para_backend: backend,
 		para_id,
@@ -751,10 +763,19 @@
 		proposer,
 		collator_service,
 		// With async-baking, we allowed to be both slower (longer authoring) and faster (multiple para blocks per relay block)
+		#[cfg(not(feature = "lookahead"))]
 		authoring_duration: Duration::from_millis(500),
+		#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
+		authoring_duration: Duration::from_millis(1500),
 		overseer_handle,
 		#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
-		code_hash_provider: || {},
+		code_hash_provider: move |block_hash| {
+			client
+				.code_at(block_hash)
+				.ok()
+				.map(cumulus_primitives_core::relay_chain::ValidationCode)
+				.map(|c| c.hash())
+		},
 		collator_key,
 		relay_chain_slot_duration,
 	};
@@ -762,7 +783,10 @@
 	task_manager.spawn_essential_handle().spawn(
 		"aura",
 		None,
+		#[cfg(not(feature = "lookahead"))]
 		run_aura::<_, AuraAuthorityPair, _, _, _, _, _, _, _>(params),
+		#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
+		run_aura::<_, AuraAuthorityPair, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _>(params),
 	);
 	Ok(())
 }
--- a/runtime/common/runtime_apis.rs
+++ b/runtime/common/runtime_apis.rs
@@ -679,6 +679,17 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			#[cfg(feature = "lookahead")]
+			impl cumulus_primitives_aura::AuraUnincludedSegmentApi<Block> for Runtime {
+				fn can_build_upon(
+					_included_hash: <Block as BlockT>::Hash,
+					_slot: cumulus_primitives_aura::Slot,
+				) -> bool {
+					// FIXME: Limit velocity
+					true
+				}
+			}
+
 			/// Should never be used, yet still required because of https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/27
 			/// Not allowed to panic, because rpc may be called using native runtime, thus causing thread panic.
 			impl fp_rpc::ConvertTransactionRuntimeApi<Block> for Runtime {
--- a/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/opal/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	'cumulus-pallet-parachain-system/std',
 	'cumulus-pallet-xcm/std',
 	'cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue/std',
+	'cumulus-primitives-aura/std',
 	'cumulus-primitives-core/std',
 	'cumulus-primitives-utility/std',
 	'frame-executive/std',
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@
 preimage = []
 refungible = []
 session-test-timings = []
+lookahead = []
 
 ################################################################################
 # local dependencies
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@
 cumulus-pallet-parachain-system = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-pallet-xcm = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-pallet-xcmp-queue = { workspace = true }
+cumulus-primitives-aura = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-primitives-core = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-primitives-timestamp = { workspace = true }
 cumulus-primitives-utility = { workspace = true }