diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7e53b66..26ff04e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ default = ["alloy", "rustls"]
 alloy = ["dep:alloy"]
 aws = ["alloy", "alloy?/signer-aws", "dep:async-trait", "dep:aws-config", "dep:aws-sdk-kms"]
 perms = ["dep:oauth2", "dep:tokio", "dep:reqwest", "dep:signet-tx-cache"]
+block_watcher = ["dep:tokio"]
 rustls = ["dep:rustls", "rustls/aws-lc-rs"]
 
 [[example]]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a114ff5..cf1efc0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ pub mod utils {
 
     /// Tracing utilities.
     pub mod tracing;
+
+    /// Block watcher utilities.
+    #[cfg(feature = "block_watcher")]
+    pub mod block_watcher;
 }
 
 /// Re-exports of common dependencies.
diff --git a/src/utils/block_watcher.rs b/src/utils/block_watcher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eb6727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/block_watcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+//! Host chain block watcher that subscribes to new blocks and tracks the
+//! current host block number.
+
+use alloy::{
+    network::Ethereum,
+    providers::{Provider, RootProvider},
+    transports::TransportError,
+};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::{broadcast::error::RecvError, watch},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+use tracing::{debug, error, trace};
+
+/// Host chain block watcher that subscribes to new blocks and broadcasts
+/// updates via a watch channel.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BlockWatcher {
+    /// Watch channel responsible for broadcasting block number updates.
+    block_number: watch::Sender<u64>,
+
+    /// Host chain provider.
+    host_provider: RootProvider<Ethereum>,
+}
+
+impl BlockWatcher {
+    /// Creates a new [`BlockWatcher`] with the given provider and initial
+    /// block number.
+    pub fn new(host_provider: RootProvider<Ethereum>, initial: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            block_number: watch::channel(initial).0,
+            host_provider,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new [`BlockWatcher`], fetching the current block number first.
+    pub async fn with_current_block(
+        host_provider: RootProvider<Ethereum>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, TransportError> {
+        let block_number = host_provider.get_block_number().await?;
+        Ok(Self::new(host_provider, block_number))
+    }
+
+    /// Subscribe to block number updates.
+    pub fn subscribe(&self) -> SharedBlockNumber {
+        self.block_number.subscribe().into()
+    }
+
+    /// Spawns the block watcher task.
+    pub fn spawn(self) -> (SharedBlockNumber, JoinHandle<()>) {
+        (self.subscribe(), tokio::spawn(self.task_future()))
+    }
+
+    async fn task_future(self) {
+        let mut sub = match self.host_provider.subscribe_blocks().await {
+            Ok(sub) => sub,
+            Err(error) => {
+                error!(%error);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        debug!("subscribed to host chain blocks");
+
+        loop {
+            match sub.recv().await {
+                Ok(header) => {
+                    let block_number = header.number;
+                    self.block_number.send_replace(block_number);
+                    trace!(block_number, "updated host block number");
+                }
+                Err(RecvError::Lagged(missed)) => {
+                    debug!(%missed, "block subscription lagged");
+                }
+                Err(RecvError::Closed) => {
+                    debug!("block subscription closed");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A shared block number, wrapped in a [`tokio::sync::watch`] Receiver.
+///
+/// The block number is periodically updated by a [`BlockWatcher`] task, and
+/// can be read or awaited for changes. This allows multiple tasks to observe
+/// block number updates.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SharedBlockNumber(watch::Receiver<u64>);
+
+impl From<watch::Receiver<u64>> for SharedBlockNumber {
+    fn from(inner: watch::Receiver<u64>) -> Self {
+        Self(inner)
+    }
+}
+
+impl SharedBlockNumber {
+    /// Get the current block number.
+    pub fn get(&self) -> u64 {
+        *self.0.borrow()
+    }
+
+    /// Wait for the block number to change, then return the new value.
+    ///
+    /// This is implemented using [`Receiver::changed`].
+    ///
+    /// [`Receiver::changed`]: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver::changed
+    pub async fn changed(&mut self) -> Result<u64, watch::error::RecvError> {
+        self.0.changed().await?;
+        Ok(*self.0.borrow_and_update())
+    }
+
+    /// Wait for the block number to reach at least `target`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the block number once it is >= `target`.
+    pub async fn wait_until(&mut self, target: u64) -> Result<u64, watch::error::RecvError> {
+        self.0.wait_for(|&n| n >= target).await.map(|r| *r)
+    }
+}