diff --git a/frame/babe/src/equivocation.rs b/frame/babe/src/equivocation.rs
index d9a097da76b24..0c8f41b4d6981 100644
--- a/frame/babe/src/equivocation.rs
+++ b/frame/babe/src/equivocation.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 //! that the `ValidateUnsigned` for the BABE pallet is used in the runtime
 //! definition.
 
-use frame_support::traits::{Get, KeyOwnerProofSystem};
+use frame_support::traits::{Get, KeyOwnerProofSystem, FindAuthor};
 use frame_system::pallet_prelude::HeaderFor;
 use log::{error, info};
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl<T, R, P, L>
 	OffenceReportSystem<Option<T::AccountId>, (EquivocationProof<HeaderFor<T>>, T::KeyOwnerProof)>
 	for EquivocationReportSystem<T, R, P, L>
 where
-	T: Config + pallet_authorship::Config + frame_system::offchain::SendTransactionTypes<Call<T>>,
+	T: Config + frame_system::offchain::SendTransactionTypes<Call<T>>,
 	R: ReportOffence<
 		T::AccountId,
 		P::IdentificationTuple,
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ where
 		evidence: (EquivocationProof<HeaderFor<T>>, T::KeyOwnerProof),
 	) -> Result<(), DispatchError> {
 		let (equivocation_proof, key_owner_proof) = evidence;
-		let reporter = reporter.or_else(|| <pallet_authorship::Pallet<T>>::author());
+		let reporter = reporter.or_else(|| {
+			let digest = <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::digest();
+			let pre_runtime_digests = digest.logs.iter().filter_map(|d| d.as_pre_runtime());
+			Pallet::<T>::find_author(pre_runtime_digests)
+		});
 		let offender = equivocation_proof.offender.clone();
 		let slot = equivocation_proof.slot;
 
diff --git a/frame/babe/src/lib.rs b/frame/babe/src/lib.rs
index 793718146462b..e8909bcae4ad6 100644
--- a/frame/babe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/babe/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use sp_consensus_babe::{
 	EquivocationProof, Randomness as BabeRandomness, Slot, BABE_ENGINE_ID, RANDOMNESS_LENGTH,
 	RANDOMNESS_VRF_CONTEXT,
 };
-use sp_core::crypto::Wraps;
+use sp_core::{crypto::Wraps, sr25519::Public};
 use sp_runtime::{
 	generic::DigestItem,
 	traits::{IsMember, One, SaturatedConversion, Saturating, Zero},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
 	#[pallet::config]
 	#[pallet::disable_frame_system_supertrait_check]
-	pub trait Config: pallet_timestamp::Config {
+	pub trait Config: pallet_timestamp::Config<AccountId = Public> {
 		/// The amount of time, in slots, that each epoch should last.
 		/// NOTE: Currently it is not possible to change the epoch duration after
 		/// the chain has started. Attempting to do so will brick block production.
@@ -485,15 +485,16 @@ pub mod pallet {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<T: Config> FindAuthor<u32> for Pallet<T> {
-	fn find_author<'a, I>(digests: I) -> Option<u32>
+impl<T: Config> FindAuthor<T::AccountId> for Pallet<T> {
+	fn find_author<'a, I>(digests: I) -> Option<T::AccountId>
 	where
 		I: 'a + IntoIterator<Item = (ConsensusEngineId, &'a [u8])>,
 	{
 		for (id, mut data) in digests.into_iter() {
 			if id == BABE_ENGINE_ID {
 				let pre_digest: PreDigest = PreDigest::decode(&mut data).ok()?;
-				return Some(pre_digest.authority_index())
+				let index = pre_digest.authority_index();
+				return Some(Self::authorities()[index as usize].0.clone().into())
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/frame/grandpa/src/equivocation.rs b/frame/grandpa/src/equivocation.rs
index e32886603e8f5..b81d62d3ebc9b 100644
--- a/frame/grandpa/src/equivocation.rs
+++ b/frame/grandpa/src/equivocation.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 //! definition.
 
 use codec::{self as codec, Decode, Encode};
-use frame_support::traits::{Get, KeyOwnerProofSystem};
+use frame_support::traits::{Get, KeyOwnerProofSystem, FindAuthor};
 use frame_system::pallet_prelude::BlockNumberFor;
 use log::{error, info};
 use sp_consensus_grandpa::{AuthorityId, EquivocationProof, RoundNumber, SetId, KEY_TYPE};
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<T, R, P, L>
 		(EquivocationProof<T::Hash, BlockNumberFor<T>>, T::KeyOwnerProof),
 	> for EquivocationReportSystem<T, R, P, L>
 where
-	T: Config + pallet_authorship::Config + frame_system::offchain::SendTransactionTypes<Call<T>>,
+	T: Config + frame_system::offchain::SendTransactionTypes<Call<T>>,
 	R: ReportOffence<
 		T::AccountId,
 		P::IdentificationTuple,
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ where
 		evidence: (EquivocationProof<T::Hash, BlockNumberFor<T>>, T::KeyOwnerProof),
 	) -> Result<(), DispatchError> {
 		let (equivocation_proof, key_owner_proof) = evidence;
-		let reporter = reporter.or_else(|| <pallet_authorship::Pallet<T>>::author());
+		let reporter = reporter.or_else(|| {
+			let digest = <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::digest();
+			let pre_runtime_digests = digest.logs.iter().filter_map(|d| d.as_pre_runtime());
+			<T as Config>::FindAuthor::find_author(pre_runtime_digests)
+		});
 		let offender = equivocation_proof.offender().clone();
 
 		// We check the equivocation within the context of its set id (and
diff --git a/frame/grandpa/src/lib.rs b/frame/grandpa/src/lib.rs
index a9f0ccfeb7482..475b2d6d8d90a 100644
--- a/frame/grandpa/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/grandpa/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use frame_support::{
 	dispatch::{DispatchResultWithPostInfo, Pays},
 	pallet_prelude::Get,
 	storage,
-	traits::OneSessionHandler,
+	traits::{OneSessionHandler, FindAuthor},
 	weights::Weight,
 	WeakBoundedVec,
 };
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			Option<Self::AccountId>,
 			(EquivocationProof<Self::Hash, BlockNumberFor<Self>>, Self::KeyOwnerProof),
 		>;
+
+		type FindAuthor: FindAuthor<Self::AccountId>;
 	}
 
 	#[pallet::hooks]