diff --git a/network/frost/frost_stream.go b/network/frost/frost_stream.go
index 6f3e3bb1c9..4511b28562 100644
--- a/network/frost/frost_stream.go
+++ b/network/frost/frost_stream.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func (s *FrostStream) Client(stream network.Stream) *network.Stream {
 }
 
 func (s *FrostStream) Handler() func(network.Stream) {
-	fmt.Println(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  FROST Handler called:")
 
 	return func(stream network.Stream) {
 		go func() {
diff --git a/network/frost/proto/frost.pb.go b/network/frost/proto/frost.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a23730df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/frost/proto/frost.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.28.1
+// 	protoc        v3.21.6
+// source: frost.proto
+
+package proto
+
+import (
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+// Block contains a block data
+type FrostMessage struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Message string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=message,proto3" json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Number  string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=number,proto3" json:"number,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *FrostMessage) Reset() {
+	*x = FrostMessage{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_frost_proto_msgTypes[0]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *FrostMessage) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*FrostMessage) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *FrostMessage) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_frost_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use FrostMessage.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*FrostMessage) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_frost_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *FrostMessage) GetMessage() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Message
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *FrostMessage) GetNumber() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Number
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+var File_frost_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
+
+var file_frost_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
+	0x0a, 0x0b, 0x66, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x73, 0x74, 0x2e, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x12, 0x02, 0x76,
+	0x31, 0x22, 0x40, 0x0a, 0x0c, 0x46, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x73, 0x74, 0x4d, 0x65, 0x73, 0x73, 0x61, 0x67,
+	0x65, 0x12, 0x18, 0x0a, 0x07, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x73, 0x73, 0x61, 0x67, 0x65, 0x18, 0x01, 0x20, 0x01,
+	0x28, 0x09, 0x52, 0x07, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x73, 0x73, 0x61, 0x67, 0x65, 0x12, 0x16, 0x0a, 0x06, 0x6e,
+	0x75, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0x72, 0x18, 0x02, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x09, 0x52, 0x06, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x6d,
+	0x62, 0x65, 0x72, 0x42, 0x0e, 0x5a, 0x0c, 0x2f, 0x66, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x73, 0x74, 0x2f, 0x70, 0x72,
+	0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x62, 0x06, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x33,
+}
+
+var (
+	file_frost_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_frost_proto_rawDescData = file_frost_proto_rawDesc
+)
+
+func file_frost_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_frost_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_frost_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_frost_proto_rawDescData)
+	})
+	return file_frost_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_frost_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
+var file_frost_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+	(*FrostMessage)(nil), // 0: v1.FrostMessage
+}
+var file_frost_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_frost_proto_init() }
+func file_frost_proto_init() {
+	if File_frost_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		file_frost_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*FrostMessage); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: file_frost_proto_rawDesc,
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   1,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   0,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_frost_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_frost_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_frost_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_frost_proto = out.File
+	file_frost_proto_rawDesc = nil
+	file_frost_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_frost_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
diff --git a/network/frost/proto/frost.proto b/network/frost/proto/frost.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c41efe4c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/frost/proto/frost.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package v1;
+
+option go_package = "/frost/proto";
+
+// Block contains a block data
+message FrostMessage {
+  string message = 1;
+  string number = 2;
+}
+
diff --git a/network/server.go b/network/server.go
index add20fc53e..d65df97c58 100644
--- a/network/server.go
+++ b/network/server.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/common"
 	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/dial"
 	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/discovery"
+	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/frost/proto"
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/security/noise"
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	frostPeersLock              sync.Mutex                     // lock for the peer map of topos nodes
 	frostPendingPeerConnections sync.Map                       // Map that keeps track of the frost pending status
 	frostConnectionCounts       *ConnectionInfo
+	frostTopic                  *Topic
 }
 
 // NewServer returns a new instance of the networking server
@@ -285,6 +287,17 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to setup frost, %w", setupErr)
 	}
 
+	topic, err := s.NewTopic("/frost", &proto.FrostMessage{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := topic.Subscribe(s.handleFrostStatusUpdate); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to subscribe to gossip topic, %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.frostTopic = topic
+
 	// Set up the peer discovery mechanism if needed
 	if !s.config.NoDiscover {
 		// Parse the bootnode data
diff --git a/network/server_frost.go b/network/server_frost.go
index 944d34ec60..1113bf9a8a 100644
--- a/network/server_frost.go
+++ b/network/server_frost.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/common"
 	peerEvent "github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/event"
 	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/frost"
+	"github.com/0xPolygon/polygon-edge/network/frost/proto"
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
@@ -137,3 +138,21 @@ func (s *Server) registerFrostService(frostService *frost.FrostService) {
 	frostStream := frost.NewFrostStream()
 	s.RegisterRawProtocol(common.Frost, frostStream)
 }
+
+// handleFrostStatusUpdate is a handler of gossip
+func (s *Server) handleFrostStatusUpdate(obj interface{}, from peer.ID) {
+	frostMessage, ok := obj.(*proto.FrostMessage)
+	fmt.Println(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Received frost message:", frostMessage)
+	if !ok {
+		s.logger.Error("failed to cast gossiped frost message")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if !s.host.Network().IsConnected(from) {
+	// 	if m.id != from.String() {
+	// 		m.logger.Debug("received status from non-connected peer, ignore", "id", from)
+	// 	}
+
+	// 	return
+	// }
+}