diff --git a/config/sequencer/default_config.json b/config/sequencer/default_config.json
index e343a40676..58cfd382fb 100644
--- a/config/sequencer/default_config.json
+++ b/config/sequencer/default_config.json
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@
   },
   "consensus_manager_config.consensus_config.validator_id": {
     "description": "The validator id of the node.",
-    "privacy": "Public",
-    "value": "0x64"
+    "pointer_target": "validator_id",
+    "privacy": "Public"
   },
   "eth_fee_token_address": {
     "description": "A required param! Address of the ETH fee token.",
@@ -894,6 +894,11 @@
     "param_type": "String",
     "privacy": "TemporaryValue"
   },
+  "validator_id": {
+    "description": "A required param! The ID of the validator. Also the address of this validator as a starknet contract.",
+    "param_type": "String",
+    "privacy": "TemporaryValue"
+  },
   "versioned_constants_overrides.invoke_tx_max_n_steps": {
     "description": "Maximum number of steps the invoke function is allowed to run.",
     "privacy": "TemporaryValue",
diff --git a/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/config_utils.rs b/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/config_utils.rs
index 18e23179c0..c684cc4f59 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/config_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/config_utils.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub(crate) fn dump_config_file_changes(
         required_params.chain_id,
         required_params.eth_fee_token_address,
         required_params.strk_fee_token_address,
+        required_params.validator_id,
         config.rpc_state_reader_config.json_rpc_version,
         config.rpc_state_reader_config.url,
         config.batcher_config.storage.db_config.path_prefix,
diff --git a/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/utils.rs b/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
index eab4376332..2de241332c 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use papyrus_network::network_manager::BroadcastTopicChannels;
 use papyrus_protobuf::consensus::{ProposalPart, StreamMessage};
 use papyrus_storage::StorageConfig;
 use starknet_api::block::BlockNumber;
-use starknet_api::core::ChainId;
+use starknet_api::core::{ChainId, ContractAddress};
 use starknet_api::rpc_transaction::RpcTransaction;
 use starknet_api::transaction::TransactionHash;
 use starknet_batcher::block_builder::BlockBuilderConfig;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub async fn create_config(
             chain_id: chain_info.chain_id,
             eth_fee_token_address: fee_token_addresses.eth_fee_token_address,
             strk_fee_token_address: fee_token_addresses.strk_fee_token_address,
+            validator_id: ContractAddress::from(100_u128),
         },
     )
 }
diff --git a/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/node_config.rs b/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/node_config.rs
index e0b5112b4f..412b5d9c7d 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/node_config.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/node_config.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ pub static CONFIG_POINTERS: LazyLock<ConfigPointers> = LazyLock::new(|| {
                 "gateway_config.chain_info.fee_token_addresses.strk_fee_token_address",
             ]),
         ),
+        (
+            ser_pointer_target_required_param(
+                "validator_id",
+                SerializationType::String,
+                "The ID of the validator. \
+                 Also the address of this validator as a starknet contract.",
+            ),
+            set_pointing_param_paths(&["consensus_manager_config.consensus_config.validator_id"]),
+        ),
     ];
     let mut common_execution_config = generate_struct_pointer(
         "versioned_constants_overrides".to_owned(),
diff --git a/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/test_utils.rs b/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/test_utils.rs
index ecbe6027a4..cf34e52152 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_sequencer_node/src/config/test_utils.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub struct RequiredParams {
     pub chain_id: ChainId,
     pub eth_fee_token_address: ContractAddress,
     pub strk_fee_token_address: ContractAddress,
+    pub validator_id: ContractAddress,
 }
 
 impl RequiredParams {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ impl RequiredParams {
             chain_id: ChainId::create_for_testing(),
             eth_fee_token_address: ContractAddress::from(2_u128),
             strk_fee_token_address: ContractAddress::from(3_u128),
+            validator_id: ContractAddress::from(100_u128),
         }
     }
 }