diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
index 503ee23351..925c1c4feb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           
           echo "BATCH_INTERVAL=${{vars.BATCH_INTERVAL}}"
           echo "ROLLUP_INTERVAL=${{vars.ROLLUP_INTERVAL}}"
+          echo "FAUCET_FUNDS=${{vars.FAUCET_FUNDS}}"
 
       - name: 'Login via Azure CLI'
         uses: azure/login@v1
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ jobs:
           -l2_hoc_private_key=6e384a07a01263518a09a5424c7b6bbfc3604ba7d93f47e3a455cbdd7f9f0682 \
           -l2_poc_private_key=4bfe14725e685901c062ccd4e220c61cf9c189897b6c78bd18d7f51291b2b8f8 \
           -message_bus_contract_addr=${{ needs.build.outputs.MSG_BUS_CONTRACT_ADDR }} \
-          -docker_image=${{vars.L2_HARDHATDEPLOYER_DOCKER_BUILD_TAG}}
+          -docker_image=${{vars.L2_HARDHATDEPLOYER_DOCKER_BUILD_TAG}} \
+          -faucet_funds=${{vars.FAUCET_FUNDS}}
 
       - name: 'Save container logs on failure'
         if: failure()
diff --git a/contracts/deployment_scripts/funding/layer1/002_fund_faucet.ts b/contracts/deployment_scripts/funding/layer1/002_fund_faucet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4320d41cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/deployment_scripts/funding/layer1/002_fund_faucet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {HardhatRuntimeEnvironment} from 'hardhat/types';
+import {DeployFunction} from 'hardhat-deploy/types';
+
+
+const func: DeployFunction = async function (hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment) {
+    const layer1 =  hre.companionNetworks.layer1;
+    
+    const {deployer} = await hre.getNamedAccounts();
+    const l1Accs = await layer1.getNamedAccounts();
+    
+    const messageBusAddress = process.env.MESSAGE_BUS_ADDRESS!!
+    const prefundAmountStr = process.env.PREFUND_FAUCET_AMOUNT!!
+
+    if (prefundAmountStr == "0") {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const messageBus = (await hre.ethers.getContractFactory('MessageBus')).attach(messageBusAddress)
+    const prefundAmount = hre.ethers.utils.parseEther(prefundAmountStr);
+    const tx = await messageBus.populateTransaction.sendValueToL2("0xA58C60cc047592DE97BF1E8d2f225Fc5D959De77", prefundAmount, {
+        value: prefundAmount
+    });
+
+
+    console.log(`Sending ${prefundAmount} to ${deployer}`);
+
+    const receipt = await layer1.deployments.rawTx({
+        from: l1Accs.deployer,
+        to: messageBusAddress,
+        value: prefundAmount,
+        data: tx.data,
+        log: true,
+        waitConfirmations: 1,
+    });
+    if (receipt.events?.length === 0) {
+        console.log(`Account prefunding status = FAILURE NO CROSS CHAIN EVENT`);
+    } else {
+        console.log(`Account prefunding status = ${receipt.status}`);
+    }
+};
+
+export default func;
+func.tags = ['GasPrefunding', 'GasPrefunding_deploy'];
+// No dependencies
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
index 9de87e00e9..71486b73d7 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type L2ContractDeployerConfigCLI struct {
 	l2PrivateKey           string
 	l2HOCPrivateKey        string
 	l2POCPrivateKey        string
+	faucetFunding          string
 }
 
 // ParseConfigCLI returns a NodeConfigCLI based the cli params and defaults.
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func ParseConfigCLI() *L2ContractDeployerConfigCLI {
 	l2PrivateKey := flag.String(l2privateKeyFlag, "", flagUsageMap[l2privateKeyFlag])
 	l2HOCPrivateKey := flag.String(l2HOCPrivateKeyFlag, "", flagUsageMap[l2HOCPrivateKeyFlag])
 	l2POCPrivateKey := flag.String(l2POCPrivateKeyFlag, "", flagUsageMap[l2POCPrivateKeyFlag])
+	faucetFunds := flag.String(faucetFundingFlag, "0", flagUsageMap[faucetFundingFlag])
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ func ParseConfigCLI() *L2ContractDeployerConfigCLI {
 	cfg.l2PrivateKey = *l2PrivateKey
 	cfg.l2HOCPrivateKey = *l2POCPrivateKey
 	cfg.l2POCPrivateKey = *l2HOCPrivateKey
+	cfg.faucetFunding = *faucetFunds
 
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
index 54819e185a..d5286cf2bb 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const (
 	l2privateKeyFlag           = "l2_private_key"
 	l2HOCPrivateKeyFlag        = "l2_hoc_private_key"
 	l2POCPrivateKeyFlag        = "l2_poc_private_key"
+	faucetFundingFlag          = "faucet_funds"
 )
 
 // Returns a map of the flag usages.
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@ func getFlagUsageMap() map[string]string {
 		l2privateKeyFlag:           "Layer 2 private key",
 		l2HOCPrivateKeyFlag:        "Layer 2 HOC contract private key",
 		l2POCPrivateKeyFlag:        "Layer 2 POC contract private key",
+		faucetFundingFlag:          "How much funds should the faucet account receive",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/config.go b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/config.go
index 5708936913..fe26b5199e 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/config.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/config.go
@@ -5,19 +5,22 @@ type Option = func(c *Config)
 
 // Config holds the properties that configure the package
 type Config struct {
-	l1HTTPURL         string
-	l1privateKey      string
-	l2Port            int
-	l2Host            string
-	l2PrivateKey      string
-	hocPKString       string
-	pocPKString       string
-	messageBusAddress string
-	dockerImage       string
+	l1HTTPURL           string
+	l1privateKey        string
+	l2Port              int
+	l2Host              string
+	l2PrivateKey        string
+	hocPKString         string
+	pocPKString         string
+	messageBusAddress   string
+	dockerImage         string
+	faucetPrefundAmount string
 }
 
 func NewContractDeployerConfig(opts ...Option) *Config {
-	defaultConfig := &Config{}
+	defaultConfig := &Config{
+		faucetPrefundAmount: "10000",
+	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(defaultConfig)
@@ -79,3 +82,9 @@ func WithPocPKString(s string) Option {
 		c.pocPKString = s
 	}
 }
+
+func WithFaucetFunds(f string) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.faucetPrefundAmount = f
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/docker.go b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/docker.go
index 5c04959d9a..564430a067 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/docker.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l2contractdeployer/docker.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func (n *ContractDeployer) Start() error {
 	}
 
 	envs := map[string]string{
-		"MESSAGE_BUS_ADDRESS": n.cfg.messageBusAddress,
+		"PREFUND_FAUCET_AMOUNT": n.cfg.faucetPrefundAmount,
+		"MESSAGE_BUS_ADDRESS":   n.cfg.messageBusAddress,
 		"NETWORK_JSON": fmt.Sprintf(`
 {
         "layer1" : {