diff --git a/crates/apollo_consensus_manager/src/consensus_manager.rs b/crates/apollo_consensus_manager/src/consensus_manager.rs
index 322601cf202..81b60aa6cb4 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_consensus_manager/src/consensus_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_consensus_manager/src/consensus_manager.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ impl ConsensusManager {
                 outbound_proposal_sender: outbound_internal_sender,
                 vote_broadcast_client: votes_broadcast_channels.broadcast_topic_client.clone(),
                 config_manager_client: Some(Arc::clone(&config_manager_client)),
-                strk_to_usd_oracle: None,
             },
         )
     }
diff --git a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
index ea2c646a00e..37b8dbe6e4e 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use apollo_config::behavior_mode::BehaviorMode;
 use apollo_config_manager_types::communication::SharedConfigManagerClient;
 use apollo_consensus::types::{ConsensusContext, ConsensusError, ProposalCommitment, Round};
 use apollo_consensus_orchestrator_config::config::ContextConfig;
-use apollo_l1_gas_price_types::{ExchangeRateOracleClientTrait, L1GasPriceProviderClient};
+use apollo_l1_gas_price_types::L1GasPriceProviderClient;
 use apollo_network::network_manager::{BroadcastTopicClient, BroadcastTopicClientTrait};
 use apollo_protobuf::consensus::{
     BuildParam,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tokio_util::task::AbortOnDropHandle;
-use tracing::{debug, error, error_span, info, instrument, trace, warn, Instrument};
+use tracing::{error, error_span, info, instrument, trace, warn, Instrument};
 
 use crate::build_proposal::{build_proposal, BuildProposalError, ProposalBuildArguments};
 use crate::cende::{
@@ -269,10 +269,6 @@ pub struct SequencerConsensusContextDeps {
     // Used to broadcast votes to other consensus nodes.
     pub vote_broadcast_client: BroadcastTopicClient<Vote>,
     pub config_manager_client: Option<SharedConfigManagerClient>,
-    /// STRK/USD oracle for SNIP-35 dynamic gas pricing. The underlying trait is generic; this
-    /// field's name labels the rate semantics. The instance must be configured with STRK/USD
-    /// URLs at construction time. None if disabled.
-    pub strk_to_usd_oracle: Option<Arc<dyn ExchangeRateOracleClientTrait>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, PartialEq, Debug)]
@@ -457,23 +453,18 @@ impl SequencerConsensusContext {
         };
         SNIP35_FEE_ACTUAL.set_lossy(fee_actual.0);
 
-        let fee_target = match &self.deps.strk_to_usd_oracle {
-            Some(oracle) => match oracle.fetch_rate(timestamp).await {
-                Ok(rate) => {
-                    let target = compute_fee_target(TARGET_ATTO_USD_PER_L2_GAS, rate);
-                    match target {
-                        Some(t) => SNIP35_FEE_TARGET.set_lossy(t.0),
-                        None => warn!("STRK/USD oracle returned zero rate, freezing fee_proposal"),
-                    }
-                    target
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("STRK/USD oracle error: {e:?}, freezing fee_proposal");
-                    None
+        let fee_target = match self.deps.l1_gas_price_provider.get_strk_to_usd_rate(timestamp).await
+        {
+            Ok(rate) => {
+                let target = compute_fee_target(TARGET_ATTO_USD_PER_L2_GAS, rate);
+                match target {
+                    Some(t) => SNIP35_FEE_TARGET.set_lossy(t.0),
+                    None => warn!("STRK/USD oracle returned zero rate, freezing fee_proposal"),
                 }
-            },
-            None => {
-                debug!("No STRK/USD oracle configured, freezing fee_proposal");
+                target
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("STRK/USD oracle error: {e:?}, freezing fee_proposal");
                 None
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context_test.rs b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context_test.rs
index 1f3de9046ee..ad9a93e6c2e 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context_test.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context_test.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ use apollo_l1_gas_price_types::errors::{
     L1GasPriceClientError,
     L1GasPriceProviderError,
 };
-use apollo_l1_gas_price_types::{
-    MockExchangeRateOracleClientTrait,
-    MockL1GasPriceProviderClient,
-    PriceInfo,
-};
+use apollo_l1_gas_price_types::{MockL1GasPriceProviderClient, PriceInfo};
 use apollo_protobuf::consensus::{
     BuildParam,
     CommitmentParts,
@@ -1619,11 +1615,9 @@ async fn test_initialize_fee_proposals_window(
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 enum OracleBehavior {
-    /// No oracle is configured (`strk_to_usd_oracle = None`).
-    NotConfigured,
-    /// Oracle is configured and `fetch_rate` returns `Ok(rate)`.
+    /// Provider returns `Ok(rate)` for the STRK/USD query.
     Ok(u128),
-    /// Oracle is configured and `fetch_rate` returns `Err(_)`.
+    /// Provider returns `Err(_)` for the STRK/USD query.
     Err,
 }
 
@@ -1631,16 +1625,10 @@ enum OracleBehavior {
 #[rstest]
 #[case::no_fee_actual_freezes_at_l2_gas_price(
     None,
-    OracleBehavior::NotConfigured,
+    OracleBehavior::Ok(0),
     GasPrice(7_000_000_000),
     GasPrice(7_000_000_000)
 )]
-#[case::no_oracle_freezes_at_fee_actual(
-    Some(GasPrice(10_000_000_000)),
-    OracleBehavior::NotConfigured,
-    GasPrice(7_000_000_000),
-    GasPrice(10_000_000_000)
-)]
 #[case::oracle_zero_rate_freezes_at_fee_actual(
     Some(GasPrice(10_000_000_000)),
     OracleBehavior::Ok(0),
@@ -1679,22 +1667,21 @@ async fn test_compute_snip35_fee_proposal(
     #[case] expected_fee_proposal: GasPrice,
 ) {
     let (mut deps, _network) = create_test_and_network_deps();
-    deps.setup_default_expectations();
-    deps.strk_to_usd_oracle = match oracle_behavior {
-        OracleBehavior::NotConfigured => None,
+    // Register the specific strk_to_usd_rate expectation BEFORE setup_default_expectations so
+    // the catch-all default installed there does not shadow it (mockall matches oldest first).
+    match oracle_behavior {
         OracleBehavior::Ok(rate) => {
-            let mut mock = MockExchangeRateOracleClientTrait::new();
-            mock.expect_fetch_rate().returning(move |_| Ok(rate));
-            Some(Arc::new(mock))
+            deps.l1_gas_price_provider.expect_get_strk_to_usd_rate().returning(move |_| Ok(rate));
         }
         OracleBehavior::Err => {
-            let mut mock = MockExchangeRateOracleClientTrait::new();
-            mock.expect_fetch_rate().returning(|_| {
-                Err(ExchangeRateOracleClientError::RequestError("test".to_string()))
+            deps.l1_gas_price_provider.expect_get_strk_to_usd_rate().returning(|_| {
+                Err(L1GasPriceClientError::ExchangeRateOracleClientError(
+                    ExchangeRateOracleClientError::RequestError("test".to_string()),
+                ))
             });
-            Some(Arc::new(mock))
         }
-    };
+    }
+    deps.setup_default_expectations();
 
     let mut context = deps.build_context();
     context.l2_gas_price = l2_gas_price;
@@ -1713,16 +1700,17 @@ async fn test_compute_snip35_fee_proposal_converges_to_oracle_target() {
     ];
 
     let (mut deps, _network) = create_test_and_network_deps();
-    deps.setup_default_expectations();
-    let mut mock = MockExchangeRateOracleClientTrait::new();
+    // Register per-phase strk_to_usd_rate expectations BEFORE setup_default_expectations so they
+    // are not shadowed by the catch-all default (mockall matches oldest first).
     let mut seq = mockall::Sequence::new();
     for &(rate, _, n_blocks) in &phases {
-        mock.expect_fetch_rate()
+        deps.l1_gas_price_provider
+            .expect_get_strk_to_usd_rate()
             .times(usize::try_from(n_blocks).unwrap())
             .in_sequence(&mut seq)
             .returning(move |_| Ok(rate));
     }
-    deps.strk_to_usd_oracle = Some(Arc::new(mock));
+    deps.setup_default_expectations();
     let mut context = deps.build_context();
 
     // Bootstrap the window with 75 gwei (the $0.04 target).
diff --git a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/test_utils.rs b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/test_utils.rs
index 8c9dc9b60db..e755c5e8c5b 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_consensus_orchestrator/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ pub(crate) const CHAIN_ID: ChainId = ChainId::Mainnet;
 // values here.
 pub(crate) const ETH_TO_FRI_RATE: u128 = 2 * u128::pow(10, 18);
 
+// A STRK/USD rate that yields an in-bounds SNIP-35 fee target in proposal-building tests
+// where the specific value doesn't matter.
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_STRK_TO_USD_RATE: u128 = 300_000_000_000_000_000;
+
 pub(crate) static TX_BATCH: LazyLock<Vec<ConsensusTransaction>> =
     LazyLock::new(|| (0..3).map(generate_invoke_tx).collect());
 
@@ -129,8 +133,6 @@ pub(crate) struct TestDeps {
     pub clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
     pub outbound_proposal_sender: mpsc::Sender<(HeightAndRound, mpsc::Receiver<ProposalPart>)>,
     pub vote_broadcast_client: BroadcastTopicClient<Vote>,
-    pub strk_to_usd_oracle:
-        Option<Arc<dyn apollo_l1_gas_price_types::ExchangeRateOracleClientTrait>>,
 }
 
 impl From<TestDeps> for SequencerConsensusContextDeps {
@@ -145,7 +147,6 @@ impl From<TestDeps> for SequencerConsensusContextDeps {
             outbound_proposal_sender: deps.outbound_proposal_sender,
             vote_broadcast_client: deps.vote_broadcast_client,
             config_manager_client: None,
-            strk_to_usd_oracle: deps.strk_to_usd_oracle,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -325,6 +326,9 @@ impl TestDeps {
             blob_fee: GasPrice(TEMP_ETH_BLOB_GAS_FEE_IN_WEI),
         }));
         self.l1_gas_price_provider.expect_get_rate().return_const(Ok(ETH_TO_FRI_RATE));
+        self.l1_gas_price_provider
+            .expect_get_strk_to_usd_rate()
+            .return_const(Ok(DEFAULT_STRK_TO_USD_RATE));
     }
 
     fn setup_default_state_sync_get_block(&mut self) {
@@ -381,7 +385,6 @@ pub(crate) fn create_test_and_network_deps() -> (TestDeps, NetworkDependencies)
         clock,
         outbound_proposal_sender,
         vote_broadcast_client: votes_topic_client,
-        strk_to_usd_oracle: None,
     };
 
     let network_deps =
diff --git a/crates/apollo_dashboard/resources/dev_grafana.json b/crates/apollo_dashboard/resources/dev_grafana.json
index 8b56dc9d0e5..7d3da3d27d3 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_dashboard/resources/dev_grafana.json
+++ b/crates/apollo_dashboard/resources/dev_grafana.json
@@ -3478,6 +3478,32 @@
           ],
           "extra_params": {}
         },
+        {
+          "title": "get_strk_to_usd_rate (client-side)",
+          "description": "client-side infra metrics for request type get_strk_to_usd_rate",
+          "type": "timeseries",
+          "exprs": [
+            "histogram_quantile(0.50,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_local_response_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.50 l1_gas_price_local_response_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.95,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_local_response_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.95 l1_gas_price_local_response_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.50,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_remote_response_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.50 l1_gas_price_remote_response_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.95,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_remote_response_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.95 l1_gas_price_remote_response_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.50,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_remote_client_communication_failure_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.50 l1_gas_price_remote_client_communication_failure_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.95,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_remote_client_communication_failure_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.95 l1_gas_price_remote_client_communication_failure_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))"
+          ],
+          "extra_params": {}
+        },
+        {
+          "title": "get_strk_to_usd_rate (server-side)",
+          "description": "server-side infra metrics for request type get_strk_to_usd_rate",
+          "type": "timeseries",
+          "exprs": [
+            "histogram_quantile(0.50,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_processing_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.50 l1_gas_price_processing_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.95,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_processing_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.95 l1_gas_price_processing_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.50,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_queueing_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.50 l1_gas_price_queueing_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))",
+            "histogram_quantile(0.95,label_replace(sum by (le) (rate(l1_gas_price_queueing_times_secs_bucket{cluster=~\"$cluster\", namespace=~\"$namespace\", pod=~\"$pod\", request_variant=\"get_strk_to_usd_rate\"}[5m])), \"label_name\", \"0.95 l1_gas_price_queueing_times_secs\", \"le\", \".*\"))"
+          ],
+          "extra_params": {}
+        },
         {
           "title": "initialize (client-side)",
           "description": "client-side infra metrics for request type initialize",
diff --git a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/flow_test_setup.rs b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/flow_test_setup.rs
index 745f6daf861..14c16cc3c74 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/flow_test_setup.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/flow_test_setup.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ impl FlowSequencerSetup {
         let (eth_to_strk_oracle_url_headers, _join_handle) =
             spawn_local_eth_to_strk_oracle(available_ports.get_next_port());
         let eth_to_strk_oracle_config = ExchangeRateOracleConfig {
+            url_header_list: Some(vec![eth_to_strk_oracle_url_headers.clone().into()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        // Reuse the same dummy oracle endpoint for STRK/USD; the handler returns a constant.
+        let strk_to_usd_oracle_config = ExchangeRateOracleConfig {
             url_header_list: Some(vec![eth_to_strk_oracle_url_headers.into()]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -309,6 +314,7 @@ impl FlowSequencerSetup {
             state_sync_config,
             consensus_manager_config,
             eth_to_strk_oracle_config,
+            strk_to_usd_oracle_config,
             mempool_p2p_config,
             monitoring_endpoint_config,
             component_config,
diff --git a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/integration_test_manager.rs b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/integration_test_manager.rs
index 8bbda3d05d4..dd743469d8a 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/integration_test_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/integration_test_manager.rs
@@ -1367,6 +1367,11 @@ async fn get_sequencer_setup_configs(
             url_header_list: Some(vec![eth_to_strk_oracle_url.clone().into()]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
+        // Reuse the same dummy oracle endpoint for STRK/USD; the handler returns a constant.
+        let strk_to_usd_oracle_config = ExchangeRateOracleConfig {
+            url_header_list: Some(vec![eth_to_strk_oracle_url.clone().into()]),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
 
         let validator_id = set_validator_id(&mut consensus_manager_config, node_index);
         let chain_info = chain_info.clone();
@@ -1397,6 +1402,7 @@ async fn get_sequencer_setup_configs(
                 state_sync_config.clone(),
                 consensus_manager_config.clone(),
                 eth_to_strk_oracle_config.clone(),
+                strk_to_usd_oracle_config.clone(),
                 mempool_p2p_config.clone(),
                 monitoring_endpoint_config,
                 executable_component_config.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/utils.rs b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
index 11d3f4f401b..15394b5265f 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_integration_tests/src/utils.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ pub fn create_node_config(
     mut state_sync_config: StateSyncConfig,
     mut consensus_manager_config: ConsensusManagerConfig,
     eth_to_strk_oracle_config: ExchangeRateOracleConfig,
+    strk_to_usd_oracle_config: ExchangeRateOracleConfig,
     mempool_p2p_config: MempoolP2pConfig,
     monitoring_endpoint_config: MonitoringEndpointConfig,
     components: ComponentConfig,
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ pub fn create_node_config(
         // Use newly minted blocks on Anvil to be used for gas price calculations.
         lag_margin_seconds: Duration::from_secs(0),
         eth_to_strk_oracle_config,
+        strk_to_usd_oracle_config,
         ..Default::default()
     };
     let http_server_config =
diff --git a/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price/src/communication.rs b/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price/src/communication.rs
index 7e3a5e0d6fc..549a18a394e 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price/src/communication.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price/src/communication.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ impl ComponentRequestHandler<L1GasPriceRequest, L1GasPriceResponse> for L1GasPri
             L1GasPriceRequest::GetEthToFriRate(timestamp) => {
                 L1GasPriceResponse::GetEthToFriRate(self.eth_to_fri_rate(timestamp).await)
             }
+            L1GasPriceRequest::GetStrkToUsdRate(timestamp) => {
+                L1GasPriceResponse::GetStrkToUsdRate(self.strk_to_usd_rate(timestamp).await)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price_types/src/lib.rs b/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price_types/src/lib.rs
index fd80ce444df..80a495e3756 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_l1_gas_price_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub enum L1GasPriceRequest {
     GetGasPrice(BlockTimestamp),
     AddGasPrice(GasPriceData),
     GetEthToFriRate(u64),
+    GetStrkToUsdRate(u64),
 }
 impl_debug_for_infra_requests_and_responses!(L1GasPriceRequest);
 impl_labeled_request!(L1GasPriceRequest, L1GasPriceRequestLabelValue);
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ pub enum L1GasPriceResponse {
     GetGasPrice(L1GasPriceProviderResult<PriceInfo>),
     AddGasPrice(L1GasPriceProviderResult<()>),
     GetEthToFriRate(L1GasPriceProviderResult<u128>),
+    GetStrkToUsdRate(L1GasPriceProviderResult<u128>),
 }
 impl_debug_for_infra_requests_and_responses!(L1GasPriceResponse);
 
@@ -99,7 +101,11 @@ pub trait L1GasPriceProviderClient: Send + Sync {
         timestamp: BlockTimestamp,
     ) -> L1GasPriceProviderClientResult<PriceInfo>;
 
+    /// ETH/FRI rate as 18-decimal fixed-point integer (e.g. 5000 STRK per ETH → `5000 * 10^18`).
     async fn get_rate(&self, timestamp: u64) -> L1GasPriceProviderClientResult<u128>;
+
+    /// STRK/USD rate as 18-decimal fixed-point integer (e.g. 24.5 STRK per USD → `24.5 * 10^18`).
+    async fn get_strk_to_usd_rate(&self, timestamp: u64) -> L1GasPriceProviderClientResult<u128>;
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(any(feature = "testing", test), automock)]
@@ -171,6 +177,19 @@ where
             Direct
         )
     }
+    #[instrument(skip(self))]
+    async fn get_strk_to_usd_rate(&self, timestamp: u64) -> L1GasPriceProviderClientResult<u128> {
+        let request = L1GasPriceRequest::GetStrkToUsdRate(timestamp);
+        handle_all_response_variants!(
+            self,
+            request,
+            L1GasPriceResponse,
+            GetStrkToUsdRate,
+            L1GasPriceClientError,
+            L1GasPriceProviderError,
+            Direct
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 generate_permutation_labels! {