diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2012-sign-eth-txs.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2012-sign-eth-txs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63dfa70870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2012-sign-eth-txs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Sign transactions originating from the Namada relayer that are sent to
+  Ethereum ([\#2012](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/2012))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/src/lib/cli/relayer.rs b/apps/src/lib/cli/relayer.rs
index 3322e84e2f..f74ae1b5bf 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/cli/relayer.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/cli/relayer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Report, Result};
-use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::providers::{Http, Provider};
 use namada::ledger::eth_bridge::{bridge_pool, validator_set};
 use namada::types::control_flow::ProceedOrElse;
 use namada::types::io::Io;
@@ -10,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::cli;
 use crate::cli::api::{CliApi, CliClient};
 use crate::cli::args::{CliToSdk, CliToSdkCtxless};
 use crate::cli::cmds::*;
+use crate::cli::utils::get_eth_rpc_client;
 
 fn error() -> Report {
     eyre!("Fatal error")
@@ -74,10 +72,8 @@ impl<IO: Io> CliApi<IO> {
                         .wait_until_node_is_synced::<IO>()
                         .await
                         .proceed_or_else(error)?;
-                    let eth_client = Arc::new(
-                        Provider::<Http>::try_from(&args.eth_rpc_endpoint)
-                            .unwrap(),
-                    );
+                    let eth_client =
+                        get_eth_rpc_client(&args.eth_rpc_endpoint).await;
                     let args = args.to_sdk_ctxless();
                     bridge_pool::relay_bridge_pool_proof::<_, _, IO>(
                         eth_client, &client, args,
@@ -191,10 +187,8 @@ impl<IO: Io> CliApi<IO> {
                         .wait_until_node_is_synced::<IO>()
                         .await
                         .proceed_or_else(error)?;
-                    let eth_client = Arc::new(
-                        Provider::<Http>::try_from(&args.eth_rpc_endpoint)
-                            .unwrap(),
-                    );
+                    let eth_client =
+                        get_eth_rpc_client(&args.eth_rpc_endpoint).await;
                     let args = args.to_sdk_ctxless();
                     validator_set::relay_validator_set_update::<_, _, IO>(
                         eth_client, &client, args,
diff --git a/apps/src/lib/cli/utils.rs b/apps/src/lib/cli/utils.rs
index 26cc38ff7f..9a44add694 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/cli/utils.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/cli/utils.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,26 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use clap::{ArgAction, ArgMatches};
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
+use data_encoding::HEXLOWER_PERMISSIVE;
+use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::core::k256::elliptic_curve::SecretKey as Secp256k1Sk;
+use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::middleware::SignerMiddleware;
+use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::providers::{Http, Middleware, Provider};
+use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::signers::{Signer, Wallet};
 
 use super::args;
 use super::context::{Context, FromContext};
 use crate::cli::api::CliIo;
 
+/// Environment variable where Ethereum relayer private
+/// keys are stored.
+// TODO: remove this in favor of getting eth keys from
+// namadaw, ledger, or something more secure
+const RELAYER_KEY_ENV_VAR: &str = "NAMADA_RELAYER_KEY";
+
 // We only use static strings
 pub type App = clap::Command;
 pub type ClapArg = clap::Arg;
@@ -362,3 +374,30 @@ pub fn safe_exit(_: i32) -> ! {
 
     panic!("Test failed because the client exited unexpectedly.")
 }
+
+/// Load an Ethereum wallet from the environment.
+fn get_eth_signer_from_env(chain_id: u64) -> Option<impl Signer> {
+    let relayer_key = std::env::var(RELAYER_KEY_ENV_VAR).ok()?;
+    let relayer_key = HEXLOWER_PERMISSIVE.decode(relayer_key.as_ref()).ok()?;
+    let relayer_key = Secp256k1Sk::from_slice(&relayer_key).ok()?;
+
+    let wallet: Wallet<_> = relayer_key.into();
+    let wallet = wallet.with_chain_id(chain_id);
+
+    Some(wallet)
+}
+
+/// Return an Ethereum RPC client.
+pub async fn get_eth_rpc_client(url: &str) -> Arc<impl Middleware> {
+    let client = Provider::<Http>::try_from(url)
+        .expect("Failed to instantiate Ethereum RPC client");
+    let chain_id = client
+        .get_chainid()
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to query chain id")
+        .as_u64();
+    let signer = get_eth_signer_from_env(chain_id).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        panic!("Failed to get Ethereum key from {RELAYER_KEY_ENV_VAR} env var")
+    });
+    Arc::new(SignerMiddleware::new(client, signer))
+}