diff --git a/ledger/state.go b/ledger/state.go
index ad42f07a..9b46b3a9 100644
--- a/ledger/state.go
+++ b/ledger/state.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ import (
 	ouroboros "github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros"
 	"github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/cbor"
 	"github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/ledger"
+	"github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/ledger/babbage"
 	lcommon "github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/ledger/common"
+	"github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/ledger/conway"
 	ochainsync "github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/protocol/chainsync"
 	ocommon "github.com/blinklabs-io/gouroboros/protocol/common"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ type LedgerStateConfig struct {
 	CardanoNodeConfig  *cardano.CardanoNodeConfig
 	PromRegistry       prometheus.Registerer
 	ValidateHistorical bool
+	ForgeBlocks        bool
 	// Callback(s)
 	BlockfetchRequestRangeFunc BlockfetchRequestRangeFunc
 }
@@ -152,6 +155,28 @@ func (ls *LedgerState) Start() error {
 		interval := time.Duration(durationNs)
 		ls.Scheduler = NewScheduler(interval)
 		ls.Scheduler.Start()
+
+		// Schedule block forging if dev mode is enabled
+		if ls.config.ForgeBlocks {
+			// Calculate block interval from ActiveSlotsCoeff
+			shelleyGenesis := ls.config.CardanoNodeConfig.ShelleyGenesis()
+			if shelleyGenesis != nil {
+				// Calculate block interval (1 / ActiveSlotsCoeff)
+				activeSlotsCoeff := shelleyGenesis.ActiveSlotsCoeff
+				if activeSlotsCoeff.Rat != nil && activeSlotsCoeff.Rat.Num().Int64() > 0 {
+					blockInterval := int((1 * activeSlotsCoeff.Rat.Denom().Int64()) / activeSlotsCoeff.Rat.Num().Int64())
+					// Scheduled forgeBlock to run at the calculated block interval
+					ls.Scheduler.Register(blockInterval, ls.forgeBlock)
+
+					ls.config.Logger.Info(
+						"dev mode block forging enabled",
+						"component", "ledger",
+						"block_interval", blockInterval,
+						"active_slots_coeff", activeSlotsCoeff.String(),
+					)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	// Start goroutine to process new blocks
 	go ls.ledgerProcessBlocks()
@@ -917,3 +942,76 @@ func (ls *LedgerState) ValidateTx(
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// forgeBlock creates an empty conway block and logs its CBOR representation
+func (ls *LedgerState) forgeBlock() {
+	// Get current chain tip
+	currentTip := ls.chain.Tip()
+
+	// Calculate next slot and block number
+	nextSlot, err := ls.TimeToSlot(time.Now())
+	if err != nil {
+		ls.config.Logger.Error(
+			"failed to calculate slot from current time",
+			"component", "ledger",
+			"error", err,
+		)
+		return
+	}
+	nextBlockNumber := currentTip.BlockNumber + 1
+
+	// Create empty Babbage block header body
+	headerBody := babbage.BabbageBlockHeaderBody{
+		BlockNumber:   nextBlockNumber,
+		Slot:          nextSlot,
+		PrevHash:      lcommon.NewBlake2b256(currentTip.Point.Hash),
+		IssuerVkey:    lcommon.IssuerVkey{},
+		VrfKey:        []byte{},
+		VrfResult:     lcommon.VrfResult{},
+		BlockBodySize: 0,
+		BlockBodyHash: lcommon.Blake2b256{},
+		OpCert:        babbage.BabbageOpCert{},
+		ProtoVersion: babbage.BabbageProtoVersion{
+			Major: 2,
+			Minor: 0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Create Conway block header
+	conwayHeader := &conway.ConwayBlockHeader{
+		BabbageBlockHeader: babbage.BabbageBlockHeader{
+			Body:      headerBody,
+			Signature: []byte{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Create a conway block
+	conwayBlock := &conway.ConwayBlock{
+		BlockHeader:            conwayHeader,
+		TransactionBodies:      []conway.ConwayTransactionBody{},
+		TransactionWitnessSets: []conway.ConwayTransactionWitnessSet{},
+		TransactionMetadataSet: map[uint]*cbor.LazyValue{},
+		InvalidTransactions:    []uint{},
+	}
+
+	// Marshal the conway block to CBOR
+	blockCbor, err := cbor.Encode(conwayBlock)
+	if err != nil {
+		ls.config.Logger.Error(
+			"failed to marshal forged conway block to CBOR",
+			"component", "ledger",
+			"error", err,
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Log the generated block CBOR (DEBUG level)
+	ls.config.Logger.Debug(
+		"forged empty conway block",
+		"component", "ledger",
+		"slot", nextSlot,
+		"block_number", nextBlockNumber,
+		"prev_hash", hex.EncodeToString(currentTip.Point.Hash),
+		"block_cbor", hex.EncodeToString(blockCbor),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 280bd9e2..27d7711a 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (n *Node) Run() error {
 			Logger:                     n.config.logger,
 			CardanoNodeConfig:          n.config.cardanoNodeConfig,
 			PromRegistry:               n.config.promRegistry,
+			ForgeBlocks:                n.config.devMode,
 			BlockfetchRequestRangeFunc: n.blockfetchClientRequestRange,
 		},
 	)