diff --git a/proxy/app_conn.go b/proxy/app_conn.go
index 2e19394a7..af20b7472 100644
--- a/proxy/app_conn.go
+++ b/proxy/app_conn.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package proxy
 
 import (
 	tmspcli "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/client"
+	tmsp "github.com/tendermint/tmsp/types"
 )
 
 type AppConn interface {
@@ -18,4 +19,7 @@ type AppConn interface {
 	InfoSync() (info string, err error)
 	FlushSync() error
 	CommitSync() (hash []byte, log string, err error)
+	InitChainSync(validators []*tmsp.Validator) (err error)
+	BeginBlockSync(height uint64) (err error)
+	EndBlockSync() (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error)
 }
diff --git a/proxy/local_app_conn.go b/proxy/local_app_conn.go
index 22c94f252..83b79069d 100644
--- a/proxy/local_app_conn.go
+++ b/proxy/local_app_conn.go
@@ -100,6 +100,33 @@ func (app *localAppConn) CommitSync() (hash []byte, log string, err error) {
 	return hash, log, nil
 }
 
+func (app *localAppConn) InitChainSync(validators []*tmsp.Validator) (err error) {
+	app.mtx.Lock()
+	if bcApp, ok := app.Application.(tmsp.BlockchainAware); ok {
+		bcApp.InitChain(validators)
+	}
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (app *localAppConn) BeginBlockSync(height uint64) (err error) {
+	app.mtx.Lock()
+	if bcApp, ok := app.Application.(tmsp.BlockchainAware); ok {
+		bcApp.BeginBlock(height)
+	}
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (app *localAppConn) EndBlockSync() (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error) {
+	app.mtx.Lock()
+	if bcApp, ok := app.Application.(tmsp.BlockchainAware); ok {
+		changedValidators = bcApp.EndBlock()
+	}
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
+	return changedValidators, nil
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------
 
 func (app *localAppConn) callback(req *tmsp.Request, res *tmsp.Response) *tmspcli.ReqRes {
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index 1a81e6e66..9cc8605bc 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -77,16 +77,34 @@ func (s *State) execBlockOnProxyApp(evsw *events.EventSwitch, proxyAppConn proxy
 	}
 	proxyAppConn.SetResponseCallback(proxyCb)
 
-	// Run next txs in the block and get new AppHash
+	// Begin block
+	err := proxyAppConn.BeginBlockSync(uint64(block.Height))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Error in proxyAppConn.BeginBlock", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Run txs of block
 	for _, tx := range block.Txs {
 		proxyAppConn.AppendTxAsync(tx)
 		if err := proxyAppConn.Error(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// End block
+	changedValidators, err := proxyAppConn.EndBlockSync()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Error in proxyAppConn.EndBlock", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	// TODO: Do something with changedValidators
+	log.Info("TODO: Do something with changedValidators", changedValidators)
+
+	// Commit block, get hash back
 	hash, logStr, err := proxyAppConn.CommitSync()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("Error computing proxyAppConn hash", "error", err)
+		log.Warn("Error in proxyAppConn.CommitSync", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	if logStr != "" {