diff --git a/consensus-engine/src/lib.rs b/consensus-engine/src/lib.rs
index 1d8acf88..84c9f2a2 100644
--- a/consensus-engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/consensus-engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<O: Overlay> Carnot<O> {
         if timeout_qc.view < new_state.current_view {
             return new_state;
         }
-        new_state.update_high_qc(timeout_qc.high_qc.clone());
+        new_state.update_high_qc(Qc::Standard(timeout_qc.high_qc.clone()));
         new_state.update_timeout_qc(timeout_qc.clone());
 
         new_state.current_view = timeout_qc.view + 1;
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ impl<O: Overlay> Carnot<O> {
             .iter()
             .map(|nv| &nv.high_qc)
             .chain(std::iter::once(&timeout_qc.high_qc))
-            .max_by_key(|qc| qc.view())
+            .max_by_key(|qc| qc.view)
             .unwrap();
-        new_state.update_high_qc(high_qc.clone());
+        new_state.update_high_qc(Qc::Standard(high_qc.clone()));
 
         let new_view_msg = NewView {
             view: new_view,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl<O: Overlay> Carnot<O> {
         {
             let timeout_msg = Timeout {
                 view: new_state.current_view,
-                high_qc: Qc::Standard(new_state.local_high_qc.clone()),
+                high_qc: new_state.local_high_qc.clone(),
                 sender: new_state.id,
                 timeout_qc: new_state.last_view_timeout_qc.clone(),
             };
diff --git a/consensus-engine/src/types.rs b/consensus-engine/src/types.rs
index 2bed6dff..297bb922 100644
--- a/consensus-engine/src/types.rs
+++ b/consensus-engine/src/types.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct Vote {
 pub struct Timeout {
     pub view: View,
     pub sender: NodeId,
-    pub high_qc: Qc,
+    pub high_qc: StandardQc,
     pub timeout_qc: Option<TimeoutQc>,
 }
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ pub struct NewView {
     pub view: View,
     pub sender: NodeId,
     pub timeout_qc: TimeoutQc,
-    pub high_qc: Qc,
+    pub high_qc: StandardQc,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub struct TimeoutQc {
     pub view: View,
-    pub high_qc: Qc,
+    pub high_qc: StandardQc,
     pub sender: NodeId,
 }
 
diff --git a/nomos-services/consensus/src/lib.rs b/nomos-services/consensus/src/lib.rs
index 7e19201e..0456042d 100644
--- a/nomos-services/consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,23 @@ where
                 }
                 Event::RootTimeout { timeouts } => {
                     tracing::debug!("root timeout {:?}", timeouts);
-                    // timeout detected
+                    // TODO: filter timeouts upon reception
+                    assert!(timeouts.iter().all(|t| t.view == carnot.current_view()));
+                    let high_qc = timeouts
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|t| &t.high_qc)
+                        .chain(std::iter::once(&carnot.high_qc()))
+                        .max_by_key(|qc| qc.view)
+                        .expect("empty root committee")
+                        .clone();
+                    if carnot.is_member_of_root_committee() {
+                        let timeout_qc = TimeoutQc {
+                            view: carnot.current_view(),
+                            high_qc,
+                            sender: carnot.id(),
+                        };
+                        output = Some(Output::BroadcastTimeoutQc { timeout_qc });
+                    }
                 }
                 Event::ProposeBlock { qc } => {
                     tracing::debug!("proposing block");