diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be5d2e0cf..6bfcddd34 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5 v5.0.3
 	github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20230208211350-7dfff1ce7854 // DO NOT UPGRADE
 	github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core v0.5.0
-	github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20240709170030-c27aeb5fb99b
+	github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20241009181157-ebb8c8b0bf54
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.24.3
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0
 	github.com/wealdtech/go-ens/v3 v3.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 88f992faf..631f51e65 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ github.com/rocket-pool/go-merkletree v1.0.1-0.20220406020931-c262d9b976dd h1:p9K
 github.com/rocket-pool/go-merkletree v1.0.1-0.20220406020931-c262d9b976dd/go.mod h1:UE9fof8P7iESVtLn1K9CTSkNRYVFHZHlf96RKbU33kA=
 github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core v0.5.0 h1:98PnHb67mgOKTHMQlRql5KINYM+5NGYV3n4GYChZuec=
 github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Clii5aca9PvR4HoAlUs8dh2OsJbDDnJ4yL5EaQE1gSo=
-github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20240709170030-c27aeb5fb99b h1:39UmJzNR71/OMIzblEY9wq+3nojGa/gQOJJpLBa6XcE=
-github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20240709170030-c27aeb5fb99b/go.mod h1:pcY43H/m5pjr7zacrsKVaXnXfKKi1UV08VDPUwxbJkc=
+github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20241009181157-ebb8c8b0bf54 h1:869F7HFTkCHUNxAj6WwtapWEL8DiVfy918DviPz57dY=
+github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2 v2.0.0-b2.0.20241009181157-ebb8c8b0bf54/go.mod h1:pcY43H/m5pjr7zacrsKVaXnXfKKi1UV08VDPUwxbJkc=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0 h1:cWPaGQEPrBb5/AsnsZesgZZ9yb1OQ+GOISoDNXVBh4M=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0/go.mod h1:ddIwULY96R17DhadqLgMfk9H9tvdUzkipdSkR5nkCZA=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.10.1 h1:L0uuZVXIKlI1SShY2nhFfo44TYvDPQ1w4oFkUJNfhyo=
diff --git a/rocketpool-daemon/common/rewards/utils.go b/rocketpool-daemon/common/rewards/utils.go
index 470229fd8..b9b1f43e6 100644
--- a/rocketpool-daemon/common/rewards/utils.go
+++ b/rocketpool-daemon/common/rewards/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rewards
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ func DownloadRewardsFile(cfg *config.SmartNodeConfig, i *sharedtypes.IntervalInf
 		errBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading files with timeout %v failed.\n", timeout))
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf(errBuilder.String())
+	return errors.New(errBuilder.String())
 }
 
 // Gets the start slot for the given interval
diff --git a/rocketpool-daemon/node/auto-init-voting-power.go b/rocketpool-daemon/node/auto-init-voting-power.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfeb19ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocketpool-daemon/node/auto-init-voting-power.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package node
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core/beacon"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core/eth"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core/log"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/node-manager-core/node/wallet"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2/node"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/rocketpool-go/v2/rocketpool"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/rocketpool-daemon/common/gas"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/rocketpool-daemon/common/services"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/rocketpool-daemon/common/state"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/rocketpool-daemon/common/tx"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/shared/config"
+	"github.com/rocket-pool/smartnode/v2/shared/keys"
+)
+
+type AutoInitVotingPower struct {
+	ctx            context.Context
+	sp             *services.ServiceProvider
+	logger         *slog.Logger
+	cfg            *config.SmartNodeConfig
+	w              *wallet.Wallet
+	rp             *rocketpool.RocketPool
+	bc             beacon.IBeaconClient
+	gasThreshold   float64
+	maxFee         *big.Int
+	maxPriorityFee *big.Int
+	nodeAddress    common.Address
+}
+
+// Auto Initialize Vote Power
+func NewAutoInitVotingPower(ctx context.Context, sp *services.ServiceProvider, logger *log.Logger) *AutoInitVotingPower {
+	cfg := sp.GetConfig()
+	log := logger.With(slog.String(keys.TaskKey, "Auto Initialize Vote Power"))
+	maxFee, maxPriorityFee := getAutoTxInfo(cfg, log)
+	return &AutoInitVotingPower{
+		ctx:            ctx,
+		sp:             sp,
+		logger:         log,
+		cfg:            cfg,
+		w:              sp.GetWallet(),
+		rp:             sp.GetRocketPool(),
+		bc:             sp.GetBeaconClient(),
+		gasThreshold:   cfg.AutoInitVPThreshold.Value,
+		maxFee:         maxFee,
+		maxPriorityFee: maxPriorityFee,
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *AutoInitVotingPower) Run(state *state.NetworkState) error {
+	// Log
+	t.logger.Info("Checking for node initialized voting power...")
+
+	// Create Node Binding
+	t.nodeAddress, _ = t.w.GetAddress()
+	node, err := node.NewNode(t.rp, t.nodeAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating node binding for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if voting is initialized
+	err = t.rp.Query(nil, nil, node.IsVotingInitialized)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error checking if voting is initialized for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+	}
+	votingInitialized := node.IsVotingInitialized.Get()
+
+	// Create the tx and submit if voting isn't initialized
+	if !votingInitialized {
+		txSubmission, err := t.createInitializeVotingTx()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error preparing submission to initialize voting for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+		}
+		err = t.initializeVotingPower(txSubmission)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error initializing voting power for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *AutoInitVotingPower) createInitializeVotingTx() (*eth.TransactionSubmission, error) {
+	// Get transactor
+	opts, err := t.w.GetTransactor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Bindings
+	node, err := node.NewNode(t.rp, t.nodeAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating node %s binding: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+	}
+	// Get the tx info
+	txInfo, err := node.InitializeVoting(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error estimating the gas required to initialize voting for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+	}
+	if txInfo.SimulationResult.SimulationError != "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("simulating initialize voting tx for node %s failed: %s", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), txInfo.SimulationResult.SimulationError)
+	}
+
+	submission, err := eth.CreateTxSubmissionFromInfo(txInfo, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating submission to initialize voting for node %s: %w", t.nodeAddress.Hex(), err)
+	}
+	return submission, nil
+}
+
+func (t *AutoInitVotingPower) initializeVotingPower(submission *eth.TransactionSubmission) error {
+	// Get transactor
+	opts, err := t.w.GetTransactor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Get the max fee
+	maxFee := t.maxFee
+	if maxFee == nil || maxFee.Uint64() == 0 {
+		maxFee, err = gas.GetMaxFeeWeiForDaemon(t.logger)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Lower the priority fee when the suggested maxfee is lower than the user requested priority fee
+	if maxFee.Cmp(t.maxPriorityFee) < 0 {
+		t.maxPriorityFee = new(big.Int).Div(maxFee, big.NewInt(2))
+	}
+
+	opts.GasFeeCap = maxFee
+	opts.GasTipCap = t.maxPriorityFee
+
+	// Print the gas info
+	if !gas.PrintAndCheckGasInfo(submission.TxInfo.SimulationResult, true, t.gasThreshold, t.logger, opts.GasFeeCap, 0) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Print TX info and wait for them to be included in a block
+	err = tx.PrintAndWaitForTransaction(t.cfg, t.rp, t.logger, submission.TxInfo, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/rocketpool-daemon/node/node.go b/rocketpool-daemon/node/node.go
index 0242dcc88..fc69cdf2e 100644
--- a/rocketpool-daemon/node/node.go
+++ b/rocketpool-daemon/node/node.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type TaskLoop struct {
 	reduceBonds             *ReduceBonds
 	defendPdaoProps         *DefendPdaoProps
 	verifyPdaoProps         *VerifyPdaoProps
+	autoInitVotingPower     *AutoInitVotingPower
 
 	// Watchtower metrics
 	scrubCollector         *wc.ScrubCollector
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ func NewTaskLoop(sp *services.ServiceProvider, wg *sync.WaitGroup) *TaskLoop {
 		t.verifyPdaoProps = NewVerifyPdaoProps(t.ctx, t.sp, t.logger)
 	}
 
+	// Create auto init vp if the threshold is above 0
+	if t.cfg.AutoInitVPThreshold.Value != 0 {
+		t.autoInitVotingPower = NewAutoInitVotingPower(t.ctx, t.sp, t.logger)
+	}
+
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -368,6 +374,15 @@ func (t *TaskLoop) runTasks() bool {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
+	// Run the auto vote initilization check
+	if t.autoInitVotingPower != nil {
+		if err := t.autoInitVotingPower.Run(state); err != nil {
+			t.logger.Error(err.Error())
+		}
+		if utils.SleepWithCancel(t.ctx, taskCooldown) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Run the minipool stake check
 	if err := t.stakePrelaunchMinipools.Run(state); err != nil {
diff --git a/shared/config/ids/ids.go b/shared/config/ids/ids.go
index 47898e220..42bef07a2 100644
--- a/shared/config/ids/ids.go
+++ b/shared/config/ids/ids.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const (
 	CheckpointRetentionLimitID                 string = "checkpointRetentionLimit"
 	RecordsPathID                              string = "recordsPath"
 	VerifyProposalsID                          string = "verifyProposals"
+	AutoInitVPThreshold                        string = "autoInitVPThreshold"
 
 	// Subconfig IDs
 	LoggingID           string = "logging"
diff --git a/shared/config/smartnode-config.go b/shared/config/smartnode-config.go
index 86d798bea..0ff532d52 100644
--- a/shared/config/smartnode-config.go
+++ b/shared/config/smartnode-config.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type SmartNodeConfig struct {
 	CheckpointRetentionLimit                 config.Parameter[uint64]
 	RecordsPath                              config.Parameter[string]
 	VerifyProposals                          config.Parameter[bool]
+	AutoInitVPThreshold                      config.Parameter[float64]
 
 	// Logging
 	Logging *config.LoggerConfig
@@ -441,6 +442,22 @@ func NewSmartNodeConfig(rpDir string, isNativeMode bool) *SmartNodeConfig {
 				config.Network_All: false,
 			},
 		},
+
+		AutoInitVPThreshold: config.Parameter[float64]{
+			ParameterCommon: &config.ParameterCommon{
+				ID:   ids.AutoInitVPThreshold,
+				Name: "Auto-Init Vote Power Gas Threshold",
+				Description: "The Smartnode will regularly check if the node has initialized voting power and attempt to initialize voting power if it isn't initialized.\n\n" +
+					"This threshold is a limit (in gwei) you can set on this automatic transaction; your node will not attempt to initialize voting power if the network suggested fee is below this limit.\n\n" +
+					"A value of 0 will disable this task. Disable this if your node was registered post-houston or your vote power is already initialized.\n\n",
+				AffectsContainers:  []config.ContainerID{config.ContainerID_Daemon},
+				CanBeBlank:         false,
+				OverwriteOnUpgrade: false,
+			},
+			Default: map[config.Network]float64{
+				config.Network_All: float64(5),
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Create the subconfigs
@@ -477,6 +494,7 @@ func (cfg *SmartNodeConfig) GetParameters() []config.IParameter {
 		&cfg.Network,
 		&cfg.ClientMode,
 		&cfg.VerifyProposals,
+		&cfg.AutoInitVPThreshold,
 		&cfg.AutoTxMaxFee,
 		&cfg.MaxPriorityFee,
 		&cfg.AutoTxGasThreshold,