diff --git a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
index d678b7d670..16bcf4a81f 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use compute_api::privilege::Privilege;
 use compute_api::responses::{
     ComputeConfig, ComputeCtlConfig, ComputeMetrics, ComputeStatus, LfcOffloadState,
-    LfcPrewarmState,
+    LfcPrewarmState, PromoteState
 };
 use compute_api::spec::{
     ComputeAudit, ComputeFeature, ComputeMode, ComputeSpec, ExtVersion, PgIdent,
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ pub struct ComputeState {
     pub lfc_prewarm_state: LfcPrewarmState,
     pub lfc_offload_state: LfcOffloadState,
 
+    pub promote_state: PromoteState,
+
     pub metrics: ComputeMetrics,
 }
 
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/compute_promote.rs b/compute_tools/src/compute_promote.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96cf9a3126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute_tools/src/compute_promote.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use compute_api::responses::{LfcOffloadState, PromoteState};
+
+use crate::compute::ComputeNode;
+
+impl ComputeNode {
+    pub async fn promote(&self) -> PromoteState {
+        {
+            let state = &mut self.state.lock().unwrap().promote_state;
+            if let PromoteState::Promoting =
+                std::mem::replace(state, PromoteState::Promoting)
+            {
+                return state;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // reference:: configure
+        // 1. Check if we're not primary
+        // 4. Check we have safekeepers list supplied from primary
+        // 2. Check we have prewarmed LFC
+        // 3. Wait for last LSN to be committed
+        // 4. Call pg_promote
+        if !matches!(self.lfc_offload_state(), LfcOffloadState::Completed) {
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/http/routes/lfc.rs b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/lfc.rs
index 07bcc6bfb7..6c6c4e9244 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/http/routes/lfc.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/lfc.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub(in crate::http) async fn prewarm_state(compute: Compute) -> Json<LfcPrewarmS
 }
 
 // Following functions are marked async for axum, as it's more convenient than wrapping these
-// in async lambdas at call site
+// in asyncr is:closed  lambdas at call site
 
 pub(in crate::http) async fn offload_state(compute: Compute) -> Json<LfcOffloadState> {
     Json(compute.lfc_offload_state())
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/http/routes/mod.rs b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/mod.rs
index 432e66a830..90f2615655 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/http/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub(in crate::http) mod failpoints;
 pub(in crate::http) mod grants;
 pub(in crate::http) mod insights;
 pub(in crate::http) mod lfc;
+pub(in crate::http) mod promote;
 pub(in crate::http) mod metrics;
 pub(in crate::http) mod metrics_json;
 pub(in crate::http) mod status;
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/http/routes/promote.rs b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/promote.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef8a41f583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute_tools/src/http/routes/promote.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use axum::response::Response;
+use compute_api::responses::PromoteState;
+use http::StatusCode;
+
+use crate::http::JsonResponse;
+type Compute = axum::extract::State<std::sync::Arc<crate::compute::ComputeNode>>;
+
+/// Returns only when promote failes or succeeds.
+/// If a network error occurs, this does not stop promotion, and subsequent
+/// calls block until first error or success
+pub(in crate::http) async fn promote(compute: Compute) -> Response {
+    let state = compute.promote().await;
+    if let PromoteState::Failed { error } = state {
+        return JsonResponse::error(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, error);
+    }
+    JsonResponse::success(StatusCode::OK, state)
+}
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/http/server.rs b/compute_tools/src/http/server.rs
index d5d2427971..17939e39d4 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/http/server.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/http/server.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use super::{
     middleware::authorize::Authorize,
     routes::{
         check_writability, configure, database_schema, dbs_and_roles, extension_server, extensions,
-        grants, insights, lfc, metrics, metrics_json, status, terminate,
+        grants, insights, lfc, metrics, metrics_json, promote, status, terminate,
     },
 };
 use crate::compute::ComputeNode;
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ impl From<&Server> for Router<Arc<ComputeNode>> {
                 let authenticated_router = Router::<Arc<ComputeNode>>::new()
                     .route("/lfc/prewarm", get(lfc::prewarm_state).post(lfc::prewarm))
                     .route("/lfc/offload", get(lfc::offload_state).post(lfc::offload))
+                    .route("/promote", post(promote::promote))
                     .route("/check_writability", post(check_writability::is_writable))
                     .route("/configure", post(configure::configure))
                     .route("/database_schema", get(database_schema::get_schema_dump))
diff --git a/compute_tools/src/lib.rs b/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
index 7218067a8a..d2935cc809 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod logger;
 pub mod catalog;
 pub mod compute;
 pub mod compute_prewarm;
+pub mod compute_promote;
 pub mod disk_quota;
 pub mod extension_server;
 pub mod installed_extensions;
diff --git a/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs b/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
index 24d371c6eb..18b7b730dc 100644
--- a/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
+++ b/libs/compute_api/src/responses.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ pub enum LfcOffloadState {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Default, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(tag = "status", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum PromoteState {
+    #[default]
+    NotPromoted,
+    Promoting,
+    Completed,
+    Failed {
+        error: String,
+    },
+}
+
 /// Response of the /status API
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]