diff --git a/execution-core/src/transfer/moonlight.rs b/execution-core/src/transfer/moonlight.rs
index c12ffa481c..2ca103cb7f 100644
--- a/execution-core/src/transfer/moonlight.rs
+++ b/execution-core/src/transfer/moonlight.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,22 @@ impl Transaction {
         Ok(Self { payload, signature })
     }
 
+    /// Create a transaction by signing a previously generated payload with a
+    /// given secret-key.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this transaction will be invalid if the secret-key used for
+    /// signing doesn't form a valid key-pair with the public-key of the
+    /// `from_account`.
+    pub fn new_from_payload(
+        from_sk: &AccountSecretKey,
+        payload: Payload,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let digest = payload.signature_message();
+        let signature = from_sk.sign(&digest);
+
+        Self { payload, signature }
+    }
+
     /// The proof of the transaction.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn signature(&self) -> &AccountSignature {
@@ -267,7 +283,7 @@ impl Transaction {
 /// The payload for a moonlight transaction.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Archive, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[archive_attr(derive(CheckBytes))]
-struct Payload {
+pub struct Payload {
     /// ID of the chain for this transaction to execute on.
     pub chain_id: u8,
     /// Key of the sender of this transaction.
@@ -293,6 +309,48 @@ struct Payload {
 }
 
 impl Payload {
+    /// Create a new unsigned transaction-payload.
+    /// This can be used to generate a transaction payload without the
+    /// secret-key of the sender.
+    ///
+    /// To generate a valid transaction, the sender will need to sign the
+    /// transaction at a later point, using [`Transaction::new_from_payload`]
+    /// with the secret-key that forms a valid key-pair with the public-key
+    /// of the `from_account`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// The creation of a transaction is not possible and will error if:
+    /// - the memo, if given, is too large
+    pub fn new_unsigned(
+        from_account: AccountPublicKey,
+        deposit: u64,
+        gas_limit: u64,
+        gas_price: u64,
+        nonce: u64,
+        chain_id: u8,
+        data: Option<impl Into<TransactionData>>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let data = data.map(Into::into);
+
+        if let Some(TransactionData::Memo(memo)) = data.as_ref() {
+            if memo.len() > MAX_MEMO_SIZE {
+                return Err(Error::MemoTooLarge(memo.len()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            chain_id,
+            from_account,
+            to_account: None,
+            value: 0,
+            deposit,
+            gas_limit,
+            gas_price,
+            nonce,
+            data,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Serialize the payload into a byte buffer.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn to_var_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {