diff --git a/core/services/chainlink/application.go b/core/services/chainlink/application.go
index 112b87cf0af..4c87b94ed4f 100644
--- a/core/services/chainlink/application.go
+++ b/core/services/chainlink/application.go
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ func NewApplication(opts ApplicationOpts) (Application, error) {
 
 	// TODO: wire this up to config so we only instantiate it
 	// if a workflow registry address is provided.
-	workflowRegistrySyncer := syncer.NewWorkflowRegistry()
-	srvcs = append(srvcs, workflowRegistrySyncer)
-
 	var externalPeerWrapper p2ptypes.PeerWrapper
 	if cfg.Capabilities().Peering().Enabled() {
 		var dispatcher remotetypes.Dispatcher
@@ -468,6 +465,13 @@ func NewApplication(opts ApplicationOpts) (Application, error) {
 		webhookJobRunner = delegates[job.Webhook].(*webhook.Delegate).WebhookJobRunner()
 	)
 
+	workflowRegistrySyncer := &syncer.WorkflowRegistry{
+		Logger:   globalLogger,
+		Store:    workflowORM,
+		Registry: opts.CapabilitiesRegistry,
+	}
+	srvcs = append(srvcs, workflowRegistrySyncer)
+
 	delegates[job.Workflow] = workflows.NewDelegate(
 		globalLogger,
 		opts.CapabilitiesRegistry,
diff --git a/core/services/workflows/syncer/config.yaml b/core/services/workflows/syncer/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow.wasm b/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow.wasm
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bb1c8c2a8ae
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow.wasm differ
diff --git a/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow_registry.go b/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow_registry.go
index 1d42e9d5deb..b1faaccda98 100644
--- a/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow_registry.go
+++ b/core/services/workflows/syncer/workflow_registry.go
@@ -2,19 +2,86 @@ package syncer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	_ "embed"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/core"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/wasm/host"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/job"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/workflows"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/workflows/store"
+)
+
+const (
+	workflowID    = ""
+	workflowOwner = ""
+	workflowName  = ""
+)
+
+var (
+	//go:embed config.yaml
+	config []byte
+
+	//go:embed workflows.wasm
+	workflow []byte
 )
 
 type WorkflowRegistry struct {
 	services.StateMachine
+	wg          sync.WaitGroup
+	Logger      logger.Logger
+	Registry    core.CapabilitiesRegistry
+	Store       store.Store
+	subServices []job.ServiceCtx
 }
 
 func (w *WorkflowRegistry) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	w.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		w.Logger.Info("starting hardcoded workflow...")
+
+		moduleConfig := &host.ModuleConfig{Logger: logger.NullLogger, IsUncompressed: true}
+		spec, err := host.GetWorkflowSpec(ctx, moduleConfig, workflow, config)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Logger.Errorf("failed to get workflow spec", err)
+		}
+
+		cfg := workflows.Config{
+			Lggr:           w.Logger,
+			Workflow:       *spec,
+			WorkflowID:     workflowID,
+			WorkflowOwner:  workflowOwner,
+			WorkflowName:   workflowName,
+			Registry:       w.Registry,
+			Store:          w.Store,
+			Config:         config,
+			Binary:         workflow,
+			SecretsFetcher: w,
+		}
+		engine, err := workflows.NewEngine(ctx, cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Logger.Errorf("failed to create engine: %w", err)
+		}
+		err = engine.Start(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Logger.Errorf("failed to start hardcoded workflow: %w", err)
+		}
+		w.subServices = []job.ServiceCtx{engine}
+	}()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (w *WorkflowRegistry) Close() error {
+	for _, s := range w.subServices {
+		err := s.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Logger.Errorf("could not close hardcoded engine: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }