diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.eslintrc.js b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56ca0b4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [`${__dirname}/../../config/eslint/eslintrc.cjs`],
+  parserOptions: {
+    project: `${__dirname}/eslint-tsconfig.json`,
+    sourceType: "module",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.mocharc.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.mocharc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00ceb413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.mocharc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "require": "ts-node/register/files",
+  "ignore": ["test/fixture-projects/**/*"],
+  "timeout": 10000
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.prettierignore b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37cbd4e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/node_modules
+/dist
+/test/fixture-projects/**/artifacts
+/test/fixture-projects/**/cache
+CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/README.md b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac368d356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# hardhat-zksync-network-helpers
+
+[Hardhat](https://hardhat.org/) plugin that is a plugin that provides set of utility functions to interact with [In-Memory Node] (https://era.zksync.io/docs/tools/testing/era-test-node.html).
+
+Check out the [documentation page](https://era.zksync.io/docs/tools/hardhat/) for more detailed explanation on how to use hardhat-zksync-network-helpers.
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/eslint-tsconfig.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/eslint-tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c86edc88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/eslint-tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "exclude": [
+      "./dist"
+    ],
+    "extends": "./tsconfig.json"
+}
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/package.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f5acb283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+  "name": "@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers",
+  "version": "0.0.1-beta.1",
+  "description": "Hardhat plugin for interacting with In Memory Node",
+  "repository": "github:matter-labs/hardhat-zksync",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/matter-labs/hardhat-zksync/tree/main/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers",
+  "author": "Matter Labs",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "keywords": [
+    "ethereum",
+    "smart-contracts",
+    "hardhat",
+    "hardhat-plugin",
+    "zkSync",
+    "zksync-ethers"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "yarn eslint",
+    "prettier:check": "yarn prettier --check",
+    "lint:fix": "yarn eslint --fix",
+    "fmt": "yarn prettier --write",
+    "eslint": "eslint 'src/**/*.ts' 'test/**/*.ts'",
+    "prettier": "prettier 'src/**/*.ts' 'test/**/*.ts'",
+    "test": "NODE_ENV=test mocha test/**/*.ts --no-timeout --exit",
+    "build": "tsc --build .",
+    "clean": "rimraf dist"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist/",
+    "src/",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "5.3.0",
+    "ethereumjs-util": "^7.1.5"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/chai": "^4.2.0",
+    "@types/chai-as-promised": "^7.1.3",
+    "@types/lodash.isequal": "^4.5.6",
+    "@types/mocha": ">=9.1.0",
+    "@types/node": "^16.0.0",
+    "@types/sinon": "^9.0.8",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "6.13.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.13.1",
+    "c8": "^8.0.1",
+    "chai": "^4.2.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.54.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "9.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "2.29.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-no-only-tests": "3.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "5.0.1",
+    "ethers": "^6.7.1",
+    "hardhat": "^2.19.2",
+    "mocha": "^10.0.0",
+    "prettier": "3.1.0",
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
+    "rlp": "3.0.0",
+    "sinon": "^9.0.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
+    "typescript": "^5.1.6",
+    "zksync-ethers": "^6.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "ethers": "^6.7.1",
+    "zksync-ethers": "^6.0.0"
+  },
+  "prettier": {
+    "tabWidth": 4,
+    "printWidth": 120,
+    "parser": "typescript",
+    "singleQuote": true,
+    "bracketSpacing": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/impersonateAccount.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/impersonateAccount.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..407099e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/impersonateAccount.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { assertValidAddress, getProvider } from "../utils";
+
+export async function impersonateAccount(address: string): Promise<void> {
+    const provider = await getProvider();
+  
+    assertValidAddress(address);
+  
+    await provider.send(
+      "hardhat_impersonateAccount",
+      [address],
+    );
+  }
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/mine.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/mine.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c9061160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/mine.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { NumberLike } from "../types";
+import { getProvider, toRpcQuantity } from "../utils";
+
+export async function mine(blocks:NumberLike=1,options:{interval?:NumberLike}={}):Promise<void>{
+    const provider = await getProvider();
+    const interval = options.interval ?? 1;
+
+    const hexBlocks = toRpcQuantity(blocks);
+    const hexInterval = toRpcQuantity(interval);
+
+    const result = await provider.send("hardhat_mine", [hexBlocks, hexInterval]);
+    return result;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/setBalance.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/setBalance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c1da7f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/helpers/setBalance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { NumberLike } from "../types";
+import {
+  getProvider,
+  assertValidAddress,
+  toRpcQuantity,
+} from "../utils";
+
+export async function setBalance(
+  address: string,
+  balance: NumberLike
+): Promise<void> {
+  const provider = await getProvider();
+
+  assertValidAddress(address);
+  const balanceHex = toRpcQuantity(balance);
+
+  await provider.send(
+   "hardhat_setBalance",
+   [address, balanceHex],
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/index.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e205fa841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export {mine} from './helpers/mine'
+export {impersonateAccount} from './helpers/impersonateAccount'
+export {setBalance} from './helpers/setBalance'
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/types.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc17cb805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export type NumberLike =
+  | number
+  | bigint
+  | string
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/utils.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3fb4682f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { Provider } from 'zksync-ethers';
+import { NumberLike } from './types';
+import type EthereumJSUtil from "ethereumjs-util";
+
+
+export async function getProvider(): Promise<Provider> {
+    const { Provider } = await import('zksync-ethers');
+    const provider = new Provider('http://localhost:8011');
+    return provider;
+}
+
+export function toRpcQuantity(x: NumberLike): string {
+    let hex: string;
+
+    if (typeof x === "number" || typeof x === "bigint") {
+        // TODO: check that number is safe
+        hex = `0x${x.toString(16)}`;
+    } else if (typeof x === "string") {
+        if (!x.startsWith("0x")) {
+            throw new Error("Only 0x-prefixed hex-encoded strings are accepted");
+        }
+        hex = x;
+    } else if (x && typeof (x as any).toHexString === 'function') {
+        hex = (x as { toHexString: () => string }).toHexString();
+    } else if (x && typeof (x as any).toString === 'function') {
+        hex = (x as { toString: (radix: number) => string }).toString(16);
+    } else {
+        throw new Error(`Cannot convert ${x} to an RPC quantity`);
+    }
+
+    if (hex === "0x0") return hex;
+
+    return hex.startsWith("0x") ? hex.replace(/0x0+/, "0x") : `0x${hex}`;
+}
+
+export function assertValidAddress(address: string): void {
+    const { isValidChecksumAddress, isValidAddress } =
+      require("ethereumjs-util") as typeof EthereumJSUtil;
+  
+    if (!isValidAddress(address)) {
+      throw new Error(`${address} is not a valid address`);
+    }
+  
+    const hasChecksum = address !== address.toLowerCase();
+    if (hasChecksum && !isValidChecksumAddress(address)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Address ${address} has an invalid checksum`
+      );
+    }
+  }
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/test/tests.ts b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/test/tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07f60e5cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/test/tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { assert } from 'console';
+import * as helpers from '../src/index'
+import { Provider } from 'zksync-ethers';
+
+describe('Plugin tests', async function () {
+    const provider = new Provider('http://localhost:8011');
+
+    it('tests mining blocks',async function() {
+        const blockNumber = await provider.getBlockNumber();
+        await helpers.mine(5);
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
+        const blockNumber2 = await provider.getBlockNumber();
+        assert(blockNumber+5===blockNumber2)
+    })
+
+
+    it('tests set balance',async function() {
+        const result = await provider.getAllAccountBalances("0x36615Cf349d7F6344891B1e7CA7C72883F5dc049");
+        console.info(result);
+        helpers.setBalance("0x36615Cf349d7F6344891B1e7CA7C72883F5dc049",100n)
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
+        const result2 = await provider.getAllAccountBalances("0x36615Cf349d7F6344891B1e7CA7C72883F5dc049");
+        console.info(result2);
+        assert(result2['0x000000000000000000000000000000000000800a']===100n);
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/tsconfig.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6038e7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-network-helpers/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../config/typescript/tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "./dist"
+  },
+  "exclude": ["./dist", "./node_modules", "./test/**/*"]
+}
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 54e65e1ed..9080ba1c5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@ ethereumjs-util@^6.0.0, ethereumjs-util@^6.2.1:
     ethjs-util "0.1.6"
     rlp "^2.2.3"
 
-ethereumjs-util@^7.0.3:
+ethereumjs-util@^7.0.3, ethereumjs-util@^7.1.5:
   version "7.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ethereumjs-util/-/ethereumjs-util-7.1.5.tgz#9ecf04861e4fbbeed7465ece5f23317ad1129181"
   integrity sha512-SDl5kKrQAudFBUe5OJM9Ac6WmMyYmXX/6sTmLZ3ffG2eY6ZIGBes3pEDxNN6V72WyOw4CPD5RomKdsa8DAAwLg==