diff --git a/crates/ethcore/src/engines/authority_round/mod.rs b/crates/ethcore/src/engines/authority_round/mod.rs
index 18ff69c39..fd2d285fa 100644
--- a/crates/ethcore/src/engines/authority_round/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ethcore/src/engines/authority_round/mod.rs
@@ -1557,6 +1557,43 @@ impl Engine<EthereumMachine> for AuthorityRound {
         }
     }
 
+    // Mostly is the same as `fn sealing_state(&self)` except that it does not
+    // check whether the node is a step proposer.
+    fn is_allowed_to_seal(&self) -> bool {
+        let our_addr = match *self.signer.read() {
+            Some(ref signer) => signer.address(),
+            None => return false,
+        };
+
+        let client = match self.upgrade_client_or("Not preparing block") {
+            Ok(client) => client,
+            Err(_) => return false,
+        };
+
+        let parent = match client.as_full_client() {
+            Some(full_client) => full_client.best_block_header(),
+            None => {
+                return false;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let validators = if self.immediate_transitions {
+            CowLike::Borrowed(&*self.validators)
+        } else {
+            let mut epoch_manager = self.epoch_manager.lock();
+            if !epoch_manager.zoom_to_after(
+                &*client,
+                &self.machine,
+                &*self.validators,
+                parent.hash(),
+            ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            CowLike::Owned(epoch_manager.validators().clone())
+        };
+        validators.contains(&parent.hash(), &our_addr)
+    }
+
     fn sealing_state(&self) -> SealingState {
         let our_addr = match *self.signer.read() {
             Some(ref signer) => signer.address(),
diff --git a/crates/ethcore/src/engines/mod.rs b/crates/ethcore/src/engines/mod.rs
index c96284179..1e940f37e 100644
--- a/crates/ethcore/src/engines/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ethcore/src/engines/mod.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,14 @@ pub trait Engine<M: Machine>: Sync + Send {
     /// Register a component which signs consensus messages.
     fn set_signer(&self, _signer: Option<Box<dyn EngineSigner>>) {}
 
+    /// Returns whether the current node is a validator and
+    /// actually may seal a block if AuRa engine is used.
+    ///
+    /// Used by `eth_mining` rpc call.
+    fn is_allowed_to_seal(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     /// Sign using the EngineSigner, to be used for consensus tx signing.
     fn sign(&self, _hash: H256) -> Result<Signature, M::Error> {
         unimplemented!()
diff --git a/crates/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs b/crates/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
index dfc908176..f9515ac03 100644
--- a/crates/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
+++ b/crates/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ impl miner::MinerService for Miner {
     }
 
     fn is_currently_sealing(&self) -> bool {
-        self.sealing.lock().enabled
+        self.sealing.lock().enabled && self.engine.is_allowed_to_seal()
     }
 
     fn work_package<C>(&self, chain: &C) -> Option<(H256, BlockNumber, u64, U256)>
@@ -1608,7 +1608,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     use client::{ChainInfo, EachBlockWith, ImportSealedBlock, TestBlockChainClient};
     use miner::{MinerService, PendingOrdering};
-    use test_helpers::{generate_dummy_client, generate_dummy_client_with_spec};
+    use test_helpers::{
+        dummy_engine_signer_with_address, generate_dummy_client, generate_dummy_client_with_spec,
+    };
     use types::transaction::{Transaction, TypedTransaction};
 
     #[test]
@@ -2078,6 +2080,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(miner.is_currently_sealing());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn should_not_mine_if_is_not_allowed_to_seal() {
+        let spec = Spec::new_test_round();
+        let miner = Miner::new_for_tests_force_sealing(&spec, None, true);
+        assert!(!miner.is_currently_sealing());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_mine_if_is_allowed_to_seal() {
+        let verifier: Address = [
+            0x7d, 0x57, 0x7a, 0x59, 0x7b, 0x27, 0x42, 0xb4, 0x98, 0xcb, 0x5c, 0xf0, 0xc2, 0x6c,
+            0xdc, 0xd7, 0x26, 0xd3, 0x9e, 0x6e,
+        ]
+        .into();
+
+        let spec = Spec::new_test_round();
+        let client: Arc<dyn EngineClient> = generate_dummy_client(2);
+
+        let miner = Miner::new_for_tests_force_sealing(&spec, None, true);
+        miner.engine.register_client(Arc::downgrade(&client));
+        miner.set_author(Author::Sealer(dummy_engine_signer_with_address(verifier)));
+
+        assert!(miner.is_currently_sealing());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn should_set_new_minimum_gas_price() {
         // Creates a new GasPricer::Fixed behind the scenes
diff --git a/crates/ethcore/src/test_helpers.rs b/crates/ethcore/src/test_helpers.rs
index 9650ce444..d011761db 100644
--- a/crates/ethcore/src/test_helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/ethcore/src/test_helpers.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ use block::{Drain, OpenBlock};
 use client::{
     ChainInfo, ChainMessageType, ChainNotify, Client, ClientConfig, ImportBlock, PrepareOpenBlock,
 };
+use engines::EngineSigner;
+use ethjson::crypto::publickey::{Public, Signature};
 use factory::Factories;
 use miner::Miner;
 use spec::Spec;
@@ -644,3 +646,38 @@ impl ChainNotify for TestNotify {
         self.messages.write().push(data);
     }
 }
+
+/// Returns engine signer with specified address
+pub fn dummy_engine_signer_with_address(addr: Address) -> Box<dyn EngineSigner> {
+    struct TestEngineSigner(Address);
+
+    impl TestEngineSigner {
+        fn with_address(addr: Address) -> Self {
+            Self(addr)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl EngineSigner for TestEngineSigner {
+        fn sign(&self, _hash: H256) -> Result<Signature, ethjson::crypto::publickey::Error> {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+
+        fn address(&self) -> Address {
+            self.0
+        }
+
+        fn decrypt(
+            &self,
+            _auth_data: &[u8],
+            _cipher: &[u8],
+        ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, parity_crypto::publickey::Error> {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+
+        fn public(&self) -> Option<Public> {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    Box::new(TestEngineSigner::with_address(addr))
+}