diff --git a/arbitrum/apibackend.go b/arbitrum/apibackend.go
index d0a81521eb68..36cd25c5660b 100644
--- a/arbitrum/apibackend.go
+++ b/arbitrum/apibackend.go
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ func (a *APIBackend) SubscribeNewTxsEvent(ch chan<- core.NewTxsEvent) event.Subs
 
 // Filter API
 func (a *APIBackend) BloomStatus() (uint64, uint64) {
-	return params.BloomBitsBlocks, 0 // TODO: Implement second return value
+	sections, _, _ := a.b.bloomIndexer.Sections()
+	return a.b.config.BloomBitsBlocks, sections
 }
 
 func (a *APIBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
@@ -303,7 +304,9 @@ func (a *APIBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) ([][]*t
 }
 
 func (a *APIBackend) ServiceFilter(ctx context.Context, session *bloombits.MatcherSession) {
-	panic("not implemented") // TODO: Implement
+	for i := 0; i < bloomFilterThreads; i++ {
+		go session.Multiplex(bloomRetrievalBatch, bloomRetrievalWait, a.b.bloomRequests)
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *APIBackend) SubscribeLogsEvent(ch chan<- []*types.Log) event.Subscription {
diff --git a/arbitrum/backend.go b/arbitrum/backend.go
index 8deded4b0722..c726e33df635 100644
--- a/arbitrum/backend.go
+++ b/arbitrum/backend.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package arbitrum
 
 import (
 	"context"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ type Backend struct {
 	txFeed event.Feed
 	scope  event.SubscriptionScope
 
+	bloomRequests chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval // Channel receiving bloom data retrieval requests
+	bloomIndexer  *core.ChainIndexer             // Bloom indexer operating during block imports
+
 	chanTxs      chan *types.Transaction
 	chanClose    chan struct{} //close coroutine
 	chanNewBlock chan struct{} //create new L2 block unless empty
@@ -26,15 +31,20 @@ type Backend struct {
 
 func NewBackend(stack *node.Node, config *Config, chainDb ethdb.Database, publisher ArbInterface) (*Backend, error) {
 	backend := &Backend{
-		arb:          publisher,
-		stack:        stack,
-		config:       config,
-		chainDb:      chainDb,
+		arb:     publisher,
+		stack:   stack,
+		config:  config,
+		chainDb: chainDb,
+
+		bloomRequests: make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
+		bloomIndexer:  core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, config.BloomBitsBlocks, config.BloomConfirms),
+
 		chanTxs:      make(chan *types.Transaction, 100),
-		chanClose:    make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		chanClose:    make(chan struct{}),
 		chanNewBlock: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
-	stack.RegisterLifecycle(backend)
+
+	backend.bloomIndexer.Start(backend.arb.BlockChain())
 
 	createRegisterAPIBackend(backend)
 	return backend, nil
@@ -66,12 +76,14 @@ func (b *Backend) ArbInterface() ArbInterface {
 
 //TODO: this is used when registering backend as lifecycle in stack
 func (b *Backend) Start() error {
+	b.startBloomHandlers(b.config.BloomBitsBlocks)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) Stop() error {
-
 	b.scope.Close()
-
+	b.bloomIndexer.Close()
+	close(b.chanClose)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/arbitrum/bloom.go b/arbitrum/bloom.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7946911e3aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arbitrum/bloom.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package arbitrum
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+)
+
+const (
+	// bloomServiceThreads is the number of goroutines used globally by an Ethereum
+	// instance to service bloombits lookups for all running filters.
+	bloomServiceThreads = 16
+
+	// bloomFilterThreads is the number of goroutines used locally per filter to
+	// multiplex requests onto the global servicing goroutines.
+	bloomFilterThreads = 3
+
+	// bloomRetrievalBatch is the maximum number of bloom bit retrievals to service
+	// in a single batch.
+	bloomRetrievalBatch = 16
+
+	// bloomRetrievalWait is the maximum time to wait for enough bloom bit requests
+	// to accumulate request an entire batch (avoiding hysteresis).
+	bloomRetrievalWait = time.Duration(0)
+)
+
+// startBloomHandlers starts a batch of goroutines to accept bloom bit database
+// retrievals from possibly a range of filters and serving the data to satisfy.
+func (b *Backend) startBloomHandlers(sectionSize uint64) {
+	for i := 0; i < bloomServiceThreads; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case _, more := <-b.chanClose:
+					if !more {
+						return
+					}
+				case request := <-b.bloomRequests:
+					task := <-request
+					eth.ServeBloombitRetrieval(task, b.chainDb, sectionSize)
+					request <- task
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/arbitrum/config.go b/arbitrum/config.go
index 1c2ac294500d..5bd1f0a84ace 100644
--- a/arbitrum/config.go
+++ b/arbitrum/config.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package arbitrum
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
-import "time"
 
 type Config struct {
 	// RPCGasCap is the global gas cap for eth-call variants.
@@ -16,16 +18,24 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// RPCEVMTimeout is the global timeout for eth-call.
 	RPCEVMTimeout time.Duration `koanf:"evm-timeout"`
+
+	// Parameters for the bloom indexer
+	BloomBitsBlocks uint64 `koanf:"bloom-bits-blocks"`
+	BloomConfirms   uint64 `koanf:"bloom-confirms"`
 }
 
 func ConfigAddOptions(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.Uint64(prefix+".gas-cap", DefaultConfig.RPCGasCap, "cap on computation gas that can be used in eth_call/estimateGas (0=infinite)")
 	f.Float64(prefix+".tx-fee-cap", DefaultConfig.RPCTxFeeCap, "cap on transaction fee (in ether) that can be sent via the RPC APIs (0 = no cap)")
 	f.Duration(prefix+".evm-timeout", DefaultConfig.RPCEVMTimeout, "timeout used for eth_call (0=infinite)")
+	f.Uint64(prefix+".bloom-bits-blocks", DefaultConfig.BloomBitsBlocks, "number of blocks a single bloom bit section vector holds")
+	f.Uint64(prefix+".bloom-confirms", DefaultConfig.BloomConfirms, "number of confirmations before indexing new bloom filters")
 }
 
 var DefaultConfig = Config{
-	RPCGasCap:     ethconfig.Defaults.RPCGasCap,     // 50,000,000
-	RPCTxFeeCap:   ethconfig.Defaults.RPCTxFeeCap,   // 1 ether
-	RPCEVMTimeout: ethconfig.Defaults.RPCEVMTimeout, // 5 seconds
+	RPCGasCap:       ethconfig.Defaults.RPCGasCap,     // 50,000,000
+	RPCTxFeeCap:     ethconfig.Defaults.RPCTxFeeCap,   // 1 ether
+	RPCEVMTimeout:   ethconfig.Defaults.RPCEVMTimeout, // 5 seconds
+	BloomBitsBlocks: params.BloomBitsBlocks * 4,       // we generally have smaller blocks
+	BloomConfirms:   params.BloomConfirms,
 }
diff --git a/eth/bloombits.go b/eth/bloombits.go
index 0cb7050d2327..1f8ae83fc1d1 100644
--- a/eth/bloombits.go
+++ b/eth/bloombits.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -53,22 +55,26 @@ func (eth *Ethereum) startBloomHandlers(sectionSize uint64) {
 
 				case request := <-eth.bloomRequests:
 					task := <-request
-					task.Bitsets = make([][]byte, len(task.Sections))
-					for i, section := range task.Sections {
-						head := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(eth.chainDb, (section+1)*sectionSize-1)
-						if compVector, err := rawdb.ReadBloomBits(eth.chainDb, task.Bit, section, head); err == nil {
-							if blob, err := bitutil.DecompressBytes(compVector, int(sectionSize/8)); err == nil {
-								task.Bitsets[i] = blob
-							} else {
-								task.Error = err
-							}
-						} else {
-							task.Error = err
-						}
-					}
+					ServeBloombitRetrieval(task, eth.chainDb, sectionSize)
 					request <- task
 				}
 			}
 		}()
 	}
 }
+
+func ServeBloombitRetrieval(task *bloombits.Retrieval, chainDb ethdb.Database, sectionSize uint64) {
+	task.Bitsets = make([][]byte, len(task.Sections))
+	for i, section := range task.Sections {
+		head := rawdb.ReadCanonicalHash(chainDb, (section+1)*sectionSize-1)
+		if compVector, err := rawdb.ReadBloomBits(chainDb, task.Bit, section, head); err == nil {
+			if blob, err := bitutil.DecompressBytes(compVector, int(sectionSize/8)); err == nil {
+				task.Bitsets[i] = blob
+			} else {
+				task.Error = err
+			}
+		} else {
+			task.Error = err
+		}
+	}
+}