diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2abe6bfe4..5f244878d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 - Use rust types as contract function inputs for human readable abi [#482](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/482)
 - Add EIP-712 `sign_typed_data` signer method; add ethers-core type `Eip712` trait and derive macro in ethers-derive-eip712 [#481](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/481)
 - `LocalWallet::new_keystore` now returns a tuple `(LocalWallet, String)` instead of `LocalWallet`, where the string represents the UUID of the newly created encrypted JSON keystore. The JSON keystore is stored as a file `/dir/uuid`. The issue [#557](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/issues/557) is addressed [#559](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/559)
+- add the missing constructor for `Timelag` middleware via [#568](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/568)
+- re-export error types for `Http` and `Ws` providers in [#570](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/570)
+- add a method on the `Middleware` to broadcast a tx with a series of escalating gas prices via [#566](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/566)
 
 ### 0.5.3
 
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs b/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
index 009f74fbc..215619d11 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 //! # }
 //! ```
 mod transports;
+use futures_util::future::join_all;
 pub use transports::*;
 
 mod provider;
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ pub mod ens;
 mod pending_transaction;
 pub use pending_transaction::PendingTransaction;
 
+mod pending_escalator;
+pub use pending_escalator::EscalatingPending;
+
 mod stream;
 pub use futures_util::StreamExt;
 pub use stream::{interval, FilterWatcher, TransactionStream, DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL};
@@ -89,6 +93,9 @@ use std::{error::Error, fmt::Debug, future::Future, pin::Pin, str::FromStr};
 
 pub use provider::{FilterKind, Provider, ProviderError};
 
+/// A simple gas escalation policy
+pub type EscalationPolicy = Box<dyn Fn(U256, usize) -> U256 + Send + Sync>;
+
 // Helper type alias
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 pub(crate) type PinBoxFut<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<T, ProviderError>> + 'a>>;
@@ -283,6 +290,45 @@ pub trait Middleware: Sync + Send + Debug {
         self.inner().send_transaction(tx, block).await.map_err(FromErr::from)
     }
 
+    /// Send a transaction with a simple escalation policy.
+    ///
+    /// `policy` should be a boxed function that maps `original_gas_price`
+    /// and `number_of_previous_escalations` -> `new_gas_price`.
+    ///
+    /// e.g. `Box::new(|start, escalation_index| start * 1250.pow(escalations) /
+    /// 1000.pow(escalations))`
+    async fn send_escalating<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        tx: &TypedTransaction,
+        escalations: usize,
+        policy: EscalationPolicy,
+    ) -> Result<EscalatingPending<'a, Self::Provider>, Self::Error> {
+        let mut original = tx.clone();
+        self.fill_transaction(&mut original, None).await?;
+        let gas_price = original.gas_price().expect("filled");
+        let chain_id = self.get_chainid().await?.low_u64();
+        let sign_futs: Vec<_> = (0..escalations)
+            .map(|i| {
+                let new_price = policy(gas_price, i);
+                let mut r = original.clone();
+                r.set_gas_price(new_price);
+                r
+            })
+            .map(|req| async move {
+                self.sign(req.rlp(chain_id), &self.default_sender().unwrap_or_default())
+                    .await
+                    .map(|sig| req.rlp_signed(chain_id, &sig))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        // we reverse for convenience. Ensuring that we can always just
+        // `pop()` the next tx off the back later
+        let mut signed = join_all(sign_futs).await.into_iter().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        signed.reverse();
+
+        Ok(EscalatingPending::new(self.provider(), signed))
+    }
+
     async fn resolve_name(&self, ens_name: &str) -> Result<Address, Self::Error> {
         self.inner().resolve_name(ens_name).await.map_err(FromErr::from)
     }
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs b/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a09fa53ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+use ethers_core::types::{Bytes, TransactionReceipt, H256};
+use futures_util::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
+use pin_project::pin_project;
+use std::{
+    future::Future,
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::Poll,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use futures_timer::Delay;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+use wasm_timer::Delay;
+
+use crate::{JsonRpcClient, Middleware, PendingTransaction, PinBoxFut, Provider, ProviderError};
+
+/// States for the EscalatingPending future
+enum EscalatorStates<'a, P> {
+    Initial(PinBoxFut<'a, PendingTransaction<'a, P>>),
+    Sleeping(Pin<Box<Delay>>),
+    BroadcastingNew(PinBoxFut<'a, PendingTransaction<'a, P>>),
+    CheckingReceipts(FuturesUnordered<PinBoxFut<'a, Option<TransactionReceipt>>>),
+    Completed,
+}
+
+/// An EscalatingPending is a pending transaction that increases its own gas
+/// price over time, by broadcasting successive versions with higher gas prices.
+#[must_use]
+#[pin_project(project = PendingProj)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct EscalatingPending<'a, P>
+where
+    P: JsonRpcClient,
+{
+    provider: &'a Provider<P>,
+    broadcast_interval: Duration,
+    polling_interval: Duration,
+    txns: Vec<Bytes>,
+    last: Instant,
+    sent: Vec<H256>,
+    state: EscalatorStates<'a, P>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, P> EscalatingPending<'a, P>
+where
+    P: JsonRpcClient,
+{
+    /// Instantiate a new EscalatingPending. This should only be called by the
+    /// Middleware trait.
+    ///
+    /// Callers MUST ensure that transactions are in _reverse_ broadcast order
+    /// (this just makes writing the code easier, as we can use `pop()` a lot).
+    ///
+    /// TODO: consider deserializing and checking invariants (gas order, etc.)
+    pub(crate) fn new(provider: &'a Provider<P>, mut txns: Vec<Bytes>) -> Self {
+        if txns.is_empty() {
+            panic!("bad args");
+        }
+
+        let first = txns.pop().expect("bad args");
+        // Sane-feeling default intervals
+        Self {
+            provider,
+            broadcast_interval: Duration::from_millis(150),
+            polling_interval: Duration::from_millis(10),
+            txns,
+            // placeholder value. We set this again after the initial broadcast
+            // future resolves
+            last: Instant::now(),
+            sent: vec![],
+            state: EscalatorStates::Initial(Box::pin(provider.send_raw_transaction(first))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set the broadcast interval. This controls how often the escalator
+    /// broadcasts a new transaction at a higher gas price
+    pub fn with_broadcast_interval(mut self, duration: impl Into<Duration>) -> Self {
+        self.broadcast_interval = duration.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set the polling interval. This controls how often the escalator checks
+    /// transaction receipts for confirmation.
+    pub fn with_polling_interval(mut self, duration: impl Into<Duration>) -> Self {
+        self.polling_interval = duration.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current polling interval.
+    pub fn get_polling_interval(&self) -> Duration {
+        self.polling_interval
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current broadcast interval.
+    pub fn get_broadcast_interval(&self) -> Duration {
+        self.broadcast_interval
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! check_all_receipts {
+    ($cx:ident, $this:ident) => {
+        let futs: futures_util::stream::FuturesUnordered<_> = $this
+            .sent
+            .iter()
+            .map(|tx_hash| $this.provider.get_transaction_receipt(*tx_hash))
+            .collect();
+        *$this.state = CheckingReceipts(futs);
+        $cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+        return Poll::Pending
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! sleep {
+    ($cx:ident, $this:ident) => {
+        *$this.state = EscalatorStates::Sleeping(Box::pin(Delay::new(*$this.polling_interval)));
+        $cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+        return Poll::Pending
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! completed {
+    ($this:ident, $output:expr) => {
+        *$this.state = Completed;
+        return Poll::Ready($output)
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! poll_broadcast_fut {
+    ($cx:ident, $this:ident, $fut:ident) => {
+        match $fut.as_mut().poll($cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(pending)) => {
+                *$this.last = Instant::now();
+                $this.sent.push(*pending);
+                tracing::info!(
+                    tx_hash = ?*pending,
+                    escalation = $this.sent.len(),
+                    "Escalation transaction broadcast complete"
+                );
+                check_all_receipts!($cx, $this);
+            }
+            Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => {
+                tracing::error!(
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "Error during transaction broadcast"
+                );
+                completed!($this, Err(e));
+            }
+            Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl<'a, P> Future for EscalatingPending<'a, P>
+where
+    P: JsonRpcClient,
+{
+    type Output = Result<TransactionReceipt, ProviderError>;
+
+    fn poll(
+        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> std::task::Poll<Self::Output> {
+        use EscalatorStates::*;
+
+        let this = self.project();
+
+        match this.state {
+            // In the initial state we're simply waiting on the first
+            // transaction braodcast to complete.
+            Initial(fut) => {
+                poll_broadcast_fut!(cx, this, fut);
+            }
+            Sleeping(delay) => {
+                let _ready = futures_util::ready!(delay.as_mut().poll(cx));
+                // if broadcast timer has elapsed and if we have a TX to
+                // broadcast, broadcast it
+                if this.last.elapsed() > *this.broadcast_interval {
+                    if let Some(next_to_broadcast) = this.txns.pop() {
+                        let fut = this.provider.send_raw_transaction(next_to_broadcast);
+                        *this.state = BroadcastingNew(fut);
+                        cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+                        return Poll::Pending
+                    }
+                }
+                check_all_receipts!(cx, this);
+            }
+            // This state is functionally equivalent to Initial, but we
+            // differentiate it for clarity
+            BroadcastingNew(fut) => {
+                poll_broadcast_fut!(cx, this, fut);
+            }
+            CheckingReceipts(futs) => {
+                // Poll the set of `get_transaction_receipt` futures to check
+                // if any previously-broadcast transaction was confirmed.
+                // Continue doing this until all are resolved
+                match futs.poll_next_unpin(cx) {
+                    // We have found a receipt. This means that all other
+                    // broadcast txns are now invalid, so we can drop the
+                    // futures and complete
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(Some(receipt)))) => {
+                        completed!(this, Ok(receipt));
+                    }
+                    // A `get_transaction_receipt` request resolved, but but we
+                    // found no receipt, rewake and check if any other requests
+                    // are resolved
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(None))) => cx.waker().wake_by_ref(),
+                    // A request errored. We complete the future with the error.
+                    Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))) => {
+                        completed!(this, Err(e));
+                    }
+                    // We have run out of `get_transaction_receipt` requests.
+                    // Sleep and then check if we should broadcast again (or
+                    // check receipts again)
+                    Poll::Ready(None) => {
+                        sleep!(cx, this);
+                    }
+                    // No request has resolved yet. Try again later
+                    Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
+                }
+            }
+            Completed => panic!("polled after completion"),
+        }
+
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, P> std::fmt::Debug for EscalatorStates<'a, P> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let state = match self {
+            Self::Initial(_) => "Initial",
+            Self::Sleeping(_) => "Sleeping",
+            Self::BroadcastingNew(_) => "BroadcastingNew",
+            Self::CheckingReceipts(_) => "CheckingReceipts",
+            Self::Completed => "Completed",
+        };
+        f.debug_struct("EscalatorStates").field("state", &state).finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
index 1d60845e9..28da37975 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/provider.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 use crate::CeloMiddleware;
 use crate::Middleware;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+
 use ethers_core::{
     abi::{self, Detokenize, ParamType},
     types::{