diff --git a/src/circuit/gadget/orchard_action/merkle.rs b/src/circuit/gadget/orchard_action/merkle.rs
index 4be60d49c..eb6871229 100644
--- a/src/circuit/gadget/orchard_action/merkle.rs
+++ b/src/circuit/gadget/orchard_action/merkle.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,109 @@ pub struct MerkleChip<
     _marker: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
+impl<C: CurveAffine, const PATH_LENGTH: usize, const K: usize, const MAX_WORDS: usize>
+    MerkleChip<C, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS>
+{
+    pub fn configure(
+        meta: &mut ConstraintSystem<C::Base>,
+        advices: [Column<Advice>; 5],
+        lookup: (Column<Fixed>, Column<Fixed>, Column<Fixed>),
+        perm: Permutation,
+    ) -> MerkleConfig<PATH_LENGTH> {
+        let cond_swap_config =
+            CondSwapChip::configure(meta, advices[..5].try_into().unwrap(), perm.clone());
+        let sinsemilla_config = SinsemillaChip::<C, K, MAX_WORDS>::configure(
+            meta,
+            advices[..5].try_into().unwrap(),
+            lookup,
+            perm.clone(),
+        );
+
+        let a = advices[0];
+        let b = advices[1];
+        let c = advices[2];
+        let left = advices[3];
+        let right = advices[4];
+
+        let q_merkle = meta.selector();
+        let l_star = meta.fixed_column();
+
+        // Check that pieces have been decomposed correctly for Sinsemilla hash.
+        // <https://zips.z.cash/protocol/nu5.pdf#orchardmerklecrh>
+        //
+        // `a = a_0||a_1` = `l_star` || (bits 0..=239 of `left`)
+        // `b = b_0||b_1` = (bits 240..=254 of `left`) || (bits 0..=234 of `right`)
+        // `c = bits 235..=254 of `right`
+        meta.create_gate("Merkle path validity check", |meta| {
+            let a_whole = meta.query_advice(a, Rotation::cur());
+            let b_whole = meta.query_advice(b, Rotation::cur());
+            let c_whole = meta.query_advice(c, Rotation::cur());
+            let left_node = meta.query_advice(left, Rotation::cur());
+            let right_node = meta.query_advice(right, Rotation::cur());
+
+            let a_0 = meta.query_advice(a, Rotation::next());
+            let a_1 = meta.query_advice(b, Rotation::next());
+            let b_0 = meta.query_advice(c, Rotation::next());
+            let b_1 = meta.query_advice(left, Rotation::next());
+
+            let l_star_plus1 = meta.query_fixed(l_star, Rotation::cur());
+
+            // a = a_0||a_1` = `l_star` (10 bits) || (bits 0..=239 of `left`)
+            // Check that a = a_0 || a_1
+            let a_check = a_0.clone() + a_1.clone() * C::Base::from_u64(1 << 10) - a_whole;
+
+            // Check that a_0 = l_star
+            let l_star_check = a_0 - (l_star_plus1.clone() - Expression::Constant(C::Base::one()));
+
+            // `b = b_0||b_1` = (bits 240..=254 of `left`) || (bits 0..=234 of `right`)
+            // Check that b = b_0 (15 bits) || b_1 (235 bits)
+            let b_check = b_0.clone() + b_1.clone() * C::Base::from_u64(1 << 15) - b_whole;
+
+            // Check that left = a_1 (240 bits) || b_0 (15 bits)
+            let two_pow_240 = C::Base::from_u128(1 << 120).square();
+            let left_check = a_1 + b_0 * two_pow_240 - left_node;
+
+            // Check that right = b_1 (235 bits) || c (20 bits)
+            let two_pow_235 = C::Base::from_u64(1 << 47).pow(&[5, 0, 0, 0]);
+            let right_check = b_1 + c_whole * two_pow_235 - right_node;
+
+            [a_check, l_star_check, b_check, left_check, right_check]
+                .iter()
+                .map(|poly| l_star_plus1.clone() * poly.clone())
+                .collect()
+        });
+
+        // Check that root is recovered at the end of Merkle hash.
+        meta.create_gate("Root check", |meta| {
+            let q_merkle = meta.query_selector(q_merkle, Rotation::cur());
+            let root = meta.query_advice(a, Rotation::cur());
+            let computed_root = meta.query_advice(b, Rotation::cur());
+
+            vec![q_merkle * (root - computed_root)]
+        });
+
+        MerkleConfig {
+            q_merkle,
+            a,
+            b,
+            c,
+            left,
+            right,
+            l_star,
+            perm,
+            cond_swap_config,
+            sinsemilla_config,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn construct(config: MerkleConfig<PATH_LENGTH>) -> Self {
+        MerkleChip {
+            config,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<C: CurveAffine, const PATH_LENGTH: usize, const K: usize, const MAX_WORDS: usize> Chip<C::Base>
     for MerkleChip<C, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS>
 {