After a long time of no promotion, in 1840, he assumed the position of Toka no sechie Naiben (a kugyo who supervised inside Jomei gate at Toka no sechie (Imperial Court ceremony) and in 1846, he was appointed as Naidaijin (minister of the center), Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Umaryo gogen (Inspector of the Right Division of Bureau of Horses).
その後長く昇格しなかったが、天保11年（1840年）には踏歌節会内弁に就任し、弘化4年（1846年）に内大臣・右近衛大将・右馬寮御監に任命された。