diff --git a/tests/e2e/actions.go b/tests/e2e/actions.go
index 6c841a48ca..b3cb12216c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/actions.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/actions.go
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ func (tr Chain) optOut(action OptOutAction, target ExecutionTarget, verbose bool
 	}
 
 	// Use: "opt-out [consumer-chain-id]",
-	optIn := fmt.Sprintf(
+	optOut := fmt.Sprintf(
 		`%s tx provider opt-out %s --from validator%s --chain-id %s --home %s --node %s --gas %s --keyring-backend test -y -o json`,
 		tr.testConfig.chainConfigs[ChainID("provi")].BinaryName,
 		string(tr.testConfig.chainConfigs[action.Chain].ChainId),
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ func (tr Chain) optOut(action OptOutAction, target ExecutionTarget, verbose bool
 
 	cmd := target.ExecCommand(
 		"/bin/bash", "-c",
-		optIn,
+		optOut,
 	)
 
 	if verbose {
@@ -2432,6 +2432,71 @@ func (tr Chain) optOut(action OptOutAction, target ExecutionTarget, verbose bool
 	tr.waitBlocks(ChainID("provi"), 2, 30*time.Second)
 }
 
+type SetConsumerCommissionRateAction struct {
+	Chain          ChainID
+	Validator      ValidatorID
+	CommissionRate float64
+
+	// depending on the execution, this action might throw an error (e.g., when no consumer chain exists)
+	ExpectError   bool
+	ExpectedError string
+}
+
+func (tr Chain) setConsumerCommissionRate(action SetConsumerCommissionRateAction, target ExecutionTarget, verbose bool) {
+	// Note: to get error response reported back from this command '--gas auto' needs to be set.
+	gas := "auto"
+	// Unfortunately, --gas auto does not work with CometMock. so when using CometMock, just use --gas 9000000 then
+	if tr.testConfig.useCometmock {
+		gas = "9000000"
+	}
+
+	// Use: "set-consumer-commission-rate [consumer-chain-id] [commission-rate]"
+	setCommissionRate := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`%s tx provider set-consumer-commission-rate %s %f --from validator%s --chain-id %s --home %s --node %s --gas %s --keyring-backend test -y -o json`,
+		tr.testConfig.chainConfigs[ChainID("provi")].BinaryName,
+		string(tr.testConfig.chainConfigs[action.Chain].ChainId),
+		action.CommissionRate,
+		action.Validator,
+		tr.testConfig.chainConfigs[ChainID("provi")].ChainId,
+		tr.getValidatorHome(ChainID("provi"), action.Validator),
+		tr.getValidatorNode(ChainID("provi"), action.Validator),
+		gas,
+	)
+
+	cmd := target.ExecCommand(
+		"/bin/bash", "-c",
+		setCommissionRate,
+	)
+
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Println("setConsumerCommissionRate cmd:", cmd.String())
+	}
+
+	bz, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil && !action.ExpectError {
+		log.Fatalf("unexpected error during commssion rate set - output: %s, err: %s", string(bz), err)
+	}
+
+	if action.ExpectError && !tr.testConfig.useCometmock { // error report only works with --gas auto, which does not work with CometMock, so ignore
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(string(bz), action.ExpectedError) {
+			log.Fatalf("expected error not raised: expected: '%s', got '%s'", action.ExpectedError, (bz))
+		}
+
+		if verbose {
+			fmt.Printf("got expected error during commssion rate set | err: %s | output: %s \n", err, string(bz))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !tr.testConfig.useCometmock { // error report only works with --gas auto, which does not work with CometMock, so ignore
+		if err != nil && verbose {
+			fmt.Printf("got error during commssion rate set | err: %s | output: %s \n", err, string(bz))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// wait for inclusion in a block -> '--broadcast-mode block' is deprecated
+	tr.waitBlocks(ChainID("provi"), 2, 30*time.Second)
+}
+
 // WaitTime waits for the given duration.
 // To make sure that the new timestamp is visible on-chain, it also waits until at least one block has been
 // produced on each chain after waiting.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/state.go b/tests/e2e/state.go
index 118f0019e1..55ab347247 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/state.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/state.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func (tr Chain) GetChainState(chain ChainID, modelState ChainState) ChainState {
 		chainState.HasToValidate = &hasToValidate
 	}
 
+	if modelState.ConsumerCommissionRates != nil {
+		consumerCommissionRates := tr.GetConsumerCommissionRates(chain, *modelState.ConsumerCommissionRates)
+		chainState.ConsumerCommissionRates = &consumerCommissionRates
+	}
+
 	if modelState.ConsumerPendingPacketQueueSize != nil {
 		pendingPacketQueueSize := tr.target.GetPendingPacketQueueSize(chain)
 		chainState.ConsumerPendingPacketQueueSize = &pendingPacketQueueSize
@@ -952,3 +957,33 @@ func (tr Commands) GetQueryNodeIP(chain ChainID) string {
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.253", tr.chainConfigs[chain].IpPrefix)
 }
+
+// GetConsumerCommissionRate returns the commission rate of the given validator on the given consumerChain
+func (tr Commands) GetConsumerCommissionRate(consumerChain ChainID, validator ValidatorID) float64 {
+	binaryName := tr.chainConfigs[ChainID("provi")].BinaryName
+	cmd := tr.target.ExecCommand(binaryName,
+		"query", "provider", "validator-consumer-commission-rate",
+		string(consumerChain), tr.validatorConfigs[validator].ValconsAddress,
+		`--node`, tr.GetQueryNode(ChainID("provi")),
+		`-o`, `json`,
+	)
+	bz, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err, "\n", string(bz))
+	}
+
+	rate, err := strconv.ParseFloat(gjson.Get(string(bz), "rate").String(), 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err, "\n", string(bz))
+	}
+	return rate
+}
+
+func (tr Chain) GetConsumerCommissionRates(chain ChainID, modelState map[ValidatorID]float64) map[ValidatorID]float64 {
+	actualState := map[ValidatorID]float64{}
+	for k := range modelState {
+		actualState[k] = tr.target.GetConsumerCommissionRate(chain, k)
+	}
+
+	return actualState
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go b/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
index 98316f45bb..80eff1aedd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/steps_partial_set_security.go
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ func stepsOptInChain() []Step {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Action: SetConsumerCommissionRateAction{
+				Chain:          ChainID("consu"),
+				Validator:      ValidatorID("bob"),
+				CommissionRate: 0.123,
+				ExpectError:    true,
+				ExpectedError:  "unknown consumer chain",
+			},
+			State: State{},
+		},
 		{
 			Action: SubmitConsumerAdditionProposalAction{
 				Chain:         ChainID("provi"),
@@ -89,6 +99,31 @@ func stepsOptInChain() []Step {
 						ValidatorID("carol"): {},
 					},
 				},
+				ChainID("consu"): ChainState{
+					// no consumer commission rates were set and hence we get
+					// the default (i.e., 0.1) commission rate the validators have on the provider
+					ConsumerCommissionRates: &map[ValidatorID]float64{
+						ValidatorID("alice"): 0.1,
+						ValidatorID("bob"):   0.1,
+						ValidatorID("carol"): 0.1,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Action: SetConsumerCommissionRateAction{
+				Chain:          ChainID("consu"),
+				Validator:      ValidatorID("bob"),
+				CommissionRate: 0.123,
+			},
+			State: State{
+				ChainID("consu"): ChainState{
+					ConsumerCommissionRates: &map[ValidatorID]float64{
+						ValidatorID("alice"): 0.1,
+						ValidatorID("bob"):   0.123,
+						ValidatorID("carol"): 0.1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_driver.go b/tests/e2e/test_driver.go
index 9c59411ac7..18140a49f6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_driver.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_driver.go
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ func (td *DefaultDriver) runAction(action interface{}) error {
 		target.optIn(action, td.target, td.verbose)
 	case OptOutAction:
 		target.optOut(action, td.target, td.verbose)
+	case SetConsumerCommissionRateAction:
+		target.setConsumerCommissionRate(action, td.target, td.verbose)
 	default:
 		log.Fatalf("unknown action in testRun %s: %#v", td.testCfg.name, action)
 	}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go b/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
index 135f07a6a8..0fe6061f4a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/testlib/types.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type ChainCommands interface {
 	GetValPower(chain ChainID, validator ValidatorID) uint
 	GetValStakedTokens(chain ChainID, validatorAddress string) uint
 	GetQueryNodeIP(chain ChainID) string
+	GetConsumerCommissionRate(chain ChainID, validator ValidatorID) float64
 }
 
 // TODO: replace ExecutionTarget with new TargetDriver interface
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ type ChainState struct {
 	RegisteredConsumerRewardDenoms *[]string
 	ClientsFrozenHeights           *map[string]clienttypes.Height
 	HasToValidate                  *map[ValidatorID][]ChainID // only relevant to provider chain
+	ConsumerCommissionRates        *map[ValidatorID]float64
 }
 
 // custom marshal and unmarshal functions for the chainstate that convert proposals to/from the auxiliary type with type info
diff --git a/tests/e2e/v4/state.go b/tests/e2e/v4/state.go
index 5bf9066a1e..493527fdef 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/v4/state.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/v4/state.go
@@ -650,7 +650,11 @@ func (tr Commands) GetIBCTransferParams(chain ChainID) IBCTransferParams {
 }
 
 func (tr Commands) GetHasToValidate(validator ValidatorID) []ChainID {
-	panic("''GetHasToValidate' is not implemented in this version")
+	panic("'GetHasToValidate' is not implemented in this version")
+}
+
+func (tr Commands) GetConsumerCommissionRate(chain ChainID, validator ValidatorID) float64 {
+	panic("'GetConsumerCommissionRate' is not implemented in this version")
 }
 
 func uintPtr(i uint) *uint {