diff --git a/app/consumer/genesis.go b/app/consumer/genesis.go
index 27292feaa1..5bf5a5499b 100644
--- a/app/consumer/genesis.go
+++ b/app/consumer/genesis.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func transform(jsonRaw []byte, ctx client.Context) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 			ConsensusState: oldConsumerGenesis.ProviderConsensusState,
 			InitialValSet:  oldConsumerGenesis.InitialValSet,
 		},
+		NewChain: oldConsumerGenesis.NewChain,
 	}
 
 	newJson, err := ctx.Codec.MarshalJSON(&newGenesis)
diff --git a/app/consumer/genesis_test.go b/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
index f23e4c58d1..83dcbb2682 100644
--- a/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
+++ b/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package app_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ func TestConsumerGenesisTransformationV2(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = cmd.ExecuteC()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	var oldConsumerGenesis map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(consumerGenesisStates[version]), &oldConsumerGenesis)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Error parsing old version of ccv genesis content for consumer")
+
 	consumerGenesis := consumerTypes.GenesisState{}
 
 	bz := output.Bytes()
@@ -210,4 +215,5 @@ func TestConsumerGenesisTransformationV2(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Empty(t, consumerGenesis.InitialValSet)
 	require.NotEmpty(t, consumerGenesis.Provider.InitialValSet)
+	require.Equal(t, consumerGenesis.NewChain, oldConsumerGenesis["new_chain"])
 }