diff --git a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
index 7802bb5050..0bf549c305 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use clap::{crate_version, Parser};
 use eyre::Context;
 use fdlimit::raise_fd_limit;
 use futures::{stream::select as stream_select, Stream, StreamExt};
+use reth_cli_utils::init::init_genesis;
 use reth_consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 use reth_downloaders::{bodies, headers};
 use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ impl Command {
             HeaderMetrics::describe();
         }
 
+        let genesis = init_genesis(db.clone(), self.chain.genesis().clone())?;
+        info!(target: "reth::cli", ?genesis, "Inserted genesis");
+
         let consensus: Arc<BeaconConsensus> = Arc::new(BeaconConsensus::new(self.chain.clone()));
 
         let network = config
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/chain_spec.rs b/crates/primitives/src/chain_spec.rs
index 7424149590..f75c22c622 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ impl ChainSpec {
         self.chain
     }
 
+    /// Return genesis block
+    pub fn genesis(&self) -> &Genesis {
+        &self.genesis
+    }
+
     /// Returns the chain genesis hash
     pub fn genesis_hash(&self) -> H256 {
         self.genesis_hash