diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
index 0d5b242751..3496077aef 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@ use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
-/// Stages that require state.
-const STATE_STAGES: &[StageId] = &[
-    StageId::Execution,
-    StageId::MerkleUnwind,
-    StageId::AccountHashing,
-    StageId::StorageHashing,
-    StageId::MerkleExecute,
-    StageId::IndexStorageHistory,
-    StageId::IndexAccountHistory,
-];
-
 /// Syncs RLP encoded blocks from a file.
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct ImportCommand {
@@ -171,7 +160,7 @@ impl ImportCommand {
                     provider_factory.static_file_provider(),
                     PruneModes::default(),
                 ),
-                true,
+                self.no_state,
             )
             .await?;
 
@@ -307,7 +296,7 @@ where
                 config.prune.as_ref().map(|prune| prune.segments.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
                 ExExManagerHandle::empty(),
             ))
-            .disable_all_if(STATE_STAGES, || should_exec),
+            .disable_all_if(&StageId::STATE_REQUIRED, || should_exec),
         )
         .build(provider_factory, static_file_producer);
 
diff --git a/crates/node-core/src/init.rs b/crates/node-core/src/init.rs
index 8a7751e4e9..b09e29e53b 100644
--- a/crates/node-core/src/init.rs
+++ b/crates/node-core/src/init.rs
@@ -2,23 +2,20 @@
 
 use reth_codecs::Compact;
 use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
-use reth_db::{
-    database::Database,
-    tables,
-    transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
-};
+use reth_db::{database::Database, tables, transaction::DbTxMut};
 use reth_etl::Collector;
 use reth_interfaces::{db::DatabaseError, provider::ProviderResult};
 use reth_primitives::{
-    stage::StageId, Account, Address, Bytecode, ChainSpec, GenesisAccount, Receipts,
-    StaticFileSegment, StorageEntry, B256, U256,
+    stage::{StageCheckpoint, StageId},
+    Account, Address, Bytecode, ChainSpec, GenesisAccount, Receipts, StaticFileSegment,
+    StorageEntry, B256, U256,
 };
 use reth_provider::{
     bundle_state::{BundleStateInit, RevertsInit},
     providers::{StaticFileProvider, StaticFileWriter},
     BlockHashReader, BlockNumReader, BundleStateWithReceipts, ChainSpecProvider,
     DatabaseProviderRW, HashingWriter, HistoryWriter, OriginalValuesKnown, ProviderError,
-    ProviderFactory, StaticFileProviderFactory,
+    ProviderFactory, StageCheckpointWriter, StaticFileProviderFactory,
 };
 use reth_trie::{IntermediateStateRootState, StateRoot as StateRootComputer, StateRootProgress};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -114,18 +111,18 @@ pub fn init_genesis<DB: Database>(factory: ProviderFactory<DB>) -> Result<B256,
     insert_genesis_history(&provider_rw, alloc.iter())?;
 
     // Insert header
-    let tx = provider_rw.into_tx();
+    let tx = provider_rw.tx_ref();
     let static_file_provider = factory.static_file_provider();
-    insert_genesis_header::<DB>(&tx, &static_file_provider, chain.clone())?;
+    insert_genesis_header::<DB>(tx, &static_file_provider, chain.clone())?;
 
-    insert_genesis_state::<DB>(&tx, alloc.len(), alloc.iter())?;
+    insert_genesis_state::<DB>(tx, alloc.len(), alloc.iter())?;
 
     // insert sync stage
-    for stage in StageId::ALL.iter() {
-        tx.put::<tables::StageCheckpoints>(stage.to_string(), Default::default())?;
+    for stage in StageId::ALL {
+        provider_rw.save_stage_checkpoint(stage, Default::default())?;
     }
 
-    tx.commit()?;
+    provider_rw.commit()?;
     static_file_provider.commit()?;
 
     Ok(hash)
@@ -343,6 +340,11 @@ pub fn init_from_state_dump<DB: Database>(
         );
     }
 
+    // insert sync stages for stages that require state
+    for stage in StageId::STATE_REQUIRED {
+        provider_rw.save_stage_checkpoint(stage, StageCheckpoint::new(block))?;
+    }
+
     provider_rw.commit()?;
 
     Ok(hash)
@@ -524,6 +526,7 @@ mod tests {
         cursor::DbCursorRO,
         models::{storage_sharded_key::StorageShardedKey, ShardedKey},
         table::{Table, TableRow},
+        transaction::DbTx,
         DatabaseEnv,
     };
     use reth_primitives::{
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/stage/checkpoints.rs b/crates/primitives/src/stage/checkpoints.rs
index 461e15401e..d9c10605c1 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/stage/checkpoints.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/stage/checkpoints.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use bytes::Buf;
 use reth_codecs::{main_codec, Compact};
 use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 
+use super::StageId;
+
 /// Saves the progress of Merkle stage.
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct MerkleCheckpoint {
@@ -201,6 +203,25 @@ impl StageCheckpoint {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the block range, if checkpoint uses block range.
+    pub fn with_block_range(mut self, stage_id: &StageId, from: u64, to: u64) -> Self {
+        self.stage_checkpoint = Some(match stage_id {
+            StageId::Execution => StageUnitCheckpoint::Execution(ExecutionCheckpoint::default()),
+            StageId::AccountHashing => {
+                StageUnitCheckpoint::Account(AccountHashingCheckpoint::default())
+            }
+            StageId::StorageHashing => {
+                StageUnitCheckpoint::Storage(StorageHashingCheckpoint::default())
+            }
+            StageId::IndexStorageHistory | StageId::IndexAccountHistory => {
+                StageUnitCheckpoint::IndexHistory(IndexHistoryCheckpoint::default())
+            }
+            _ => return self,
+        });
+        _ = self.stage_checkpoint.map(|mut checkpoint| checkpoint.set_block_range(from, to));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Get the underlying [`EntitiesCheckpoint`], if any, to determine the number of entities
     /// processed, and the number of total entities to process.
     pub fn entities(&self) -> Option<EntitiesCheckpoint> {
@@ -244,6 +265,25 @@ pub enum StageUnitCheckpoint {
     IndexHistory(IndexHistoryCheckpoint),
 }
 
+impl StageUnitCheckpoint {
+    /// Sets the block range. Returns old block range, or `None` if checkpoint doesn't use block
+    /// range.
+    pub fn set_block_range(&mut self, from: u64, to: u64) -> Option<CheckpointBlockRange> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Account(AccountHashingCheckpoint { ref mut block_range, .. }) |
+            Self::Storage(StorageHashingCheckpoint { ref mut block_range, .. }) |
+            Self::Execution(ExecutionCheckpoint { ref mut block_range, .. }) |
+            Self::IndexHistory(IndexHistoryCheckpoint { ref mut block_range, .. }) => {
+                let old_range = *block_range;
+                *block_range = CheckpointBlockRange { from, to };
+
+                Some(old_range)
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 impl Default for StageUnitCheckpoint {
     fn default() -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/stage/id.rs b/crates/primitives/src/stage/id.rs
index d4926fea15..2779c26080 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/stage/id.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/stage/id.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ impl StageId {
         StageId::Finish,
     ];
 
+    /// Stages that require state.
+    pub const STATE_REQUIRED: [StageId; 7] = [
+        StageId::Execution,
+        StageId::MerkleUnwind,
+        StageId::AccountHashing,
+        StageId::StorageHashing,
+        StageId::MerkleExecute,
+        StageId::IndexStorageHistory,
+        StageId::IndexAccountHistory,
+    ];
+
     /// Return stage id formatted as string.
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
         match self {