diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 5fa10c06c..fef21b9fa 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -593,11 +593,18 @@ func startStateSync(ssR *statesync.Reactor, bcR fastSyncReactor, conR *cs.Reacto
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		state, commit, err := ssR.Sync(stateProvider, config.DiscoveryTime)
+		state, previousState, commit, err := ssR.Sync(stateProvider, config.DiscoveryTime)
 		if err != nil {
 			ssR.Logger.Error("State sync failed", "err", err)
 			return
 		}
+		if previousState.LastBlockHeight > 0 {
+			err = stateStore.Bootstrap(previousState)
+			if err != nil {
+				ssR.Logger.Error("Failed to bootstrap node with previous state", "err", err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 		err = stateStore.Bootstrap(state)
 		if err != nil {
 			ssR.Logger.Error("Failed to bootstrap node with new state", "err", err)
diff --git a/state/store.go b/state/store.go
index a5d6c3e38..630b03d2b 100644
--- a/state/store.go
+++ b/state/store.go
@@ -212,14 +212,6 @@ func (store dbStore) Bootstrap(state State) error {
 		height = state.InitialHeight
 	}
 
-	if height > 1 && !state.LastVoters.IsNilOrEmpty() {
-		// TODO 🏺Can apply empty bytes for the ProofHash corresponding to LastValidators? and LastVoters as LastValidators?
-		vals := types.NewValidatorSet(state.LastVoters.Voters)
-		if err := store.saveValidatorsInfo(height-1, height-1, vals); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := store.saveValidatorsInfo(height, height, state.Validators); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/statesync/reactor.go b/statesync/reactor.go
index 4300eeaee..4365a0f6e 100644
--- a/statesync/reactor.go
+++ b/statesync/reactor.go
@@ -249,13 +249,14 @@ func (r *Reactor) recentSnapshots(n uint32) ([]*snapshot, error) {
 	return snapshots, nil
 }
 
-// Sync runs a state sync, returning the new state and last commit at the snapshot height.
+// Sync runs a state sync, returning the new state, previous state and last commit at the snapshot height.
 // The caller must store the state and commit in the state database and block store.
-func (r *Reactor) Sync(stateProvider StateProvider, discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
+func (r *Reactor) Sync(
+	stateProvider StateProvider, discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
 	r.mtx.Lock()
 	if r.syncer != nil {
 		r.mtx.Unlock()
-		return sm.State{}, nil, errors.New("a state sync is already in progress")
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, errors.New("a state sync is already in progress")
 	}
 	r.syncer = newSyncer(r.Logger, r.conn, r.connQuery, stateProvider, r.tempDir)
 	r.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -264,9 +265,9 @@ func (r *Reactor) Sync(stateProvider StateProvider, discoveryTime time.Duration)
 	r.Logger.Debug("Requesting snapshots from known peers")
 	r.Switch.Broadcast(SnapshotChannel, mustEncodeMsg(&ssproto.SnapshotsRequest{}))
 
-	state, commit, err := r.syncer.SyncAny(discoveryTime)
+	state, previousState, commit, err := r.syncer.SyncAny(discoveryTime)
 	r.mtx.Lock()
 	r.syncer = nil
 	r.mtx.Unlock()
-	return state, commit, err
+	return state, previousState, commit, err
 }
diff --git a/statesync/syncer.go b/statesync/syncer.go
index 06d4956d4..66f7e7074 100644
--- a/statesync/syncer.go
+++ b/statesync/syncer.go
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ func (s *syncer) RemovePeer(peer p2p.Peer) {
 }
 
 // SyncAny tries to sync any of the snapshots in the snapshot pool, waiting to discover further
-// snapshots if none were found and discoveryTime > 0. It returns the latest state and block commit
+// snapshots if none were found and discoveryTime > 0. It returns the latest state, previous state and block commit
 // which the caller must use to bootstrap the node.
-func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
+func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
 	if discoveryTime > 0 {
 		s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Discovering snapshots for %v", discoveryTime))
 		time.Sleep(discoveryTime)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit,
 		}
 		if snapshot == nil {
 			if discoveryTime == 0 {
-				return sm.State{}, nil, errNoSnapshots
+				return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, errNoSnapshots
 			}
 			s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Discovering snapshots for %v", discoveryTime))
 			time.Sleep(discoveryTime)
@@ -155,18 +155,18 @@ func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit,
 		if chunks == nil {
 			chunks, err = newChunkQueue(snapshot, s.tempDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				return sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create chunk queue: %w", err)
+				return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create chunk queue: %w", err)
 			}
 			defer chunks.Close() // in case we forget to close it elsewhere
 		}
 
-		newState, commit, err := s.Sync(snapshot, chunks)
+		newState, previousState, commit, err := s.Sync(snapshot, chunks)
 		switch {
 		case err == nil:
-			return newState, commit, nil
+			return newState, previousState, commit, nil
 
 		case errors.Is(err, errAbort):
-			return sm.State{}, nil, err
+			return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, err
 
 		case errors.Is(err, errRetrySnapshot):
 			chunks.RetryAll()
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit,
 			}
 
 		default:
-			return sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshot restoration failed: %w", err)
+			return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshot restoration failed: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		// Discard snapshot and chunks for next iteration
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ func (s *syncer) SyncAny(discoveryTime time.Duration) (sm.State, *types.Commit,
 	}
 }
 
-// Sync executes a sync for a specific snapshot, returning the latest state and block commit which
+// Sync executes a sync for a specific snapshot, returning the latest state, previous state and block commit which
 // the caller must use to bootstrap the node.
-func (s *syncer) Sync(snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueue) (sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
+func (s *syncer) Sync(snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueue) (sm.State, sm.State, *types.Commit, error) {
 	s.mtx.Lock()
 	if s.chunks != nil {
 		s.mtx.Unlock()
-		return sm.State{}, nil, errors.New("a state sync is already in progress")
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, errors.New("a state sync is already in progress")
 	}
 	s.chunks = chunks
 	s.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (s *syncer) Sync(snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueue) (sm.State, *types.
 	// Offer snapshot to ABCI app.
 	err := s.offerSnapshot(snapshot)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sm.State{}, nil, err
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Spawn chunk fetchers. They will terminate when the chunk queue is closed or context cancelled.
@@ -245,31 +245,41 @@ func (s *syncer) Sync(snapshot *snapshot, chunks *chunkQueue) (sm.State, *types.
 	// Optimistically build new state, so we don't discover any light client failures at the end.
 	state, err := s.stateProvider.State(pctx, snapshot.Height)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build new state: %w", err)
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build new state: %w", err)
+	}
+	var previousState sm.State
+	if snapshot.Height-1 < 1 {
+		previousState = sm.State{}
+	} else {
+		previousState, err = s.stateProvider.State(pctx, snapshot.Height-1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build new prvious state: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 	commit, err := s.stateProvider.Commit(pctx, snapshot.Height)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch commit: %w", err)
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch commit: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Restore snapshot
 	err = s.applyChunks(chunks)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sm.State{}, nil, err
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Verify app and update app version
 	appVersion, err := s.verifyApp(snapshot)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sm.State{}, nil, err
+		return sm.State{}, sm.State{}, nil, err
 	}
 	state.Version.Consensus.App = appVersion
+	previousState.Version.Consensus.App = appVersion
 
 	// Done! 🎉
 	s.logger.Info("Snapshot restored", "height", snapshot.Height, "format", snapshot.Format,
 		"hash", snapshot.Hash)
 
-	return state, commit, nil
+	return state, previousState, commit, nil
 }
 
 // offerSnapshot offers a snapshot to the app. It returns various errors depending on the app's
diff --git a/statesync/syncer_test.go b/statesync/syncer_test.go
index 620a49323..7f4af632b 100644
--- a/statesync/syncer_test.go
+++ b/statesync/syncer_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny(t *testing.T) {
 		LastBlockAppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}, nil)
 
-	newState, lastCommit, err := syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	newState, previousState, lastCommit, err := syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // wait for peers to receive requests
@@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny(t *testing.T) {
 	expectState := state
 	expectState.Version.Consensus.App = 9
 
+	expectPreviousState := sm.State{}
+	expectPreviousState.Version.Consensus.App = expectState.Version.Consensus.App
+
 	assert.Equal(t, expectState, newState)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectPreviousState, previousState)
 	assert.Equal(t, commit, lastCommit)
 
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSyncer_SyncAny_noSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 	syncer, _ := setupOfferSyncer(t)
-	_, _, err := syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err := syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, errNoSnapshots, err)
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny_abort(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: toABCI(s), AppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}).Once().Return(&abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot{Result: abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot_ABORT}, nil)
 
-	_, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, errAbort, err)
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny_reject(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: toABCI(s11), AppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}).Once().Return(&abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot{Result: abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot_REJECT}, nil)
 
-	_, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, errNoSnapshots, err)
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny_reject_format(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: toABCI(s11), AppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}).Once().Return(&abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot{Result: abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot_ABORT}, nil)
 
-	_, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, errAbort, err)
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny_reject_sender(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: toABCI(sa), AppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}).Once().Return(&abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot{Result: abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot_REJECT}, nil)
 
-	_, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.Equal(t, errNoSnapshots, err)
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ func TestSyncer_SyncAny_abciError(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: toABCI(s), AppHash: []byte("app_hash"),
 	}).Once().Return(nil, errBoom)
 
-	_, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
+	_, _, _, err = syncer.SyncAny(0)
 	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, errBoom))
 	connSnapshot.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
diff --git a/test/maverick/node/node.go b/test/maverick/node/node.go
index c864a5784..428ad1460 100644
--- a/test/maverick/node/node.go
+++ b/test/maverick/node/node.go
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func startStateSync(ssR *statesync.Reactor, bcR fastSyncReactor, conR *cs.Reacto
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		state, commit, err := ssR.Sync(stateProvider, config.DiscoveryTime)
+		state, _, commit, err := ssR.Sync(stateProvider, config.DiscoveryTime)
 		if err != nil {
 			ssR.Logger.Error("State sync failed", "err", err)
 			return