diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/752-fix-require-latest-height.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/752-fix-require-latest-height.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a784de188b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/752-fix-require-latest-height.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- require_latest_height should skip requests with height 0
+  ([#752](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/752))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/src/ledger/queries/mod.rs b/shared/src/ledger/queries/mod.rs
index 22364daf49..8d7b5e0274 100644
--- a/shared/src/ledger/queries/mod.rs
+++ b/shared/src/ledger/queries/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub use types::{
 
 use super::storage::{DBIter, StorageHasher, DB};
 use super::storage_api;
+use crate::types::storage::BlockHeight;
 
 #[macro_use]
 mod router;
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ where
     D: 'static + DB + for<'iter> DBIter<'iter> + Sync,
     H: 'static + StorageHasher + Sync,
 {
-    if request.height != ctx.storage.last_height {
+    if request.height != BlockHeight(0)
+        && request.height != ctx.storage.last_height
+    {
         return Err(storage_api::Error::new_const(
             "This query doesn't support arbitrary block heights, only the \
              latest committed block height ('0' can be used as a special \