diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4a4413905a40e..e54332f4a1071 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11263,6 +11263,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-storage",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sp-genesis-builder"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_json",
+ "sp-api",
+ "sp-runtime",
+ "sp-std",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sp-inherents"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ce93421bc9ff1..5050ff6d1cf58 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ members = [
 	"primitives/database",
 	"primitives/debug-derive",
 	"primitives/externalities",
+	"primitives/genesis-builder",
 	"primitives/inherents",
 	"primitives/io",
 	"primitives/keyring",
diff --git a/primitives/genesis-builder/Cargo.toml b/primitives/genesis-builder/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..de543f0a74acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/primitives/genesis-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[package]
+name = "sp-genesis-builder"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
+edition = "2021"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://substrate.io"
+repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+description = "Substrate GenesisConfig builder API"
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
+
+[dependencies]
+sp-api = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/api" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.85", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
+
+[features]
+default = [ "std" ]
+std = [
+	"sp-api/std",
+	"sp-std/std",
+	"serde_json/std",
+]
diff --git a/primitives/genesis-builder/README.md b/primitives/genesis-builder/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4a842c95e358e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/primitives/genesis-builder/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Substrate genesis builder.
+
+Refer to the module doc for more details.
+
+License: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/primitives/genesis-builder/src/lib.rs b/primitives/genesis-builder/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e002cd3aa6f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/primitives/genesis-builder/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// This file is part of Substrate.
+
+// Copyright (C) Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// 	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
+
+//! Substrate genesis config builder
+//!
+//! This Runtime API allows to construct `GenesisConfig`, in particular:
+//! - serialize the runtime default `GenesisConfig` struct into json format,
+//! - put the GenesisConfig struct into the storage. Internally this operation calls
+//!   `GenesisBuild::build` function for all runtime pallets, which is typically provided by
+//!   pallet's author.
+//! - deserialize the `GenesisConfig` from given json blob and put `GenesisConfig` into the state
+//!   storage. Allows to build customized configuration.
+//!
+//! Providing externalities with empty storage and putting `GenesisConfig` into storage allows to
+//! catch and build the raw storage of `GenesisConfig` which is the foundation for genesis block.
+
+/// The result type alias, used in build methods. `Err` contains formatted error message.
+pub type Result = core::result::Result<(), sp_runtime::RuntimeString>;
+
+sp_api::decl_runtime_apis! {
+	/// API to interact with GenesisConfig for the runtime
+	pub trait GenesisBuilder {
+		/// Creates the default `GenesisConfig` and returns it as a JSON blob.
+		///
+		/// This function instantiates the default `GenesisConfig` struct for the runtime and serializes it into a JSON
+		/// blob. It returns a `Vec<u8>` containing the JSON representation of the default `GenesisConfig`.
+		fn create_default_config() -> sp_std::vec::Vec<u8>;
+
+		/// Build `GenesisConfig` from a JSON blob not using any defaults and store it in the storage.
+		///
+		/// This function deserializes the full `GenesisConfig` from the given JSON blob and puts it into the storage.
+		/// If the provided JSON blob is incorrect or incomplete or the deserialization fails, an error is returned.
+		/// It is recommended to log any errors encountered during the process.
+		///
+		/// Please note that provided json blob must contain all `GenesisConfig` fields, no defaults will be used.
+		fn build_config(json: sp_std::vec::Vec<u8>) -> Result;
+	}
+}