diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index e6d39fd7a318..0daf9353b041 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -1048,6 +1048,15 @@ func (c *Bor) commitSpan(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// check if chain id matches with heimdall span
+	if heimdallSpan.ChainID != c.chainConfig.ChainID.String() {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"Chain id proposed span, %s, and bor chain id, %s, doesn't match",
+			heimdallSpan.ChainID,
+			c.chainConfig.ChainID,
+		)
+	}
+
 	// get validators bytes
 	var validators []MinimalVal
 	for _, val := range heimdallSpan.ValidatorSet.Validators {
@@ -1167,11 +1176,22 @@ func (c *Bor) CommitStates(
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(response.Result, &eventRecord); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		// check if chain id matches with event record
+		if eventRecord.ChainID != "" && eventRecord.ChainID != c.chainConfig.ChainID.String() {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"Chain id proposed state in span, %s, and bor chain id, %s, doesn't match",
+				eventRecord.ChainID,
+				c.chainConfig.ChainID,
+			)
+		}
+
 		log.Info("→ committing new state",
 			"id", eventRecord.ID,
 			"contract", eventRecord.Contract,
 			"data", hex.EncodeToString(eventRecord.Data),
 			"txHash", eventRecord.TxHash,
+			"chainID", eventRecord.ChainID,
 		)
 
 		recordBytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(eventRecord)
diff --git a/consensus/bor/clerk.go b/consensus/bor/clerk.go
index b97148e0cad3..adcbfb78b46d 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/clerk.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/clerk.go
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ type EventRecord struct {
 	Data     hexutil.Bytes  `json:"data" yaml:"data"`
 	TxHash   common.Hash    `json:"tx_hash" yaml:"tx_hash"`
 	LogIndex uint64         `json:"log_index" yaml:"log_index"`
+	ChainID  string         `json:"bor_chain_id" yaml:"bor_chain_id"`
 }