diff --git a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
index e5b6875a36c..2ba8aaa2c9e 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 
     // SETUP: Chainstate
-    ChainstateManager chainman;
+    ChainstateManager chainman{chainparams};
 
     auto rv = node::LoadChainstate(false,
                                    std::ref(chainman),
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 713598f4117..1e16aee867f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     for (bool fLoaded = false; !fLoaded && !ShutdownRequested();) {
         node.mempool = std::make_unique<CTxMemPool>(node.fee_estimator.get(), mempool_check_ratio);
 
-        node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>();
+        node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>(chainparams);
         ChainstateManager& chainman = *node.chainman;
 
         const bool fReset = fReindex;
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index 2fc71c2a6ec..aa7b73e6acb 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ BasicTestingSetup::~BasicTestingSetup()
 ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName, const std::vector<const char*>& extra_args)
     : BasicTestingSetup(chainName, extra_args)
 {
+    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
+
     // We have to run a scheduler thread to prevent ActivateBestChain
     // from blocking due to queue overrun.
     m_node.scheduler = std::make_unique<CScheduler>();
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName, const std::ve
 
     m_cache_sizes = CalculateCacheSizes(m_args);
 
-    m_node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>();
+    m_node.chainman = std::make_unique<ChainstateManager>(chainparams);
     m_node.chainman->m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(m_cache_sizes.block_tree_db, true);
 
     // Start script-checking threads. Set g_parallel_script_checks to true so they are used.
diff --git a/src/test/validation_chainstate_tests.cpp b/src/test/validation_chainstate_tests.cpp
index 2a3990bb7c7..e7c7584f1c7 100644
--- a/src/test/validation_chainstate_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/validation_chainstate_tests.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(validation_chainstate_tests, TestingSetup)
 //!
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(validation_chainstate_resize_caches)
 {
-    ChainstateManager manager;
+    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
+    ChainstateManager manager(chainparams);
     WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, manager.m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<CBlockTreeDB>(1 << 20, true));
     CTxMemPool mempool;
 
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 42e41502f95..1852ae6a548 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <arith_uint256.h>
 #include <attributes.h>
 #include <chain.h>
+#include <chainparams.h>
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ struct AssumeutxoData;
 namespace node {
 class SnapshotMetadata;
 } // namespace node
+namespace Consensus {
+struct Params;
+} // namespace Consensus
 
 /** Default for -minrelaytxfee, minimum relay fee for transactions */
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = 1000;
@@ -834,6 +838,8 @@ private:
 
     CBlockIndex* m_best_invalid GUARDED_BY(::cs_main){nullptr};
 
+    const CChainParams& m_chainparams;
+
     //! Internal helper for ActivateSnapshot().
     [[nodiscard]] bool PopulateAndValidateSnapshot(
         CChainState& snapshot_chainstate,
@@ -852,6 +858,11 @@ private:
     friend CChainState;
 
 public:
+    explicit ChainstateManager(const CChainParams& chainparams) : m_chainparams{chainparams} { }
+
+    const CChainParams& GetParams() const { return m_chainparams; }
+    const Consensus::Params& GetConsensus() const { return m_chainparams.GetConsensus(); }
+
     std::thread m_load_block;
     //! A single BlockManager instance is shared across each constructed
     //! chainstate to avoid duplicating block metadata.