diff --git a/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim b/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
index df054ec1d..600a76993 100644
--- a/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
+++ b/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ method persistBlocks*(c: Chain, headers: openarray[BlockHeader], bodies: openarr
     c.db.persistReceipts(vmState.receipts)
 
   transaction.commit()
+
+method getStateDb*(c: Chain): TrieDatabaseRef {.gcsafe.} =
+  c.db.db
+