diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 614af685..1ae04ec3 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
 	govkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/keeper"
 	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
+	govv1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1"
 	govv1beta1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint"
 	mintkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint/keeper"
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ import (
 	ibcclient "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client"
 	ibcclientclient "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/client"
 	ibcclienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/02-client/types"
+	ibcconnectiontypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/03-connection/types"
 	ibcporttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/05-port/types"
 	ibcexported "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/exported"
 	ibckeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/keeper"
@@ -602,10 +604,41 @@ func NewMigalooApp(
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error while reading wasm config: %s", err))
 	}
 
+	// Stargate Queries
+	// recommended by @larry0x.  using the same values as Juno
+	// ref: https://github.com/CosmosContracts/juno/blob/9885a8cd4ffc8d19546bd42b2da139ec5d224c25/app/keepers/keepers.go#L375-L399
+	// these are the exact settings from Juno except that we're using govv1 instead of govv1beta1 (which Juno would reference as govtypes)
+	accepted := wasmkeeper.AcceptedStargateQueries{
+		// ibc
+		"/ibc.core.client.v1.Query/ClientState":    &ibcclienttypes.QueryClientStateResponse{},
+		"/ibc.core.client.v1.Query/ConsensusState": &ibcclienttypes.QueryConsensusStateResponse{},
+		"/ibc.core.connection.v1.Query/Connection": &ibcconnectiontypes.QueryConnectionResponse{},
+
+		// governance
+		"/cosmos.gov.v1beta1.Query/Vote": &govv1.QueryVoteResponse{},
+
+		// staking
+		"/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Query/Delegation":          &stakingtypes.QueryDelegationResponse{},
+		"/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Query/Redelegations":       &stakingtypes.QueryRedelegationsResponse{},
+		"/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Query/UnbondingDelegation": &stakingtypes.QueryUnbondingDelegationResponse{},
+		"/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Query/Validator":           &stakingtypes.QueryValidatorResponse{},
+
+		// token factory
+		"/osmosis.tokenfactory.v1beta1.Query/Params":                 &tokenfactorytypes.QueryParamsResponse{},
+		"/osmosis.tokenfactory.v1beta1.Query/DenomAuthorityMetadata": &tokenfactorytypes.QueryDenomAuthorityMetadataResponse{},
+		"/osmosis.tokenfactory.v1beta1.Query/DenomsFromCreator":      &tokenfactorytypes.QueryDenomsFromCreatorResponse{},
+	}
+
+	querierOpts := wasmkeeper.WithQueryPlugins(
+		&wasmkeeper.QueryPlugins{
+			Stargate: wasmkeeper.AcceptListStargateQuerier(accepted, bApp.GRPCQueryRouter(), appCodec),
+		})
+
 	// The last arguments can contain custom message handlers, and custom query handlers,
 	// if we want to allow any custom callbacks
 	availableCapabilities := "iterator,staking,stargate,cosmwasm_1_1,cosmwasm_1_2,token_factory"
-	wasmOpts = append(bindings.RegisterCustomPlugins(&app.BankKeeper.BaseKeeper, &app.TokenFactoryKeeper), wasmOpts...)
+	wasmOpts = append(bindings.RegisterCustomPlugins(&app.BankKeeper.BaseKeeper, &app.TokenFactoryKeeper), wasmOpts...) // add token factory options to x/wasm
+	wasmOpts = append(wasmOpts, querierOpts)                                                                            // add the querier options to x/wasm // not in the first append for clarity
 	app.WasmKeeper = wasm.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		keys[wasm.StoreKey],
@@ -613,6 +646,7 @@ func NewMigalooApp(
 		app.BankKeeper,
 		app.StakingKeeper,
 		distrkeeper.NewQuerier(app.DistrKeeper),
+		app.IBCFeeKeeper, // ISC4 Wrapper: fee IBC middleware
 		app.IBCKeeper.ChannelKeeper,
 		&app.IBCKeeper.PortKeeper,
 		scopedWasmKeeper,