diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index d8027683707..9b0597c7574 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config, logger
 		logger: logger,
 	}
 
+	if tracer.Hooks != nil && tracer.Hooks.OnBlockchainInit != nil {
+		tracer.Hooks.OnBlockchainInit(config.Genesis.Config)
+	}
+
 	var chainConfig *chain.Config
 	var genesis *types.Block
 	if err := backend.chainDB.Update(context.Background(), func(tx kv.RwTx) error {
diff --git a/turbo/app/init_cmd.go b/turbo/app/init_cmd.go
index 5c1ec2552a5..44f893f5990 100644
--- a/turbo/app/init_cmd.go
+++ b/turbo/app/init_cmd.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ func initGenesis(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	var tracingHooks *tracing.Hooks
 	if tracer != nil {
 		tracingHooks = tracer.Hooks
+		if tracer.Hooks != nil && tracer.Hooks.OnBlockchainInit != nil {
+			tracer.Hooks.OnBlockchainInit(genesis.Config)
+		}
 	}
 	_, hash, err := core.CommitGenesisBlock(chaindb, genesis, "", logger, tracingHooks)
 	if err != nil {