diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs b/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
index 41fc943d4..2083b0d2f 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     proofs::{KeccakHasher, EMPTY_ROOT},
     serde_helper::deserialize_json_u256,
     utils::serde_helpers::deserialize_stringified_u64,
-    Address, Bytes, H256, KECCAK_EMPTY, U256,
+    Account, Address, Bytes, H256, KECCAK_EMPTY, U256,
 };
 use ethers_core::utils::GenesisAccount as EthersGenesisAccount;
 use reth_rlp::{encode_fixed_size, length_of_length, Encodable, Header as RlpHeader};
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ impl From<EthersGenesisAccount> for GenesisAccount {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<GenesisAccount> for Account {
+    fn from(value: GenesisAccount) -> Self {
+        Account {
+            // nonce must exist, so we default to zero when converting a genesis account
+            nonce: value.nonce.unwrap_or_default(),
+            balance: value.balance,
+            bytecode_hash: value.code.map(keccak256),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/staged-sync/src/utils/init.rs b/crates/staged-sync/src/utils/init.rs
index fbf5b7f9b..943d39b83 100644
--- a/crates/staged-sync/src/utils/init.rs
+++ b/crates/staged-sync/src/utils/init.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use reth_db::{
     transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
 };
 use reth_primitives::{keccak256, Account, Bytecode, ChainSpec, StorageEntry, H256};
+use reth_provider::{Transaction, TransactionError};
 use reth_stages::StageKind;
 use std::{path::Path, sync::Arc};
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ pub enum InitDatabaseError {
         actual: H256,
     },
 
+    /// Higher level error encountered when using a Transaction.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    TransactionError(#[from] TransactionError),
+
     /// Low-level database error.
     #[error(transparent)]
     DBError(#[from] reth_db::Error),
@@ -62,7 +67,12 @@ pub fn init_genesis<DB: Database>(
     let tx = db.tx_mut()?;
     insert_genesis_state::<DB>(&tx, genesis)?;
 
+    // use transaction to insert genesis header
+    let transaction = Transaction::new_raw(&db, tx);
+    insert_genesis_hashes(transaction, genesis)?;
+
     // Insert header
+    let tx = db.tx_mut()?;
     tx.put::<tables::CanonicalHeaders>(0, hash)?;
     tx.put::<tables::HeaderNumbers>(hash, 0)?;
     tx.put::<tables::BlockBodyIndices>(0, Default::default())?;
@@ -115,7 +125,25 @@ pub fn insert_genesis_state<DB: Database>(
             }
         }
     }
+    Ok(())
+}
 
+/// Inserts hashes for the genesis state.
+pub fn insert_genesis_hashes<DB: Database>(
+    mut transaction: Transaction<'_, DB>,
+    genesis: &reth_primitives::Genesis,
+) -> Result<(), InitDatabaseError> {
+    // insert and hash accounts to hashing table
+    let alloc_accounts =
+        genesis.alloc.clone().into_iter().map(|(addr, account)| (addr, Some(account.into())));
+    transaction.insert_account_for_hashing(alloc_accounts)?;
+
+    let alloc_storage = genesis.alloc.clone().into_iter().filter_map(|(addr, account)| {
+        // only return Some if there is storage
+        account.storage.map(|storage| (addr, storage.into_iter().map(|(k, v)| (k, v.into()))))
+    });
+    transaction.insert_storage_for_hashing(alloc_storage)?;
+    transaction.commit()?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/transaction.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/transaction.rs
index 1538f7c17..93571e5c2 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/transaction.rs
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ fn unwind_storage_history_shards<DB: Database>(
 }
 
 /// An error that can occur when using the transaction container
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum TransactionError {
     /// The transaction encountered a database error.
     #[error(transparent)]
diff --git a/crates/trie/src/errors.rs b/crates/trie/src/errors.rs
index fb9f5ae8b..4743e9f74 100644
--- a/crates/trie/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// State root error.
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub enum StateRootError {
     /// Internal database error.
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl From<StateRootError> for reth_db::Error {
 }
 
 /// Storage root error.
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum StorageRootError {
     /// Internal database error.
     #[error(transparent)]