diff --git a/nano/lib/blocks.cpp b/nano/lib/blocks.cpp
index da700bce07..65a6060eef 100644
--- a/nano/lib/blocks.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/blocks.cpp
@@ -1905,6 +1905,11 @@ size_t nano::block_sideband::size (nano::block_type type_a)
 	return result;
 }
 
+bool nano::block_sideband::operator== (nano::block_sideband const & other_a) const
+{
+	return account == other_a.account && balance == other_a.balance && height == other_a.height && timestamp == other_a.timestamp && details == other_a.details && source_epoch == other_a.source_epoch;
+}
+
 void nano::block_sideband::serialize (nano::stream & stream_a, nano::block_type type_a) const
 {
 	if (type_a != nano::block_type::state && type_a != nano::block_type::open)
diff --git a/nano/lib/blocks.hpp b/nano/lib/blocks.hpp
index 609cccd9aa..3437effb6a 100644
--- a/nano/lib/blocks.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/blocks.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class block_sideband final
 	void serialize (nano::stream &, nano::block_type) const;
 	bool deserialize (nano::stream &, nano::block_type);
 	static size_t size (nano::block_type);
+	bool operator== (nano::block_sideband const & other_a) const;
 	nano::account account{};
 	nano::amount balance{ 0 };
 	uint64_t height{ 0 };
diff --git a/nano/store/component.hpp b/nano/store/component.hpp
index 5d5883b259..fe5fb6ff48 100644
--- a/nano/store/component.hpp
+++ b/nano/store/component.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace store
 		store::account & account;
 		store::pending & pending;
 		static int constexpr version_minimum{ 21 };
-		static int constexpr version_current{ 22 };
+		static int constexpr version_current{ 23 };
 
 	public:
 		store::online_weight & online_weight;
diff --git a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.cpp b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.cpp
index 2d084536c2..3c4d7322e0 100644
--- a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.cpp
+++ b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ bool nano::store::lmdb::component::do_upgrades (store::write_transaction & trans
 			upgrade_v21_to_v22 (transaction_a);
 			[[fallthrough]];
 		case 22:
+			upgrade_v22_to_v23 (transaction_a);
+			[[fallthrough]];
+		case 23:
 			break;
 		default:
 			logger.critical (nano::log::type::lmdb, "The version of the ledger ({}) is too high for this node", version_l);
@@ -233,6 +236,69 @@ bool nano::store::lmdb::component::do_upgrades (store::write_transaction & trans
 	return error;
 }
 
+void nano::store::lmdb::component::upgrade_v22_to_v23 (store::write_transaction const & transaction_a)
+{
+	logger.info (nano::log::type::lmdb, "Upgrading database from v22 to v23...");
+	auto count = 0u;
+	nano::block_hash next{ 0 };
+	while (true)
+	{
+		MDB_cursor * cursor{ nullptr };
+		{
+			auto status = mdb_cursor_open (env.tx (transaction_a), block_store.blocks_handle, &cursor);
+			release_assert (status == MDB_SUCCESS);
+		}
+		std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block;
+		nano::block_hash successor;
+		{
+			nano::store::db_val<MDB_val> key = next;
+			nano::store::db_val<MDB_val> value;
+			auto seek_status = mdb_cursor_get (cursor, &key.value, &value.value, MDB_SET_RANGE);
+			release_assert (seek_status == MDB_SUCCESS || seek_status == MDB_NOTFOUND);
+			if (seek_status == MDB_NOTFOUND)
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+			auto get_status = mdb_cursor_get (cursor, &key.value, &value.value, MDB_GET_CURRENT);
+			release_assert (get_status == MDB_SUCCESS);
+			nano::bufferstream stream (reinterpret_cast<uint8_t const *> (value.data ()), value.size ());
+			block = nano::deserialize_block (stream);
+			release_assert (block != nullptr);
+			auto retrieved = static_cast<nano::block_hash> (key);
+			release_assert (retrieved == block->hash ());
+			next = retrieved.number () + 1;
+			nano::read (stream, successor);
+			nano::block_sideband sideband;
+			auto sideband_error = sideband.deserialize (stream, block->type ());
+			release_assert (!sideband_error);
+			block->sideband_set (sideband);
+		}
+		if (!successor.is_zero ())
+		{
+			this->successor.put (transaction_a, block->hash (), successor);
+		}
+		{
+			std::vector<uint8_t> vector;
+			{
+				nano::vectorstream stream (vector);
+				nano::serialize_block (stream, *block);
+				block->sideband ().serialize (stream, block->type ());
+			}
+			nano::store::db_val<MDB_val> key = block->hash ();
+			nano::store::db_val<MDB_val> value{ vector.size (), (void *)vector.data () };
+			auto put_status = mdb_cursor_put (cursor, key, &value.value, MDB_CURRENT);
+			release_assert (put_status == MDB_SUCCESS);
+		}
+		if (++count % 10000 == 0)
+		{
+			logger.info (nano::log::type::lmdb, "Upgraded {} successors", count);
+		}
+		mdb_cursor_close (cursor);
+	}
+	logger.info (nano::log::type::lmdb, "Upgraded {} successors in total", std::to_string (count));
+	version.put (transaction_a, 23);
+}
+
 void nano::store::lmdb::component::upgrade_v21_to_v22 (store::write_transaction const & transaction_a)
 {
 	logger.info (nano::log::type::lmdb, "Upgrading database from v21 to v22...");
diff --git a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
index 9c21d1cbab..39d83f76ac 100644
--- a/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
+++ b/nano/store/lmdb/lmdb.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class component : public nano::store::component
 private:
 	bool do_upgrades (store::write_transaction &, nano::ledger_constants & constants, bool &);
 	void upgrade_v21_to_v22 (store::write_transaction const &);
+	void upgrade_v22_to_v23 (store::write_transaction const &);
 
 	void open_databases (bool &, store::transaction const &, unsigned);