diff --git a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint.json b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint.json
index 20bc1d13724f5e36e81d47ca1ea405770c65cf71..e2776f51cd060af081d5f29efdfbc371bc6363be 100644
--- a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint.json
+++ b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "telemetryEndpoints": null,
   "protocolId": null,
   "properties": {
+    "ss58Format": 0,
     "tokenDecimals": 10,
     "tokenSymbol": "DOT"
   },
diff --git a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint_genesis.json b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint_genesis.json
index 3544c75afdad5cfeffe244e96cb8971c1c5eadbe..2763994949ea78d6554b5183862da4328657f37f 100644
--- a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint_genesis.json
+++ b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/res/statemint_genesis.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "telemetryEndpoints": null,
   "protocolId": null,
   "properties": {
+    "ss58Format": 0,
     "tokenDecimals": 10,
     "tokenSymbol": "DOT"
   },
diff --git a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/src/chain_spec.rs b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/src/chain_spec.rs
index 76c6b28a17cbace03a5358e381098ae27e5bfeb0..b0cbda9d9f0efdb37be62a765b5246c00ed7e49b 100644
--- a/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/cumulus/polkadot-parachains/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ pub fn westmint_session_keys(keys: AuraId) -> westmint_runtime::SessionKeys {
 
 pub fn statemint_development_config() -> StatemintChainSpec {
 	let mut properties = sc_chain_spec::Properties::new();
+	properties.insert("ss58Format".into(), 0.into());
 	properties.insert("tokenSymbol".into(), "DOT".into());
 	properties.insert("tokenDecimals".into(), 10.into());
 
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ pub fn statemint_development_config() -> StatemintChainSpec {
 
 pub fn statemint_local_config() -> StatemintChainSpec {
 	let mut properties = sc_chain_spec::Properties::new();
+	properties.insert("ss58Format".into(), 0.into());
 	properties.insert("tokenSymbol".into(), "DOT".into());
 	properties.insert("tokenDecimals".into(), 10.into());
 
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ pub fn statemint_local_config() -> StatemintChainSpec {
 // Not used for syncing, but just to determine the genesis values set for the upgrade from shell.
 pub fn statemint_config() -> StatemintChainSpec {
 	let mut properties = sc_chain_spec::Properties::new();
+	properties.insert("ss58Format".into(), 0.into());
 	properties.insert("tokenSymbol".into(), "DOT".into());
 	properties.insert("tokenDecimals".into(), 10.into());