diff --git a/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store.go b/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store.go
index 6284d4def7..ff02872b44 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store.go
@@ -398,11 +398,15 @@ func (rs *Store) CacheMultiStoreFromCommitter(snap sctypes.Committer) (types.Cac
 
 // GetStore Implements interface MultiStore
 func (rs *Store) GetStore(key types.StoreKey) types.Store {
+	rs.mtx.RLock()
+	defer rs.mtx.RUnlock()
 	return rs.ckvStores[key]
 }
 
 // GetKVStore Implements interface MultiStore
 func (rs *Store) GetKVStore(key types.StoreKey) types.KVStore {
+	rs.mtx.RLock()
+	defer rs.mtx.RUnlock()
 	return rs.ckvStores[key]
 }
 
@@ -453,6 +457,8 @@ func (rs *Store) GetCommitStore(key types.StoreKey) types.CommitStore {
 
 // GetCommitKVStore Implements interface CommitMultiStore
 func (rs *Store) GetCommitKVStore(key types.StoreKey) types.CommitKVStore {
+	rs.mtx.RLock()
+	defer rs.mtx.RUnlock()
 	return rs.ckvStores[key]
 }
 
diff --git a/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store_test.go b/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store_test.go
index 4d505aa981..90b7aa98c9 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store_test.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/storev2/rootmulti/store_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/store/mem"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/store/types"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/storev2/state"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-db/config"
@@ -15,6 +16,35 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
+func TestGetCommitKVStore_ReaderRespectsWriteLock(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &Store{
+		storeKeys: map[string]types.StoreKey{},
+		ckvStores: map[types.StoreKey]types.CommitKVStore{},
+	}
+	key := types.NewKVStoreKey("bank")
+	store.storeKeys[key.Name()] = key
+	store.ckvStores[key] = mem.NewStore()
+
+	store.mtx.Lock()
+
+	readDone := make(chan types.CommitKVStore, 1)
+	go func() {
+		readDone <- store.GetCommitKVStore(key) //GetCommitKVStore is blocked until store.mtx is unlocked
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-readDone:
+		t.Fatal("GetCommitKVStore returned while write lock held — RLock missing")
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+	}
+
+	newVal := mem.NewStore()
+	store.ckvStores = map[types.StoreKey]types.CommitKVStore{key: newVal}
+	store.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	require.Same(t, newVal, <-readDone)
+}
+
 func TestLastCommitID(t *testing.T) {
 	store := NewStore(t.TempDir(), config.DefaultStateCommitConfig(), config.StateStoreConfig{}, []string{})
 	require.Equal(t, types.CommitID{}, store.LastCommitID())