diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index ecb380cc42..b1ee7afcc4 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 	head.SetGasLimit(g.GasLimit)
 	head.SetGasUsed(0)
 	head.SetBaseFee(new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.InitialBaseFee))
+	head.SetCoinbase(g.Coinbase)
 	if g.GasLimit == 0 {
 		head.SetGasLimit(params.GenesisGasLimit)
 	}
diff --git a/quaiclient/ethclient/ethclient_test.go b/quaiclient/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
index 4c2c6dd945..61779de04f 100644
--- a/quaiclient/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
+++ b/quaiclient/ethclient/ethclient_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func generateTestChain(db ethdb.Database, logger *log.Logger) (*core.Genesis, []
 		ExtraData:  []byte("test genesis"),
 		GasLimit:   5000000,
 		Difficulty: big.NewInt(300000000),
+		Coinbase:   testAddr,
 	}
 	generate := func(i int, g *core.BlockGen) {
 		g.OffsetTime(5)