diff --git a/runtime/v2/app.go b/runtime/v2/app.go
index 8df0bdb7dedf..014849c497b0 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/app.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/app.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 
+	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	runtimev2 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/app/runtime/v2"
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ type App[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	interfaceRegistrar registry.InterfaceRegistrar
 	amino              legacy.Amino
 	moduleManager      *MM[T]
+
+	// GRPCQueryDecoders maps gRPC method name to a function that decodes the request
+	// bytes into a gogoproto.Message, which then can be passed to appmanager.
+	GRPCQueryDecoders map[string]func(requestBytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error)
 }
 
 // Logger returns the app logger.
@@ -109,3 +114,7 @@ func (a *App[T]) ExecuteGenesisTx(_ []byte) error {
 func (a *App[T]) GetAppManager() *appmanager.AppManager[T] {
 	return a.AppManager
 }
+
+func (a *App[T]) GetGRPCQueryDecoders() map[string]func(requestBytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error) {
+	return a.GRPCQueryDecoders
+}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/manager.go b/runtime/v2/manager.go
index 0b139c95bc35..ff9102085bad 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/manager.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 
 	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
@@ -555,17 +556,28 @@ func (m *MM[T]) assertNoForgottenModules(
 
 func registerServices[T transaction.Tx](s appmodule.HasServices, app *App[T], registry *protoregistry.Files) error {
 	c := &configurator{
-		stfQueryRouter: app.queryRouterBuilder,
-		stfMsgRouter:   app.msgRouterBuilder,
-		registry:       registry,
-		err:            nil,
+		grpcQueryDecoders: map[string]func([]byte) (gogoproto.Message, error){},
+		stfQueryRouter:    app.queryRouterBuilder,
+		stfMsgRouter:      app.msgRouterBuilder,
+		registry:          registry,
+		err:               nil,
 	}
-	return s.RegisterServices(c)
+
+	err := s.RegisterServices(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register services: %w", err)
+	}
+	app.GRPCQueryDecoders = c.grpcQueryDecoders
+	return nil
 }
 
 var _ grpc.ServiceRegistrar = (*configurator)(nil)
 
 type configurator struct {
+	// grpcQueryDecoders is required because module expose queries through gRPC
+	// this provides a way to route to modules using gRPC.
+	grpcQueryDecoders map[string]func([]byte) (gogoproto.Message, error)
+
 	stfQueryRouter *stf.MsgRouterBuilder
 	stfMsgRouter   *stf.MsgRouterBuilder
 	registry       *protoregistry.Files
@@ -596,17 +608,28 @@ func (c *configurator) RegisterService(sd *grpc.ServiceDesc, ss interface{}) {
 func (c *configurator) registerQueryHandlers(sd *grpc.ServiceDesc, ss interface{}) error {
 	for _, md := range sd.Methods {
 		// TODO(tip): what if a query is not deterministic?
-		err := registerMethod(c.stfQueryRouter, sd, md, ss)
+		requestFullName, err := registerMethod(c.stfQueryRouter, sd, md, ss)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to register query handler %s: %w", md.MethodName, err)
 		}
+
+		// register gRPC query method.
+		typ := gogoproto.MessageType(requestFullName)
+		if typ == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to find message in gogotype registry: %w", err)
+		}
+		decoderFunc := func(bytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error) {
+			msg := reflect.New(typ.Elem()).Interface().(gogoproto.Message)
+			return msg, gogoproto.Unmarshal(bytes, msg)
+		}
+		c.grpcQueryDecoders[md.MethodName] = decoderFunc
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *configurator) registerMsgHandlers(sd *grpc.ServiceDesc, ss interface{}) error {
 	for _, md := range sd.Methods {
-		err := registerMethod(c.stfMsgRouter, sd, md, ss)
+		_, err := registerMethod(c.stfMsgRouter, sd, md, ss)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to register msg handler %s: %w", md.MethodName, err)
 		}
@@ -633,13 +656,13 @@ func registerMethod(
 	sd *grpc.ServiceDesc,
 	md grpc.MethodDesc,
 	ss interface{},
-) error {
+) (string, error) {
 	requestName, err := requestFullNameFromMethodDesc(sd, md)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return stfRouter.RegisterHandler(string(requestName), func(
+	return string(requestName), stfRouter.RegisterHandler(string(requestName), func(
 		ctx context.Context,
 		msg appmodulev2.Message,
 	) (resp appmodulev2.Message, err error) {
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go b/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
index c500d47e1edb..f63953b0c8d3 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	abciproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api/cometbft/abci/v1"
+	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 
 	coreappmgr "cosmossdk.io/core/app"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/comet"
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ import (
 var _ abci.Application = (*Consensus[transaction.Tx])(nil)
 
 type Consensus[T transaction.Tx] struct {
+	// legacy support for gRPC
+	grpcQueryDecoders map[string]func(requestBytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error)
+
 	app             *appmanager.AppManager[T]
 	cfg             Config
 	store           types.Store
@@ -56,18 +60,28 @@ type Consensus[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 func NewConsensus[T transaction.Tx](
 	app *appmanager.AppManager[T],
 	mp mempool.Mempool[T],
+	grpcQueryDecoders map[string]func(requestBytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error),
 	store types.Store,
 	cfg Config,
 	txCodec transaction.Codec[T],
 	logger log.Logger,
 ) *Consensus[T] {
 	return &Consensus[T]{
-		mempool: mp,
-		store:   store,
-		app:     app,
-		cfg:     cfg,
-		txCodec: txCodec,
-		logger:  logger,
+		grpcQueryDecoders:      grpcQueryDecoders,
+		app:                    app,
+		cfg:                    cfg,
+		store:                  store,
+		logger:                 logger,
+		txCodec:                txCodec,
+		streaming:              streaming.Manager{},
+		snapshotManager:        nil,
+		mempool:                mp,
+		lastCommittedHeight:    atomic.Int64{},
+		prepareProposalHandler: nil,
+		processProposalHandler: nil,
+		verifyVoteExt:          nil,
+		extendVote:             nil,
+		chainID:                "",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -150,18 +164,16 @@ func (c *Consensus[T]) Info(ctx context.Context, _ *abciproto.InfoRequest) (*abc
 
 // Query implements types.Application.
 // It is called by cometbft to query application state.
-func (c *Consensus[T]) Query(ctx context.Context, req *abciproto.QueryRequest) (*abciproto.QueryResponse, error) {
-	// follow the query path from here
-	decodedMsg, err := c.txCodec.Decode(req.Data)
-	protoMsg, ok := any(decodedMsg).(transaction.Msg)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decoded type T %T must implement core/transaction.Msg", decodedMsg)
-	}
-
-	// if no error is returned then we can handle the query with the appmanager
-	// otherwise it is a KV store query
-	if err == nil {
-		res, err := c.app.Query(ctx, uint64(req.Height), protoMsg)
+func (c *Consensus[T]) Query(ctx context.Context, req *abciproto.QueryRequest) (resp *abciproto.QueryResponse, err error) {
+	// check if it's a gRPC method
+	grpcQueryDecoder, isGRPC := c.grpcQueryDecoders[req.Path]
+	if isGRPC {
+		protoRequest, err := grpcQueryDecoder(req.Data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode gRPC request with path %s from ABCI.Query: %w", req.Path, err)
+		}
+		res, err := c.app.Query(ctx, uint64(req.Height), protoRequest)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			resp := queryResult(err)
 			resp.Height = req.Height
@@ -179,8 +191,6 @@ func (c *Consensus[T]) Query(ctx context.Context, req *abciproto.QueryRequest) (
 		return QueryResult(errorsmod.Wrap(cometerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "no query path provided"), c.cfg.Trace), nil
 	}
 
-	var resp *abciproto.QueryResponse
-
 	switch path[0] {
 	case cmtservice.QueryPathApp:
 		resp, err = c.handlerQueryApp(ctx, path, req)
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ func (c *Consensus[T]) FinalizeBlock(
 	//		ProposerAddress: req.ProposerAddress,
 	//		LastCommit:      req.DecidedLastCommit,
 	//	},
-	//}
+	// }
 	//
 	// ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, corecontext.CometInfoKey, &comet.Info{
 	// 	Evidence:        sdktypes.ToSDKEvidence(req.Misbehavior),
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
index f7ab69af05b6..9b84a776400c 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], v *viper.Viper, logger l
 
 	// create consensus
 	store := appI.GetStore().(types.Store)
-	consensus := NewConsensus[T](appI.GetAppManager(), s.options.Mempool, store, s.config, s.initTxCodec, s.logger)
+	consensus := NewConsensus[T](appI.GetAppManager(), s.options.Mempool, appI.GetGRPCQueryDecoders(), store, s.config, s.initTxCodec, s.logger)
 
 	consensus.prepareProposalHandler = s.options.PrepareProposalHandler
 	consensus.processProposalHandler = s.options.ProcessProposalHandler
diff --git a/server/v2/types.go b/server/v2/types.go
index 034f333db76a..3382d1b27b6b 100644
--- a/server/v2/types.go
+++ b/server/v2/types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package serverv2
 
 import (
+	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	coreapp "cosmossdk.io/core/app"
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ type AppI[T transaction.Tx] interface {
 	GetAppManager() *appmanager.AppManager[T]
 	GetConsensusAuthority() string
 	InterfaceRegistry() coreapp.InterfaceRegistry
+	GetGRPCQueryDecoders() map[string]func(requestBytes []byte) (gogoproto.Message, error)
 	GetStore() any
 }
diff --git a/simapp/v2/app_di.go b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
index b1e05095d904..5f4b2455bc8d 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/app_di.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ func NewSimApp[T transaction.Tx](
 	if err := app.LoadLatest(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-
 	return app
 }
 
diff --git a/simapp/v2/go.mod b/simapp/v2/go.mod
index 8fc91127cfb2..1d641dca6ca7 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/go.mod
+++ b/simapp/v2/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.2
 
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/api v0.7.5
-	cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/core v0.12.1-0.20231114100755-569e3ff6a0d7
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.3.1
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/server/v2 v2.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/server/v2/cometbft v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/store/v2 v2.0.0
+	cosmossdk.io/tools/confix v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/accounts v0.0.0-20240226161501-23359a0b6d91
 	cosmossdk.io/x/auth v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/authz v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -29,28 +30,18 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/protocolpool v0.0.0-20230925135524-a1bc045b3190
 	cosmossdk.io/x/slashing v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/staking v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.13.3 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade v0.0.0-20230613133644-0a778132a60f
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	// this version is not used as it is always replaced by the latest Cosmos SDK version
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
-	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 )
 
-require (
-	cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	cosmossdk.io/tools/confix v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-)
-
 require (
 	buf.build/gen/go/cometbft/cometbft/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.2-20240701160653-fedbb9acfd2f.2 // indirect
 	buf.build/gen/go/cosmos/gogo-proto/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.2-20240130113600-88ef6483f90f.2 // indirect
@@ -60,6 +51,7 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.3.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.1.8 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.42.0 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/core/testing v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/schema v0.1.1 // indirect
@@ -69,6 +61,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/accounts/defaults/lockup v0.0.0-20240417181816-5e7aae0db1f5 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/accounts/defaults/multisig v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/epochs v0.0.0-20240522060652-a1ae4c3e0337 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.13.3 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.2 // indirect
@@ -97,6 +90,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/crypto v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/iavl v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.13.3 // indirect
@@ -125,6 +119,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/glog v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
+	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
@@ -200,6 +195,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/supranational/blst v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20220721030215-126854af5e6d // indirect
@@ -223,6 +219,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect