diff --git a/app/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades.go
index 5217635..d65bfaf 100644
--- a/app/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (app *App) setupUpgradeHandlers() {
 			app.ICAHostKeeper,
 			app.StakingKeeper,
 			app.TransferKeeper,
+			app.EvmKeeper,
 		),
 	)
 
diff --git a/app/upgrades/v11/keepers.go b/app/upgrades/v11/keepers.go
index 482b59a..1c899c2 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v11/keepers.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v11/keepers.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
+	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/evm/x/vm/types"
 	icahosttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v10/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
 // ICAHostKeeper is the narrow interface required by the v11 upgrade
@@ -26,3 +28,10 @@ type StakingKeeper interface {
 type TransferKeeper interface {
 	UnescrowCoin(ctx sdk.Context, escrowAddress, receiver sdk.AccAddress, coin sdk.Coin) error
 }
+
+// EvmKeeper is the narrow interface required by the v11 upgrade
+// handler. It matches a subset of evmkeeper.Keeper.
+type EvmKeeper interface {
+	IsContract(ctx sdk.Context, addr common.Address) bool
+	AddPreinstalls(ctx sdk.Context, preinstalls []evmtypes.Preinstall) error
+}
diff --git a/app/upgrades/v11/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/v11/upgrades.go
index ab30147..ae21774 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v11/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v11/upgrades.go
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import (
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
+	evmtypes "github.com/cosmos/evm/x/vm/types"
 	icahosttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v10/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/types"
 	transfertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v10/modules/apps/transfer/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
 func CreateUpgradeHandler(
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ func CreateUpgradeHandler(
 	icaHostKeeper ICAHostKeeper,
 	stakingKeeper StakingKeeper,
 	transferKeeper TransferKeeper,
+	evmKeeper EvmKeeper,
 ) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 	return func(c context.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan, vm module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 		ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
@@ -50,11 +53,32 @@ func CreateUpgradeHandler(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		logger.Info("Installing missing default preinstalls...")
+		if err := installMissingPreinstalls(ctx, logger, evmKeeper); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		logger.Info("Finished v11 upgrade handler")
 		return vm, nil
 	}
 }
 
+// installMissingPreinstalls deploys any default preinstall that is absent.
+func installMissingPreinstalls(ctx sdk.Context, logger log.Logger, evmKeeper EvmKeeper) error {
+	var missingPreinstalls []evmtypes.Preinstall
+	for _, aDefaultPreinstall := range evmtypes.DefaultPreinstalls {
+		if evmKeeper.IsContract(ctx, common.HexToAddress(aDefaultPreinstall.Address)) {
+			continue
+		}
+		logger.Info("installing missing preinstall", "name", aDefaultPreinstall.Name, "address", aDefaultPreinstall.Address)
+		missingPreinstalls = append(missingPreinstalls, aDefaultPreinstall)
+	}
+	if len(missingPreinstalls) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return evmKeeper.AddPreinstalls(ctx, missingPreinstalls)
+}
+
 // withdrawElysEscrow releases the configured amount of XRP from the Elys channel
 // escrow to the recovery address configured for the running network.
 func withdrawElysEscrow(ctx sdk.Context, logger log.Logger, transferKeeper TransferKeeper) error {