diff --git a/baseapp/test_helpers.go b/baseapp/test_helpers.go
index 288e611fb8..32991aeb12 100644
--- a/baseapp/test_helpers.go
+++ b/baseapp/test_helpers.go
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ func (app *BaseApp) SimDeliver(txEncoder sdk.TxEncoder, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.GasInfo,
 	return gasInfo, result, err
 }
 
+// SimWriteState is an entrypoint for simulations only. They are not executed during the normal ABCI finalize
+// block step but later. Therefor an extra call to the root multi-store (app.cms) is required to write the changes.
+func (app *BaseApp) SimWriteState() {
+	app.finalizeBlockState.ms.Write()
+}
+
 // NewContextLegacy returns a new sdk.Context with the provided header
 func (app *BaseApp) NewContextLegacy(isCheckTx bool, header cmtproto.Header) sdk.Context {
 	if isCheckTx {
diff --git a/x/simulation/simulate.go b/x/simulation/simulate.go
index 771382406c..9335f03247 100644
--- a/x/simulation/simulate.go
+++ b/x/simulation/simulate.go
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ func SimulateFromSeedX(
 		proposerAddress = validators.randomProposer(r)
 
 		if config.Commit {
+			app.SimWriteState()
 			if _, err := app.Commit(); err != nil {
 				return params, fmt.Errorf("commit failed at height %d: %w", blockHeight, err)
 			}