diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
index 51d2120f89..5a656928b0 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle.go
@@ -190,6 +190,33 @@ func (k Keeper) ConsumeIdsFromTimeQueue(
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// HasActiveConsumerValidator checks whether at least one active validator is opted in to chain with `consumerId`
+func (k Keeper) HasActiveConsumerValidator(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, activeValidators []stakingtypes.Validator) (bool, error) {
+	currentValidatorSet, err := k.GetConsumerValSet(ctx, consumerId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	isActiveValidator := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, val := range activeValidators {
+		consAddr, err := val.GetConsAddr()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("creating consumer genesis state, consumerId(%s): %w", consumerId, err)
+		}
+		providerConsAddr := types.NewProviderConsAddress(consAddr)
+		isActiveValidator[providerConsAddr.String()] = true
+	}
+
+	for _, val := range currentValidatorSet {
+		providerConsAddr := types.NewProviderConsAddress(val.ProviderConsAddr)
+		if isActiveValidator[providerConsAddr.String()] {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 // LaunchConsumer launches the chain with the provided consumer id by creating the consumer client and the respective
 // consumer genesis file
 //
@@ -205,8 +232,17 @@ func (k Keeper) LaunchConsumer(
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("computing consumer next validator set, consumerId(%s): %w", consumerId, err)
 	}
+
 	if len(initialValUpdates) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot launch consumer with no validator opted in, consumerId(%s)", consumerId)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot launch consumer with no consumer validator, consumerId(%s)", consumerId)
+	}
+
+	hasActiveConsumerValidator, err := k.HasActiveConsumerValidator(ctx, consumerId, activeValidators)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot check if chain has an active consumer validator, consumerId(%s): %w", consumerId, err)
+	}
+	if !hasActiveConsumerValidator {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot launch consumer with no active consumer validator, consumerId(%s)", consumerId)
 	}
 
 	// create consumer genesis
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle_test.go
index f90c359e4c..4f8bd1d564 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/consumer_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -472,6 +472,67 @@ func TestConsumeIdsFromTimeQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHasActiveValidatorOptedIn(t *testing.T) {
+	keeperParams := testkeeper.NewInMemKeeperParams(t)
+	providerKeeper, ctx, _, mocks := testkeeper.GetProviderKeeperAndCtx(t, keeperParams)
+
+	// set 5 bonded validators with powers 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1
+	NumberOfBondedValidators := 5
+	var bondedValidators []stakingtypes.Validator
+	for i := 0; i < NumberOfBondedValidators; i++ {
+		power := int64(NumberOfBondedValidators - i)
+		bondedValidators = append(bondedValidators, createStakingValidator(ctx, mocks, power, i))
+	}
+	mocks.MockStakingKeeper.EXPECT().GetBondedValidatorsByPower(gomock.Any()).Return(bondedValidators, nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	// get the consensus addresses of the previously-set bonded validators
+	var consensusAddresses [][]byte
+	for i := 0; i < NumberOfBondedValidators; i++ {
+		consAddr, _ := bondedValidators[i].GetConsAddr()
+		consensusAddresses = append(consensusAddresses, consAddr)
+	}
+
+	// Set the maximum number of provider consensus active validators (i.e., active validators) to 3. As a result
+	// `bondedValidators[0]` (with power of 5), `bondedValidators[1]` (with power of 4), `bondedValidators[2]` (with power of 3)
+	// are the active validators, and `bondedValidators[3]` (with power of 2) and `bondedValidators[4]` (with power of 1)
+	// are non-active validators.
+	maxProviderConsensusValidators := int64(3)
+	params := providerKeeper.GetParams(ctx)
+	params.MaxProviderConsensusValidators = maxProviderConsensusValidators
+	providerKeeper.SetParams(ctx, params)
+
+	activeValidators, _ := providerKeeper.GetLastProviderConsensusActiveValidators(ctx)
+
+	consumerId := "0"
+
+	// consumer chain has only non-active validators
+	err := providerKeeper.SetConsumerValSet(ctx, consumerId, []providertypes.ConsensusValidator{
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[3]},
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[4]}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	hasActiveValidatorOptedIn, err := providerKeeper.HasActiveConsumerValidator(ctx, consumerId, activeValidators)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, hasActiveValidatorOptedIn)
+
+	// consumer chain has one active validator
+	err = providerKeeper.SetConsumerValSet(ctx, consumerId, []providertypes.ConsensusValidator{
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[2]}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	hasActiveValidatorOptedIn, err = providerKeeper.HasActiveConsumerValidator(ctx, consumerId, activeValidators)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, hasActiveValidatorOptedIn)
+
+	// consumer chain has one active and two non-active validators
+	err = providerKeeper.SetConsumerValSet(ctx, consumerId, []providertypes.ConsensusValidator{
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[3]},
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[4]},
+		{ProviderConsAddr: consensusAddresses[1]}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	hasActiveValidatorOptedIn, err = providerKeeper.HasActiveConsumerValidator(ctx, consumerId, activeValidators)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, hasActiveValidatorOptedIn)
+}
+
 func TestCreateConsumerClient(t *testing.T) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		description string