diff --git a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
index e49fdffa513e..ebbb915df3cd 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ function extractProperties (registry: TypeRegistry, metadata: Metadata): ChainPr
     return original;
   }
 
-  const { tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = original || {};
+  const { isEthereum, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = original || {};
 
-  return registry.createTypeUnsafe<ChainProperties>('ChainProperties', [{ ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol }]);
+  return registry.createTypeUnsafe<ChainProperties>('ChainProperties', [{ isEthereum, ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol }]);
 }
 
 export class TypeRegistry implements Registry {
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ export class TypeRegistry implements Registry {
     return [12];
   }
 
+  public get chainIsEthereum (): boolean {
+    return this.#chainProperties?.isEthereum.isTrue || false;
+  }
+
   public get chainSS58 (): number | undefined {
     return this.#chainProperties?.ss58Format.isSome
       ? this.#chainProperties.ss58Format.unwrap().toNumber()
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.spec.ts b/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.spec.ts
index ec8739ee05e2..8b0dbf7e7858 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.spec.ts
@@ -11,32 +11,36 @@ describe('ChainProperties', (): void => {
   it('decodes from a null value (setting defaults)', (): void => {
     expect(
       [...registry.createType('ChainProperties', null).keys()]
-    ).toEqual(['ss58Format', 'tokenDecimals', 'tokenSymbol']);
+    ).toEqual(['isEthereum', 'ss58Format', 'tokenDecimals', 'tokenSymbol']);
   });
 
   it('decodes from an actual JSON', (): void => {
-    const { ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', JSON.parse('{"ss58Format":2,"tokenDecimals":12,"tokenSymbol":"KSM"}'));
+    const { isEthereum, ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', JSON.parse('{"isEthereum":false,"ss58Format":2,"tokenDecimals":12,"tokenSymbol":"KSM"}'));
 
     expect(ss58Format.unwrap().eq(2)).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenDecimals.unwrap().eq([12])).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenSymbol.unwrap().eq(['KSM'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(isEthereum.isFalse).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('decodes from an actual object (multiple tokens)', (): void => {
-    const { ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', {
+    const { isEthereum, ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', {
+      isEthereum: undefined,
       ss58Format: undefined,
       tokenDecimals: [10, 12],
       tokenSymbol: ['pDOT', 'pKSM']
     });
 
+    expect(isEthereum.isFalse).toBe(true);
     expect(ss58Format.isNone).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenDecimals.unwrap().eq([10, 12])).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenSymbol.unwrap().eq(['pDOT', 'pKSM'])).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('decodes from an object, flagged for non-existent ss58Format', (): void => {
-    const { ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', { tokenSymbol: 'DEV' });
+    const { isEthereum, ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', { tokenSymbol: 'DEV' });
 
+    expect(isEthereum.isFalse).toBe(true);
     expect(ss58Format.isNone).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenDecimals.isNone).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenSymbol.isSome).toBe(true);
@@ -44,12 +48,14 @@ describe('ChainProperties', (): void => {
 
   it('decodes from a ChainProperties object', (): void => {
     const original = registry.createType('ChainProperties', {
+      isEthereum: true,
       ss58Format: 2,
       tokenDecimals: 15,
       tokenSymbol: 'KSM'
     });
-    const { ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', original);
+    const { isEthereum, ss58Format, tokenDecimals, tokenSymbol } = registry.createType('ChainProperties', original);
 
+    expect(isEthereum.isTrue).toBe(true);
     expect(ss58Format.unwrap().eq(2)).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenDecimals.unwrap().eq([15])).toBe(true);
     expect(tokenSymbol.unwrap().eq(['KSM'])).toBe(true);
@@ -58,11 +64,13 @@ describe('ChainProperties', (): void => {
   it('has a sane toHuman (single tokenDecimals)', (): void => {
     expect(
       registry.createType('ChainProperties', {
+        isEthereum: false,
         ss58Format: 42,
         tokenDecimals: registry.createType('u32', 9),
         tokenSymbol: ['Unit', 'Aux1']
       }).toHuman()
     ).toEqual({
+      isEthereum: false,
       ss58Format: '42',
       tokenDecimals: ['9'],
       tokenSymbol: ['Unit', 'Aux1']
@@ -72,11 +80,13 @@ describe('ChainProperties', (): void => {
   it('has a sane toHuman (multiple tokenDecimals)', (): void => {
     expect(
       registry.createType('ChainProperties', {
+        isEthereum: false,
         ss58Format: 2,
         tokenDecimals: [registry.createType('u32', 12), 8],
         tokenSymbol: ['KSM', 'BTC']
       }).toHuman()
     ).toEqual({
+      isEthereum: false,
       ss58Format: '2',
       tokenDecimals: ['12', '8'],
       tokenSymbol: ['KSM', 'BTC']
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.ts b/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.ts
index b45e565086a0..f9bcad8e143c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/generic/ChainProperties.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2023 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { Option, Text, u32, Vec } from '@polkadot/types-codec';
+import type { bool as Bool, Option, Text, u32, Vec } from '@polkadot/types-codec';
 import type { Registry } from '@polkadot/types-codec/types';
 import type { Codec } from '../types/index.js';
 
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ function decodeValue (registry: Registry, key: string, value: unknown): unknown
       ? createValue(registry, 'Option<Vec<u32>>' as 'Vec<u32>', value)
       : key === 'tokenSymbol'
         ? createValue(registry, 'Option<Vec<Text>>' as 'Vec<Text>', value)
-        : value;
+        : key === 'isEthereum'
+          ? createValue(registry, 'Bool', value, false)
+          : value;
 }
 
 function decode (registry: Registry, value?: Map<string, unknown> | Record<string, unknown> | null): Record<string, unknown> {
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ function decode (registry: Registry, value?: Map<string, unknown> | Record<strin
 
     return all;
   }, {
+    isEthereum: registry.createTypeUnsafe('Bool', []),
     ss58Format: registry.createTypeUnsafe('Option<u32>', []),
     tokenDecimals: registry.createTypeUnsafe('Option<Vec<u32>>', []),
     tokenSymbol: registry.createTypeUnsafe('Option<Vec<Text>>', [])
@@ -60,6 +63,13 @@ export class GenericChainProperties extends Json {
     super(registry, decode(registry, value));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @description The chain uses Ethereum addresses
+   */
+  public get isEthereum (): Bool {
+    return this.getT('isEthereum');
+  }
+
   /**
    * @description The chain ss58Format
    */