diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/contract_traits/dkg_query_client.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/contract_traits/dkg_query_client.rs
index ecb360b840..a6729bbcf3 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/contract_traits/dkg_query_client.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nyxd/contract_traits/dkg_query_client.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use nym_coconut_dkg_common::{
     dealer::{DealerDetailsResponse, DealingResponse, PagedDealerResponse, PagedDealingsResponse},
     msg::QueryMsg as DkgQueryMsg,
     types::{
-        DealerDetails, DealingIndex, Epoch, EpochId, InitialReplacementData, PartialContractDealing,
+        DealerDetails, DealingIndex, Epoch, EpochId, InitialReplacementData,
+        PartialContractDealing, State,
     },
     verification_key::{ContractVKShare, PagedVKSharesResponse},
 };
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ pub trait DkgQueryClient {
     where
         for<'a> T: Deserialize<'a>;
 
+    async fn get_state(&self) -> Result<State, NyxdError> {
+        let request = DkgQueryMsg::GetState {};
+        self.query_dkg_contract(request).await
+    }
+
     async fn get_current_epoch(&self) -> Result<Epoch, NyxdError> {
         let request = DkgQueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochState {};
         self.query_dkg_contract(request).await
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ mod tests {
         msg: DkgQueryMsg,
     ) {
         match msg {
+            DkgQueryMsg::GetState {} => client.get_state().ignore(),
             DkgQueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochState {} => client.get_current_epoch().ignore(),
             DkgQueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochThreshold {} => {
                 client.get_current_epoch_threshold().ignore()
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
index b5872e102f..1779bd32fb 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 cosmwasm-schema = { workspace = true }
 cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
 cw-utils = { workspace = true }
+cw4 = { workspace = true }
 
 contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", package = "nym-contracts-common" }
 nym-multisig-contract-common = { path = "../multisig-contract" }
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
index 39624313fc..afe1d23b2f 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
 #[cfg(feature = "schema")]
 use crate::{
     dealer::{DealerDetailsResponse, DealingResponse, PagedDealerResponse, PagedDealingsResponse},
-    types::{Epoch, InitialReplacementData},
+    types::{Epoch, InitialReplacementData, State},
     verification_key::PagedVKSharesResponse,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "schema")]
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ pub enum ExecuteMsg {
 #[cw_serde]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", derive(QueryResponses))]
 pub enum QueryMsg {
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", returns(State))]
+    GetState {},
+
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", returns(Epoch))]
     GetCurrentEpochState {},
 
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/types.rs b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/types.rs
index 99470ed445..df69b155a4 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/types.rs
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/types.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 pub use crate::dealer::{DealerDetails, PagedDealerResponse};
 pub use contracts_common::dealings::ContractSafeBytes;
 pub use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin, Timestamp};
+pub use cw4::Cw4Contract;
 
 pub type EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof = String;
 pub type EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProofRef<'a> = &'a str;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ pub type DealingIndex = u32;
 pub type ContractDealing = ContractSafeBytes;
 
 // 2 public attributes, 2 private attributes, 1 fixed for coconut credential
+#[deprecated]
 pub const TOTAL_DEALINGS: usize = 2 + 2 + 1;
 
 #[cw_serde]
@@ -25,6 +27,12 @@ pub struct PartialContractDealing {
     pub data: ContractDealing,
 }
 
+impl PartialContractDealing {
+    pub fn new(index: DealingIndex, data: ContractDealing) -> Self {
+        PartialContractDealing { index, data }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<(DealingIndex, ContractDealing)> for PartialContractDealing {
     fn from(value: (DealingIndex, ContractDealing)) -> Self {
         PartialContractDealing {
@@ -90,6 +98,16 @@ impl Default for TimeConfiguration {
     }
 }
 
+#[cw_serde]
+pub struct State {
+    pub mix_denom: String,
+    pub multisig_addr: Addr,
+    pub group_addr: Cw4Contract,
+
+    /// Specifies the number of elements in the derived keys
+    pub key_size: u32,
+}
+
 #[cw_serde]
 #[derive(Copy, Default)]
 pub struct Epoch {
diff --git a/contracts/Cargo.lock b/contracts/Cargo.lock
index 44d001026e..8307dbe37f 100644
--- a/contracts/Cargo.lock
+++ b/contracts/Cargo.lock
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cosmwasm-schema",
  "cosmwasm-std",
  "cw-utils",
+ "cw4",
  "nym-contracts-common",
  "nym-multisig-contract-common",
 ]
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
index e1221bfc33..cd1f8579db 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ use crate::epoch_state::queries::{
 use crate::epoch_state::storage::CURRENT_EPOCH;
 use crate::epoch_state::transactions::{advance_epoch_state, try_surpassed_threshold};
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::state::{State, MULTISIG, STATE};
+use crate::state::queries::query_state;
+use crate::state::storage::{MULTISIG, STATE};
 use crate::verification_key_shares::queries::query_vk_shares_paged;
 use crate::verification_key_shares::transactions::try_commit_verification_key_share;
 use crate::verification_key_shares::transactions::try_verify_verification_key_share;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ use cosmwasm_std::{
 };
 use cw4::Cw4Contract;
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::msg::{ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, MigrateMsg, QueryMsg};
-use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{Epoch, EpochState};
+use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{Epoch, EpochState, State};
 
 /// Instantiate the contract.
 ///
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn execute(
 #[entry_point]
 pub fn query(deps: Deps<'_>, _env: Env, msg: QueryMsg) -> Result<QueryResponse, ContractError> {
     let response = match msg {
+        QueryMsg::GetState {} => to_binary(&query_state(deps.storage)?)?,
         QueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochState {} => to_binary(&query_current_epoch(deps.storage)?)?,
         QueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochThreshold {} => {
             to_binary(&query_current_epoch_threshold(deps.storage)?)?
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealers/transactions.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealers/transactions.rs
index 290bbd2349..58c64b9cf5 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealers/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealers/transactions.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::dealers::storage as dealers_storage;
 use crate::epoch_state::storage::INITIAL_REPLACEMENT_DATA;
 use crate::epoch_state::utils::check_epoch_state;
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::state::STATE;
+use crate::state::storage::STATE;
 use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, DepsMut, MessageInfo, Response};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{DealerDetails, EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof, EpochState};
 
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/transactions.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/transactions.rs
index 0c806ab2d6..0723af0ce5 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/transactions.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::dealings::storage::StoredDealing;
 use crate::epoch_state::storage::{CURRENT_EPOCH, INITIAL_REPLACEMENT_DATA};
 use crate::epoch_state::utils::check_epoch_state;
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::state::STATE;
+use crate::state::storage::STATE;
 use cosmwasm_std::{DepsMut, MessageInfo, Response};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{EpochState, PartialContractDealing};
 
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/epoch_state/transactions.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/epoch_state/transactions.rs
index 46861104aa..dfdf8a2965 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/epoch_state/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/epoch_state/transactions.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::dealers::storage::{current_dealers, past_dealers};
 use crate::epoch_state::storage::{CURRENT_EPOCH, INITIAL_REPLACEMENT_DATA, THRESHOLD};
 use crate::epoch_state::utils::check_epoch_state;
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::state::STATE;
+use crate::state::storage::STATE;
 use crate::verification_key_shares::storage::verified_dealers;
 use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Deps, DepsMut, Env, Order, Response, Storage};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{Epoch, EpochState, InitialReplacementData};
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/mod.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/mod.rs
index bb829e0eb0..fffc20fcf1 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/mod.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/mod.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
-// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022-2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
-use cw4::Cw4Contract;
-use cw_controllers::Admin;
-use cw_storage_plus::Item;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-// unique items
-pub const STATE: Item<State> = Item::new("state");
-pub const MULTISIG: Admin = Admin::new("multisig");
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
-pub struct State {
-    pub mix_denom: String,
-    pub multisig_addr: Addr,
-    pub group_addr: Cw4Contract,
-
-    /// Specifies the number of elements in the derived keys
-    pub key_size: u32,
-}
+pub mod queries;
+pub mod storage;
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/queries.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/queries.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5364dcc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/queries.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::state::storage::STATE;
+use cosmwasm_std::{StdResult, Storage};
+use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::State;
+
+pub(crate) fn query_state(storage: &dyn Storage) -> StdResult<State> {
+    STATE.load(storage)
+}
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/storage.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/storage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..202b753809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/state/storage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use cw_controllers::Admin;
+use cw_storage_plus::Item;
+use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::State;
+
+// unique items
+pub const STATE: Item<State> = Item::new("state");
+pub const MULTISIG: Admin = Admin::new("multisig");
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/verification_key_shares/transactions.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/verification_key_shares/transactions.rs
index d532c5579a..ce5f9e908d 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/verification_key_shares/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/verification_key_shares/transactions.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::dealers::storage as dealers_storage;
 use crate::epoch_state::storage::CURRENT_EPOCH;
 use crate::epoch_state::utils::check_epoch_state;
 use crate::error::ContractError;
-use crate::state::{MULTISIG, STATE};
+use crate::state::storage::{MULTISIG, STATE};
 use crate::verification_key_shares::storage::vk_shares;
 use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, DepsMut, Env, MessageInfo, Response};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::EpochState;
diff --git a/contracts/ephemera/src/peers/transactions.rs b/contracts/ephemera/src/peers/transactions.rs
index 6aa587bcb2..06df277206 100644
--- a/contracts/ephemera/src/peers/transactions.rs
+++ b/contracts/ephemera/src/peers/transactions.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use crate::error::ContractError;
 use crate::peers::storage::PEERS;
-use crate::state::STATE;
+use crate::state::storage::STATE;
 use cosmwasm_std::{DepsMut, MessageInfo, Response};
 use nym_ephemera_common::types::JsonPeerInfo;