diff --git a/prdoc/pr_9988.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_9988.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e35f69bc8d5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_9988.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+title: '[pallet-revive] improve revive genesis config'
+doc:
+- audience: Runtime Dev
+  description: |-
+    GenesisConfig: make sure that contracts are brought to existence by minting e.d first
+crates:
+- name: pallet-revive
+  bump: patch
diff --git a/substrate/frame/revive/src/lib.rs b/substrate/frame/revive/src/lib.rs
index b83cd2962acec..31e96769bef77 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/revive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/revive/src/lib.rs
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			for genesis::Account { address, balance, nonce, contract_data } in &self.accounts {
 				let account_id = T::AddressMapper::to_account_id(address);
 
+				if !System::<T>::account_exists(&account_id) {
+					let _ = T::Currency::mint_into(&account_id, T::Currency::minimum_balance());
+				}
+
 				frame_system::Account::<T>::mutate(&account_id, |info| {
 					info.nonce = (*nonce).into();
 				});
diff --git a/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests.rs b/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests.rs
index 5a7df62f35710..38fb4117ac122 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl Default for Origin<Test> {
 #[test]
 fn ext_builder_with_genesis_config_works() {
 	let pvm_contract = Account {
-		address: BOB_ADDR,
+		address: crate::H160::repeat_byte(0x42),
 		balance: U256::from(100_000_100),
 		nonce: 42,
 		contract_data: Some(ContractData {
@@ -528,11 +528,17 @@ fn ext_builder_with_genesis_config_works() {
 	};
 
 	let evm_contract = Account {
-		address: CHARLIE_ADDR,
+		address: crate::H160::repeat_byte(0x43),
 		balance: U256::from(1_000_00_100),
 		nonce: 43,
 		contract_data: Some(ContractData {
-			code: vec![revm::bytecode::opcode::RETURN],
+			code: vec![
+				revm::bytecode::opcode::PUSH1,
+				0x00,
+				revm::bytecode::opcode::PUSH1,
+				0x00,
+				revm::bytecode::opcode::RETURN,
+			],
 			storage: [([3u8; 32].into(), [4u8; 32].into())].into_iter().collect(),
 		}),
 	};
@@ -561,6 +567,11 @@ fn ext_builder_with_genesis_config_works() {
 		for contract in [pvm_contract, evm_contract] {
 			let contract_data = contract.contract_data.unwrap();
 			let contract_info = test_utils::get_contract(&contract.address);
+
+			assert!(System::account_exists(&<Test as Config>::AddressMapper::to_account_id(
+				&contract.address
+			)));
+
 			assert_eq!(
 				PristineCode::<Test>::get(&contract_info.code_hash).unwrap(),
 				contract_data.code
@@ -574,6 +585,10 @@ fn ext_builder_with_genesis_config_works() {
 					Ok(Some(value.0.to_vec()))
 				);
 			}
+
+			// Check that we can call contract created at genesis
+			let result = builder::bare_call(contract.address).build_and_unwrap_result();
+			assert!(!result.did_revert());
 		}
 	});
 }