diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index 74440cdd0c0a8f..3e98ec3656c153 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -2109,6 +2109,17 @@ impl Blockstore {
         if !self.is_primary_access() {
             return Ok(());
         }
+
+        // Initialize TransactionStatusIndexMeta if they are not present already
+        if self.transaction_status_index_cf.get(0)?.is_none() {
+            self.transaction_status_index_cf
+                .put(0, &TransactionStatusIndexMeta::default())?;
+        }
+        if self.transaction_status_index_cf.get(1)?.is_none() {
+            self.transaction_status_index_cf
+                .put(1, &TransactionStatusIndexMeta::default())?;
+        }
+
         // If present, delete dummy entries inserted by old software
         // https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/blob/bc2b372/ledger/src/blockstore.rs#L2130-L2137
         let transaction_status_dummy_key = cf::TransactionStatus::as_index(2);