diff --git a/src/chain.h b/src/chain.h
index 430dad049e..73ec9af00e 100644
--- a/src/chain.h
+++ b/src/chain.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public:
     uint32_t block_height;
     uint32_t nBits;
     uint32_t nNonce;
+    CProof proof;
 
     //! (memory only) Sequential id assigned to distinguish order in which blocks are received.
     int32_t nSequenceId;
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ public:
         block_height   = 0;
         nBits          = 0;
         nNonce         = 0;
+        proof.SetNull();
     }
 
     CBlockIndex()
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ public:
         block_height   = block.block_height;
         nBits          = block.nBits;
         nNonce         = block.nNonce;
+        proof          = block.proof;
     }
 
     CDiskBlockPos GetBlockPos() const {
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ public:
         block.block_height   = block_height;
         block.nBits          = nBits;
         block.nNonce         = nNonce;
+        block.proof          = proof;
         return block;
     }
 
@@ -408,8 +412,13 @@ public:
         READWRITE(hashMerkleRoot);
         READWRITE(nTime);
         READWRITE(block_height);
-        READWRITE(nBits);
-        READWRITE(nNonce);
+        // For compatibility with elements 0.14 based chains
+        if (g_signed_blocks) {
+            READWRITE(proof);
+        } else {
+            READWRITE(nBits);
+            READWRITE(nNonce);
+        }
     }
 
     uint256 GetBlockHash() const
@@ -422,6 +431,7 @@ public:
         block.block_height    = block_height;
         block.nBits           = nBits;
         block.nNonce          = nNonce;
+        block.proof           = proof;
         return block.GetHash();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 60ade6ad92..e4b228c114 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts(const Consensus::Params& consensusParams,
                 pindexNew->nTime          = diskindex.nTime;
                 pindexNew->nBits          = diskindex.nBits;
                 pindexNew->nNonce         = diskindex.nNonce;
+                pindexNew->proof          = diskindex.proof;
                 pindexNew->nStatus        = diskindex.nStatus;
                 pindexNew->nTx            = diskindex.nTx;