diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ff2eddbfcba..6050aba36c0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (baseapp) [#20107](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/20107) Avoid header height overwrite block height.
+
 ## [v0.50.6](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.50.6) - 2024-04-22
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index a08e68144019..2bef4642ba41 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -1230,8 +1230,9 @@ func (app *BaseApp) CreateQueryContext(height int64, prove bool) (sdk.Context, e
 	header := app.checkState.Context().BlockHeader()
 	ctx := sdk.NewContext(cacheMS, header, true, app.logger).
 		WithMinGasPrices(app.minGasPrices).
-		WithBlockHeight(height).
-		WithGasMeter(storetypes.NewGasMeter(app.queryGasLimit)).WithBlockHeader(header)
+		WithGasMeter(storetypes.NewGasMeter(app.queryGasLimit)).
+		WithBlockHeader(header).
+		WithBlockHeight(height)
 
 	if height != lastBlockHeight {
 		rms, ok := app.cms.(*rootmulti.Store)
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
index 1ba3fb82d4d8..f847009e8e49 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
@@ -702,24 +702,33 @@ func TestABCI_CreateQueryContext(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testCases := []struct {
-		name   string
-		height int64
-		prove  bool
-		expErr bool
+		name         string
+		height       int64
+		headerHeight int64
+		prove        bool
+		expErr       bool
 	}{
-		{"valid height", 2, true, false},
-		{"future height", 10, true, true},
-		{"negative height, prove=true", -1, true, true},
-		{"negative height, prove=false", -1, false, true},
+		{"valid height", 2, 2, true, false},
+		{"valid height with different initial height", 2, 1, true, false},
+		{"future height", 10, 10, true, true},
+		{"negative height, prove=true", -1, -1, true, true},
+		{"negative height, prove=false", -1, -1, false, true},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := app.CreateQueryContext(tc.height, tc.prove)
+			if tc.headerHeight != tc.height {
+				_, err := app.InitChain(&abci.RequestInitChain{
+					InitialHeight: tc.headerHeight,
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			ctx, err := app.CreateQueryContext(tc.height, tc.prove)
 			if tc.expErr {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, tc.height, ctx.BlockHeight())
 			}
 		})
 	}