diff --git a/internal/trie/node/node.go b/internal/trie/node/node.go
index 6c306979bbe..681094eecaf 100644
--- a/internal/trie/node/node.go
+++ b/internal/trie/node/node.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type Node interface {
 	IsDirty() bool
 	SetDirty(dirty bool)
 	SetKey(key []byte)
+	SetValue(value []byte)
 	String() string
 	SetEncodingAndHash(encoding []byte, hash []byte)
 	GetHash() (hash []byte)
diff --git a/internal/trie/node/value.go b/internal/trie/node/value.go
index 5ab07fb5894..9e85e2e7cb2 100644
--- a/internal/trie/node/value.go
+++ b/internal/trie/node/value.go
@@ -16,3 +16,17 @@ func (b *Branch) GetValue() (value []byte) {
 func (l *Leaf) GetValue() (value []byte) {
 	return l.Value
 }
+
+// SetValue sets the byte slice given to the value of the branch.
+// Note it does not copy the byte slice so modifying the passed
+// byte slice will modify the byte slice of the branch.
+func (b *Branch) SetValue(value []byte) {
+	b.Value = value
+}
+
+// SetValue sets the byte slice given to the value of the leaf.
+// Note it does not copy the byte slice so modifying the passed
+// byte slice will modify the byte slice of the leaf.
+func (l *Leaf) SetValue(value []byte) {
+	l.Value = value
+}