diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/create-dispatcher.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/create-dispatcher.ts
index 3506c8ecd2..6029195966 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/create-dispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/create-dispatcher.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export async function createDispatcher(ipfs: IpfsApi, pubsubTopic: string): Prom
   } as unknown as AnchorRequestStore
   const index = {
     init: () => Promise.resolve(),
+    indexedModels: () => [],
   } as unknown as IndexApi
   repository.setDeps({
     pinStore,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/recon.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/recon.test.ts
index b9c99bd42a..c02763c7ef 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/recon.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/recon.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { jest } from '@jest/globals'
 import { CARFactory, type CAR } from 'cartonne'
 import { toArray, take, lastValueFrom, firstValueFrom, race, timer } from 'rxjs'
 import { CommonTestUtils } from '@ceramicnetwork/common-test-utils'
+import { BaseTestUtils as TestUtils } from '@ceramicnetwork/base-test-utils'
 
 const RECON_URL = 'http://example.com'
 const LOGGER = new LoggerProvider().getDiagnosticsLogger()
@@ -80,6 +81,22 @@ describe('ReconApi', () => {
       await firstValueFrom(race(reconApi, timer(1000)))
       expect(mockSendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
+
+    test('should register interests on init', async () => {
+      const mockSendRequest = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+      const reconApi = new ReconApi(
+        { enabled: true, url: RECON_URL, feedEnabled: false },
+        LOGGER,
+        mockSendRequest
+      )
+      const fakeInterest0 = TestUtils.randomStreamID()
+      const fakeInterest1 = TestUtils.randomStreamID()
+      await reconApi.init('testInitialCursor', [fakeInterest0, fakeInterest1])
+      expect(mockSendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+      expect(mockSendRequest.mock.calls[1][0]).toContain(fakeInterest0.toString())
+      expect(mockSendRequest.mock.calls[2][0]).toContain(fakeInterest1.toString())
+      reconApi.stop()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('registerInterest', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/recon.ts b/packages/core/src/recon.ts
index c1a4efa4f9..090c15746d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/recon.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/recon.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export interface ReconEventFeedResponse {
  * Recon API Interface
  */
 export interface IReconApi extends Observable<ReconEventFeedResponse> {
-  init(initialCursor?: string): Promise<void>
+  init(initialCursor?: string, initialInterests?: Array<StreamID>): Promise<void>
   registerInterest(model: StreamID): Promise<void>
   put(car: CAR, opts?: AbortOptions): Promise<void>
   enabled: boolean
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class ReconApi extends Observable<ReconEventFeedResponse> implements IRec
    * @param initialCursor
    * @returns
    */
-  async init(initialCursor = ''): Promise<void> {
+  async init(initialCursor = '', initialInterests: Array<StreamID> = []): Promise<void> {
     if (this.#initialized) {
       return
     }
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export class ReconApi extends Observable<ReconEventFeedResponse> implements IRec
     this.#url = await this.#config.url
     await this.registerInterest(Model.MODEL)
 
+    for (const interest of initialInterests) {
+      await this.registerInterest(interest)
+    }
+
     if (this.#config.feedEnabled) {
       this.#eventsSubscription = this.createSubscription(initialCursor).subscribe(this.#feed$)
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/state-management/repository.ts b/packages/core/src/state-management/repository.ts
index 2d705afe4e..64321f6d2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/state-management/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/state-management/repository.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ export class Repository {
     const cursor = (await reconStore.exists(RECON_STORE_CURSOR_KEY))
       ? await reconStore.get(RECON_STORE_CURSOR_KEY)
       : '0'
-    await this.recon.init(cursor)
+
+    const interests = this.index.indexedModels().map((modelData) => modelData.streamID)
+    await this.recon.init(cursor, interests)
     this.reconEventFeedSubscription = this.recon
       .pipe(concatMap(this.handleReconEvents.bind(this)))
       .subscribe()
diff --git a/packages/stream-tests/src/__tests__/model-instance-document.test.ts b/packages/stream-tests/src/__tests__/model-instance-document.test.ts
index d114fcc020..0b6318ef28 100644
--- a/packages/stream-tests/src/__tests__/model-instance-document.test.ts
+++ b/packages/stream-tests/src/__tests__/model-instance-document.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { CeramicDaemon, DaemonConfig } from '@ceramicnetwork/cli'
 import { CeramicClient } from '@ceramicnetwork/http-client'
 import { Model, ModelDefinition } from '@ceramicnetwork/stream-model'
 import { CommonTestUtils as TestUtils } from '@ceramicnetwork/common-test-utils'
+import tmp from 'tmp-promise'
 
 const CONTENT0 = { myData: 0 }
 const CONTENT1 = { myData: 1 }
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ describe('ModelInstanceDocument API multi-node tests', () => {
   let ceramic1: Ceramic
   let model: Model
   let midMetadata: ModelInstanceDocumentMetadataArgs
+  let ceramic1StateStore: string
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     ipfs0 = await createIPFS()
@@ -515,7 +517,16 @@ describe('ModelInstanceDocument API multi-node tests', () => {
     await swarmConnect(ipfs0, ipfs1)
 
     ceramic0 = await createCeramic(ipfs0)
-    ceramic1 = await createCeramic(ipfs1)
+    ceramic1StateStore = await tmp.tmpName()
+    ceramic1 = await createCeramic(ipfs1, {
+      indexing: {
+        db: `sqlite://${ceramic1StateStore}/ceramic.sqlite`,
+        allowQueriesBeforeHistoricalSync: false,
+        disableComposedb: false,
+        enableHistoricalSync: false,
+      },
+      stateStoreDirectory: ceramic1StateStore,
+    })
 
     model = await Model.create(ceramic0, MODEL_DEFINITION)
     midMetadata = { model: model.id }
@@ -593,4 +604,33 @@ describe('ModelInstanceDocument API multi-node tests', () => {
     expect(loaded.state.log.length).toEqual(3)
     expect(JSON.stringify(loaded.state)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(doc.state))
   })
+
+  test('can load doc after restart', async () => {
+    //restart ceramic1
+    await ceramic1.close()
+    ceramic1 = await createCeramic(ipfs1, {
+      indexing: {
+        db: `sqlite://${ceramic1StateStore}/ceramic.sqlite`,
+        allowQueriesBeforeHistoricalSync: false,
+        disableComposedb: false,
+        enableHistoricalSync: false,
+      },
+      stateStoreDirectory: ceramic1StateStore,
+    })
+
+    const doc = await ModelInstanceDocument.create(ceramic0, CONTENT0, midMetadata)
+    if (EnvironmentUtils.useRustCeramic())
+      await TestUtils.waitForEvent(ceramic1.repository.recon, doc.tip)
+
+    const loaded = await ModelInstanceDocument.load(ceramic1, doc.id)
+
+    const docState = doc.state
+    const loadedState = loaded.state
+    expect(docState.anchorStatus).toEqual(AnchorStatus.PENDING)
+    expect(loadedState.anchorStatus).toEqual(AnchorStatus.NOT_REQUESTED)
+    delete docState.anchorStatus
+    delete loadedState.anchorStatus
+    expect(loadedState.log.length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(JSON.stringify(loadedState)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(docState))
+  })
 })