diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/ibc_middleware.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/ibc_middleware.go
index dcbee6168a2..8828f6314bc 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/ibc_middleware.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/ibc_middleware.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ porttypes.Middleware            = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
 	_ porttypes.PacketDataUnmarshaler = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
+	_ porttypes.UpgradableModule      = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
 )
 
 // IBCMiddleware implements the ICS26 callbacks for the fee middleware given the
diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/ibc_module.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/ibc_module.go
index f6c9be4c253..bbc68506fc4 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/ibc_module.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/ibc_module.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ porttypes.IBCModule             = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 	_ porttypes.PacketDataUnmarshaler = (*IBCModule)(nil)
+	_ porttypes.UpgradableModule      = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 )
 
 // IBCModule implements the ICS26 interface for interchain accounts host chains
diff --git a/modules/apps/29-fee/ibc_middleware.go b/modules/apps/29-fee/ibc_middleware.go
index 9a16e78e7ea..368a2457e97 100644
--- a/modules/apps/29-fee/ibc_middleware.go
+++ b/modules/apps/29-fee/ibc_middleware.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ porttypes.Middleware            = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
 	_ porttypes.PacketDataUnmarshaler = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
+	_ porttypes.UpgradableModule      = (*IBCMiddleware)(nil)
 )
 
 // IBCMiddleware implements the ICS26 callbacks for the fee middleware given the
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/ibc_module.go b/modules/apps/transfer/ibc_module.go
index dd07aae3f2a..02ed5fc9d61 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/ibc_module.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/ibc_module.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ porttypes.IBCModule             = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 	_ porttypes.PacketDataUnmarshaler = (*IBCModule)(nil)
+	_ porttypes.UpgradableModule      = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 )
 
 // IBCModule implements the ICS26 interface for transfer given the transfer keeper.
diff --git a/testing/mock/ibc_module.go b/testing/mock/ibc_module.go
index c4afd9a3023..c0a153918bf 100644
--- a/testing/mock/ibc_module.go
+++ b/testing/mock/ibc_module.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ porttypes.IBCModule             = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 	_ porttypes.PacketDataUnmarshaler = (*IBCModule)(nil)
+	_ porttypes.UpgradableModule      = (*IBCModule)(nil)
 )
 
 // applicationCallbackError is a custom error type that will be unique for testing purposes.