diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
index d4019b32f0e..523fef04dcd 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
@@ -305,6 +305,16 @@ func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(
 		)
 	}
 
+	// REPLAY PROTECTION: The recvStartSequence will prevent historical proofs from allowing replay
+	// attacks on packets processed in previous lifecycles of a channel. After a successful channel
+	// upgrade all packets under the recvStartSequence will have been processed and thus should be
+	// rejected. Any asynchronous acknowledgement writes from packets processed in a previous lifecycle of a channel
+	// will also be rejected.
+	recvStartSequence, _ := k.GetRecvStartSequence(ctx, packet.GetDestPort(), packet.GetDestChannel())
+	if packet.GetSequence() < recvStartSequence {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrPacketReceived, "packet already processed in previous channel upgrade")
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: IBC app modules might have written the acknowledgement synchronously on
 	// the OnRecvPacket callback so we need to check if the acknowledgement is already
 	// set on the store and return an error if so.
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet_test.go
index 929bf8b4e89..b165375b3f3 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/packet_test.go
@@ -777,6 +777,22 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestWriteAcknowledgement() {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"packet already received",
+			func() {
+				path.Setup()
+
+				sequence, err := path.EndpointA.SendPacket(defaultTimeoutHeight, disabledTimeoutTimestamp, ibctesting.MockPacketData)
+				suite.Require().NoError(err)
+				packet = types.NewPacket(ibctesting.MockPacketData, sequence, path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointA.ChannelID, path.EndpointB.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID, defaultTimeoutHeight, disabledTimeoutTimestamp)
+				channelCap = suite.chainB.GetChannelCapability(path.EndpointB.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID)
+				ack = ibcmock.MockAcknowledgement
+
+				// set recv seq start to indicate packet was processed in previous upgrade
+				suite.chainB.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeper.SetRecvStartSequence(suite.chainB.GetContext(), path.EndpointB.ChannelConfig.PortID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID, sequence+1)
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		tc := tc