diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 79912b8865..3c7c60d65a 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
@@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
 		refund:              s.refund,
 		logs:                make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log, len(s.logs)),
 		logSize:             s.logSize,
-		preimages:           make(map[common.Hash][]byte),
+		preimages:           maps.Clone(s.preimages),
 		journal:             newJournal(),
 	}
 	// Copy the dirty states, logs, and preimages
@@ -683,9 +684,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
 		state.logs[hash] = cpy
 	}
 
-	for hash, preimage := range s.preimages {
-		state.preimages[hash] = preimage
-	}
 	// Do we need to copy the access list? In practice: No. At the start of a
 	// transaction, the access list is empty. In practice, we only ever copy state
 	// _between_ transactions/blocks, never in the middle of a transaction.
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index e7d54fc3d7..0aa1f6ef4d 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ func newTestAction(addr common.Address, r *rand.Rand) testAction {
 			},
 			args: make([]int64, 2),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "AddPreimage",
+			fn: func(a testAction, s *StateDB) {
+				preimage := []byte{1}
+				hash := common.BytesToHash(preimage)
+				s.AddPreimage(hash, preimage)
+			},
+			args: make([]int64, 1),
+		},
 	}
 	action := actions[r.Intn(len(actions))]
 	var nameargs []string