diff --git a/core/chain_indexer.go b/core/chain_indexer.go
index e1e7018723..5f39ddddab 100644
--- a/core/chain_indexer.go
+++ b/core/chain_indexer.go
@@ -434,30 +434,17 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) setValidSections(sections uint64) {
 // SectionHead retrieves the last block hash of a processed section from the
 // index database.
 func (c *ChainIndexer) SectionHead(section uint64) common.Hash {
-	var data [8]byte
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)
-
-	hash, _ := c.indexDb.Get(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...))
-	if len(hash) == len(common.Hash{}) {
-		return common.BytesToHash(hash)
-	}
-	return common.Hash{}
+	return rawdb.ReadSectionHead(c.indexDb, section)
 }
 
 // setSectionHead writes the last block hash of a processed section to the index
 // database.
 func (c *ChainIndexer) setSectionHead(section uint64, hash common.Hash) {
-	var data [8]byte
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)
-
-	c.indexDb.Put(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...), hash.Bytes())
+	rawdb.WriteSectionHead(c.indexDb, section, hash)
 }
 
 // removeSectionHead removes the reference to a processed section from the index
 // database.
 func (c *ChainIndexer) removeSectionHead(section uint64) {
-	var data [8]byte
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)
-
-	c.indexDb.Delete(append([]byte("shead"), data[:]...))
+	rawdb.DeleteectionHead(c.indexDb, section)
 }
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_xdc.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_xdc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..716fd1ec8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_xdc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The XDPoSChain Authors
+// This file is part of the XDPoSChain library.
+//
+// The XDPoSChain library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The XDPoSChain library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the XDPoSChain library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package rawdb
+
+import (
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/ethdb"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
+)
+
+// ReadSectionHead retrieves the last block hash of a processed section
+// from the database.
+func ReadSectionHead(db ethdb.KeyValueReader, section uint64) common.Hash {
+	hash, err := db.Get(sectionHeadKey(section))
+	if err != nil || len(hash) != len(common.Hash{}) {
+		return common.Hash{}
+	}
+	return common.BytesToHash(hash)
+}
+
+// WriteSectionHead writes the last block hash of a processed section into database.
+func WriteSectionHead(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, section uint64, hash common.Hash) {
+	if err := db.Put(sectionHeadKey(section), hash.Bytes()); err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Failed to write section head", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// DeleteectionHead removes the reference to a processed section from the database.
+func DeleteectionHead(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, section uint64) {
+	if err := db.Delete(sectionHeadKey(section)); err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Failed to delete section head", "err", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/schema.go b/core/rawdb/schema.go
index 874b52c15c..b59d5a1b5a 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/schema.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/schema.go
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ var (
 	// used by old db, now only used for conversion
 	oldTxMetaSuffix = []byte{0x01}
 
+	sectionHeadKeyPrefix = []byte("shead")
+
 	preimageCounter    = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("db/preimage/total", nil)
 	preimageHitCounter = metrics.NewRegisteredCounter("db/preimage/hits", nil)
 )
@@ -202,3 +204,10 @@ func accountTrieNodeKey(path []byte) []byte {
 func storageTrieNodeKey(accountHash common.Hash, path []byte) []byte {
 	return append(append(trieNodeStoragePrefix, accountHash.Bytes()...), path...)
 }
+
+// sectionHeadKey = sectionHeadKeyPrefix + section (uint64 big endian)
+func sectionHeadKey(section uint64) []byte {
+	var data [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)
+	return append(sectionHeadKeyPrefix, data[:]...)
+}