diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index 16dff2bf15..dd2b6405c9 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package params
 
 import (
 	"cmp"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
 	"math/big"
@@ -560,6 +561,40 @@ type XDPoSConfig struct {
 	V2                   *V2            `json:"v2"`
 }
 
+// UnmarshalJSON supports both the current and legacy typo-ed JSON key for
+// foundation wallet address to keep old on-disk chain configs compatible.
+func (c *XDPoSConfig) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	type xdpJSON struct {
+		Period                    uint64         `json:"period"`
+		Epoch                     uint64         `json:"epoch"`
+		Reward                    uint64         `json:"reward"`
+		RewardCheckpoint          uint64         `json:"rewardCheckpoint"`
+		Gap                       uint64         `json:"gap"`
+		FoundationWalletAddr      common.Address `json:"foundationWalletAddr"`
+		LegacyFoudationWalletAddr common.Address `json:"foudationWalletAddr"`
+		SkipV1Validation          bool           `json:"SkipV1Validation"`
+		V2                        *V2            `json:"v2"`
+	}
+	var decoded xdpJSON
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &decoded); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.Period = decoded.Period
+	c.Epoch = decoded.Epoch
+	c.Reward = decoded.Reward
+	c.RewardCheckpoint = decoded.RewardCheckpoint
+	c.Gap = decoded.Gap
+	c.FoundationWalletAddr = decoded.FoundationWalletAddr
+	if c.FoundationWalletAddr == (common.Address{}) && decoded.LegacyFoudationWalletAddr != (common.Address{}) {
+		c.FoundationWalletAddr = decoded.LegacyFoudationWalletAddr
+	}
+	c.SkipV1Validation = decoded.SkipV1Validation
+	c.V2 = decoded.V2
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type V2 struct {
 	lock sync.RWMutex // Protects the signer fields
 
diff --git a/params/config_test.go b/params/config_test.go
index 7dbbc82291..99a653d307 100644
--- a/params/config_test.go
+++ b/params/config_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 package params
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -150,3 +152,21 @@ func TestSwitchEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	epoch = config.Epoch
 	assert.Equal(t, config.V2.SwitchEpoch, config.V2.SwitchBlock.Uint64()/epoch)
 }
+
+func TestXDPoSConfigUnmarshalLegacyFoundationWalletAddr(t *testing.T) {
+	const raw = `{"period":2,"epoch":900,"reward":5000,"rewardCheckpoint":900,"gap":450,"foudationWalletAddr":"xdc746249c61f5832c5eed53172776b460491bdcd5c"}`
+
+	var cfg XDPoSConfig
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &cfg)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, common.HexToAddress("xdc746249c61f5832c5eed53172776b460491bdcd5c"), cfg.FoundationWalletAddr)
+}
+
+func TestXDPoSConfigUnmarshalFoundationWalletAddrPrecedence(t *testing.T) {
+	const raw = `{"period":2,"epoch":900,"reward":5000,"rewardCheckpoint":900,"gap":450,"foudationWalletAddr":"xdc746249c61f5832c5eed53172776b460491bdcd5c","foundationWalletAddr":"xdc92a289fe95a85c53b8d0d113cbaef0c1ec98ac65"}`
+
+	var cfg XDPoSConfig
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &cfg)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, common.HexToAddress("xdc92a289fe95a85c53b8d0d113cbaef0c1ec98ac65"), cfg.FoundationWalletAddr)
+}