diff --git a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.ml b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.ml
index fcff11c8507b17236f993ebf23fef2f92860b6bc..43386829bac5d192b8c376cccdb916e307e32528 100644
--- a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.ml
+++ b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.ml
@@ -858,6 +858,25 @@ let save_protocol_info node_ctxt (block : Layer1.header)
         in
         Store.Protocols.store node_ctxt.store proto_info
 
+let save_protocols_from_l1 {cctxt; store; _} =
+  let open Lwt_result_syntax in
+  let open Tezos_shell_services.Chain_services in
+  let*! protocols = Protocols.list cctxt () in
+  match protocols with
+  | Error _ ->
+      Format.eprintf
+        "Warning: did not fetch protocol activation levels from L1 node" ;
+      return_unit
+  | Ok protocols ->
+      List.iter_es
+        (fun {protocol; proto_level; activation_block = _block, level} ->
+          let proto_info =
+            Store.Protocols.
+              {protocol; proto_level; level = Activation_level level}
+          in
+          Store.Protocols.store store proto_info)
+        protocols
+
 let get_slot_header {store; _} ~published_in_block_hash slot_index =
   Error.trace_lwt_result_with
     "Could not retrieve slot header for slot index %d published in block %a"
diff --git a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.mli b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.mli
index f0b54e31548c46bda8fb2c2b9c2c7b15c842344e..b22b510f54af00cc04dbf53fef22892a2926b8ad 100644
--- a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.mli
+++ b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/node_context.mli
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ val protocol_activation_level :
 val save_protocol_info :
   rw -> Layer1.header -> predecessor:Layer1.header -> unit tzresult Lwt.t
 
+(** Save the protocol activation levels from L1 if possible. *)
+val save_protocols_from_l1 : rw -> unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
 (** {3 DAL} *)
 
 (** [get_slot_header t ~published_in_block_hash slot_index] returns the slot
diff --git a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/rollup_node_daemon.ml b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/rollup_node_daemon.ml
index b94bf7af17256196001d47829863141bcf4258c7..0b32106d5390363abde4cc40b443761ad3b6fd9b 100644
--- a/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/rollup_node_daemon.ml
+++ b/src/lib_smart_rollup_node/rollup_node_daemon.ml
@@ -906,5 +906,6 @@ let run ~data_dir ~irmin_cache_size ?log_kernel_debug_file
   in
   let state = {node_ctxt; rpc_server; configuration; plugin} in
   let* () = check_operator_balance state in
+  let* () = Node_context.save_protocols_from_l1 node_ctxt in
   let (_ : Lwt_exit.clean_up_callback_id) = install_finalizer state in
   run state