diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.ml b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.ml
index e8c40ab0554993e439981904f17235fa163b972a..085f6c022958e6bb02a1884deea0aed0a7dcc26e 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.ml
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.ml
@@ -143,6 +143,21 @@ module Chain_id = struct
   let decode_be bytes = Chain_id (decode_z_be bytes)
 end
 
+type chain_family = EVM | Michelson
+
+module Chain_family = struct
+  let to_string = function EVM -> "EVM" | Michelson -> "Michelson"
+
+  let of_string_exn s =
+    match String.lowercase_ascii s with
+    | "evm" -> EVM
+    | "michelson" -> Michelson
+    | _ -> invalid_arg "Chain_family.of_string"
+
+  let encoding =
+    Data_encoding.string_enum [("EVM", EVM); ("Michelson", Michelson)]
+end
+
 type block_hash = Block_hash of hex [@@ocaml.unboxed]
 
 let pp_block_hash fmt (Block_hash (Hex h)) = Format.pp_print_string fmt h
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.mli b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.mli
index 887610972d2ade8665222d47029fa502fc432b2c..d2d3a9d452c5f9ee20fcd22e122301ed6bbaa6cc 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.mli
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/encodings/ethereum_types.mli
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ module Chain_id : sig
   val decode_be : bytes -> chain_id
 end
 
+type chain_family = EVM | Michelson
+
+module Chain_family : sig
+  val encoding : chain_family Data_encoding.t
+
+  (** [of_string_exn s] returns the chain family corresponding to the string [s].
+      The comparison is case-insensitive, so ["Evm"], ["evm"], ["EVM"], etc. are all valid.
+      @raise Invalid_argument if [s] does not correspond to a recognized chain family.
+  *)
+  val of_string_exn : string -> chain_family
+
+  val to_string : chain_family -> string
+end
+
 (** Ethereum block hash (32 bytes) *)
 type block_hash = Block_hash of hex [@@unboxed]
 
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.ml b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.ml
index c070a0e5902eea3892b8155c7e6fbc613ff59457..6edeb50cb087cc3b710690f15a33b4fb634850a2 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.ml
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.ml
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ let clean_path path =
 
 let make_l2 ~boostrap_balance ?bootstrap_accounts ?minimum_base_fee_per_gas
     ?da_fee_per_byte ?sequencer_pool_address ?maximum_gas_per_transaction
-    ?set_account_code ?world_state_path ~l2_chain_id ~output () =
+    ?set_account_code ?world_state_path ~l2_chain_id ~l2_chain_family ~output ()
+    =
   let world_state_prefix =
     match world_state_path with
     | None -> ["evm"; "world_state"; l2_chain_id]
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ let make_l2 ~boostrap_balance ?bootstrap_accounts ?minimum_base_fee_per_gas
         ~l2_chain_id
         ~convert:le_int64_bytes
         maximum_gas_per_transaction
+    @ make_l2_config_instr
+        ~l2_chain_id
+        (Some
+           ( "chain_family",
+             l2_chain_family |> Ethereum_types.Chain_family.to_string ))
     @ make_l2_config_instr ~l2_chain_id world_state_path
   in
   let world_state_instrs =
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.mli b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.mli
index ae656139d910317e7b69c6f182408b2a9f2573b7..49684d5484245bcc4049de6274d29178b0c4b9bd 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.mli
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/lib_dev/kernel_config.mli
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ val make :
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
 
 (** [make_l2 ~boostrap_balance ?bootstrap_accounts ... ~l2_chain_id ~output ()]
-    generates a configuration file located at [output] for the chain [l2_chain_id], 
+    generates a configuration file located at [output] for the chain [l2_chain_id],
     where [bootstrap_accounts] are provisioned with [bootstrap_balance]. *)
 val make_l2 :
   boostrap_balance:Z.t ->
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ val make_l2 :
   ?set_account_code:(string * string) list ->
   ?world_state_path:string * string ->
   l2_chain_id:string ->
+  l2_chain_family:Ethereum_types.chain_family ->
   output:string ->
   unit ->
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
diff --git a/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml b/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
index a20be2d532d74c8fb2828a634244d8614d8ce9e7..a903d32bf1815405778419334bd9b25fe7b232d1 100644
--- a/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
+++ b/etherlink/bin_node/main.ml
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ let make_l2_kernel_config_command =
     ~desc:
       "Produce a file containing the part of the kernel configuration \
        instructions related to a particular L2 chain."
-    (args9
+    (args10
        (config_key_arg ~name:"minimum_base_fee_per_gas" ~placeholder:"111...")
        (config_key_arg ~name:"da_fee_per_byte" ~placeholder:"111...")
        (config_key_arg ~name:"sequencer_pool_address" ~placeholder:"0x...")
@@ -1880,7 +1880,14 @@ let make_l2_kernel_config_command =
           ~long:"l2-chain-id"
           ~doc:"L2 chain id"
           ~placeholder:"1"
-          (Tezos_clic.parameter (fun _ s -> return @@ Chain_id.of_string_exn s))))
+          (Tezos_clic.parameter (fun _ s -> return @@ Chain_id.of_string_exn s)))
+       (Tezos_clic.default_arg
+          ~long:"l2-chain-family"
+          ~doc:"Configure the family (either EVM or Michelson) of the L2 chain."
+          ~default:"EVM"
+          ~placeholder:"EVM"
+          (Tezos_clic.parameter (fun _ s ->
+               return @@ Chain_family.of_string_exn s))))
     (prefixes ["make"; "l2"; "kernel"; "installer"; "config"]
     @@ param
          ~name:"kernel config file"
@@ -1895,7 +1902,8 @@ let make_l2_kernel_config_command =
            bootstrap_accounts,
            set_account_code,
            world_state_path,
-           l2_chain_id )
+           l2_chain_id,
+           l2_chain_family )
          output
          () ->
       let* l2_chain_id =
@@ -1916,6 +1924,7 @@ let make_l2_kernel_config_command =
         ?set_account_code
         ?world_state_path
         ~l2_chain_id
+        ~l2_chain_family
         ~output
         ())
 
diff --git a/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.ml b/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.ml
index c558077704fde3850641e81c748bfd975ae4f5d5..6782c628b86e20368ca22416fbb0a2c8927001bb 100644
--- a/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.ml
+++ b/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.ml
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ let make_kernel_installer_config ?max_delayed_inbox_blueprint_length
   let process = Process.spawn (Uses.path Constant.octez_evm_node) cmd in
   Runnable.{value = process; run = Process.check}
 
-let make_l2_kernel_installer_config ?chain_id ?bootstrap_balance
+let make_l2_kernel_installer_config ?chain_id ?chain_family ?bootstrap_balance
     ?bootstrap_accounts ?minimum_base_fee_per_gas ?(da_fee_per_byte = Wei.zero)
     ?sequencer_pool_address ?maximum_gas_per_transaction
     ?(set_account_code = []) ?world_state_path ~output () =
@@ -1698,6 +1698,7 @@ let make_l2_kernel_installer_config ?chain_id ?bootstrap_balance
   let cmd =
     ["make"; "l2"; "kernel"; "installer"; "config"; output]
     @ Cli_arg.optional_arg "l2-chain-id" string_of_int chain_id
+    @ Cli_arg.optional_arg "l2-chain-family" Fun.id chain_family
     @ Cli_arg.optional_arg
         "minimum-base-fee-per-gas"
         Wei.to_string
diff --git a/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.mli b/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.mli
index af41ac4ee0ad72485d1db07f4bb13141e0b3e6af..05d1afd45cefc3d108857cf21ec3f87a2f742ae4 100644
--- a/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.mli
+++ b/etherlink/tezt/lib/evm_node.mli
@@ -561,10 +561,11 @@ val snapshot_info : snapshot_file:string -> (Process.t, string) runnable
 
 val wait_termination : t -> unit Lwt.t
 
-(** [make_l2_kernel_installer_config ~output ()] create the config needed for 
-    a l2 chain in a multichain kernel *)
+(** [make_l2_kernel_installer_config ~output ()] creates the config needed for
+    an l2 chain in a multichain kernel *)
 val make_l2_kernel_installer_config :
   ?chain_id:int ->
+  ?chain_family:string ->
   ?bootstrap_balance:Wei.t ->
   ?bootstrap_accounts:string list ->
   ?minimum_base_fee_per_gas:Wei.t ->
diff --git a/etherlink/tezt/tests/evm_sequencer.ml b/etherlink/tezt/tests/evm_sequencer.ml
index 63aa8f5814c57c7272db57ad9865d01904fff757..5dd7bc6c149f8dced6674430eb74defa802dc759 100644
--- a/etherlink/tezt/tests/evm_sequencer.ml
+++ b/etherlink/tezt/tests/evm_sequencer.ml
@@ -348,12 +348,14 @@ let register_upgrade_all ~title ~tags ~genesis_timestamp
         protocols)
     kernels
 
-let test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config =
+let test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config chain_family =
   Protocol.register_test
     ~__FILE__
     ~title:
-      "Test that the command make_l2_kernel_installer setup bootstrap account \
-       at the right path"
+      (Printf.sprintf
+         "Test that the command make_l2_kernel_installer setup bootstrap \
+          account at the right path with %s family"
+         chain_family)
     ~tags:["evm"; "multichain"; "installer"]
     ~uses_admin_client:true
     ~uses_client:true
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ let test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config =
   let*! () =
     Evm_node.make_l2_kernel_installer_config
       ~chain_id
+      ~chain_family
       ~world_state_path
       ~bootstrap_accounts:[address]
       ~output:l2_config
@@ -450,6 +453,25 @@ let test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config =
     Evm_node.init ~mode:sequencer (Sc_rollup_node.endpoint sc_rollup_node)
   in
 
+  (* Verify the chain_family is set to EVM *)
+  let family_path =
+    "/evm/chain_configurations/" ^ string_of_int chain_id ^ "/chain_family"
+  in
+  let*@ rpc = Rpc.state_value sequencer family_path in
+  let family_value =
+    match rpc with
+    | None ->
+        Test.fail
+          ~__LOC__
+          "There should be a value at %s setup by the \
+           make_l2_kernel_installer_config"
+          family_path
+    | Some family_value -> family_value
+  in
+  let (`Hex expected) = Hex.of_string chain_family in
+  Check.((family_value = expected) string)
+    ~error_msg:"Expected chain_family to be %R, got %L" ;
+
   (* Verify that the balance of the bootstrap account is set by the command
      `make_l2_kernel_installer_config` *)
   let address_in_durable = Helpers.remove_0x (String.lowercase_ascii address) in
@@ -10263,7 +10285,8 @@ let () =
   test_miner protocols ;
   test_fa_bridge_feature_flag protocols ;
   test_multichain_feature_flag protocols ;
-  test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config protocols ;
+  test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config "EVM" protocols ;
+  test_make_l2_kernel_installer_config "Michelson" protocols ;
   test_fast_withdrawal_feature_flag protocols ;
   test_trace_call protocols ;
   test_trace_empty_block protocols ;
diff --git a/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out b/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out
index 5b89e52759f3df3137dec447f7d8476ed2e0c25b..53519429c6f4c507400247b29113878240878697 100644
--- a/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out	
+++ b/etherlink/tezt/tests/expected/evm_sequencer.ml/EVM Node- man.out	
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Miscellaneous commands:
                      [--bootstrap-account <0x...>]
                      [--set-code <0x...,0x....>]
                      [--world-state-path </evm/world_state/<chain_id>>]
-                     [--l2-chain-id <1>]
+                     [--l2-chain-id <1>] [--l2-chain-family <EVM>]
     Produce a file containing the part of the kernel configuration instructions related to a particular L2 chain.
     <kernel config file>: file path where the config will be written to
     --minimum-base-fee-per-gas <111...>: value for minimum_base_fee_per_gas in the installer config
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ Miscellaneous commands:
     --set-code <0x...,0x....>: add code to an account in the installer config.
     --world-state-path </evm/world_state/<chain_id>>: value for world_state_path in the installer config
     --l2-chain-id <1>: L2 chain id
+    --l2-chain-family <EVM>: Configure the family (either EVM or Michelson) of the L2 chain.
   
   octez-evm-node patch state at <path> with <value> [--data-dir <data-dir>]
                      [--block-number <N>] [-f --force]