diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go b/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
index 95eeec9bb5da..75618e296022 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/abci.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type Consensus[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	logger           log.Logger
 	appName, version string
 	app              *appmanager.AppManager[T]
+	appCloser        func() error
 	txCodec          transaction.Codec[T]
 	store            types.Store
 	streaming        streaming.Manager
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func NewConsensus[T transaction.Tx](
 	logger log.Logger,
 	appName string,
 	app *appmanager.AppManager[T],
+	appCloser func() error,
 	mp mempool.Mempool[T],
 	indexedEvents map[string]struct{},
 	queryHandlersMap map[string]appmodulev2.Handler,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ func NewConsensus[T transaction.Tx](
 		appName:                appName,
 		version:                getCometBFTServerVersion(),
 		app:                    app,
+		appCloser:              appCloser,
 		cfg:                    cfg,
 		store:                  store,
 		logger:                 logger,
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/abci_test.go b/server/v2/cometbft/abci_test.go
index 3af3fbec8f29..9a42948c6c61 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/abci_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/abci_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
-	am "cosmossdk.io/server/v2/appmanager"
+	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/appmanager"
 	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/cometbft/handlers"
 	cometmock "cosmossdk.io/server/v2/cometbft/internal/mock"
 	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/cometbft/mempool"
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func setUpConsensus(t *testing.T, gasLimit uint64, mempool mempool.Mempool[mock.
 	sc := cometmock.NewMockCommiter(log.NewNopLogger(), string(actorName), "stf")
 	mockStore := cometmock.NewMockStore(ss, sc)
 
-	b := am.Builder[mock.Tx]{
+	b := appmanager.Builder[mock.Tx]{
 		STF:                s,
 		DB:                 mockStore,
 		ValidateTxGasLimit: gasLimit,
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func setUpConsensus(t *testing.T, gasLimit uint64, mempool mempool.Mempool[mock.
 	am, err := b.Build()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	return NewConsensus[mock.Tx](log.NewNopLogger(), "testing-app", am, mempool, map[string]struct{}{}, nil, mockStore, Config{AppTomlConfig: DefaultAppTomlConfig()}, mock.TxCodec{}, "test")
+	return NewConsensus[mock.Tx](log.NewNopLogger(), "testing-app", am, func() error { return nil }, mempool, map[string]struct{}{}, nil, mockStore, Config{AppTomlConfig: DefaultAppTomlConfig()}, mock.TxCodec{}, "test")
 }
 
 // Check target version same with store's latest version
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
index 8bd2935149e7..20cd63d07ca4 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/server.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func (s *CometBFTServer[T]) Init(appI serverv2.AppI[T], cfg map[string]any, logg
 		s.logger,
 		appI.Name(),
 		appI.GetAppManager(),
+		appI.Close,
 		s.serverOptions.Mempool(cfg),
 		indexEvents,
 		appI.GetQueryHandlers(),
diff --git a/server/v2/testdata/app.toml b/server/v2/testdata/app.toml
index 094ac068d94a..3d32be7e57ef 100644
--- a/server/v2/testdata/app.toml
+++ b/server/v2/testdata/app.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ minimum-gas-prices = '0stake'
 app-db-backend = 'goleveldb'
 
 [store.options]
-# SState storage database type. Currently we support: "sqlite", "pebble" and "rocksdb"
+# State storage database type. Currently we support: "sqlite", "pebble" and "rocksdb"
 ss-type = 'sqlite'
 # State commitment database type. Currently we support: "iavl" and "iavl-v2"
 sc-type = 'iavl'
diff --git a/server/v2/types.go b/server/v2/types.go
index e628fb30c90f..5406313b080e 100644
--- a/server/v2/types.go
+++ b/server/v2/types.go
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ type AppI[T transaction.Tx] interface {
 	GetQueryHandlers() map[string]appmodulev2.Handler
 	GetStore() store.RootStore
 	GetSchemaDecoderResolver() decoding.DecoderResolver
+	Close() error
 }
diff --git a/simapp/v2/app_di.go b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
index b1dfc26f99ff..3c9933721f12 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/app_di.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
@@ -218,6 +218,16 @@ func (app *SimApp[T]) TxConfig() client.TxConfig {
 	return app.txConfig
 }
 
+// GetStore returns the root store.
 func (app *SimApp[T]) GetStore() store.RootStore {
 	return app.store
 }
+
+// Close overwrites the base Close method to close the stores.
+func (app *SimApp[T]) Close() error {
+	if err := app.store.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return app.App.Close()
+}
diff --git a/store/v2/commitment/metadata.go b/store/v2/commitment/metadata.go
index 642e6b630dac..a054acf26e89 100644
--- a/store/v2/commitment/metadata.go
+++ b/store/v2/commitment/metadata.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // MetadataStore is a store for metadata related to the commitment store.
+// It isn't metadata store role to close the underlying KVStore.
 type MetadataStore struct {
 	kv corestore.KVStoreWithBatch
 }
diff --git a/store/v2/root/factory.go b/store/v2/root/factory.go
index 9e1f76a36ceb..2511a53b434e 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/factory.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/factory.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const (
 
 // Options are the options for creating a root store.
 type Options struct {
-	SSType          SSType               `mapstructure:"ss-type" toml:"ss-type" comment:"SState storage database type. Currently we support: \"sqlite\", \"pebble\" and \"rocksdb\""`
+	SSType          SSType               `mapstructure:"ss-type" toml:"ss-type" comment:"State storage database type. Currently we support: \"sqlite\", \"pebble\" and \"rocksdb\""`
 	SCType          SCType               `mapstructure:"sc-type" toml:"sc-type" comment:"State commitment database type. Currently we support: \"iavl\" and \"iavl-v2\""`
 	SSPruningOption *store.PruningOption `mapstructure:"ss-pruning-option" toml:"ss-pruning-option" comment:"Pruning options for state storage"`
 	SCPruningOption *store.PruningOption `mapstructure:"sc-pruning-option" toml:"sc-pruning-option" comment:"Pruning options for state commitment"`
@@ -177,5 +177,5 @@ func CreateRootStore(opts *FactoryOptions) (store.RootStore, error) {
 	}
 
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, ss, storeOpts.SCPruningOption, storeOpts.SSPruningOption)
-	return New(opts.Logger, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	return New(opts.SCRawDB, opts.Logger, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
 }
diff --git a/store/v2/root/migrate_test.go b/store/v2/root/migrate_test.go
index 0cc20ae940d9..9bd8dfdd2ef8 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/migrate_test.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/migrate_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *MigrateStoreTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, ss, nil, nil)
 
 	// assume no storage store, simulate the migration process
-	s.rootStore, err = New(testLog, ss, orgSC, pm, migrationManager, nil)
+	s.rootStore, err = New(dbm.NewMemDB(), testLog, ss, orgSC, pm, migrationManager, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
diff --git a/store/v2/root/store.go b/store/v2/root/store.go
index c39119a9aaf3..7447c60ae7b2 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/store.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/store.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ type Store struct {
 	logger         corelog.Logger
 	initialVersion uint64
 
+	// holds the db instance for closing it
+	dbCloser io.Closer
+
 	// stateStorage reflects the state storage backend
 	stateStorage store.VersionedDatabase
 
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ type Store struct {
 //
 // NOTE: The migration manager is optional and can be nil if no migration is required.
 func New(
+	dbCloser io.Closer,
 	logger corelog.Logger,
 	ss store.VersionedDatabase,
 	sc store.Committer,
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ func New(
 	m metrics.StoreMetrics,
 ) (store.RootStore, error) {
 	return &Store{
+		dbCloser:         dbCloser,
 		logger:           logger,
 		initialVersion:   1,
 		stateStorage:     ss,
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ func New(
 func (s *Store) Close() (err error) {
 	err = errors.Join(err, s.stateStorage.Close())
 	err = errors.Join(err, s.stateCommitment.Close())
+	err = errors.Join(err, s.dbCloser.Close())
 
 	s.stateStorage = nil
 	s.stateCommitment = nil
diff --git a/store/v2/root/store_test.go b/store/v2/root/store_test.go
index e8cf34e014e0..9f925b098b9c 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/store_test.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/store_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *RootStoreTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, ss, nil, nil)
-	rs, err := New(noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	rs, err := New(dbm.NewMemDB(), noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	s.rootStore = rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *RootStoreTestSuite) newStoreWithPruneConfig(config *store.PruningOption
 
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, ss, config, config)
 
-	rs, err := New(noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	rs, err := New(dbm.NewMemDB(), noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	s.rootStore = rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *RootStoreTestSuite) newStoreWithPruneConfig(config *store.PruningOption
 func (s *RootStoreTestSuite) newStoreWithBackendMount(ss store.VersionedDatabase, sc store.Committer, pm *pruning.Manager) {
 	noopLog := coretesting.NewNopLogger()
 
-	rs, err := New(noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	rs, err := New(dbm.NewMemDB(), noopLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	s.rootStore = rs
diff --git a/store/v2/root/upgrade_test.go b/store/v2/root/upgrade_test.go
index a4aee1d5bcfa..47c2882dc2ef 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/upgrade_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeStoreTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	sc, err := commitment.NewCommitStore(multiTrees, nil, s.commitDB, testLog)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, ss, nil, nil)
-	s.rootStore, err = New(testLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	s.rootStore, err = New(s.commitDB, testLog, ss, sc, pm, nil, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	// commit changeset
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeStoreTestSuite) loadWithUpgrades(upgrades *corestore.StoreUpgrad
 	sc, err := commitment.NewCommitStore(multiTrees, oldTrees, s.commitDB, testLog)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	pm := pruning.NewManager(sc, s.rootStore.GetStateStorage().(store.Pruner), nil, nil)
-	s.rootStore, err = New(testLog, s.rootStore.GetStateStorage(), sc, pm, nil, nil)
+	s.rootStore, err = New(s.commitDB, testLog, s.rootStore.GetStateStorage(), sc, pm, nil, nil)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/confix/data/v2-app.toml b/tools/confix/data/v2-app.toml
index ef144a0b90dd..8a35d32f543b 100644
--- a/tools/confix/data/v2-app.toml
+++ b/tools/confix/data/v2-app.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ minimum-gas-prices = '0stake'
 app-db-backend = 'goleveldb'
 
 [store.options]
-# SState storage database type. Currently we support: "sqlite", "pebble" and "rocksdb"
+# State storage database type. Currently we support: "sqlite", "pebble" and "rocksdb"
 ss-type = 'sqlite'
 # State commitment database type. Currently we support: "iavl" and "iavl-v2"
 sc-type = 'iavl'