diff --git a/common/geth/cli.go b/common/geth/cli.go
index d62d07f7e..f87b0c461 100644
--- a/common/geth/cli.go
+++ b/common/geth/cli.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	rpcUrlFlagName           = "chain.rpc"
+	rpcFallbackUrlFlagName   = "chain.rpc_fallback"
 	privateKeyFlagName       = "chain.private-key"
 	numConfirmationsFlagName = "chain.num-confirmations"
 	numRetriesFlagName       = "chain.num-retries"
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ func EthClientFlags(envPrefix string) []cli.Flag {
 			Required: true,
 			EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envPrefix, "CHAIN_RPC"),
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:     rpcFallbackUrlFlagName,
+			Usage:    "Fallback chain rpc for Disperser/Batcher/Dataapi",
+			Required: false,
+			Value:    "",
+			EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envPrefix, "CHAIN_RPC_FALLBACK"),
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:     privateKeyFlagName,
 			Usage:    "Ethereum private key for disperser",
@@ -57,6 +65,11 @@ func ReadEthClientConfig(ctx *cli.Context) EthClientConfig {
 	cfg.NumConfirmations = ctx.GlobalInt(numConfirmationsFlagName)
 	cfg.NumRetries = ctx.GlobalInt(numRetriesFlagName)
 
+	fallbackRPCURL := ctx.GlobalString(rpcFallbackUrlFlagName)
+	if len(fallbackRPCURL) > 0 {
+		cfg.RPCURLs = append(cfg.RPCURLs, []string{fallbackRPCURL}...)
+	}
+
 	return cfg
 }
 
@@ -68,5 +81,10 @@ func ReadEthClientConfigRPCOnly(ctx *cli.Context) EthClientConfig {
 	cfg.NumConfirmations = ctx.GlobalInt(numConfirmationsFlagName)
 	cfg.NumRetries = ctx.GlobalInt(numRetriesFlagName)
 
+	fallbackRPCURL := ctx.GlobalString(rpcFallbackUrlFlagName)
+	if len(fallbackRPCURL) > 0 {
+		cfg.RPCURLs = append(cfg.RPCURLs, []string{fallbackRPCURL}...)
+	}
+
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/common/geth/multihoming_client.go b/common/geth/multihoming_client.go
index 1ee7f51d9..a96aaf16e 100644
--- a/common/geth/multihoming_client.go
+++ b/common/geth/multihoming_client.go
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ var _ dacommon.EthClient = (*MultiHomingClient)(nil)
 func NewMultiHomingClient(config EthClientConfig, senderAddress gethcommon.Address, logger logging.Logger) (*MultiHomingClient, error) {
 	rpcUrls := config.RPCURLs
 
+	if len(config.RPCURLs) > 1 {
+		logger.Info("Fallback chain RPC enabled")
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("Fallback chain RPC not available")
+	}
+
 	FailoverController, err := NewFailoverController(logger, rpcUrls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
index 44c63453b..5394ac1d8 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func RunDisperserServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	client, err := geth.NewMultiHomingClient(config.EthClientConfig, gethcommon.Address{}, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Cannot create chain.Client", "err", err)