diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d3757441062..bab7f0ec79d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * (server) [#16395](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16395) Do not override some Comet config is purposely set differently in `InterceptConfigsPreRunHandler`.
+* (store) [#16449](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16449) Fix StateSync Restore by excluding memory store.
 * (cli) [#16312](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16312) Allow any addresses in `client.ValidatePromptAddress`.
 * (x/group) [#16017](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16017) Correctly apply account number in group v2 migration.
 
diff --git a/store/rootmulti/store.go b/store/rootmulti/store.go
index ae9e5cff7ec0..79865502a33c 100644
--- a/store/rootmulti/store.go
+++ b/store/rootmulti/store.go
@@ -996,7 +996,8 @@ func (rs *Store) buildCommitInfo(version int64) *types.CommitInfo {
 	storeInfos := []types.StoreInfo{}
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		store := rs.stores[key]
-		if store.GetStoreType() == types.StoreTypeTransient {
+		storeType := store.GetStoreType()
+		if storeType == types.StoreTypeTransient || storeType == types.StoreTypeMemory {
 			continue
 		}
 		storeInfos = append(storeInfos, types.StoreInfo{