diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17126d5bc28a..761f7e20159d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Every module contains its own CHANGELOG.md. Please refer to the module you are i
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* (x/auth) [#23741](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23741) Support legacy global AccountNumber.
+
 ### Removed
 
 * (tools/hub) [#23562](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23562) Remove `tools/hubl`. A similar tool will be maintained in [ignite](https://www.github.com/ignite/cli).
diff --git a/x/accounts/keeper.go b/x/accounts/keeper.go
index 6c31d4d7ab9f..1ace9718f6a6 100644
--- a/x/accounts/keeper.go
+++ b/x/accounts/keeper.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
+	gogotypes "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/types"
 
 	_ "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/accounts/defaults/base/v1" // import for side-effects
 	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -122,14 +124,39 @@ func (k Keeper) IsAccountsModuleAccount(
 	return hasAcc
 }
 
+func (k Keeper) GetAccountNumberLegacy(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
+	store := k.KVStoreService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
+	b, err := store.Get(authtypes.LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get legacy account number: %w", err)
+	}
+	v := new(gogotypes.UInt64Value)
+	if err := v.Unmarshal(b); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal legacy account number: %w", err)
+	}
+	return v.Value, nil
+}
+
 func (k Keeper) NextAccountNumber(
 	ctx context.Context,
 ) (accNum uint64, err error) {
-	accNum, err = k.AccountNumber.Next(ctx)
+	accNum, err = collections.Item[uint64](k.AccountNumber).Get(ctx)
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, collections.ErrNotFound) {
+		// This change makes the method works in historical states.
+		// Although the behavior is not identical, but semantically compatible.
+		//
+		// For the state machine, it also does the migration lazily.
+		accNum, err = k.GetAccountNumberLegacy(ctx)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	if err := k.AccountNumber.Set(ctx, accNum+1); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
 	return accNum, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x/accounts/keeper_test.go b/x/accounts/keeper_test.go
index ba75abb37966..2c7649109376 100644
--- a/x/accounts/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/accounts/keeper_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/accounts/accountstd"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/accounts/internal/implementation"
+
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
 func TestKeeper_Init(t *testing.T) {
@@ -90,3 +92,28 @@ func TestKeeper_Query(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, implementation.Equal(&types.Int64Value{Value: 1000}, resp))
 	})
 }
+
+func TestKeeper_NextAccountNumber(t *testing.T) {
+	m, ctx := newKeeper(t, accountstd.AddAccount("test", NewTestAccount))
+	store := m.KVStoreService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
+	num := uint64(10)
+	val := &types.UInt64Value{
+		Value: num,
+	}
+	data, err := val.Marshal()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = store.Set(authtypes.LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey, data)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	n, err := m.NextAccountNumber(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, num, n)
+
+	num = uint64(0)
+	err = m.AccountNumber.Set(ctx, num)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	n, err = m.NextAccountNumber(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, num, n)
+}
diff --git a/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate.go b/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate.go
index 44fcf970c359..8d8da10de361 100644
--- a/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate.go
+++ b/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/core/store"
-)
 
-var LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey = []byte("globalAccountNumber")
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+)
 
 func Migrate(ctx context.Context, storeService storetypes.KVStoreService, sequence collections.Sequence) error {
 	store := storeService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
-	b, err := store.Get(LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey)
+	b, err := store.Get(authtypes.LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Migrate(ctx context.Context, storeService storetypes.KVStoreService, sequen
 	}
 
 	// remove the value from the old prefix.
-	err = store.Delete(LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey)
+	err = store.Delete(authtypes.LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate_test.go b/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate_test.go
index 2ed3d69c78b5..07a1af6dec1b 100644
--- a/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/migrations/v5/migrate_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/collections"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/testing"
+	coretesting "cosmossdk.io/core/testing"
+
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 )
 
 func TestMigrate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ func TestMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 	legacySeqBytes, err := (&types.UInt64Value{Value: wantValue}).Marshal()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = kv.OpenKVStore(ctx).Set(LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey, legacySeqBytes)
+	err = kv.OpenKVStore(ctx).Set(authtypes.LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey, legacySeqBytes)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = Migrate(ctx, kv, seq)
diff --git a/x/auth/types/keys.go b/x/auth/types/keys.go
index fb3295511f23..cd3af0ad0b3e 100644
--- a/x/auth/types/keys.go
+++ b/x/auth/types/keys.go
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ var (
 
 	// AccountNumberStoreKeyPrefix prefix for account-by-id store
 	AccountNumberStoreKeyPrefix = collections.NewPrefix("accountNumber")
+
+	// legacy param key for global account number
+	LegacyGlobalAccountNumberKey = []byte("globalAccountNumber")
 )