diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service/tests.rs b/zebra-state/src/service/tests.rs
index d1b34d4bbeb..c082f16760f 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service/tests.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service/tests.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ use tower::{buffer::Buffer, util::BoxService, Service, ServiceExt};
 use zebra_chain::{
     block::Block,
     parameters::{Network, NetworkUpgrade},
-    serialization::ZcashDeserializeInto,
+    serialization::{ZcashDeserialize, ZcashDeserializeInto},
     transaction, transparent,
 };
 use zebra_test::{prelude::*, transcript::Transcript};
 
 use crate::{
-    constants, init_test, tests::setup::partial_nu5_chain_strategy, BoxError, Request, Response,
+    arbitrary::Prepare,
+    constants, init_test,
+    tests::setup::{partial_nu5_chain_strategy, transaction_v4_from_coinbase},
+    BoxError, FinalizedBlock, PreparedBlock, Request, Response,
 };
 
 const LAST_BLOCK_HEIGHT: u32 = 10;
@@ -275,3 +278,49 @@ proptest! {
         prop_assert_eq!(response, Ok(()));
     }
 }
+
+/// Test strategy to generate a chain split in two from the test vectors.
+///
+/// Selects either the mainnet or testnet chain test vector and randomly splits the chain in two
+/// lists of blocks. The first containing the blocks to be finalized (which always includes at
+/// least the genesis blocks) and the blocks to be stored in the non-finalized state.
+fn continuous_empty_blocks_from_test_vectors(
+) -> impl Strategy<Value = (Network, Vec<FinalizedBlock>, Vec<PreparedBlock>)> {
+    any::<Network>()
+        .prop_flat_map(|network| {
+            // Select the test vector based on the network
+            let raw_blocks = match network {
+                Network::Mainnet => &*zebra_test::vectors::CONTINUOUS_MAINNET_BLOCKS,
+                Network::Testnet => &*zebra_test::vectors::CONTINUOUS_TESTNET_BLOCKS,
+            };
+
+            // Transform the test vector's block bytes into a vector of `PreparedBlock`s.
+            let blocks: Vec<_> = raw_blocks
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(_height, &block_bytes)| {
+                    let mut block_reader: &[u8] = block_bytes;
+                    let mut block = Block::zcash_deserialize(&mut block_reader)
+                        .expect("Failed to deserialize block from test vector");
+
+                    let coinbase = transaction_v4_from_coinbase(&block.transactions[0]);
+                    block.transactions = vec![Arc::new(coinbase)];
+
+                    Arc::new(block).prepare()
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            // Always finalize the genesis block
+            let finalized_blocks_count = 1..blocks.len();
+
+            (Just(network), Just(blocks), finalized_blocks_count)
+        })
+        .prop_map(|(network, mut blocks, finalized_blocks_count)| {
+            let non_finalized_blocks = blocks.split_off(finalized_blocks_count);
+            let finalized_blocks: Vec<_> = blocks
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|prepared_block| FinalizedBlock::from(prepared_block.block.clone()))
+                .collect();
+
+            (network, finalized_blocks, non_finalized_blocks)
+        })
+}