diff --git a/l1-contracts/scripts/register-hyperchain.ts b/l1-contracts/scripts/register-hyperchain.ts
index d516f03c1..755352f9b 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/scripts/register-hyperchain.ts
+++ b/l1-contracts/scripts/register-hyperchain.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ async function main() {
       }
 
       await deployer.registerHyperchain(baseTokenAddress, cmd.validiumMode, null, gasPrice, useGovernance);
+      await deployer.transferAdminFromDeployerToGovernance();
     });
 
   await program.parseAsync(process.argv);
diff --git a/l1-contracts/src.ts/deploy.ts b/l1-contracts/src.ts/deploy.ts
index cad6d572d..77dfba303 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/src.ts/deploy.ts
+++ b/l1-contracts/src.ts/deploy.ts
@@ -820,6 +820,23 @@ export class Deployer {
     }
   }
 
+  public async transferAdminFromDeployerToGovernance() {
+    const stm = this.stateTransitionManagerContract(this.deployWallet);
+    const diamondProxyAddress = await stm.getHyperchain(this.chainId);
+    const hyperchain = IZkSyncHyperchainFactory.connect(diamondProxyAddress, this.deployWallet);
+
+    const receipt = await (await hyperchain.setPendingAdmin(this.addresses.Governance)).wait();
+    if (this.verbose) {
+      console.log(`Governance set as pending admin, gas used: ${receipt.gasUsed.toString()}`);
+    }
+
+    await this.executeUpgrade(hyperchain.address, 0, hyperchain.interface.encodeFunctionData("acceptAdmin"), false);
+
+    if (this.verbose) {
+      console.log("Pending admin successfully accepted");
+    }
+  }
+
   public async registerToken(tokenAddress: string, useGovernance: boolean = false) {
     const bridgehub = this.bridgehubContract(this.deployWallet);