diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52e4b00858f..e95cbd905a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### API Breaking
 
+* (testing)[\#2028](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/2028) New interface `ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper` added and set for the testing app `StakingKeeper` setup.
 * (core/04-channel) [\#1418](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1418) `NewPacketId` has been renamed to `NewPacketID` to comply with go linting rules.
 * (core/ante) [\#1418](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1418) `AnteDecorator` has been renamed to `RedundancyDecorator` to comply with go linting rules and to give more clarity to the purpose of the Decorator.
 * (core/ante) [\#1820](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1418) `RedundancyDecorator` has been renamed to `RedundantRelayDecorator` to make the name for explicit.
diff --git a/testing/README.md b/testing/README.md
index a488ffa42f1..01e164e120b 100644
--- a/testing/README.md
+++ b/testing/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type TestingApp interface {
 
 	// ibc-go additions
 	GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp
-	GetStakingKeeper() stakingkeeper.Keeper
+	GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper
 	GetIBCKeeper() *keeper.Keeper
 	GetScopedIBCKeeper() capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
 	GetTxConfig() client.TxConfig
diff --git a/testing/app.go b/testing/app.go
index 7cd218e010a..2c41021f504 100644
--- a/testing/app.go
+++ b/testing/app.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	capabilitykeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/capability/keeper"
-	stakingkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/keeper"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/modules/core/keeper"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/testing/simapp"
+	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/testing/types"
 )
 
 var DefaultTestingAppInit = SetupTestingApp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type TestingApp interface {
 
 	// ibc-go additions
 	GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp
-	GetStakingKeeper() stakingkeeper.Keeper
+	GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper
 	GetIBCKeeper() *keeper.Keeper
 	GetScopedIBCKeeper() capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
 	GetTxConfig() client.TxConfig
diff --git a/testing/chain_test.go b/testing/chain_test.go
index 6d2d32684fb..5ea1aec4aaa 100644
--- a/testing/chain_test.go
+++ b/testing/chain_test.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ func TestChangeValSet(t *testing.T) {
 	amount2, ok := sdk.NewIntFromString("30000000000000000000")
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
-	val := chainA.App.GetStakingKeeper().GetValidators(chainA.GetContext(), 4)
+	val := chainA.GetSimApp().StakingKeeper.GetValidators(chainA.GetContext(), 4)
 
-	chainA.App.GetStakingKeeper().Delegate(chainA.GetContext(), chainA.SenderAccounts[1].SenderAccount.GetAddress(),
+	chainA.GetSimApp().StakingKeeper.Delegate(chainA.GetContext(), chainA.SenderAccounts[1].SenderAccount.GetAddress(),
 		amount, types.Unbonded, val[1], true)
-	chainA.App.GetStakingKeeper().Delegate(chainA.GetContext(), chainA.SenderAccounts[3].SenderAccount.GetAddress(),
+	chainA.GetSimApp().StakingKeeper.Delegate(chainA.GetContext(), chainA.SenderAccounts[3].SenderAccount.GetAddress(),
 		amount2, types.Unbonded, val[3], true)
 
 	coord.CommitBlock(chainA)
diff --git a/testing/simapp/app.go b/testing/simapp/app.go
index 5b7d3fb8b53..d060ecdc092 100644
--- a/testing/simapp/app.go
+++ b/testing/simapp/app.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ import (
 	ibckeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/modules/core/keeper"
 	ibcmock "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/testing/mock"
 	simappparams "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/testing/simapp/params"
+	ibctestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5/testing/types"
 )
 
 const appName = "SimApp"
@@ -748,7 +749,7 @@ func (app *SimApp) GetBaseApp() *baseapp.BaseApp {
 }
 
 // GetStakingKeeper implements the TestingApp interface.
-func (app *SimApp) GetStakingKeeper() stakingkeeper.Keeper {
+func (app *SimApp) GetStakingKeeper() ibctestingtypes.StakingKeeper {
 	return app.StakingKeeper
 }
 
diff --git a/testing/types/expected_keepers.go b/testing/types/expected_keepers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07034b57a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/types/expected_keepers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
+)
+
+// StakingKeeper defines the expected staking keeper interface used in the
+// IBC testing package
+type StakingKeeper interface {
+	GetHistoricalInfo(ctx sdk.Context, height int64) (stakingtypes.HistoricalInfo, bool)
+}