diff --git a/charts/hedera-mirror/templates/secret-passwords.yaml b/charts/hedera-mirror/templates/secret-passwords.yaml
index 20e26f3e42d..b8807f1eafe 100644
--- a/charts/hedera-mirror/templates/secret-passwords.yaml
+++ b/charts/hedera-mirror/templates/secret-passwords.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ stringData:
   HEDERA_MIRROR_REST_DB_HOST: "{{ $dbHost }}"
   HEDERA_MIRROR_REST_DB_NAME: "{{ $dbName }}"
   HEDERA_MIRROR_REST_DB_PASSWORD: "{{ $restPassword }}"
+  HEDERA_MIRROR_REST_DB_PRIMARYHOST: "{{ ternary $dbHostPrimary $dbHost .Values.stackgres.enabled }}"
   HEDERA_MIRROR_REST_DB_USERNAME: "{{ $restUsername }}"
   HEDERA_MIRROR_RESTJAVA_DB_HOST: "{{ $dbHost }}"
   HEDERA_MIRROR_RESTJAVA_DB_NAME: "{{ $dbName }}"
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index dcbdc9bc3cf..71d0b1f794d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ value, it is recommended to only populate overridden properties in the custom `a
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.pool.maxConnections`                               | 10                      | The maximum number of clients the database pool can contain                                                                                                                                   |
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.pool.statementTimeout`                             | 20000                   | The number of milliseconds to wait before timing out a query statement                                                                                                                        |
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.port`                                              | 5432                    | The port used to connect to the database                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `hedera.mirror.rest.db.primaryHost`                                       | ""                      | Optional IP or hostname used to connect to the primary instance                                                                                                                               |
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.sslMode`                                           | DISABLE                 | The ssl level of protection against Eavesdropping, Man-in-the-middle (MITM) and Impersonation on the db connection. Accepts either DISABLE, ALLOW, PREFER, REQUIRE, VERIFY_CA or VERIFY_FULL. |
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.tls.ca`                                            | ""                      | The path to the certificate authority used by the database for secure connections                                                                                                             |
 | `hedera.mirror.rest.db.tls.cert`                                          | ""                      | The path to the public key the client should use to securely connect to the database                                                                                                          |
diff --git a/hedera-mirror-rest/config/application.yml b/hedera-mirror-rest/config/application.yml
index 3d8f51036ed..d0ebffe969f 100644
--- a/hedera-mirror-rest/config/application.yml
+++ b/hedera-mirror-rest/config/application.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ hedera:
           maxSize: 100000
       db:
         host: 127.0.0.1
+        primaryHost: ""
         name: mirror_node
         password: mirror_api_pass
         pool:
diff --git a/hedera-mirror-rest/server.js b/hedera-mirror-rest/server.js
index 91c4a0752bf..1e1a3667bee 100644
--- a/hedera-mirror-rest/server.js
+++ b/hedera-mirror-rest/server.js
@@ -82,13 +82,27 @@ if (config.db.tls.enabled) {
   };
 }
 
+const primaryPoolConfig = {...poolConfig};
+
 const Pool = getPoolClass();
 const pool = new Pool(poolConfig);
+
 pool.on('error', (error) => {
   logger.error(`error event emitted on pg pool. ${error.stack}`);
 });
+
 global.pool = pool;
 
+if (config.db.primaryHost) {
+  const primaryPool = new Pool(primaryPoolConfig);
+  primaryPool.on('error', (error) => {
+    logger.error(`error event emitted on pg primary pool. ${error.stack}`);
+  });
+  global.primaryPool = primaryPool;
+} else {
+  global.primaryPool = pool;
+}
+
 // Express configuration. Prior to v0.5 all sets should be configured before use or they won't be picked up
 const app = addAsync(express());
 const {apiPrefix} = constants;
diff --git a/hedera-mirror-rest/service/baseService.js b/hedera-mirror-rest/service/baseService.js
index 4b6215f37a3..121b06f0c3d 100644
--- a/hedera-mirror-rest/service/baseService.js
+++ b/hedera-mirror-rest/service/baseService.js
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ class BaseService {
     };
   }
 
-  async getRows(query, params) {
-    return (await pool.queryQuietly(query, params)).rows;
+  async getRows(query, params, dbPool = pool) {
+    return (await dbPool.queryQuietly(query, params)).rows;
   }
 
-  async getSingleRow(query, params) {
-    const rows = await this.getRows(query, params);
+  async getSingleRow(query, params, dbPool = pool) {
+    const rows = await this.getRows(query, params, dbPool);
     if (_.isEmpty(rows) || rows.length > 1) {
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/hedera-mirror-rest/service/recordFileService.js b/hedera-mirror-rest/service/recordFileService.js
index d302134bb74..6e259eeccd9 100644
--- a/hedera-mirror-rest/service/recordFileService.js
+++ b/hedera-mirror-rest/service/recordFileService.js
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
    * @return {Promise<RecordFile>} recordFile subset
    */
   async getRecordFileBlockDetailsFromTimestamp(timestamp) {
-    const row = await super.getSingleRow(RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromTimestampQuery, [timestamp]);
+    const row = await super.getSingleRow(
+      RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromTimestampQuery,
+      [timestamp],
+      primaryPool
+    );
 
     return _.isNull(row) ? null : new RecordFile(row);
   }
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
       order by consensus_end ${order}`;
     const params = [timestamps, minTimestamp, BigInt(maxTimestamp) + config.query.maxRecordFileCloseIntervalNs];
 
-    const rows = await super.getRows(query, params);
+    const rows = await super.getRows(query, params, primaryPool);
 
     let index = 0;
     for (const row of rows) {
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
    * @return {Promise<RecordFile>} recordFile subset
    */
   async getRecordFileBlockDetailsFromIndex(index) {
-    const row = await super.getSingleRow(RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromIndexQuery, [index]);
+    const row = await super.getSingleRow(RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromIndexQuery, [index], primaryPool);
 
     return _.isNull(row) ? null : new RecordFile(row);
   }
@@ -157,7 +161,11 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
    * @return {Promise<RecordFile>} recordFile subset
    */
   async getRecordFileBlockDetailsFromHash(hash) {
-    const row = await super.getSingleRow(RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromHashQuery, [`${hash}%`]);
+    const row = await super.getSingleRow(
+      RecordFileService.recordFileBlockDetailsFromHashQuery,
+      [`${hash}%`],
+      primaryPool
+    );
 
     return _.isNull(row) ? null : new RecordFile(row);
   }
@@ -172,7 +180,8 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
       order by ${filters.orderBy} ${filters.order}
       limit ${filters.limit}
     `;
-    const rows = await super.getRows(query, params);
+
+    const rows = await super.getRows(query, params, primaryPool);
     return rows.map((recordFile) => new RecordFile(recordFile));
   }
 
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@ class RecordFileService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     const query = `${RecordFileService.blocksQuery} where ${whereStatement}`;
-    const row = await super.getSingleRow(query, params);
+    const row = await super.getSingleRow(query, params, primaryPool);
     return row ? new RecordFile(row) : null;
   }