diff --git a/polkadot/cli/src/command.rs b/polkadot/cli/src/command.rs
index de6e035520..15f3d18350 100644
--- a/polkadot/cli/src/command.rs
+++ b/polkadot/cli/src/command.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ impl SubstrateCli for Cli {
 			"versi-dev" => Box::new(service::chain_spec::versi_development_config()?),
 			#[cfg(feature = "rococo-native")]
 			"versi-local" => Box::new(service::chain_spec::versi_local_testnet_config()?),
+			#[cfg(feature = "rococo-native")]
+			"versi-staging" => Box::new(service::chain_spec::versi_staging_testnet_config()?),
 			#[cfg(not(feature = "rococo-native"))]
 			name if name.starts_with("versi-") =>
 				Err(format!("`{}` only supported with `rococo-native` feature enabled.", name))?,
diff --git a/polkadot/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs b/polkadot/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
index f87ad97c2e..f12879291a 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const KUSAMA_STAGING_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io/submit/"
 const WESTEND_STAGING_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io/submit/";
 #[cfg(feature = "rococo-native")]
 const ROCOCO_STAGING_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io/submit/";
+#[cfg(feature = "rococo-native")]
+const VERSI_STAGING_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io/submit/";
 const DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_ID: &str = "dot";
 
 /// Node `ChainSpec` extensions.
@@ -1190,6 +1192,32 @@ pub fn rococo_staging_testnet_config() -> Result<RococoChainSpec, String> {
 	))
 }
 
+/// Versi staging testnet config.
+#[cfg(feature = "rococo-native")]
+pub fn versi_staging_testnet_config() -> Result<RococoChainSpec, String> {
+	let wasm_binary = rococo::WASM_BINARY.ok_or("Versi development wasm not available")?;
+	let boot_nodes = vec![];
+
+	Ok(RococoChainSpec::from_genesis(
+		"Versi Staging Testnet",
+		"versi_staging_testnet",
+		ChainType::Live,
+		move || RococoGenesisExt {
+			runtime_genesis_config: rococo_staging_testnet_config_genesis(wasm_binary),
+			session_length_in_blocks: Some(100),
+		},
+		boot_nodes,
+		Some(
+			TelemetryEndpoints::new(vec![(VERSI_STAGING_TELEMETRY_URL.to_string(), 0)])
+				.expect("Versi Staging telemetry url is valid; qed"),
+		),
+		Some(DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_ID),
+		None,
+		None,
+		Default::default(),
+	))
+}
+
 /// Helper function to generate a crypto pair from seed
 pub fn get_from_seed<TPublic: Public>(seed: &str) -> <TPublic::Pair as Pair>::Public {
 	TPublic::Pair::from_string(&format!("//{}", seed), None)