diff --git a/api/clients/accountant.go b/api/clients/accountant.go
index d70b323238..9e0ade2e91 100644
--- a/api/clients/accountant.go
+++ b/api/clients/accountant.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	disperser_rpc "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/disperser/v2"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core/meterer"
 )
@@ -158,6 +159,37 @@ func (a *accountant) GetRelativeBinRecord(index uint32) *BinRecord {
 	return &a.binRecords[relativeIndex]
 }
 
+func (a *accountant) SetPaymentState(paymentState *disperser_rpc.GetPaymentStateReply) {
+	a.minNumSymbols = uint32(paymentState.PaymentGlobalParams.MinNumSymbols)
+
+	a.onDemand.CumulativePayment = new(big.Int).SetBytes(paymentState.OnchainCumulativePayment)
+	a.cumulativePayment = new(big.Int).SetBytes(paymentState.CumulativePayment)
+	a.pricePerSymbol = uint32(paymentState.PaymentGlobalParams.PricePerSymbol)
+
+	a.reservation.SymbolsPerSec = uint64(paymentState.PaymentGlobalParams.GlobalSymbolsPerSecond)
+	a.reservation.StartTimestamp = uint64(paymentState.Reservation.StartTimestamp)
+	a.reservation.EndTimestamp = uint64(paymentState.Reservation.EndTimestamp)
+	a.reservationWindow = uint32(paymentState.PaymentGlobalParams.ReservationWindow)
+	quorumNumbers := make([]uint8, len(paymentState.Reservation.QuorumNumbers))
+	for i, quorum := range paymentState.Reservation.QuorumNumbers {
+		quorumNumbers[i] = uint8(quorum)
+	}
+	a.reservation.QuorumNumbers = quorumNumbers
+	quorumSplit := make([]uint8, len(paymentState.Reservation.QuorumSplit))
+	for i, quorum := range paymentState.Reservation.QuorumSplit {
+		quorumSplit[i] = uint8(quorum)
+	}
+	a.reservation.QuorumSplit = quorumSplit
+	binRecords := make([]BinRecord, len(paymentState.BinRecords))
+	for i, record := range paymentState.BinRecords {
+		binRecords[i] = BinRecord{
+			Index: record.Index,
+			Usage: record.Usage,
+		}
+	}
+	a.binRecords = binRecords
+}
+
 // QuorumCheck eagerly returns error if the check finds a quorum number not an element of the allowed quorum numbers
 func QuorumCheck(quorumNumbers []uint8, allowedNumbers []uint8) error {
 	if len(quorumNumbers) == 0 {
diff --git a/api/clients/disperser_client_v2.go b/api/clients/disperser_client_v2.go
index 1378014707..6098007a94 100644
--- a/api/clients/disperser_client_v2.go
+++ b/api/clients/disperser_client_v2.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type disperserClientV2 struct {
 	conn       *grpc.ClientConn
 	client     disperser_rpc.DisperserClient
 	prover     encoding.Prover
-	accountant Accountant
+	accountant *accountant
 }
 
 var _ DisperserClientV2 = &disperserClientV2{}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var _ DisperserClientV2 = &disperserClientV2{}
 //
 //	// Subsequent calls will use the existing connection
 //	status2, blobKey2, err := client.DisperseBlob(ctx, data, blobHeader)
-func NewDisperserClientV2(config *DisperserClientV2Config, signer corev2.BlobRequestSigner, prover encoding.Prover, accountant Accountant) (*disperserClientV2, error) {
+func NewDisperserClientV2(config *DisperserClientV2Config, signer corev2.BlobRequestSigner, prover encoding.Prover) (*disperserClientV2, error) {
 	if config == nil {
 		return nil, api.NewErrorInvalidArg("config must be provided")
 	}
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ func NewDisperserClientV2(config *DisperserClientV2Config, signer corev2.BlobReq
 		return nil, api.NewErrorInvalidArg("signer must be provided")
 	}
 
+	accountant := &accountant{}
+
 	return &disperserClientV2{
 		config:     config,
 		signer:     signer,
@@ -83,6 +85,17 @@ func NewDisperserClientV2(config *DisperserClientV2Config, signer corev2.BlobReq
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// PopulateAccountant populates the accountant with the payment state from the disperser.
+// This function is required to be called before using the accountant. Perhaps rename to Start()?
+func (c *disperserClientV2) PopulateAccountant(ctx context.Context) error {
+	paymentState, err := c.GetPaymentState(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting payment state for initializing accountant: %w", err)
+	}
+	c.accountant.SetPaymentState(paymentState)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Close closes the grpc connection to the disperser server.
 // It is thread safe and can be called multiple times.
 func (c *disperserClientV2) Close() error {
@@ -199,6 +212,30 @@ func (c *disperserClientV2) GetBlobStatus(ctx context.Context, blobKey corev2.Bl
 	return c.client.GetBlobStatus(ctx, request)
 }
 
+// GetPaymentState returns the payment state of the disperser client
+func (c *disperserClientV2) GetPaymentState(ctx context.Context) (*disperser_rpc.GetPaymentStateReply, error) {
+	err := c.initOnceGrpcConnection()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, api.NewErrorInternal(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	accountID, err := c.signer.GetAccountID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting signer's account ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	signature, err := c.signer.SignPaymentStateRequest()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error signing payment state request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request := &disperser_rpc.GetPaymentStateRequest{
+		AccountId: accountID,
+		Signature: signature,
+	}
+	return c.client.GetPaymentState(ctx, request)
+}
+
 // GetBlobCommitment is a utility method that calculates commitment for a blob payload.
 // While the blob commitment can be calculated by anyone, it requires SRS points to
 // be loaded. For service that does not have access to SRS points, this method can be
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
index 114f244093..a289c61471 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ func (s *DispersalServerV2) GetPaymentState(ctx context.Context, req *pb.GetPaym
 	for i, v := range reservation.QuorumNumbers {
 		quorumNumbers[i] = uint32(v)
 	}
+	quorumSplit := make([]uint32, len(reservation.QuorumSplit))
+	for i, v := range reservation.QuorumSplit {
+		quorumSplit[i] = uint32(v)
+	}
 	// build reply
 	reply := &pb.GetPaymentStateReply{
 		PaymentGlobalParams: &paymentGlobalParams,
@@ -264,6 +268,7 @@ func (s *DispersalServerV2) GetPaymentState(ctx context.Context, req *pb.GetPaym
 			StartTimestamp:   uint32(reservation.StartTimestamp),
 			EndTimestamp:     uint32(reservation.EndTimestamp),
 			QuorumNumbers:    quorumNumbers,
+			QuorumSplit:      quorumSplit,
 		},
 		CumulativePayment:        largestCumulativePayment.Bytes(),
 		OnchainCumulativePayment: onDemandPayment.CumulativePayment.Bytes(),