diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff0d73923e3..1cc4fe96ae5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * (modules/core/04-channel) [\#1130](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1130) Call `packet.GetSequence()` rather than passing func in `WriteAcknowledgement` log output
 * (apps/29-fee) [\#1278](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1278) The URI path for the query to get all incentivized packets for a specific channel did not follow the same format as the rest of queries.
 * (apps/29-fee)[\#1343](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1523) Fixed an issue where a bad refund address would prevent channel closure.
+* (07-tendermint) [\#1530](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1530) Submitted client state is zeroed out before checking the proof in order to prevent the proposal from containing information governance is not actually voting on.
 
 ## [v3.0.0](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v3.0.0) - 2022-03-15
 
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade.go b/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade.go
index 5e23c8d9036..2e2bd988cbb 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VerifyUpgradeAndUpdateState checks if the upgraded client has been committed by the current client
-// It will zero out all client-specific fields (e.g. TrustingPeriod and verify all data
+// It will zero out all client-specific fields (e.g. TrustingPeriod) and verify all data
 // in client state that must be the same across all valid Tendermint clients for the new chain.
+// Zeroing out the submitted client prevents the proposal from containing information governance is not actually voting on.
 // VerifyUpgrade will return an error if:
 // - the upgradedClient is not a Tendermint ClientState
-// - the lastest height of the client state does not have the same revision number or has a greater
+// - the latest height of the client state does not have the same revision number or has a greater
 // height than the committed client.
 // - the height of upgraded client is not greater than that of current client
 // - the latest height of the new client does not match or is greater than the height in committed client
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (cs ClientState) VerifyUpgradeAndUpdateState(
 	}
 
 	// Verify client proof
-	bz, err := cdc.MarshalInterface(upgradedClient)
+	bz, err := cdc.MarshalInterface(upgradedClient.ZeroCustomFields())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(clienttypes.ErrInvalidClient, "could not marshal client state: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade_test.go b/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade_test.go
index 6ad81df3520..d86e198a7ca 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/07-tendermint/types/upgrade_test.go
@@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ func (suite *TendermintTestSuite) TestVerifyUpgrade() {
 		cs := suite.chainA.GetClientState(path.EndpointA.ClientID)
 		clientStore := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ClientKeeper.ClientStore(suite.chainA.GetContext(), path.EndpointA.ClientID)
 
-		// Call ZeroCustomFields on upgraded clients to clear any client-chosen parameters in test-case upgradedClient
-		upgradedClient = upgradedClient.ZeroCustomFields()
-
 		clientState, consensusState, err := cs.VerifyUpgradeAndUpdateState(
 			suite.chainA.GetContext(),
 			suite.cdc,