diff --git a/prdoc/pr_9861.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_9861.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..03500b13bf5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_9861.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+title: Fix deadlock in statement store
+
+doc:
+  - audience: [Node Dev, Runtime Dev, Node Operator]
+    description: |
+      Fix a deadlock in the statement store that could occur under high load.
+
+crates:
+- name: sc-statement-store
+  bump: patch
diff --git a/substrate/client/statement-store/src/lib.rs b/substrate/client/statement-store/src/lib.rs
index e58440eccbbe8..54378ce60b180 100644
--- a/substrate/client/statement-store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/statement-store/src/lib.rs
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ impl StatementStore for Store {
 	fn statements(&self) -> Result<Vec<(Hash, Statement)>> {
 		let index = self.index.read();
 		let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(index.entries.len());
-		for h in self.index.read().entries.keys() {
+		for h in index.entries.keys() {
 			let encoded = self.db.get(col::STATEMENTS, h).map_err(|e| Error::Db(e.to_string()))?;
 			if let Some(encoded) = encoded {
 				if let Ok(statement) = Statement::decode(&mut encoded.as_slice()) {