diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index e04c8ee1a..4e3d9069a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ pub enum IncludeSlotInHash {
     IrrelevantAssertOnUse,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum CreateAncientStorage {
+    /// ancient storages are created by appending
+    #[default]
+    Append,
+    /// ancient storages are created by 1-shot write to pack multiple accounts together more efficiently with new formats
+    Pack,
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 /// hold alive accounts and bytes used by those accounts
 /// alive means in the accounts index
@@ -425,6 +434,7 @@ pub const ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_TESTING: AccountsDbConfig = AccountsDbConfig {
     skip_initial_hash_calc: false,
     exhaustively_verify_refcounts: false,
     assert_stakes_cache_consistency: true,
+    create_ancient_storage: CreateAncientStorage::Append,
 };
 pub const ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS: AccountsDbConfig = AccountsDbConfig {
     index: Some(ACCOUNTS_INDEX_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS),
@@ -435,6 +445,7 @@ pub const ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS: AccountsDbConfig = AccountsDbConfig
     skip_initial_hash_calc: false,
     exhaustively_verify_refcounts: false,
     assert_stakes_cache_consistency: false,
+    create_ancient_storage: CreateAncientStorage::Append,
 };
 
 pub type BinnedHashData = Vec<Vec<CalculateHashIntermediate>>;
@@ -494,6 +505,8 @@ pub struct AccountsDbConfig {
     pub exhaustively_verify_refcounts: bool,
     /// when stakes cache consistency check occurs, assert that cached accounts match accounts db
     pub assert_stakes_cache_consistency: bool,
+    /// how to create ancient storages
+    pub create_ancient_storage: CreateAncientStorage,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
@@ -1287,8 +1300,13 @@ pub struct AccountsDb {
 
     pub(crate) storage: AccountStorage,
 
+    /// from AccountsDbConfig
     pub(crate) assert_stakes_cache_consistency: bool,
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    /// from AccountsDbConfig
+    create_ancient_storage: CreateAncientStorage,
+
     pub accounts_cache: AccountsCache,
 
     write_cache_limit_bytes: Option<u64>,
@@ -2306,6 +2324,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
 
         AccountsDb {
             assert_stakes_cache_consistency: false,
+            create_ancient_storage: CreateAncientStorage::Append,
             verify_accounts_hash_in_bg: VerifyAccountsHashInBackground::default(),
             filler_accounts_per_slot: AtomicU64::default(),
             filler_account_slots_remaining: AtomicU64::default(),
@@ -2429,6 +2448,11 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             .map(|config| config.assert_stakes_cache_consistency)
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
+        let create_ancient_storage = accounts_db_config
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|config| config.create_ancient_storage)
+            .unwrap_or(CreateAncientStorage::Append);
+
         let filler_account_suffix = if filler_accounts_config.count > 0 {
             Some(solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand())
         } else {
@@ -2446,6 +2470,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             filler_accounts_config,
             filler_account_suffix,
             assert_stakes_cache_consistency,
+            create_ancient_storage,
             write_cache_limit_bytes: accounts_db_config
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|x| x.write_cache_limit_bytes),
diff --git a/validator/src/cli.rs b/validator/src/cli.rs
index 2f5be98a5..0d8da1569 100644
--- a/validator/src/cli.rs
+++ b/validator/src/cli.rs
@@ -1182,6 +1182,12 @@ pub fn app<'a>(version: &'a str, default_args: &'a DefaultArgs) -> App<'a, 'a> {
                 .help("Enables faster starting of validators by skipping shrink. \
                       This option is for use during testing."),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("accounts_db_create_ancient_storage_packed")
+                .long("accounts-db-create-ancient-storage-packed")
+                .help("Create ancient storages in one shot instead of appending.")
+                .hidden(true),
+            )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("accounts_db_ancient_append_vecs")
                 .long("accounts-db-ancient-append-vecs")
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index a0cb82dbb..32f9e4df1 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ use {
     solana_rpc_client::rpc_client::RpcClient,
     solana_rpc_client_api::config::RpcLeaderScheduleConfig,
     solana_runtime::{
-        accounts_db::{AccountShrinkThreshold, AccountsDb, AccountsDbConfig, FillerAccountsConfig},
+        accounts_db::{
+            AccountShrinkThreshold, AccountsDb, AccountsDbConfig, CreateAncientStorage,
+            FillerAccountsConfig,
+        },
         accounts_index::{
             AccountIndex, AccountSecondaryIndexes, AccountSecondaryIndexesIncludeExclude,
             AccountsIndexConfig, IndexLimitMb,
@@ -1046,6 +1049,10 @@ pub fn main() {
             .map(|mb| mb * MB as u64),
         ancient_append_vec_offset: value_t!(matches, "accounts_db_ancient_append_vecs", i64).ok(),
         exhaustively_verify_refcounts: matches.is_present("accounts_db_verify_refcounts"),
+        create_ancient_storage: matches
+            .is_present("accounts_db_create_ancient_storage_packed")
+            .then_some(CreateAncientStorage::Pack)
+            .unwrap_or_default(),
         ..AccountsDbConfig::default()
     };