diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index a34bf350fc..86f499afc1 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ public:
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TESTDUMMY].nStartTime = 1199145601; // January 1, 2008
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TESTDUMMY].nTimeout = 1230767999; // December 31, 2008
 
+        // Activation of Taproot (BIPs 340-342)
+        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].bit = 2;
+        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].nStartTime = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::ALWAYS_ACTIVE;
+        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].nTimeout = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::NO_TIMEOUT;
+
         // message start is defined as the first 4 bytes of the sha256d of the block script
         CHashWriter h(SER_DISK, 0);
         h << consensus.signet_challenge;