diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
index 96a97faa4750..4dc6f4f9ee48 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ impl pallet_recovery::Config for Runtime {
 	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
 	type WeightInfo = ();
 	type RuntimeCall = RuntimeCall;
+	type BlockNumberProvider = System;
 	type Currency = Balances;
 	type ConfigDepositBase = ConfigDepositBase;
 	type FriendDepositFactor = FriendDepositFactor;
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index 993010cbce66..ec3acb0df4bc 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ impl pallet_recovery::Config for Runtime {
 	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
 	type WeightInfo = ();
 	type RuntimeCall = RuntimeCall;
+	type BlockNumberProvider = System;
 	type Currency = Balances;
 	type ConfigDepositBase = ConfigDepositBase;
 	type FriendDepositFactor = FriendDepositFactor;
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/bin/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 5a2ff3ceb7f6..cb60f3cdeb4f 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ impl pallet_recovery::Config for Runtime {
 	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
 	type WeightInfo = pallet_recovery::weights::SubstrateWeight<Runtime>;
 	type RuntimeCall = RuntimeCall;
+	type BlockNumberProvider = System;
 	type Currency = Balances;
 	type ConfigDepositBase = ConfigDepositBase;
 	type FriendDepositFactor = FriendDepositFactor;
diff --git a/substrate/frame/recovery/src/lib.rs b/substrate/frame/recovery/src/lib.rs
index f8622880538e..f52ef4a1192f 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/recovery/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/recovery/src/lib.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
 use codec::{Decode, Encode, MaxEncodedLen};
 use scale_info::TypeInfo;
 use sp_runtime::{
-	traits::{CheckedAdd, CheckedMul, Dispatchable, SaturatedConversion, StaticLookup},
+	traits::{
+		BlockNumberProvider, CheckedAdd, CheckedMul, Dispatchable, SaturatedConversion,
+		StaticLookup,
+	},
 	RuntimeDebug,
 };
 
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			+ GetDispatchInfo
 			+ From<frame_system::Call<Self>>;
 
+		/// Provider for the block number. Normally this is the `frame_system` pallet.
+		type BlockNumberProvider: BlockNumberProvider<BlockNumber = BlockNumberFor<Self>>;
+
 		/// The currency mechanism.
 		type Currency: ReservableCurrency<Self::AccountId>;
 
@@ -511,7 +517,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			T::Currency::reserve(&who, recovery_deposit)?;
 			// Create an active recovery status
 			let recovery_status = ActiveRecovery {
-				created: <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::block_number(),
+				created: T::BlockNumberProvider::current_block_number(),
 				deposit: recovery_deposit,
 				friends: Default::default(),
 			};
@@ -596,7 +602,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 				Self::active_recovery(&account, &who).ok_or(Error::<T>::NotStarted)?;
 			ensure!(!Proxy::<T>::contains_key(&who), Error::<T>::AlreadyProxy);
 			// Make sure the delay period has passed
-			let current_block_number = <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::block_number();
+			let current_block_number = T::BlockNumberProvider::current_block_number();
 			let recoverable_block_number = active_recovery
 				.created
 				.checked_add(&recovery_config.delay_period)
diff --git a/substrate/frame/recovery/src/mock.rs b/substrate/frame/recovery/src/mock.rs
index 8e30cbe997e1..3930db82d6c7 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/recovery/src/mock.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/recovery/src/mock.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ impl Config for Test {
 	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
 	type WeightInfo = ();
 	type RuntimeCall = RuntimeCall;
+	type BlockNumberProvider = System;
 	type Currency = Balances;
 	type ConfigDepositBase = ConfigDepositBase;
 	type FriendDepositFactor = FriendDepositFactor;