diff --git a/deployment/changeset.go b/deployment/changeset.go
index 2a571b48..a57377f1 100644
--- a/deployment/changeset.go
+++ b/deployment/changeset.go
@@ -125,7 +125,46 @@ type ChangesetOutput struct {
 // the on and offchain state of the environment.
 type ViewState func(e Environment) (json.Marshaler, error)
 
-type ViewStateV2 func(e Environment, previousView json.Marshaler) (json.Marshaler, error)
+// ViewStateConfig contains configuration options for ViewStateV2.
+type ViewStateConfig struct {
+	// ChainSelectorsToLoad specifies which chains to load/update in the state snapshot.
+	// If nil or empty, all chains in the environment should be included.
+	ChainSelectorsToLoad []uint64
+}
+
+// ViewStateOption is a functional option for configuring ViewStateV2.
+type ViewStateOption func(*ViewStateConfig)
+
+// WithChainSelectorsToLoad sets the chain selectors to load/update in the state snapshot.
+//
+// Example usage:
+//
+//	state, err := viewStateFunc(env, prevState, deployment.WithChainSelectorsToLoad([]uint64{1, 2, 3}))
+func WithChainSelectorsToLoad(chainSelectorsToUpdate []uint64) ViewStateOption {
+	return func(cfg *ViewStateConfig) {
+		cfg.ChainSelectorsToLoad = chainSelectorsToUpdate
+	}
+}
+
+// ViewStateV2 produces a product specific JSON representation of the on and offchain
+// state of the environment, with optional configuration via functional options.
+//
+// The function receives:
+//   - e: The environment to snapshot
+//   - previousView: The previous state (if any) for incremental updates
+//   - opts: Optional configuration options (e.g., ChainSelectorsToLoad)
+//
+// To parse options in your implementation:
+//
+//	func MyViewState(e Environment, previousView json.Marshaler, opts ...ViewStateOption) (json.Marshaler, error) {
+//	    cfg := &ViewStateConfig{}
+//	    for _, opt := range opts {
+//	        opt(cfg)
+//	    }
+//	    // Use cfg.ChainSelectorsToLoad to determine which chains to load
+//	    // ...
+//	}
+type ViewStateV2 func(e Environment, previousView json.Marshaler, opts ...ViewStateOption) (json.Marshaler, error)
 
 // MergeChangesetOutput merges the source ChangesetOutput into the destination ChangesetOutput.
 // It is useful to combine multiple ChangesetOutput objects into one to create one consolidated changeset from multiple granular changesets.
diff --git a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state.go b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state.go
index 82e7949b..cd017a8e 100644
--- a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state.go
+++ b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ func (c Commands) newStateGenerate(dom domain.Domain, cfg StateConfig) *cobra.Co
 		persist       bool
 		outputPath    string
 		prevStatePath string
+		chainsStr     string
 	)
 
 	cmd := cobra.Command{
@@ -52,7 +55,35 @@ func (c Commands) newStateGenerate(dom domain.Domain, cfg StateConfig) *cobra.Co
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(cmd.Context(), viewTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
 
-			env, err := environment.Load(ctx, dom, envKey, environment.WithLogger(c.lggr))
+			// Parse chain selectors from the comma-separated string
+			var chains []uint64
+			if chainsStr != "" {
+				chainParts := strings.Split(chainsStr, ",")
+				for _, part := range chainParts {
+					part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+					if part == "" {
+						continue
+					}
+					selector, parseErr := strconv.ParseUint(part, 10, 64)
+					if parseErr != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("invalid chain selector '%s': %w", part, parseErr)
+					}
+					chains = append(chains, selector)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Prepare environment load options
+			envOpts := []environment.LoadEnvironmentOption{environment.WithLogger(c.lggr)}
+
+			// If specific chains are requested, only load those chains
+			if len(chains) > 0 {
+				cmd.Printf("Loading state for specific chains: %v\n", chains)
+				envOpts = append(envOpts, environment.OnlyLoadChainsFor(chains))
+			} else {
+				cmd.Println("Loading state for all chains")
+			}
+
+			env, err := environment.Load(ctx, dom, envKey, envOpts...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to load environment %w", err)
 			}
@@ -62,7 +93,13 @@ func (c Commands) newStateGenerate(dom domain.Domain, cfg StateConfig) *cobra.Co
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to load previous state: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			state, err := cfg.ViewState(env, prevState)
+			// Generate state using ViewStateV2 with optional chain selectors
+			var opts []deployment.ViewStateOption
+			if len(chains) > 0 {
+				opts = append(opts, deployment.WithChainSelectorsToLoad(chains))
+			}
+
+			state, err := cfg.ViewState(env, prevState, opts...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to snapshot state: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -95,6 +132,7 @@ func (c Commands) newStateGenerate(dom domain.Domain, cfg StateConfig) *cobra.Co
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&persist, "persist", "p", false, "Persist state to disk")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputPath, "outputPath", "o", "", "Output path. Default is <product>/<environment>/state.json")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&prevStatePath, "previousState", "s", "", "Previous state's path. Default is <product>/<environment>/state.json")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&chainsStr, "chains", "c", "", "Chain selectors to fetch state for (comma-separated). If not specified, all chains will be loaded")
 
 	return &cmd
 }
diff --git a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state_test.go b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state_test.go
index 302766cb..6464c5f4 100644
--- a/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state_test.go
+++ b/engine/cld/legacy/cli/commands/state_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ func TestNewStateGenerateCmd_Metadata(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, s)
 	require.Equal(t, "s", s.Shorthand)
 	require.Empty(t, s.Value.String())
+
+	c := cmd.Flags().Lookup("chains")
+	require.NotNil(t, c)
+	require.Equal(t, "c", c.Shorthand)
+	require.Empty(t, c.Value.String())
 }
 
 func TestStateGenerate_MissingEnvFails(t *testing.T) {