diff --git a/packages/hw-ledger/src/defaults.ts b/packages/hw-ledger/src/defaults.ts
index 500d9e6cab..f85fca80bd 100644
--- a/packages/hw-ledger/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/hw-ledger/src/defaults.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ export const genericLedgerApps = {
   encointer: 'Encointer',
   frequency: 'Frequency',
   integritee: 'Integritee',
-  polimec: 'Polimec'
+  polimec: 'Polimec',
+  vara: 'Vara'
 };
 
 // These match up with the keys of the knownLedger object in the @polkadot/networks/defaults/ledger.ts
diff --git a/packages/networks/src/defaults/genesis.ts b/packages/networks/src/defaults/genesis.ts
index e4e712e0a1..d6bb9591b0 100644
--- a/packages/networks/src/defaults/genesis.ts
+++ b/packages/networks/src/defaults/genesis.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ export const knownGenesis: KnownGenesis = {
   unique: [
     '0x84322d9cddbf35088f1e54e9a85c967a41a56a4f43445768125e61af166c7d31'
   ],
+  vara: [
+    '0xfe1b4c55fd4d668101126434206571a7838a8b6b93a6d1b95d607e78e6c53763'
+  ],
   vtb: [
     '0x286bc8414c7000ce1d6ee6a834e29a54c1784814b76243eb77ed0b2c5573c60f',
     '0x7483b89572fb2bd687c7b9a93b242d0b237f9aba463aba07ec24503931038aaa'
diff --git a/packages/networks/src/defaults/ledger.ts b/packages/networks/src/defaults/ledger.ts
index 1f3f550ecd..a92f1f3f7b 100644
--- a/packages/networks/src/defaults/ledger.ts
+++ b/packages/networks/src/defaults/ledger.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const knownLedger: KnownLedger = {
   statemint: 0x00000162, // common-good on Polkadot, shares derivation
   ternoa: 0x00003e3,
   unique: 0x00000295,
+  vara: 0x00001370,
   vtb: 0x000002b6,
   xxnetwork: 0x000007a3,
   zeitgeist: 0x00000162