diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index cff31cd..546869e 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ func NewService(options ServiceOptions) *Service {
 		checkInterval = DefaultTreeRootCheckInterval
 	}
 
+	chainAliasActionCaller := options.ChainAliasActionCaller
+	if chainAliasActionCaller == nil {
+		if actionCaller, ok := options.ActionRegistrar.(ActionCaller); ok {
+			chainAliasActionCaller = actionCaller
+		}
+	}
+
 	hsdClient := options.HSDClient
 	if hsdClient == nil {
 		hsdPassword := options.HSDPassword
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ func NewService(options ServiceOptions) *Service {
 		recordTTL:                    options.RecordTTL,
 		hsdClient:                    hsdClient,
 		mainchainAliasClient:         mainchainClient,
-		chainAliasActionCaller:       options.ChainAliasActionCaller,
+		chainAliasActionCaller:       chainAliasActionCaller,
 		chainAliasAction:             options.ChainAliasAction,
 		recordDiscoverer:             options.RecordDiscoverer,
 		fallbackRecordDiscoverer:     options.FallbackRecordDiscoverer,
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index 0ea2ac4..95d12bc 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -899,6 +899,81 @@ func TestServiceDiscoverAliasesUsesConfiguredActionCaller(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewServiceInfersChainAliasActionCallerFromRegistrar(t *testing.T) {
+	var actionCalls int32
+	var chainAliasCalls int32
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+		var payload struct {
+			Method string `json:"method"`
+			Params []any  `json:"params"`
+		}
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request payload: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		switch payload.Method {
+		case "getblockchaininfo":
+			atomic.AddInt32(&chainAliasCalls, 1)
+			responseWriter.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(responseWriter).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"result": map[string]any{
+					"tree_root": "action-registry-root",
+				},
+			})
+		case "getnameresource":
+			atomic.AddInt32(&chainAliasCalls, 1)
+			responseWriter.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(responseWriter).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"result": map[string]any{
+					"a": []string{"10.10.10.10"},
+				},
+			})
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected method: %s", payload.Method)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	registrar := &actionRegistrarAndCaller{
+		actionRecorder: actionRecorder{},
+	}
+	registrar.handlers = map[string]func(map[string]any) (any, bool, error){}
+	service := NewService(ServiceOptions{
+		ActionRegistrar: registrar,
+		HSDClient: NewHSDClient(HSDClientOptions{
+			URL: server.URL,
+		}),
+		RecordTTL: time.Minute,
+	})
+
+	registrar.actionCall = func(ctx context.Context, action string, values map[string]any) (any, bool, error) {
+		atomic.AddInt32(&actionCalls, 1)
+		if action != "blockchain.chain.aliases" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected action name: %s", action)
+		}
+		return map[string]any{
+			"aliases": []any{"gateway.charon.lthn"},
+		}, true, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := service.DiscoverAliases(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected discover to use registrar action caller: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	record, ok := service.Resolve("gateway.charon.lthn")
+	if !ok || len(record.A) != 1 || record.A[0] != "10.10.10.10" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected discovered gateway record, got %#v (ok=%t)", record, ok)
+	}
+
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&actionCalls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one action-caller invocation, got %d", atomic.LoadInt32(&actionCalls))
+	}
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&chainAliasCalls) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected two HSD calls (tree root + resource), got %d", atomic.LoadInt32(&chainAliasCalls))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceDiscoverAliasesTreatsNilActionResponseAsNoAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	var actionCalled bool
 	var fallbackCallCount int32
@@ -3302,3 +3377,15 @@ type actionCallerFunc func(context.Context, string, map[string]any) (any, bool,
 func (caller actionCallerFunc) CallAction(ctx context.Context, name string, values map[string]any) (any, bool, error) {
 	return caller(ctx, name, values)
 }
+
+type actionRegistrarAndCaller struct {
+	actionRecorder
+	actionCall func(context.Context, string, map[string]any) (any, bool, error)
+}
+
+func (registrar *actionRegistrarAndCaller) CallAction(ctx context.Context, name string, values map[string]any) (any, bool, error) {
+	if registrar.actionCall == nil {
+		return nil, false, nil
+	}
+	return registrar.actionCall(ctx, name, values)
+}