diff --git a/contracts/vesting/VestingWalletRecoveryLight.sol b/contracts/vesting/VestingWalletRecoveryLight.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d3fd825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/vesting/VestingWalletRecoveryLight.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
+// See Forta Network License: https://github.com/forta-network/forta-contracts/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+
+pragma solidity ^0.8.9;
+
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/Address.sol";
+import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/StorageSlot.sol";
+
+/**
+ * This contract is designed for recovering the in case the beneficiary was lost.
+ */
+contract VestingWalletRecoveryLight {
+    /// Storage
+    // Initializable
+    uint8 private _initialized;
+    bool private _initializing;
+    // ContextUpgradeable
+    uint256[50] private __gap_1;
+    // OwnableUpgradeable
+    address private _owner;
+    uint256[49] private __gap_2;
+    // UUPSUpgradeable
+    uint256[50] private __gap_3;
+    // ERC1967UpgradeUpgradeable
+    uint256[50] private __gap_4;
+    // VestingWallerV1
+    mapping (address => uint256) private _released;
+    address private _beneficiary;
+    uint256 private _start;
+    uint256 private _cliff;
+    uint256 private _duration;
+
+    /// Constants and Events
+    // ERC1967UpgradeUpgradeable
+    bytes32 internal constant _IMPLEMENTATION_SLOT = 0x360894a13ba1a3210667c828492db98dca3e2076cc3735a920a3ca505d382bbc;
+    event Upgraded(address indexed implementation);
+
+    function changeOwnerAndUpgrade(address newBeneficiary, address newImplementation) external {
+        // change ownership
+        _beneficiary = newBeneficiary;
+
+        // ERC1967Upgrade._setImplementation
+        require(Address.isContract(newImplementation), "ERC1967: new implementation is not a contract");
+        StorageSlot.getAddressSlot(_IMPLEMENTATION_SLOT).value = newImplementation;
+        emit Upgraded(newImplementation);
+    }
+
+    function proxiableUUID() external pure returns (bytes32) {
+        return _IMPLEMENTATION_SLOT;
+    }
+
+
+    function upgradeTo(address) external pure {
+        revert();
+    }
+
+    function upgradeToAndCall(address, bytes memory) external pure {
+        revert();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/vesting/VestingWallet.recovery.test.js b/test/vesting/VestingWallet.recovery.test.js
index 63dd5e3b..0301cd23 100644
--- a/test/vesting/VestingWallet.recovery.test.js
+++ b/test/vesting/VestingWallet.recovery.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const hre = require('hardhat');
 const { ethers } = hre;
 const { expect } = require('chai');
-const { prepare, deployUpgradeable, performUpgrade, deploy, attach } = require('../fixture');
+const { prepare, deployUpgradeable, performUpgrade } = require('../fixture');
 const utils = require('../../scripts/utils');
 
 const allocation = {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe('VestingWallet ', function () {
         describe('vesting with admin', function () {
             beforeEach(async function () {
                 allocation.beneficiary = this.accounts.user1.address;
+                allocation.newBeneficiary = this.accounts.user2.address;
                 allocation.owner = this.accounts.admin.address;
 
                 this.vesting = await deployUpgradeable(
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ describe('VestingWallet ', function () {
                 );
             });
 
-            it('perform recovery', async function () {
+            it('perform recovery (full upgrade)', async function () {
                 this.vesting = await performUpgrade(hre, this.vesting, 'VestingWalletRecovery', {
                     unsafeAllow: 'delegatecall',
                 });
@@ -47,15 +48,26 @@ describe('VestingWallet ', function () {
                     .to.be.revertedWith(`Ownable: caller is not the owner`);
 
                 // authorized
-                await expect(this.vesting.connect(this.accounts.admin).updateBeneficiary(this.accounts.user2.address))
-                    .to.emit(this.vesting, 'BeneficiaryUpdate').withArgs(this.accounts.user2.address);
+                await expect(this.vesting.connect(this.accounts.admin).updateBeneficiary(allocation.newBeneficiary))
+                    .to.emit(this.vesting, 'BeneficiaryUpdate').withArgs(allocation.newBeneficiary);
+            });
+
+            it('perform recovery (transitory upgrade)', async function () {
+                const implementation = await hre.upgrades.erc1967.getImplementationAddress(this.vesting.address);
+
+                await performUpgrade(hre, this.vesting, 'VestingWalletRecoveryLight', {
+                    call: { fn: 'changeOwnerAndUpgrade', args: [allocation.newBeneficiary, implementation] },
+                    unsafeAllow: 'delegatecall'
+                });
+            });
 
+            afterEach(async function () {
                 await Promise.all([this.vesting.start(), this.vesting.cliff(), this.vesting.duration(), this.vesting.beneficiary(), this.vesting.owner()]).then(
                     ([start, cliff, duration, beneficiary, owner]) => {
                         expect(start).to.be.equal(allocation.start);
                         expect(cliff).to.be.equal(allocation.cliff);
                         expect(duration).to.be.equal(allocation.duration);
-                        expect(beneficiary).to.be.equal(this.accounts.user2.address);
+                        expect(beneficiary).to.be.equal(allocation.newBeneficiary);
                         expect(owner).to.be.equal(allocation.owner);
                     }
                 );