diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index c56791c7e5..b4b5299d7c 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -1122,6 +1122,10 @@ func (c *Core) AddRemote(tx *types.Transaction) error {
 	return c.sl.txPool.AddRemote(tx)
 }
 
+func (c *Core) AddRemotes(txs types.Transactions) []error {
+	return c.sl.txPool.AddRemotes(txs)
+}
+
 func (c *Core) TxPoolPending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.AddressBytes]types.Transactions, error) {
 	return c.sl.txPool.TxPoolPending(enforceTips)
 }
diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 0cbf801f0a..e675d57b15 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -1522,6 +1522,9 @@ func (pool *TxPool) runReorg(done chan struct{}, cancel chan struct{}, reset *tx
 
 			// Notify subsystems for newly added transactions
 			for _, tx := range promoted {
+				if !tx.IsLocal() {
+					continue
+				}
 				addr, err := types.Sender(pool.signer, tx)
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
diff --git a/internal/quaiapi/backend.go b/internal/quaiapi/backend.go
index d5d6b9436c..3c9cc92967 100644
--- a/internal/quaiapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/quaiapi/backend.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	// Transaction pool API
 	SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction) error
 	SendRemoteTx(tx *types.Transaction) error
+	SendRemoteTxs(txs types.Transactions) []error
 	GetTransaction(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, common.Hash, uint64, uint64, error)
 	GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error)
 	GetPoolTransaction(txHash common.Hash) *types.Transaction
diff --git a/p2p/node/api.go b/p2p/node/api.go
index 6f47c0a981..58c16c6e08 100644
--- a/p2p/node/api.go
+++ b/p2p/node/api.go
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ func (p *P2PNode) handleBroadcast(sourcePeer peer.ID, data interface{}, nodeLoca
 		p.cacheAdd(v.Hash(), &v, nodeLocation)
 	// TODO: send it to consensus
 	case types.Transaction:
+	case types.Transactions:
 	default:
 		log.Global.Debugf("received unsupported block broadcast")
 		// TODO: ban the peer which sent it?
diff --git a/p2p/node/pubsubManager/gossipsub.go b/p2p/node/pubsubManager/gossipsub.go
index ab2e6d7c21..2ebfd5d8f8 100644
--- a/p2p/node/pubsubManager/gossipsub.go
+++ b/p2p/node/pubsubManager/gossipsub.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/quai"
 )
 
+const numWorkers = 10   // Number of workers per stream
+const msgChanSize = 500 // 500 requests per subscription
+
 var (
 	ErrUnsupportedType = errors.New("data type not supported")
 )
@@ -118,29 +121,50 @@ func (g *PubsubManager) Subscribe(location common.Location, datatype interface{}
 				}).Fatal("Go-Quai Panicked")
 			}
 		}()
+		// Create a channel for messages
+		msgChan := make(chan *pubsub.Message, msgChanSize)
+		full := 0
+		// Start worker goroutines
+		for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+			go func(location common.Location) {
+				for msg := range msgChan { // This should exit when msgChan is closed
+					var data interface{}
+					// unmarshal the received data depending on the topic's type
+					err = pb.UnmarshalAndConvert(msg.Data, location, &data, datatype)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Global.Errorf("error unmarshalling data: %s", err)
+						continue
+					}
+
+					// handle the received data
+					if g.onReceived != nil {
+						g.onReceived(msg.ReceivedFrom, data, location)
+					}
+				}
+			}(location)
+		}
 		log.Global.Debugf("waiting for first message on subscription: %s", sub.Topic())
 		for {
 			msg, err := sub.Next(g.ctx)
 			if err != nil || msg == nil {
 				// if context was cancelled, then we are shutting down
 				if g.ctx.Err() != nil || msg == nil {
+					close(msgChan)
 					return
 				}
 				log.Global.Errorf("error getting next message from subscription: %s", err)
+				continue
 			}
 			log.Global.Tracef("received message on topic: %s", topicName)
 
-			var data interface{}
-			// unmarshal the received data depending on the topic's type
-			err = pb.UnmarshalAndConvert(msg.Data, location, &data, datatype)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Global.Errorf("error unmarshalling data: %s", err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			// handle the received data
-			if g.onReceived != nil {
-				g.onReceived(msg.ReceivedFrom, data, location)
+			// Send to worker goroutines
+			select {
+			case msgChan <- msg:
+			default:
+				if full%1000 == 0 {
+					log.Global.WithField("topic", topicName).Warnf("message channel full. Lost messages: %d", full)
+				}
+				full++
 			}
 		}
 	}(location, subscription)
diff --git a/quai/api_backend.go b/quai/api_backend.go
index 8a3d795ee8..2f2f957e41 100644
--- a/quai/api_backend.go
+++ b/quai/api_backend.go
@@ -319,6 +319,14 @@ func (b *QuaiAPIBackend) SendRemoteTx(remoteTx *types.Transaction) error {
 	return b.quai.Core().AddRemote(remoteTx)
 }
 
+func (b *QuaiAPIBackend) SendRemoteTxs(remoteTxs types.Transactions) []error {
+	nodeCtx := b.quai.core.NodeCtx()
+	if nodeCtx != common.ZONE_CTX {
+		return []error{errors.New("SendRemoteTxs can only be called in zone chain")}
+	}
+	return b.quai.Core().AddRemotes(remoteTxs)
+}
+
 func (b *QuaiAPIBackend) GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error) {
 	nodeCtx := b.quai.core.NodeCtx()
 	if nodeCtx != common.ZONE_CTX {
diff --git a/quai/handler.go b/quai/handler.go
index bd5cff6b68..b493dbf6b0 100644
--- a/quai/handler.go
+++ b/quai/handler.go
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ func (h *handler) txBroadcastLoop() {
 		case event := <-h.txsCh:
 			transactions = append(transactions, event.Txs...)
 		case <-broadcastTransactionsTicker.C:
+			if len(transactions) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
 			err := h.p2pBackend.Broadcast(h.nodeLocation, &transactions)
 			if err != nil {
 				h.logger.Error("Error broadcasting transactions", err)
diff --git a/quai/p2p_backend.go b/quai/p2p_backend.go
index bc04428283..c1603a5b4f 100644
--- a/quai/p2p_backend.go
+++ b/quai/p2p_backend.go
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ func (qbe *QuaiBackend) OnNewBroadcast(sourcePeer p2p.PeerID, data interface{},
 			backend.SendRemoteTx(&data)
 		}
 		// TODO: Handle the error here and mark the peers accordingly
+	case types.Transactions:
+		backend := *qbe.GetBackend(nodeLocation)
+		if backend == nil {
+			log.Global.Error("no backend found")
+			return false
+		}
+		backend.SendRemoteTxs(data.(types.Transactions))
 	}
 
 	// If it was a good broadcast, mark the peer as lively