diff --git a/cmd/node/config/enableEpochs.toml b/cmd/node/config/enableEpochs.toml
index 91d5963fcda..c0f48e29704 100644
--- a/cmd/node/config/enableEpochs.toml
+++ b/cmd/node/config/enableEpochs.toml
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@
     # CryptoOpcodesV2EnableEpoch represents the epoch when BLSMultiSig, Secp256r1 and other opcodes are enabled
     CryptoOpcodesV2EnableEpoch = 4
 
+    # UnjailCleanupEnableEpoch represents the epoch when the cleanup of the unjailed nodes is enabled
+    UnJailCleanupEnableEpoch = 4
+
     # BLSMultiSignerEnableEpoch represents the activation epoch for different types of BLS multi-signers
     BLSMultiSignerEnableEpoch = [
         { EnableEpoch = 0, Type = "no-KOSK" },
diff --git a/common/constants.go b/common/constants.go
index 83b4249b0d2..24a01d0c2cd 100644
--- a/common/constants.go
+++ b/common/constants.go
@@ -1220,5 +1220,6 @@ const (
 	DynamicESDTFlag                                    core.EnableEpochFlag = "DynamicEsdtFlag"
 	EGLDInESDTMultiTransferFlag                        core.EnableEpochFlag = "EGLDInESDTMultiTransferFlag"
 	CryptoOpcodesV2Flag                                core.EnableEpochFlag = "CryptoOpcodesV2Flag"
+	UnJailCleanupFlag                                  core.EnableEpochFlag = "UnJailCleanupFlag"
 	// all new flags must be added to createAllFlagsMap method, as part of enableEpochsHandler allFlagsDefined
 )
diff --git a/common/enablers/enableEpochsHandler.go b/common/enablers/enableEpochsHandler.go
index 24962e09030..0683d4fcd5f 100644
--- a/common/enablers/enableEpochsHandler.go
+++ b/common/enablers/enableEpochsHandler.go
@@ -750,6 +750,12 @@ func (handler *enableEpochsHandler) createAllFlagsMap() {
 			},
 			activationEpoch: handler.enableEpochsConfig.CryptoOpcodesV2EnableEpoch,
 		},
+		common.UnJailCleanupFlag: {
+			isActiveInEpoch: func(epoch uint32) bool {
+				return epoch >= handler.enableEpochsConfig.UnJailCleanupEnableEpoch
+			},
+			activationEpoch: handler.enableEpochsConfig.UnJailCleanupEnableEpoch,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/config/epochConfig.go b/config/epochConfig.go
index f53f2078f6d..56ef4f9e32e 100644
--- a/config/epochConfig.go
+++ b/config/epochConfig.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ type EnableEpochs struct {
 	DynamicESDTEnableEpoch                                   uint32
 	EGLDInMultiTransferEnableEpoch                           uint32
 	CryptoOpcodesV2EnableEpoch                               uint32
+	UnJailCleanupEnableEpoch                                 uint32
 	BLSMultiSignerEnableEpoch                                []MultiSignerConfig
 }
 
diff --git a/process/scToProtocol/stakingToPeer.go b/process/scToProtocol/stakingToPeer.go
index e9b166b52ea..363a7975a7a 100644
--- a/process/scToProtocol/stakingToPeer.go
+++ b/process/scToProtocol/stakingToPeer.go
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/data/smartContractResult"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/hashing"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-core-go/marshal"
+	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-logger-go"
+	vmcommon "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-vm-common-go"
+
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/common"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/dataRetriever"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/process"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/state"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/vm"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/vm/systemSmartContracts"
-	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-logger-go"
-	vmcommon "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-vm-common-go"
 )
 
 var _ process.SmartContractToProtocolHandler = (*stakingToPeer)(nil)
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ func checkIfNil(args ArgStakingToPeer) error {
 	return core.CheckHandlerCompatibility(args.EnableEpochsHandler, []core.EnableEpochFlag{
 		common.StakeFlag,
 		common.ValidatorToDelegationFlag,
+		common.UnJailCleanupFlag,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -341,6 +343,9 @@ func (stp *stakingToPeer) updatePeerState(
 		if account.GetTempRating() < stp.unJailRating {
 			log.Debug("node is unJailed, setting temp rating to start rating", "blsKey", blsPubKey)
 			account.SetTempRating(stp.unJailRating)
+			if stp.enableEpochsHandler.IsFlagEnabled(common.UnJailCleanupFlag) {
+				account.SetConsecutiveProposerMisses(0)
+			}
 		}
 
 		isNewValidator := !isValidator && stakingData.Staked
diff --git a/state/interface.go b/state/interface.go
index 0b53a4f5fcd..a9b460957b1 100644
--- a/state/interface.go
+++ b/state/interface.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type PeerAccountHandler interface {
 	GetTempRating() uint32
 	SetTempRating(uint32)
 	GetConsecutiveProposerMisses() uint32
-	SetConsecutiveProposerMisses(uint322 uint32)
+	SetConsecutiveProposerMisses(consecutiveMisses uint32)
 	ResetAtNewEpoch()
 	SetPreviousList(list string)
 	vmcommon.AccountHandler