diff --git a/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync.go b/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync.go
index e3df80f5c9..b7d09b1860 100644
--- a/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync.go
+++ b/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type distSyncImpl struct {
 	accessNodes       []gpa.NodeID // Maybe is not needed? Lets keep it until the redesign.
 	committeeNodes    []gpa.NodeID // Subset of serverNodes and accessNodes.
 	requestNeededCB   func(*isc.RequestRef) isc.Request
-	requestReceivedCB func(isc.Request)
+	requestReceivedCB func(isc.Request) bool
 	nodeCountToShare  int // Number of nodes to share a request per iteration.
 	maxMsgsPerTick    int
 	needed            *shrinkingmap.ShrinkingMap[isc.RequestRefKey, *distSyncReqNeeded]
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type distSyncReqNeeded struct {
 func New(
 	me gpa.NodeID,
 	requestNeededCB func(*isc.RequestRef) isc.Request,
-	requestReceivedCB func(isc.Request),
+	requestReceivedCB func(isc.Request) bool,
 	maxMsgsPerTick int,
 	missingReqsMetric func(count int),
 	log *logger.Logger,
@@ -153,24 +153,29 @@ func (dsi *distSyncImpl) handleCommitteeNodes(committeeNodes []gpa.NodeID) {
 // In the current algorithm, for sharing a message:
 //   - Just send a message to all the committee nodes (or server nodes, if committee is not known).
 func (dsi *distSyncImpl) handleInputPublishRequest(input *inputPublishRequest) gpa.OutMessages {
+	msgs := dsi.propagateRequest(input.request)
+	//
+	// Delete the it from the "needed" list, if any.
+	// This node has the request, if it tries to publish it.
+	reqRef := isc.RequestRefFromRequest(input.request)
+	if dsi.needed.Delete(reqRef.AsKey()) {
+		dsi.missingReqsMetric(dsi.needed.Size())
+	}
+	return msgs
+}
+
+func (dsi *distSyncImpl) propagateRequest(request isc.Request) gpa.OutMessages {
 	msgs := gpa.NoMessages()
 	var publishToNodes []gpa.NodeID
 	if len(dsi.committeeNodes) > 0 {
 		publishToNodes = dsi.committeeNodes
-		dsi.log.Debugf("Forwarding request %v to committee nodes: %v", input.request.ID(), dsi.committeeNodes)
+		dsi.log.Debugf("Forwarding request %v to committee nodes: %v", request.ID(), dsi.committeeNodes)
 	} else {
-		dsi.log.Debugf("Forwarding request %v to server nodes: %v", input.request.ID(), dsi.serverNodes)
+		dsi.log.Debugf("Forwarding request %v to server nodes: %v", request.ID(), dsi.serverNodes)
 		publishToNodes = dsi.serverNodes
 	}
 	for i := range publishToNodes {
-		msgs.Add(newMsgShareRequest(input.request, 0, publishToNodes[i]))
-	}
-	//
-	// Delete the it from the "needed" list, if any.
-	// This node has the request, if it tries to publish it.
-	reqRef := isc.RequestRefFromRequest(input.request)
-	if dsi.needed.Delete(reqRef.AsKey()) {
-		dsi.missingReqsMetric(dsi.needed.Size())
+		msgs.Add(newMsgShareRequest(request, 0, publishToNodes[i]))
 	}
 	return msgs
 }
@@ -244,22 +249,30 @@ func (dsi *distSyncImpl) handleMsgMissingRequest(msg *msgMissingRequest) gpa.Out
 }
 
 func (dsi *distSyncImpl) handleMsgShareRequest(msg *msgShareRequest) gpa.OutMessages {
+	msgs := gpa.NoMessages()
 	reqRefKey := isc.RequestRefFromRequest(msg.request).AsKey()
-	dsi.requestReceivedCB(msg.request)
+	added := dsi.requestReceivedCB(msg.request)
 	if dsi.needed.Delete(reqRefKey) {
 		dsi.missingReqsMetric(dsi.needed.Size())
 	}
+	//
+	// Propagate the message, if it was new to us.
+	// Follow the logic as if the message is received via the API.
+	if added {
+		msgs.AddAll(dsi.propagateRequest(msg.request))
+	}
+	//
+	// The following is de-factor unused, as TTL is always 0 currently.
 	if msg.ttl > 0 {
 		ttl := msg.ttl
 		if ttl > maxTTL {
 			ttl = maxTTL
 		}
-		msgs := gpa.NoMessages()
 		perm := dsi.rnd.Perm(len(dsi.committeeNodes))
 		for i := 0; i < dsi.nodeCountToShare; i++ {
 			msgs.Add(newMsgShareRequest(msg.request, ttl-1, dsi.committeeNodes[perm[i]]))
 		}
 		return msgs
 	}
-	return nil
+	return msgs
 }
diff --git a/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync_test.go b/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync_test.go
index e7e18f67c3..2e5e2ca575 100644
--- a/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync_test.go
+++ b/packages/chain/mempool/distsync/dist_sync_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ func testBasic(t *testing.T, n, cmtN, cmtF int) {
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
-		requestReceivedCB := func(req isc.Request) {
+		requestReceivedCB := func(req isc.Request) bool {
+			_, have := recv[thisNodeID]
 			recv[thisNodeID] = req
+			return !have
 		}
 		nodes[nid] = distsync.New(thisNodeID, requestNeededCB, requestReceivedCB, 100, func(count int) {}, log)
 	}
diff --git a/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go b/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
index bf7c5d04e5..184d243165 100644
--- a/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/packages/chain/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -493,15 +493,17 @@ func (mpi *mempoolImpl) distSyncRequestNeededCB(requestRef *isc.RequestRef) isc.
 }
 
 // A callback for distSync.
-func (mpi *mempoolImpl) distSyncRequestReceivedCB(request isc.Request) {
+func (mpi *mempoolImpl) distSyncRequestReceivedCB(request isc.Request) bool {
 	offLedgerReq, ok := request.(isc.OffLedgerRequest)
 	if !ok {
 		mpi.log.Warn("Dropping non-OffLedger request form dist %T: %+v", request, request)
-		return
+		return false
 	}
 	if err := mpi.shouldAddOffledgerRequest(offLedgerReq); err == nil {
 		mpi.addOffledger(offLedgerReq)
+		return true
 	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func (mpi *mempoolImpl) nonce(account isc.AgentID) uint64 {