diff --git a/ethchain/transaction_pool.go b/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
index fdc3863036..4a4f2e809a 100644
--- a/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
+++ b/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) QueueTransaction(tx *Transaction) {
 	pool.queueChan <- tx
 }
 
-func (pool *TxPool) Flush() []*Transaction {
+func (pool *TxPool) CurrentTransactions() []*Transaction {
 	pool.mutex.Lock()
 	defer pool.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ func (pool *TxPool) Flush() []*Transaction {
 		i++
 	}
 
+	return txList
+}
+
+func (pool *TxPool) Flush() []*Transaction {
+	txList := pool.CurrentTransactions()
+
 	// Recreate a new list all together
 	// XXX Is this the fastest way?
 	pool.pool = list.New()
diff --git a/ethwire/messaging.go b/ethwire/messaging.go
index 185faa341a..b622376f36 100644
--- a/ethwire/messaging.go
+++ b/ethwire/messaging.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	MsgBlockTy      = 0x13
 	MsgGetChainTy   = 0x14
 	MsgNotInChainTy = 0x15
+	MsgGetTxsTy     = 0x16
 
 	MsgTalkTy = 0xff
 )
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ var msgTypeToString = map[MsgType]string{
 	MsgTxTy:         "Transactions",
 	MsgBlockTy:      "Blocks",
 	MsgGetChainTy:   "Get chain",
+	MsgGetTxsTy:     "Get Txs",
 	MsgNotInChainTy: "Not in chain",
 }
 
diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 82c9839273..279b0bc7f1 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ func (p *Peer) HandleInbound() {
 				// in the TxPool where it will undergo validation and
 				// processing when a new block is found
 				for i := 0; i < msg.Data.Len(); i++ {
-					//p.ethereum.TxPool().QueueTransaction(ethchain.NewTransactionFromData(msg.Data.Get(i).Encode()))
-					p.ethereum.TxPool().QueueTransaction(ethchain.NewTransactionFromValue(msg.Data.Get(i)))
+					tx := ethchain.NewTransactionFromValue(msg.Data.Get(i))
+					p.ethereum.TxPool().QueueTransaction(tx)
 				}
 			case ethwire.MsgGetPeersTy:
 				// Flag this peer as a 'requested of new peers' this to
@@ -398,6 +398,16 @@ func (p *Peer) HandleInbound() {
 			case ethwire.MsgNotInChainTy:
 				ethutil.Config.Log.Infof("Not in chain %x\n", msg.Data)
 				// TODO
+			case ethwire.MsgGetTxsTy:
+				// Get the current transactions of the pool
+				txs := p.ethereum.TxPool().CurrentTransactions()
+				// Get the RlpData values from the txs
+				txsInterface := make([]interface{}, len(txs))
+				for i, tx := range txs {
+					txsInterface[i] = tx.RlpData()
+				}
+				// Broadcast it back to the peer
+				p.QueueMessage(ethwire.NewMessage(ethwire.MsgTxTy, txsInterface))
 
 				// Unofficial but fun nonetheless
 			case ethwire.MsgTalkTy:
@@ -562,6 +572,10 @@ func (p *Peer) CatchupWithPeer() {
 		p.QueueMessage(msg)
 
 		ethutil.Config.Log.Debugf("Requesting blockchain %x...\n", p.ethereum.BlockChain().CurrentBlock.Hash()[:4])
+
+		msg = ethwire.NewMessage(ethwire.MsgGetTxsTy, []interface{}{})
+		p.QueueMessage(msg)
+		ethutil.Config.Log.Debugln("Requested transactions")
 	}
 }