diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 86b9cc9f..5be957c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 *.dmg
 *.DS_Store
 core_test
+!core_test/
 qt_test
 rai_node
 rai_wallet
diff --git a/rai/core_test/CMakeLists.txt b/rai/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
index bf5c6540..39c4301c 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rai/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ add_executable (core_test
 	processor_service.cpp
 	peer_container.cpp
 	rpc.cpp
+	signing.cpp
 	uint256_union.cpp
 	versioning.cpp
 	wallet.cpp
diff --git a/rai/core_test/signing.cpp b/rai/core_test/signing.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ebfecb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rai/core_test/signing.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <future>
+#include <rai/node/node.hpp>
+
+TEST (signature_checker, empty)
+{
+	rai::signature_checker checker;
+	std::promise<void> promise;
+	rai::signature_check_set check = { 0, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, &promise };
+	checker.add (check);
+	promise.get_future ().wait ();
+}
+
+TEST (signature_checker, many)
+{
+	rai::keypair key;
+	rai::state_block block (key.pub, 0, key.pub, 0, 0, key.prv, key.pub, 0);
+	rai::signature_checker checker;
+	std::promise<void> promise;
+	std::vector<rai::uint256_union> hashes;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> messages;
+	std::vector<size_t> lengths;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> pub_keys;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> signatures;
+	std::vector<int> verifications;
+	size_t size (1000);
+	verifications.resize (size);
+	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
+	{
+		hashes.push_back (block.hash ());
+		messages.push_back (hashes.back ().bytes.data ());
+		lengths.push_back (sizeof (decltype (hashes)::value_type));
+		pub_keys.push_back (block.hashables.account.bytes.data ());
+		signatures.push_back (block.signature.bytes.data ());
+	}
+	rai::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
+	checker.add (check);
+	promise.get_future ().wait ();
+}
+
+TEST (signature_checker, one)
+{
+	rai::keypair key;
+	rai::state_block block (key.pub, 0, key.pub, 0, 0, key.prv, key.pub, 0);
+	rai::signature_checker checker;
+	std::promise<void> promise;
+	std::vector<rai::uint256_union> hashes;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> messages;
+	std::vector<size_t> lengths;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> pub_keys;
+	std::vector<unsigned char const *> signatures;
+	std::vector<int> verifications;
+	size_t size (1);
+	verifications.resize (size);
+	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
+	{
+		hashes.push_back (block.hash ());
+		messages.push_back (hashes.back ().bytes.data ());
+		lengths.push_back (sizeof (decltype (hashes)::value_type));
+		pub_keys.push_back (block.hashables.account.bytes.data ());
+		signatures.push_back (block.signature.bytes.data ());
+	}
+	rai::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
+	checker.add (check);
+	promise.get_future ().wait ();
+}
diff --git a/rai/lib/utility.cpp b/rai/lib/utility.cpp
index ae03dc7e..a8242cfc 100644
--- a/rai/lib/utility.cpp
+++ b/rai/lib/utility.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace thread_role
 			case rai::thread_role::name::voting:
 				thread_role_name_string = "Voting";
 				break;
+			case rai::thread_role::name::signature_checking:
+				thread_role_name_string = "Signature check";
+				break;
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/rai/lib/utility.hpp b/rai/lib/utility.hpp
index 42ef49fa..5cba8f89 100644
--- a/rai/lib/utility.hpp
+++ b/rai/lib/utility.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace thread_role
 		wallet_actions,
 		bootstrap_initiator,
 		voting,
+		signature_checking,
 	};
 	rai::thread_role::name get (void);
 	void set (rai::thread_role::name);
diff --git a/rai/node/node.cpp b/rai/node/node.cpp
index 70a3f127..6495bde7 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.cpp
@@ -941,9 +941,10 @@ void rai::vote_processor::verify_votes (std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<rai
 		pub_keys.push_back (vote.first->account.bytes.data ());
 		signatures.push_back (vote.first->signature.bytes.data ());
 	}
-	/* Verifications is vector if signatures check results
-	validate_message_batch returing "true" if there are at least 1 invalid signature */
-	rai::validate_message_batch (messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), size, verifications.data ());
+	std::promise<void> promise;
+	rai::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
+	node.checker.add (check);
+	promise.get_future ().wait ();
 	std::remove_reference_t<decltype (votes_a)> result;
 	auto i (0);
 	for (auto & vote : votes_a)
@@ -1084,6 +1085,85 @@ bool rai::rep_crawler::exists (rai::block_hash const & hash_a)
 	return active.count (hash_a) != 0;
 }
 
+rai::signature_checker::signature_checker () :
+started (false),
+stopped (false),
+thread ([this]() { run (); })
+{
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
+	while (!started)
+	{
+		condition.wait (lock);
+	}
+}
+
+rai::signature_checker::~signature_checker ()
+{
+	stop ();
+}
+
+void rai::signature_checker::add (rai::signature_check_set & check_a)
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
+	checks.push_back (check_a);
+	condition.notify_all ();
+}
+
+void rai::signature_checker::stop ()
+{
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
+	stopped = true;
+	lock.unlock ();
+	condition.notify_all ();
+	if (thread.joinable ())
+	{
+		thread.join ();
+	}
+}
+
+void rai::signature_checker::flush ()
+{
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
+	while (!stopped && !checks.empty ())
+	{
+		condition.wait (lock);
+	}
+}
+
+void rai::signature_checker::verify (rai::signature_check_set & check_a)
+{
+	/* Verifications is vector if signatures check results
+	 validate_message_batch returing "true" if there are at least 1 invalid signature */
+	auto code (rai::validate_message_batch (check_a.messages, check_a.message_lengths, check_a.pub_keys, check_a.signatures, check_a.size, check_a.verifications));
+	(void)code;
+	release_assert (std::all_of (check_a.verifications, check_a.verifications + check_a.size, [](int verification) { return verification == 0 || verification == 1; }));
+	check_a.promise->set_value ();
+}
+
+void rai::signature_checker::run ()
+{
+	rai::thread_role::set (rai::thread_role::name::signature_checking);
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
+	started = true;
+	condition.notify_all ();
+	while (!stopped)
+	{
+		if (!checks.empty ())
+		{
+			auto check (checks.front ());
+			checks.pop_front ();
+			lock.unlock ();
+			verify (check);
+			lock.lock ();
+			condition.notify_all ();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			condition.wait (lock);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 rai::block_processor::block_processor (rai::node & node_a) :
 stopped (false),
 active (false),
@@ -1108,6 +1188,7 @@ void rai::block_processor::stop ()
 
 void rai::block_processor::flush ()
 {
+	node.checker.flush ();
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
 	while (!stopped && (have_blocks () || active))
 	{
@@ -1210,7 +1291,7 @@ void rai::block_processor::verify_state_blocks (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & l
 	std::vector<unsigned char const *> signatures;
 	signatures.reserve (size);
 	std::vector<int> verifications;
-	verifications.resize (size);
+	verifications.resize (size, 0);
 	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
 	{
 		auto & block (static_cast<rai::state_block &> (*items[i].first));
@@ -1220,10 +1301,10 @@ void rai::block_processor::verify_state_blocks (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & l
 		pub_keys.push_back (block.hashables.account.bytes.data ());
 		signatures.push_back (block.signature.bytes.data ());
 	}
-	/* Verifications is vector if signatures check results
-	validate_message_batch returing "true" if there are at least 1 invalid signature */
-	auto code (rai::validate_message_batch (messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), size, verifications.data ()));
-	(void)code;
+	std::promise<void> promise;
+	rai::signature_check_set check = { size, messages.data (), lengths.data (), pub_keys.data (), signatures.data (), verifications.data (), &promise };
+	node.checker.add (check);
+	promise.get_future ().wait ();
 	lock_a.lock ();
 	for (auto i (0); i < size; ++i)
 	{
@@ -1868,6 +1949,7 @@ void rai::node::stop ()
 	bootstrap_initiator.stop ();
 	bootstrap.stop ();
 	port_mapping.stop ();
+	checker.stop ();
 	vote_processor.stop ();
 	wallets.stop ();
 }
diff --git a/rai/node/node.hpp b/rai/node/node.hpp
index c4434795..fa3bb8c8 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.hpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.hpp
@@ -368,6 +368,37 @@ public:
 	std::mutex mutex;
 	std::unordered_set<rai::block_hash> active;
 };
+class block_processor;
+class signature_check_set
+{
+public:
+	size_t size;
+	unsigned char const ** messages;
+	size_t * message_lengths;
+	unsigned char const ** pub_keys;
+	unsigned char const ** signatures;
+	int * verifications;
+	std::promise<void> * promise;
+};
+class signature_checker
+{
+public:
+	signature_checker ();
+	~signature_checker ();
+	void add (signature_check_set &);
+	void stop ();
+	void flush ();
+
+private:
+	void run ();
+	void verify (rai::signature_check_set & check_a);
+	std::deque<rai::signature_check_set> checks;
+	bool started;
+	bool stopped;
+	std::mutex mutex;
+	std::condition_variable condition;
+	std::thread thread;
+};
 // Processing blocks is a potentially long IO operation
 // This class isolates block insertion from other operations like servicing network operations
 class block_processor
@@ -387,13 +418,13 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	void queue_unchecked (rai::transaction const &, rai::block_hash const &);
-	void process_receive_many (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
 	void verify_state_blocks (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
+	void process_receive_many (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
 	bool stopped;
 	bool active;
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point next_log;
-	std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<rai::block>, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point>> blocks;
 	std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<rai::block>, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point>> state_blocks;
+	std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<rai::block>, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point>> blocks;
 	std::unordered_set<rai::block_hash> blocks_hashes;
 	std::deque<std::shared_ptr<rai::block>> forced;
 	std::condition_variable condition;
@@ -465,6 +496,7 @@ public:
 	rai::node_observers observers;
 	rai::wallets wallets;
 	rai::port_mapping port_mapping;
+	rai::signature_checker checker;
 	rai::vote_processor vote_processor;
 	rai::rep_crawler rep_crawler;
 	unsigned warmed_up;