diff --git a/nano/core_test/node.cpp b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
index 9f5a53b4..60537aef 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
@@ -3613,6 +3613,84 @@ TEST (node, bandwidth_limiter)
 	node.stop ();
 }
 
+// Tests that local blocks are flooded to all principal representatives
+TEST (node, aggressive_flooding)
+{
+	nano::system system;
+	nano::node_flags node_flags;
+	node_flags.disable_request_loop = true;
+	node_flags.disable_block_processor_republishing = true;
+	auto & node1 (*system.add_node (node_flags));
+	auto & wallet1 (*system.wallet (0));
+	wallet1.insert_adhoc (nano::test_genesis_key.prv);
+	std::array<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<nano::node>, std::shared_ptr<nano::wallet>>, 5> nodes_wallets{};
+	std::generate (nodes_wallets.begin (), nodes_wallets.end (), [&system, node_flags]() {
+		nano::node_config node_config;
+		node_config.peering_port = nano::get_available_port ();
+		auto node (system.add_node (node_config, node_flags));
+		return std::make_pair (node, system.wallet (system.nodes.size () - 1));
+	});
+	auto large_amount = (nano::genesis_amount / 2) / nodes_wallets.size ();
+	for (auto & node_wallet : nodes_wallets)
+	{
+		nano::keypair keypair;
+		node_wallet.second->store.representative_set (node_wallet.first->wallets.tx_begin_write (), keypair.pub);
+		node_wallet.second->insert_adhoc (keypair.prv);
+		wallet1.send_action (nano::test_genesis_key.pub, keypair.pub, large_amount);
+	}
+	// Wait until all nodes have a representative
+	system.deadline_set (!is_sanitizer_build ? 5s : 15s);
+	while (node1.rep_crawler.principal_representatives ().size () != nodes_wallets.size ())
+	{
+		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+	}
+	// Generate blocks and ensure they are sent to all representatives
+	nano::block_builder builder;
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::state_block> block{};
+	{
+		auto transaction (node1.store.tx_begin_read ());
+		block = builder.state ()
+		        .account (nano::test_genesis_key.pub)
+		        .representative (nano::test_genesis_key.pub)
+		        .previous (node1.ledger.latest (transaction, nano::test_genesis_key.pub))
+		        .balance (node1.ledger.account_balance (transaction, nano::test_genesis_key.pub) - 1)
+		        .link (nano::test_genesis_key.pub)
+		        .sign (nano::test_genesis_key.prv, nano::test_genesis_key.pub)
+		        .work (*node1.work_generate_blocking (node1.ledger.latest (transaction, nano::test_genesis_key.pub)))
+		        .build ();
+	}
+	// Processing locally goes through the aggressive block flooding path
+	node1.process_local (block, false);
+
+	auto all_have_block = [&nodes_wallets](nano::block_hash const & hash_a) {
+		return std::all_of (nodes_wallets.begin (), nodes_wallets.end (), [hash = hash_a](auto const & node_wallet) {
+			return node_wallet.first->block (hash) != nullptr;
+		});
+	};
+
+	system.deadline_set (!is_sanitizer_build ? 3s : 10s);
+	while (!all_have_block (block->hash ()))
+	{
+		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+	}
+
+	// Do the same for a wallet block
+	auto wallet_block = wallet1.send_sync (nano::test_genesis_key.pub, nano::test_genesis_key.pub, 10);
+	system.deadline_set (!is_sanitizer_build ? 3s : 10s);
+	while (!all_have_block (wallet_block))
+	{
+		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+	}
+
+	// Wait until the main node has all blocks: genesis + (send+open) for each representative + 2 local blocks
+	// The main node only sees all blocks if other nodes are flooding their PR's open block to all other PRs
+	system.deadline_set (5s);
+	while (node1.ledger.cache.block_count < 1 + 2 * nodes_wallets.size () + 2)
+	{
+		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+	}
+}
+
 TEST (active_difficulty, recalculate_work)
 {
 	nano::system system;
diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
index d7ec060f..8227a394 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_batch (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock_
 	}
 }
 
-void nano::block_processor::process_live (nano::block_hash const & hash_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a, const bool watch_work_a)
+void nano::block_processor::process_live (nano::block_hash const & hash_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a, const bool watch_work_a, const bool initial_publish_a)
 {
 	// Add to work watcher to prevent dropping the election
 	if (watch_work_a)
@@ -373,7 +373,14 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_live (nano::block_hash const & hash_a, std::
 	node.active.insert (block_a, false);
 
 	// Announce block contents to the network
-	node.network.flood_block (block_a, nano::buffer_drop_policy::no_limiter_drop);
+	if (initial_publish_a)
+	{
+		node.network.flood_block_initial (block_a);
+	}
+	else if (!node.flags.disable_block_processor_republishing)
+	{
+		node.network.flood_block (block_a, nano::buffer_drop_policy::no_limiter_drop);
+	}
 	if (node.config.enable_voting && node.wallets.rep_counts ().voting > 0)
 	{
 		// Announce our weighted vote to the network
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ void nano::block_processor::process_live (nano::block_hash const & hash_a, std::
 	}
 }
 
-nano::process_return nano::block_processor::process_one (nano::write_transaction const & transaction_a, nano::unchecked_info info_a, const bool watch_work_a)
+nano::process_return nano::block_processor::process_one (nano::write_transaction const & transaction_a, nano::unchecked_info info_a, const bool watch_work_a, const bool first_publish_a)
 {
 	nano::process_return result;
 	auto hash (info_a.block->hash ());
@@ -399,7 +406,7 @@ nano::process_return nano::block_processor::process_one (nano::write_transaction
 			}
 			if (info_a.modified > nano::seconds_since_epoch () - 300 && node.block_arrival.recent (hash))
 			{
-				process_live (hash, info_a.block, watch_work_a);
+				process_live (hash, info_a.block, watch_work_a, first_publish_a);
 			}
 			queue_unchecked (transaction_a, hash);
 			break;
diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
index 15614d42..9563a213 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 	bool should_log (bool);
 	bool have_blocks ();
 	void process_blocks ();
-	nano::process_return process_one (nano::write_transaction const &, nano::unchecked_info, const bool = false);
+	nano::process_return process_one (nano::write_transaction const &, nano::unchecked_info, const bool = false, const bool = false);
 	nano::process_return process_one (nano::write_transaction const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::block>, const bool = false);
 	nano::vote_generator generator;
 	// Delay required for average network propagartion before requesting confirmation
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
 	void queue_unchecked (nano::write_transaction const &, nano::block_hash const &);
 	void verify_state_blocks (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> &, size_t = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max ());
 	void process_batch (nano::unique_lock<std::mutex> &);
-	void process_live (nano::block_hash const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::block>, const bool = false);
+	void process_live (nano::block_hash const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::block>, const bool = false, const bool = false);
 	void requeue_invalid (nano::block_hash const &, nano::unchecked_info const &);
 	bool stopped;
 	bool active;
diff --git a/nano/node/network.cpp b/nano/node/network.cpp
index 3483bd47..26a4c98b 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,25 @@ void nano::network::flood_message (nano::message const & message_a, nano::buffer
 	}
 }
 
+void nano::network::flood_block (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const & block_a, nano::buffer_drop_policy const drop_policy_a)
+{
+	nano::publish message (block_a);
+	flood_message (message, drop_policy_a);
+}
+
+void nano::network::flood_block_initial (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const & block_a)
+{
+	nano::publish message (block_a);
+	for (auto const & i : node.rep_crawler.principal_representatives ())
+	{
+		i.channel->send (message, nullptr, nano::buffer_drop_policy::no_limiter_drop);
+	}
+	for (auto & i : list_non_pr (fanout (1.0)))
+	{
+		i->send (message, nullptr, nano::buffer_drop_policy::no_limiter_drop);
+	}
+}
+
 void nano::network::flood_vote (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const & vote_a, float scale)
 {
 	nano::confirm_ack message (vote_a);
diff --git a/nano/node/network.hpp b/nano/node/network.hpp
index 546c8fff..99c68bbc 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.hpp
@@ -107,12 +107,10 @@ public:
 	}
 	void flood_vote (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const &, float scale);
 	void flood_vote_pr (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const &);
-	void flood_block (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a, nano::buffer_drop_policy drop_policy_a = nano::buffer_drop_policy::limiter)
-	{
-		nano::publish publish (block_a);
-		flood_message (publish, drop_policy_a);
-	}
-
+	// Flood block to all PRs and a random selection of non-PRs
+	void flood_block_initial (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const &);
+	// Flood block to a random selection of peers
+	void flood_block (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const &, nano::buffer_drop_policy const = nano::buffer_drop_policy::limiter);
 	void flood_block_many (std::deque<std::shared_ptr<nano::block>>, std::function<void()> = nullptr, unsigned = broadcast_interval_ms);
 	void merge_peers (std::array<nano::endpoint, 8> const &);
 	void merge_peer (nano::endpoint const &);
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index e16822d6..9ac038f9 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ nano::process_return nano::node::process_local (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> blo
 	block_processor.wait_write ();
 	// Process block
 	auto transaction (store.tx_begin_write ({ tables::accounts, tables::cached_counts, tables::change_blocks, tables::frontiers, tables::open_blocks, tables::pending, tables::receive_blocks, tables::representation, tables::send_blocks, tables::state_blocks }, { tables::confirmation_height }));
-	return block_processor.process_one (transaction, info, work_watcher_a);
+	return block_processor.process_one (transaction, info, work_watcher_a, true);
 }
 
 void nano::node::start ()
diff --git a/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp b/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
index f242cadd..f3600dea 100644
--- a/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 	bool disable_unchecked_drop{ true };
 	bool disable_providing_telemetry_metrics{ false };
 	bool disable_block_processor_unchecked_deletion{ false };
+	bool disable_block_processor_republishing{ false };
 	bool disable_ongoing_telemetry_requests{ false };
 	bool fast_bootstrap{ false };
 	bool read_only{ false };
diff --git a/nano/node/wallet.cpp b/nano/node/wallet.cpp
index 08e3a9dd..6541dcf2 100644
--- a/nano/node/wallet.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/wallet.cpp
@@ -1453,6 +1453,7 @@ void nano::work_watcher::watching (nano::qualified_root const & root_a, std::sha
 
 								if (!ec)
 								{
+									watcher_l->node.network.flood_block_initial (block);
 									watcher_l->node.active.update_difficulty (block);
 									watcher_l->update (root_a, block);
 									updated_l = true;