diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 73b3c29c3b..4f4609f0c4 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-minimumchainwork=<hex>", strprintf("Minimum work assumed to exist on a valid chain in hex (default: %s, testnet: %s)", defaultChainParams->GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork.GetHex(), testnetChainParams->GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork.GetHex()));
     }
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-persistmempool", strprintf(_("Whether to save the mempool on shutdown and load on restart (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-syncmempool", strprintf(_("Sync mempool from other nodes on start (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_SYNC_MEMPOOL));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockreconstructionextratxn=<n>", strprintf(_("Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact block reconstructions (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_RECONSTRUCTION_EXTRA_TXN));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-par=<n>", strprintf(_("Set the number of script verification threads (%u to %d, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: %d)"),
         -GetNumCores(), MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS, DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS));
diff --git a/src/masternode/masternode-sync.cpp b/src/masternode/masternode-sync.cpp
index d6154bacd3..6e73e459b7 100644
--- a/src/masternode/masternode-sync.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode/masternode-sync.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ void CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick(CConnman& connman)
             // INITIAL TIMEOUT
 
             if(nCurrentAsset == MASTERNODE_SYNC_WAITING) {
+                if(!pnode->fInbound && gArgs.GetBoolArg("-syncmempool", DEFAULT_SYNC_MEMPOOL) && !netfulfilledman.HasFulfilledRequest(pnode->addr, "mempool-sync")) {
+                    netfulfilledman.AddFulfilledRequest(pnode->addr, "mempool-sync");
+                    connman.PushMessage(pnode, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::MEMPOOL));
+                    LogPrintf("CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick -- nTick %d nCurrentAsset %d -- syncing mempool from peer=%d\n", nTick, nCurrentAsset, pnode->GetId());
+                }
+
                 if(GetTime() - nTimeLastBumped > MASTERNODE_SYNC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) {
                     // At this point we know that:
                     // a) there are peers (because we are looping on at least one of them);
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 9e23a456de..61946fc13e 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ static const bool DEFAULT_SPENTINDEX = false;
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD = 100;
 /** Default for -persistmempool */
 static const bool DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL = true;
+/** Default for -syncmempool */
+static const bool DEFAULT_SYNC_MEMPOOL = true;
 
 /** Maximum number of headers to announce when relaying blocks with headers message.*/
 static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCKS_TO_ANNOUNCE = 8;