diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IDataService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IDataService.java
index 0ffb613839..c9b3e9842e 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IDataService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IDataService.java
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ public String reloadTableImmediate(String nodeId, String catalogName, String sch
 
     public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRows(String nodeId, long dataId);
 
-    public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, Table table, CsvData data, String channelId, boolean sendCorrectionToPeers);
+    public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, long batchId, long rowNumber, Table table, CsvData data, 
+            String channelId, boolean sendCorrectionToPeers);
 
+    public void sendMissingRowsForInitialLoad(String nodeId, long batchId, long rowNumber, String catalogName, String schemaName, String tableName, 
+            String whereSql, String channelId);
+    
     public void sendNewerDataToNode(ISqlTransaction transaction, String targetNodeId, String tableName, String pkCsvData, 
             Date minCreateTime, String winningNodeId);
 
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataLoaderService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataLoaderService.java
index 900902f51d..4622d7358a 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataLoaderService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataLoaderService.java
@@ -649,15 +649,16 @@ protected IDataWriter chooseDataWriter(Batch batch) {
                     && listener.getCurrentBatch() != null && listener.isNewErrorForCurrentBatch()
                     && listener.getCurrentBatch().isLoadFlag()
                     && listener.getCurrentBatch().getSqlCode() == ErrorConstants.FK_VIOLATION_CODE) {
-                engine.getDataService().reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(sourceNode.getNodeId(), ctx.getTable(),
-                        ctx.getData(), Constants.CHANNEL_CONFIG, false);
+                engine.getDataService().reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(sourceNode.getNodeId(), ctx.getBatch().getBatchId(), 
+                        listener.getCurrentBatch().getFailedLineNumber(), ctx.getTable(), ctx.getData(), Constants.CHANNEL_CONFIG, false);
             }
             if (parameterService.is(ParameterConstants.AUTO_RESOLVE_FOREIGN_KEY_VIOLATION_REVERSE)
                     && listener.getCurrentBatch() != null && listener.isNewErrorForCurrentBatch()
                     && !listener.getCurrentBatch().isLoadFlag()
                     && listener.getCurrentBatch().getSqlCode() == ErrorConstants.FK_VIOLATION_CODE) {
-                engine.getDataService().reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(sourceNode.getNodeId(), ctx.getTable(),
-                        ctx.getData(), null, parameterService.is(ParameterConstants.AUTO_RESOLVE_FOREIGN_KEY_VIOLATION_REVERSE_PEERS));
+                engine.getDataService().reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(sourceNode.getNodeId(), ctx.getBatch().getBatchId(), 
+                        listener.getCurrentBatch().getFailedLineNumber(), ctx.getTable(), ctx.getData(), null, 
+                        parameterService.is(ParameterConstants.AUTO_RESOLVE_FOREIGN_KEY_VIOLATION_REVERSE_PEERS));
             }
             logOrRethrow(ex);
         } finally {
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataService.java
index 15f8413088..5229601ddb 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/DataService.java
@@ -2444,7 +2444,8 @@ protected String reloadTable(String nodeId, String catalogName, String schemaNam
 
     }
 
-    public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, Table table, CsvData data, String channelId, boolean sendCorrectionToPeers) {
+    public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, long batchId, long rowNumber, Table table, CsvData data, String channelId,
+            boolean sendCorrectionToPeers) {
         try {
             IDatabasePlatform platform = engine.getTargetDialect().getPlatform();
             Map<String, String> dataMap = data.toColumnNameValuePairs(table.getColumnNames(), CsvData.ROW_DATA);
@@ -2497,12 +2498,19 @@ public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, Table table,
                             foreignTableRow.getWhereSql(), localTable.getName(), foreignTableRow.getReferenceColumnName());
 
                     for (Node targetNode : targetNodes) {
-                        script.append("engine.getDataService().reloadTableImmediate(\"" + targetNode.getNodeId() + "\", " +
-                                (catalog == null ? catalog : "\"" + catalog + "\"") + ", " +
+                        script.append("try { engine.getDataService().sendMissingRowsForInitialLoad(\"" + targetNode.getNodeId() + "\", " +
+                                batchId + ", " + rowNumber + ", " + (catalog == null ? catalog : "\"" + catalog + "\"") + ", " +
                                 (schema == null ? schema : "\"" + schema + "\"") + ", \"" +
                                 foreignTable.getName().replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\", \"" +
                                 foreignTableRow.getWhereSql().replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\", " +
                                 (channelId == null ? channelId : "\"" + channelId + "\"") + ");\n");
+
+                        script.append("} catch (Exception e) { engine.getDataService().reloadTableImmediate(\"" + targetNode.getNodeId() + "\", " +
+                                (catalog == null ? catalog : "\"" + catalog + "\"") + ", " +
+                                (schema == null ? schema : "\"" + schema + "\"") + ", \"" +
+                                foreignTable.getName().replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\", \"" +
+                                foreignTableRow.getWhereSql().replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\", " +
+                                (channelId == null ? channelId : "\"" + channelId + "\"") + "); }\n");
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -2514,6 +2522,32 @@ public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRowsReverse(String sourceNodeId, Table table,
             log.error("Unknown exception while processing foreign key for node id: " + sourceNodeId, e);
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Check if source has the foreign key parent rows that the target is reporting as missing.
+     * If they exist, send a reload batch for each row.  Otherwise, send a SQL batch to ignore the row since we can't resolve it.
+     * 
+     * TODO: should reloadMissingForeignKeyRows() also call this to handle similar case with backlog of changes and a busy system?  
+     */
+    public void sendMissingRowsForInitialLoad(String nodeId, long batchId, long rowNumber, String catalogName, String schemaName, String tableName, 
+            String whereSql, String channelId) {
+        IDatabasePlatform platform = engine.getTargetDialect().getPlatform();
+        DatabaseInfo info = platform.getDatabaseInfo();
+        String quote = info.getDelimiterToken() == null || !platform.getDdlBuilder().isDelimitedIdentifierModeOn() ? "" : info.getDelimiterToken();
+        String fullTableName = Table.getFullyQualifiedTableName(catalogName, schemaName, tableName, quote, 
+                info.getCatalogSeparator(), info.getSchemaSeparator());
+        // TODO: still a race condition here before push/pull, maybe use createData() instead
+        long count = platform.getSqlTemplateDirty().queryForLong("select count(*) from " + fullTableName + " where " + whereSql);
+        if (count > 0) {
+            reloadTableImmediate(nodeId, catalogName, schemaName, tableName, whereSql, channelId);
+        } else {
+            log.info("Resolving initial load batch {}-{} to ignore the row because no rows found for {} where {}", nodeId, batchId,
+                    fullTableName, whereSql);
+            sendSQL(nodeId, "update " + engine.getParameterService().getTablePrefix() + 
+                    "_incoming_error set resolve_ignore = 1 where batch_id = " + batchId + " and node_id = '" + engine.getNodeId() +
+                    "' and failed_row_number = " + rowNumber);
+        }
+    }
 
     public void reloadMissingForeignKeyRows(String nodeId, long dataId) {
         try {