diff --git a/src/omnicore/pending.cpp b/src/omnicore/pending.cpp
index 2ccc3f97f061c..4e37d9272f8c2 100644
--- a/src/omnicore/pending.cpp
+++ b/src/omnicore/pending.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include "omnicore/mdex.h"
 
 #include "amount.h"
+#include "main.h"
 #include "sync.h"
+#include "txmempool.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 
@@ -73,6 +75,28 @@ void PendingDelete(const uint256& txid)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Performs a check to ensure all pending transactions are still in the mempool.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Transactions no longer in the mempool (eg orphaned) are deleted from
+ *       the pending map and credited back to the pending tally.
+ */
+void PendingCheck()
+{
+    LOCK(cs_pending);
+
+    std::vector<uint256> vecMemPoolTxids;
+    mempool.queryHashes(vecMemPoolTxids);
+
+    for (PendingMap::iterator it = my_pending.begin(); it != my_pending.end(); ++it) {
+        const uint256& txid = it->first;
+        if (std::find(vecMemPoolTxids.begin(), vecMemPoolTxids.end(), txid) == vecMemPoolTxids.end()) {
+            PrintToLog("WARNING: Pending transaction %s is no longer in this nodes mempool and will be discarded\n", txid.GetHex());
+            PendingDelete(txid);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace mastercore
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/omnicore/pending.h b/src/omnicore/pending.h
index 429da0952f8a0..1da2d816da2a2 100644
--- a/src/omnicore/pending.h
+++ b/src/omnicore/pending.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ void PendingAdd(const uint256& txid, const std::string& sendingAddress, uint16_t
 
 /** Deletes a transaction from the pending map and credits the amount back to the pending tally for the address. */
 void PendingDelete(const uint256& txid);
+
+/** Performs a check to ensure all pending transactions are still in the mempool. */
+void PendingCheck();
+
 }
 
 /** Structure to hold information about pending transactions.