diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
index 63ea04ccef7a1..74286d54eb448 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ void CSigShare::UpdateKey()
     key.second = quorumMember;
 }
 
+std::string CSigSesAnn::ToString() const
+{
+    return strprintf("sessionId=%d, llmqType=%d, quorumHash=%s, id=%s, msgHash=%s",
+                     sessionId, llmqType, quorumHash.ToString(), id.ToString(), msgHash.ToString());
+}
+
 void CSigSharesInv::Merge(const CSigSharesInv& inv2)
 {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < inv.size(); i++) {
@@ -196,7 +202,11 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strComma
         return;
     }
 
-    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::QSIGSHARESINV) {
+    if (strCommand == NetMsgType::QSIGSESANN) {
+        CSigSesAnn ann;
+        vRecv >> ann;
+        ProcessMessageSigSesAnn(pfrom, ann, connman);
+    } else if (strCommand == NetMsgType::QSIGSHARESINV) {
         CSigSharesInv inv;
         vRecv >> inv;
         ProcessMessageSigSharesInv(pfrom, inv, connman);
@@ -211,6 +221,31 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strComma
     }
 }
 
+void CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessageSigSesAnn(CNode* pfrom, const CSigSesAnn& ann, CConnman& connman)
+{
+    auto llmqType = (Consensus::LLMQType)ann.llmqType;
+    if (!Params().GetConsensus().llmqs.count(llmqType)) {
+        BanNode(pfrom->id);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (ann.sessionId == (uint32_t)-1 || ann.quorumHash.IsNull() || ann.id.IsNull() || ann.msgHash.IsNull()) {
+        BanNode(pfrom->id);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    LogPrint("llmq", "CSigSharesManager::%s -- ann={%s}, node=%d\n", __func__, ann.ToString(), pfrom->id);
+
+    auto quorum = quorumManager->GetQuorum(llmqType, ann.quorumHash);
+    if (!quorum) {
+        // TODO should we ban here?
+        LogPrintf("CSigSharesManager::%s -- quorum %s not found, node=%d\n", __func__,
+                  ann.quorumHash.ToString(), pfrom->id);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto signHash = CLLMQUtils::BuildSignHash(llmqType, ann.quorumHash, ann.id, ann.msgHash);
+}
+
 bool CSigSharesManager::VerifySigSharesInv(NodeId from, const CSigSharesInv& inv)
 {
     Consensus::LLMQType llmqType = (Consensus::LLMQType)inv.llmqType;
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
index c0b26796e367c..f8603aa5d9705 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
@@ -56,6 +56,32 @@ class CSigShare
     }
 };
 
+// Nodes will first announce a signing session with a sessionId to be used in all future P2P messages related to that
+// session. We locally keep track of the mapping for each node. We also assign new sessionIds for outgoing sessions
+// and send QSIGSESANN messages appropriately. All values except the max value for uint32_t are valid as sessionId
+class CSigSesAnn
+{
+public:
+    uint32_t sessionId{(uint32_t)-1};
+    uint8_t llmqType;
+    uint256 quorumHash;
+    uint256 id;
+    uint256 msgHash;
+
+    ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS
+
+    template<typename Stream, typename Operation>
+    inline void SerializationOp(Stream& s, Operation ser_action) {
+        READWRITE(VARINT(sessionId));
+        READWRITE(llmqType);
+        READWRITE(quorumHash);
+        READWRITE(id);
+        READWRITE(msgHash);
+    }
+
+    std::string ToString() const;
+};
+
 class CSigSharesInv
 {
 public:
@@ -344,6 +370,7 @@ class CSigSharesManager : public CRecoveredSigsListener
     void HandleNewRecoveredSig(const CRecoveredSig& recoveredSig);
 
 private:
+    void ProcessMessageSigSesAnn(CNode* pfrom, const CSigSesAnn& ann, CConnman& connman);
     void ProcessMessageSigSharesInv(CNode* pfrom, const CSigSharesInv& inv, CConnman& connman);
     void ProcessMessageGetSigShares(CNode* pfrom, const CSigSharesInv& inv, CConnman& connman);
     void ProcessMessageBatchedSigShares(CNode* pfrom, const CBatchedSigShares& batchedSigShares, CConnman& connman);
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
index 114f1958a442f..6df80cae74fa4 100644
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const char *QJUSTIFICATION="qjustify";
 const char *QPCOMMITMENT="qpcommit";
 const char *QWATCH="qwatch";
 const char *QDEBUGSTATUS="qdebugstatus";
+const char *QSIGSESANN="qsigsesann";
 const char *QSIGSHARESINV="qsigsinv";
 const char *QGETSIGSHARES="qgetsigs";
 const char *QBSIGSHARES="qbsigs";
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ const static std::string allNetMessageTypes[] = {
     NetMsgType::QPCOMMITMENT,
     NetMsgType::QWATCH,
     NetMsgType::QDEBUGSTATUS,
+    NetMsgType::QSIGSESANN,
     NetMsgType::QSIGSHARESINV,
     NetMsgType::QGETSIGSHARES,
     NetMsgType::QBSIGSHARES,
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index ae2c95b4d1b98..b4d6eab3eccaf 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ extern const char *QJUSTIFICATION;
 extern const char *QPCOMMITMENT;
 extern const char *QWATCH;
 extern const char *QDEBUGSTATUS;
+extern const char *QSIGSESANN;
 extern const char *QSIGSHARESINV;
 extern const char *QGETSIGSHARES;
 extern const char *QBSIGSHARES;