diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
index 8b04d01d0d391..d439485307965 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.cpp
@@ -1244,26 +1244,17 @@ void CDKGSession::MarkBadMember(size_t idx)
     member->bad = true;
 }
 
-void CDKGSession::AddParticipatingNode(NodeId nodeId)
-{
-    LOCK(invCs);
-    g_connman->ForNode(nodeId, [&](CNode* pnode) {
-        if (!participatingNodes.emplace(pnode->addr).second) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        for (const auto& inv : invSet) {
-            pnode->PushInventory(inv);
-        }
-        return true;
-    });
-}
-
 void CDKGSession::RelayInvToParticipants(const CInv& inv) const
 {
     LOCK(invCs);
     g_connman->ForEachNode([&](CNode* pnode) {
-        if (participatingNodes.count(pnode->addr)) {
+        bool relay = false;
+        if (pnode->qwatch) {
+            relay = true;
+        } else if (!pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash.IsNull() && membersMap.count(pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash)) {
+            relay = true;
+        }
+        if (relay) {
             pnode->PushInventory(inv);
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
index b0e110abd1c4c..4f4adca45871f 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsession.h
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class CDKGSession
     std::map<uint256, CDKGJustification> justifications;
     std::map<uint256, CDKGPrematureCommitment> prematureCommitments;
     std::set<CInv> invSet;
-    std::set<CService> participatingNodes;
 
     std::vector<size_t> pendingContributionVerifications;
 
@@ -336,7 +335,6 @@ class CDKGSession
     bool AreWeMember() const { return !myProTxHash.IsNull(); }
     void MarkBadMember(size_t idx);
 
-    void AddParticipatingNode(NodeId nodeId);
     void RelayInvToParticipants(const CInv& inv) const;
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index 6110a0414f113..01163ce472278 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -435,14 +435,6 @@ bool ProcessPendingMessageBatch(CDKGSession& session, CDKGPendingMessages& pendi
         }
     }
 
-    for (const auto& p : preverifiedMessages) {
-        NodeId nodeId = p.first;
-        if (badNodes.count(nodeId)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        session.AddParticipatingNode(nodeId);
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -492,12 +484,6 @@ void CDKGSessionHandler::HandleDKGRound()
             }
             LogPrint("llmq", debugMsg);
             g_connman->AddMasternodeQuorumNodes(params.type, curQuorumHash, connections);
-
-            auto participatingNodesTmp = g_connman->GetMasternodeQuorumAddresses(params.type, curQuorumHash);
-            LOCK(curSession->invCs);
-            for (auto& p : participatingNodesTmp) {
-                curSession->participatingNodes.emplace(p.first);
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr.cpp
index edb4556744ecb..173634e4e88cf 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_dkgsessionmgr.cpp
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ void CDKGSessionManager::ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strComm
 
     if (strCommand == NetMsgType::QWATCH) {
         pfrom->qwatch = true;
-        for (auto& p : dkgSessionHandlers) {
-            LOCK2(p.second.cs, p.second.curSession->invCs);
-            p.second.curSession->participatingNodes.emplace(pfrom->addr);
-        }
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
index 072d4ca32cdda..bb3fd2d863d44 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
@@ -644,13 +644,7 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessPendingSigSharesFromNode(NodeId nodeId,
 
     cxxtimer::Timer t(true);
     for (auto& sigShare : sigShares) {
-        // he sent us some valid sig shares, so he must be part of this quorum and is thus interested in our sig shares as well
-        // if this is the first time we received a sig share from this node, we won't announce the currently locally known sig shares to him.
-        // only the upcoming sig shares will be announced to him. this means the first signing session for a fresh quorum will be a bit
-        // slower than for older ones. TODO: fix this (risk of DoS when announcing all at once?)
         auto quorumKey = std::make_pair((Consensus::LLMQType)sigShare.llmqType, sigShare.quorumHash);
-        nodeState.interestedIn.emplace(quorumKey);
-
         ProcessSigShare(nodeId, sigShare, connman, quorums.at(quorumKey));
     }
     t.stop();
@@ -670,10 +664,6 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessSigShare(NodeId nodeId, const CSigShare& sigShare
     std::set<NodeId> quorumNodes;
     if (sigShare.quorumMember == quorum->GetMemberIndex(activeMasternodeInfo.proTxHash)) {
         quorumNodes = connman.GetMasternodeQuorumNodes((Consensus::LLMQType) sigShare.llmqType, sigShare.quorumHash);
-        // make sure node states are created for these nodes (we might have not received any message from these yet)
-        for (auto otherNodeId : quorumNodes) {
-            nodeStates[otherNodeId].interestedIn.emplace(std::make_pair((Consensus::LLMQType)sigShare.llmqType, sigShare.quorumHash));
-        }
     }
 
     if (quorumSigningManager->HasRecoveredSigForId(llmqType, sigShare.id)) {
@@ -702,12 +692,9 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessSigShare(NodeId nodeId, const CSigShare& sigShare
         if (!quorumNodes.empty()) {
             // don't announce and wait for other nodes to request this share and directly send it to them
             // there is no way the other nodes know about this share as this is the one created on this node
-            // this will also indicate interest to the other nodes in sig shares for this quorum
-            for (auto& p : nodeStates) {
-                if (!quorumNodes.count(p.first) && !p.second.interestedIn.count(std::make_pair((Consensus::LLMQType)sigShare.llmqType, sigShare.quorumHash))) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                auto& session = p.second.GetOrCreateSessionFromShare(sigShare);
+            for (auto otherNodeId : quorumNodes) {
+                auto& nodeState = nodeStates[otherNodeId];
+                auto& session = nodeState.GetOrCreateSessionFromShare(sigShare);
                 session.quorum = quorum;
                 session.requested.Set(sigShare.quorumMember, true);
                 session.knows.Set(sigShare.quorumMember, true);
@@ -942,7 +929,7 @@ void CSigSharesManager::CollectSigSharesToAnnounce(std::unordered_map<NodeId, st
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs);
 
-    std::unordered_set<std::pair<Consensus::LLMQType, uint256>, StaticSaltedHasher> quorumNodesPrepared;
+    std::unordered_map<std::pair<Consensus::LLMQType, uint256>, std::unordered_set<NodeId>, StaticSaltedHasher> quorumNodesMap;
 
     this->sigSharesToAnnounce.ForEach([&](const SigShareKey& sigShareKey, bool) {
         auto& signHash = sigShareKey.first;
@@ -952,30 +939,20 @@ void CSigSharesManager::CollectSigSharesToAnnounce(std::unordered_map<NodeId, st
             return;
         }
 
+        // announce to the nodes which we know through the intra-quorum-communication system
         auto quorumKey = std::make_pair((Consensus::LLMQType)sigShare->llmqType, sigShare->quorumHash);
-        if (quorumNodesPrepared.emplace(quorumKey).second) {
-            // make sure we announce to at least the nodes which we know through the inter-quorum-communication system
+        auto it = quorumNodesMap.find(quorumKey);
+        if (it == quorumNodesMap.end()) {
             auto nodeIds = g_connman->GetMasternodeQuorumNodes(quorumKey.first, quorumKey.second);
-            for (auto nodeId : nodeIds) {
-                auto& nodeState = nodeStates[nodeId];
-                nodeState.interestedIn.emplace(quorumKey);
-            }
+            it = quorumNodesMap.emplace(std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(quorumKey), std::forward_as_tuple(nodeIds.begin(), nodeIds.end())).first;
         }
 
-        for (auto& p : nodeStates) {
-            auto nodeId = p.first;
-            auto& nodeState = p.second;
+        auto& quorumNodes = it->second;
 
-            if (nodeState.banned) {
-                continue;
-            }
+        for (auto& nodeId : quorumNodes) {
+            auto& nodeState = nodeStates[nodeId];
 
-            if (!nodeState.interestedIn.count(quorumKey)) {
-                // node is not interested in this sig share
-                // we only consider nodes to be interested if they sent us valid sig share before
-                // the sig share that we sign by ourself circumvents the inv system and is directly sent to all quorum members
-                // which are known by the deterministic inter-quorum-communication system. This is also the sig share that
-                // will tell the other nodes that we are interested in future sig shares
+            if (nodeState.banned) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -997,9 +974,6 @@ void CSigSharesManager::CollectSigSharesToAnnounce(std::unordered_map<NodeId, st
     });
 
     // don't announce these anymore
-    // nodes which did not send us a valid sig share before were left out now, but this is ok as it only results in slower
-    // propagation for the first signing session of a fresh quorum. The sig shares should still arrive on all nodes due to
-    // the deterministic inter-quorum-communication system
     this->sigSharesToAnnounce.Clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
index d17be73c82ada..58ca5554488ff 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.h
@@ -316,10 +316,6 @@ class CSigSharesNodeState
     SigShareMap<CSigShare> pendingIncomingSigShares;
     SigShareMap<int64_t> requestedSigShares;
 
-    // elements are added whenever we receive a valid sig share from this node
-    // this triggers us to send inventory items to him as he seems to be interested in these
-    std::unordered_set<std::pair<Consensus::LLMQType, uint256>, StaticSaltedHasher> interestedIn;
-
     bool banned{false};
 
     Session& GetOrCreateSessionFromShare(const CSigShare& sigShare);
diff --git a/src/masternode-utils.cpp b/src/masternode-utils.cpp
index 1b8a755deda9c..9d46050867112 100644
--- a/src/masternode-utils.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-utils.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void CMasternodeUtils::ProcessMasternodeConnections(CConnman& connman)
 #endif // ENABLE_WALLET
 
     connman.ForEachNode(CConnman::AllNodes, [&](CNode* pnode) {
-        if (pnode->fMasternode && !connman.IsMasternodeQuorumNode(pnode->addr)) {
+        if (pnode->fMasternode && !connman.IsMasternodeQuorumNode(pnode)) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
             bool fFound = false;
             for (const auto& dmn : vecDmns) {
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index c58fd1f6c4c10..99c96974d746f 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2749,16 +2749,6 @@ std::set<uint256> CConnman::GetMasternodeQuorums(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType)
     return result;
 }
 
-std::map<CService, uint256> CConnman::GetMasternodeQuorumAddresses(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash) const
-{
-    LOCK(cs_vPendingMasternodes);
-    auto it = masternodeQuorumNodes.find(std::make_pair(llmqType, quorumHash));
-    if (it == masternodeQuorumNodes.end()) {
-        return {};
-    }
-    return it->second;
-}
-
 std::set<NodeId> CConnman::GetMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash) const
 {
     LOCK2(cs_vNodes, cs_vPendingMasternodes);
@@ -2766,12 +2756,18 @@ std::set<NodeId> CConnman::GetMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType
     if (it == masternodeQuorumNodes.end()) {
         return {};
     }
+    std::set<uint256> proRegTxHashes;
+    for (auto& p : it->second) {
+        proRegTxHashes.emplace(p.second);
+    }
+
     std::set<NodeId> nodes;
     for (const auto pnode : vNodes) {
         if (pnode->fDisconnect) {
             continue;
         }
-        if (!pnode->qwatch && !it->second.count(pnode->addr)) {
+        if (!pnode->qwatch && !it->second.count(pnode->addr) &&
+            (pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash.IsNull() || !proRegTxHashes.count(pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash))) {
             continue;
         }
         nodes.emplace(pnode->id);
@@ -2785,12 +2781,17 @@ void CConnman::RemoveMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const u
     masternodeQuorumNodes.erase(std::make_pair(llmqType, quorumHash));
 }
 
-bool CConnman::IsMasternodeQuorumNode(const CService& addr)
+bool CConnman::IsMasternodeQuorumNode(const CNode* pnode)
 {
     LOCK(cs_vPendingMasternodes);
     for (const auto& p : masternodeQuorumNodes) {
-        if (p.second.count(addr)) {
-            return true;
+        for (const auto& p2 : p.second) {
+            if (p2.first == (CService)pnode->addr) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (!pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash.IsNull() && p2.second == pnode->verifiedProRegTxHash) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 1d8f3f3f2db0a..d385829f5cbe0 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -361,11 +361,10 @@ class CConnman
     bool AddMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash, const std::map<CService, uint256>& addresses);
     bool HasMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash);
     std::set<uint256> GetMasternodeQuorums(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType);
-    std::map<CService, uint256> GetMasternodeQuorumAddresses(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash) const;
     // also returns QWATCH nodes
     std::set<NodeId> GetMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash) const;
     void RemoveMasternodeQuorumNodes(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, const uint256& quorumHash);
-    bool IsMasternodeQuorumNode(const CService& addr);
+    bool IsMasternodeQuorumNode(const CNode* pnode);
 
     size_t GetNodeCount(NumConnections num);
     void GetNodeStats(std::vector<CNodeStats>& vstats);