diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ff4a9cf2d..d2419b2835 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- **Mempool**: Inside the transaction and snark pool reducers, only broadcast locally injected transactions and producer snarks. Libp2p layer takes care of diffs received from gossip already.
+
 ## [0.12.0] - 2024-12-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/node/src/external_snark_worker/external_snark_worker_reducer.rs b/node/src/external_snark_worker/external_snark_worker_reducer.rs
index 6ad5c9677c..3d93afc3c8 100644
--- a/node/src/external_snark_worker/external_snark_worker_reducer.rs
+++ b/node/src/external_snark_worker/external_snark_worker_reducer.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ impl ExternalSnarkWorker {
                 };
                 let sender = p2p.my_id();
                 // Directly add snark to the snark pool as it's produced by us.
-                dispatcher.push(SnarkPoolAction::WorkAdd { snark, sender });
+                dispatcher.push(SnarkPoolAction::WorkAdd {
+                    snark,
+                    sender,
+                    is_sender_local: true,
+                });
                 dispatcher.push(ExternalSnarkWorkerAction::PruneWork);
             }
             ExternalSnarkWorkerAction::WorkError { error } => {
diff --git a/node/src/snark_pool/candidate/snark_pool_candidate_reducer.rs b/node/src/snark_pool/candidate/snark_pool_candidate_reducer.rs
index 97968688a8..c11769c5fd 100644
--- a/node/src/snark_pool/candidate/snark_pool_candidate_reducer.rs
+++ b/node/src/snark_pool/candidate/snark_pool_candidate_reducer.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ impl SnarkPoolCandidatesState {
                     dispatcher.push(SnarkPoolAction::WorkAdd {
                         snark: snark.clone(),
                         sender: *peer_id,
+                        is_sender_local: false,
                     });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_actions.rs b/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_actions.rs
index b06e9796d0..2ecb579494 100644
--- a/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_actions.rs
+++ b/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_actions.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ pub enum SnarkPoolAction {
         commitment: SnarkJobCommitment,
         sender: PeerId,
     },
-    #[action_event(level = info)]
+    #[action_event(level = info, fields(is_sender_local))]
     WorkAdd {
         snark: Snark,
         sender: PeerId,
+        is_sender_local: bool,
     },
     #[action_event(level = trace)]
     P2pSendAll,
diff --git a/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_reducer.rs b/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_reducer.rs
index 22312cc523..b8d4c6f6ad 100644
--- a/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_reducer.rs
+++ b/node/src/snark_pool/snark_pool_reducer.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ impl SnarkPoolState {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            SnarkPoolAction::WorkAdd { snark, sender } => {
+            SnarkPoolAction::WorkAdd {
+                snark,
+                sender,
+                is_sender_local,
+            } => {
                 state.set_snark_work(SnarkWork {
                     work: snark.clone(),
                     received_t: meta.time(),
@@ -198,10 +202,15 @@ impl SnarkPoolState {
                     }
                 }
 
-                dispatcher.push(P2pChannelsSnarkAction::Libp2pBroadcast {
-                    snark: snark.clone(),
-                    nonce: 0,
-                });
+                // TODO: we only rebroadcast locally produced snarks here.
+                // libp2p logic already broadcasts everything right now and doesn't
+                // wait for validation, thad needs to be fixed. See #952
+                if *is_sender_local {
+                    dispatcher.push(P2pChannelsSnarkAction::Libp2pBroadcast {
+                        snark: snark.clone(),
+                        nonce: 0,
+                    });
+                }
             }
             SnarkPoolAction::P2pSendAll { .. } => {
                 let (dispatcher, global_state) = state_context.into_dispatcher_and_state();
diff --git a/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_actions.rs b/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_actions.rs
index 6b6c952e1c..b6a2116eee 100644
--- a/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_actions.rs
+++ b/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_actions.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ impl redux::EnablingCondition<crate::State> for TransactionPoolAction {
                         last_index,
                     )
                 }),
+            TransactionPoolAction::Rebroadcast { accepted, rejected } => {
+                !(accepted.is_empty() && rejected.is_empty())
+            }
             _ => true,
         }
     }
diff --git a/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_reducer.rs b/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_reducer.rs
index b84e32fc2a..f983745108 100644
--- a/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_reducer.rs
+++ b/node/src/transaction_pool/transaction_pool_reducer.rs
@@ -215,14 +215,16 @@ impl TransactionPoolState {
                 };
 
                 // Note(adonagy): Action for rebroadcast, in his action we can use forget_check
-                let (rpc_action, accepted, rejected) = match substate.pool.unsafe_apply(
-                    meta.time(),
-                    global_slot_from_genesis,
-                    global_slot,
-                    &diff,
-                    accounts,
-                    is_sender_local,
-                ) {
+                let (rpc_action, was_accepted, accepted, rejected) = match substate
+                    .pool
+                    .unsafe_apply(
+                        meta.time(),
+                        global_slot_from_genesis,
+                        global_slot,
+                        &diff,
+                        accounts,
+                        is_sender_local,
+                    ) {
                     Ok((ApplyDecision::Accept, accepted, rejected, dropped)) => {
                         for hash in dropped {
                             substate.dpool.remove(&hash);
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ impl TransactionPoolState {
                                 rpc_id,
                                 response: accepted.clone(),
                             });
-                        (rpc_action, accepted, rejected)
+                        (rpc_action, true, accepted, rejected)
                     }
                     Ok((ApplyDecision::Reject, accepted, rejected, _)) => {
                         let rpc_action =
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ impl TransactionPoolState {
                                 rpc_id,
                                 response: rejected.clone(),
                             });
-                        (rpc_action, accepted, rejected)
+                        (rpc_action, false, accepted, rejected)
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
                         crate::core::warn!(meta.time(); kind = "TransactionPoolUnsafeApplyError", summary = e);
@@ -258,7 +260,12 @@ impl TransactionPoolState {
                 if let Some(rpc_action) = rpc_action {
                     dispatcher.push(rpc_action);
                 }
-                dispatcher.push(TransactionPoolAction::Rebroadcast { accepted, rejected });
+                // TODO: we only rebroadcast locally injected transactions here.
+                // libp2p logic already broadcasts everything right now and doesn't
+                // wait for validation, thad needs to be fixed. See #952
+                if is_sender_local && was_accepted {
+                    dispatcher.push(TransactionPoolAction::Rebroadcast { accepted, rejected });
+                }
             }
             TransactionPoolAction::ApplyTransitionFrontierDiff {
                 best_tip_hash,