diff --git a/api/blockchain_api.go b/api/blockchain_api.go
index bd12c420..f5c2481a 100644
--- a/api/blockchain_api.go
+++ b/api/blockchain_api.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (api *BlockchainApi) TxReceipt(hash common.Hash) *TxReceipt {
 }
 
 func (api *BlockchainApi) Mempool() []common.Hash {
-	pending := api.pool.GetPendingTransaction(true, false)
+	pending := api.pool.GetPendingTransaction(true, common.MultiShard, false)
 
 	var txs []common.Hash
 	for _, tx := range pending {
diff --git a/core/mempool/async_txpool.go b/core/mempool/async_txpool.go
index 787c11ef..3b545d12 100644
--- a/core/mempool/async_txpool.go
+++ b/core/mempool/async_txpool.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/idena-network/idena-go/blockchain/types"
+	"github.com/idena-network/idena-go/common"
 )
 
 const batchSize = 1000
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ func (pool *AsyncTxPool) AddExternalTxs(txs ...*types.Transaction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (pool *AsyncTxPool) GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, count bool) []*types.Transaction {
-	return pool.txPool.GetPendingTransaction(noFilter, count)
+func (pool *AsyncTxPool) GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, id common.ShardId, count bool) []*types.Transaction {
+	return pool.txPool.GetPendingTransaction(noFilter, id, count)
 }
 
 func (pool *AsyncTxPool) loop() {
diff --git a/core/mempool/txpool.go b/core/mempool/txpool.go
index e9aa949a..48012a63 100644
--- a/core/mempool/txpool.go
+++ b/core/mempool/txpool.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var (
 type TransactionPool interface {
 	AddInternalTx(tx *types.Transaction) error
 	AddExternalTxs(txs ...*types.Transaction) error
-	GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, count bool) []*types.Transaction
+	GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, id common.ShardId, count bool) []*types.Transaction
 	IsSyncing() bool
 }
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) put(tx *types.Transaction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (pool *TxPool) GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, count bool) []*types.Transaction {
+func (pool *TxPool) GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, shardId common.ShardId, count bool) []*types.Transaction {
 	all := pool.all.List()
 	pool.mutex.Lock()
 	defer pool.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -410,9 +410,11 @@ func (pool *TxPool) GetPendingTransaction(noFilter bool, count bool) []*types.Tr
 	}
 	for _, tx := range all {
 		if noFilter || pool.txSyncCounts[tx.Hash()] <= maxTxSyncCounts {
-			result = append(result, tx)
-			if count {
-				pool.txSyncCounts[tx.Hash()] ++
+			if shardId == common.MultiShard || tx.LoadShardId() == shardId {
+				result = append(result, tx)
+				if count {
+					pool.txSyncCounts[tx.Hash()]++
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/mempool/txpool_test.go b/core/mempool/txpool_test.go
index 4ca78fdf..41fb6b9b 100644
--- a/core/mempool/txpool_test.go
+++ b/core/mempool/txpool_test.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func TestTxPool_AddWithTxKeeper(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	require.Len(t, pool.txKeeper.txs, 320)
 
-	pool.txKeeper.RemoveTxs([]common.Hash{pool.GetPendingTransaction(false, false)[0].Hash()})
+	pool.txKeeper.RemoveTxs([]common.Hash{pool.GetPendingTransaction(false, common.MultiShard, false)[0].Hash()})
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	
 	prevPool := pool
diff --git a/deferredtx/job_test.go b/deferredtx/job_test.go
index 19d24d76..1a5ebc29 100644
--- a/deferredtx/job_test.go
+++ b/deferredtx/job_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (f *fakeTxPool) AddExternalTxs(txs ...*types.Transaction) error {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (f fakeTxPool) GetPendingTransaction(bool, bool) []*types.Transaction {
+func (f fakeTxPool) GetPendingTransaction(bool, common.ShardId, bool) []*types.Transaction {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
diff --git a/protocol/gossip.go b/protocol/gossip.go
index 3471842f..a2679608 100644
--- a/protocol/gossip.go
+++ b/protocol/gossip.go
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ func (h *IdenaGossipHandler) RequestBlockByHash(hash common.Hash) {
 
 func (h *IdenaGossipHandler) syncTxPool(p *protoPeer) {
 	const maximalPeersNumberForFullSync = 3
-	pending := h.txpool.GetPendingTransaction(p.peers <= maximalPeersNumberForFullSync, true)
+	pending := h.txpool.GetPendingTransaction(p.peers <= maximalPeersNumberForFullSync, p.shardId, true)
 	for _, tx := range pending {
 		payload := pushPullHash{
 			Type: pushTx,
diff --git a/tests/txpool_test.go b/tests/txpool_test.go
index 990fdd47..eddc7154 100644
--- a/tests/txpool_test.go
+++ b/tests/txpool_test.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestTxPool_ResetTo(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 
-	txs := pool.GetPendingTransaction(true, false)
+	txs := pool.GetPendingTransaction(true, common.MultiShard, false)
 
 	require.Equal(4, len(txs))
 	require.Contains(txs, tx1)