diff --git a/grin/src/adapters.rs b/grin/src/adapters.rs
index 1fd7416ae..9d14f67dc 100644
--- a/grin/src/adapters.rs
+++ b/grin/src/adapters.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ impl NetAdapter for NetToChainAdapter {
 			debug_name: "p2p".to_string(),
 			identifier: "?.?.?.?".to_string(),
 		};
+		debug!(
+			LOGGER,
+			"Received tx {} from {}, going to process.",
+			tx.hash(),
+			source.identifier,
+		);
+
 		if let Err(e) = self.tx_pool.write().unwrap().add_to_memory_pool(source, tx) {
 			error!(LOGGER, "Transaction rejected: {:?}", e);
 		}
@@ -303,6 +310,30 @@ impl ChainToPoolAndNetAdapter {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Adapter between the transaction pool and the network, to relay
+/// transactions that have been accepted.
+pub struct PoolToNetAdapter {
+	p2p: OneTime<Arc<Server>>,
+}
+
+impl pool::PoolAdapter for PoolToNetAdapter {
+	fn tx_accepted(&self, tx: &core::Transaction) {
+		self.p2p.borrow().broadcast_transaction(tx);
+	}
+}
+
+impl PoolToNetAdapter {
+	/// Create a new pool to net adapter
+	pub fn new() -> PoolToNetAdapter {
+		PoolToNetAdapter { p2p: OneTime::new() }
+	}
+
+	/// Setup the p2p server on the adapter
+	pub fn init(&self, p2p: Arc<Server>) {
+		self.p2p.init(p2p);
+	}
+}
+
 /// Implements the view of the blockchain required by the TransactionPool to
 /// operate. Mostly needed to break any direct lifecycle or implementation
 /// dependency between the pool and the chain.
diff --git a/grin/src/server.rs b/grin/src/server.rs
index 0b708735f..3233535ab 100644
--- a/grin/src/server.rs
+++ b/grin/src/server.rs
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ impl Server {
 	pub fn future(mut config: ServerConfig, evt_handle: &reactor::Handle) -> Result<Server, Error> {
 
 		let pool_adapter = Arc::new(PoolToChainAdapter::new());
+		let pool_net_adapter = Arc::new(PoolToNetAdapter::new());
 		let tx_pool = Arc::new(RwLock::new(pool::TransactionPool::new(
 			config.pool_config.clone(),
 			pool_adapter.clone(),
+			pool_net_adapter.clone(),
 		)));
 
 		let chain_adapter = Arc::new(ChainToPoolAndNetAdapter::new(tx_pool.clone()));
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ impl Server {
 			net_adapter.clone(),
 		));
 		chain_adapter.init(p2p_server.clone());
+		pool_net_adapter.init(p2p_server.clone());
 
 		let seed = seed::Seeder::new(config.capabilities, peer_store.clone(), p2p_server.clone());
 		match config.seeding_type.clone() {
diff --git a/p2p/src/peer.rs b/p2p/src/peer.rs
index a14cc15a7..893587d87 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peer.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peer.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ impl Peer {
 		self.proto.send_block(b)
 	}
 
+	/// Sends the provided transaction to the remote peer. The request may be
+	/// dropped if the remote peer is known to already have the transaction.
+	pub fn send_transaction(&self, tx: &core::Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
+		// TODO do not send if the peer sent us the tx in the first place
+		self.proto.send_transaction(tx)
+	}
+
 	pub fn send_header_request(&self, locator: Vec<Hash>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		self.proto.send_header_request(locator)
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/src/server.rs b/p2p/src/server.rs
index f39bf3e59..99b1d373e 100644
--- a/p2p/src/server.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/server.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,20 @@ impl Server {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Broadcasts the provided transaction to all our peers. A peer
+	/// implementation may drop the broadcast request if it knows the
+	/// remote peer already has the transaction.
+	pub fn broadcast_transaction(&self, tx: &core::Transaction) {
+		let peers = self.peers.write().unwrap();
+		for p in peers.deref() {
+			if p.is_connected() {
+				if let Err(e) = p.send_transaction(tx) {
+					debug!(LOGGER, "Error sending block to peer: {:?}", e);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Number of peers we're currently connected to.
 	pub fn peer_count(&self) -> u32 {
 		self.peers.read().unwrap().len() as u32
diff --git a/pool/src/lib.rs b/pool/src/lib.rs
index 0078ca4e1..6f3d1ac18 100644
--- a/pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ extern crate grin_keychain as keychain;
 extern crate secp256k1zkp as secp;
 
 pub use pool::TransactionPool;
-pub use types::{BlockChain, TxSource, PoolError, PoolConfig};
+pub use types::{BlockChain, PoolAdapter, TxSource, PoolError, PoolConfig};
diff --git a/pool/src/pool.rs b/pool/src/pool.rs
index 2c069f48c..bed658ccb 100644
--- a/pool/src/pool.rs
+++ b/pool/src/pool.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub struct TransactionPool<T> {
 	// blockchain is a DummyChain, for now, which mimics what the future
 	// chain will offer to the pool
 	blockchain: Arc<T>,
+	adapter: Arc<PoolAdapter>,
 }
 
 impl<T> TransactionPool<T>
@@ -50,13 +51,14 @@ where
 	T: BlockChain,
 {
 	/// Create a new transaction pool
-	pub fn new(config: PoolConfig, chain: Arc<T>) -> TransactionPool<T> {
+	pub fn new(config: PoolConfig, chain: Arc<T>, adapter: Arc<PoolAdapter>) -> TransactionPool<T> {
 		TransactionPool {
 			config: config,
 			transactions: HashMap::new(),
 			pool: Pool::empty(),
 			orphans: Orphans::empty(),
 			blockchain: chain,
+			adapter: adapter,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ where
 			);
 
 			self.reconcile_orphans().unwrap();
+			self.adapter.tx_accepted(&tx);
 			self.transactions.insert(tx_hash, Box::new(tx));
 			Ok(())
 
@@ -1196,6 +1199,7 @@ mod tests {
 			pool: Pool::empty(),
 			orphans: Orphans::empty(),
 			blockchain: dummy_chain.clone(),
+			adapter: Arc::new(NoopAdapter{}),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pool/src/types.rs b/pool/src/types.rs
index 1de3a666d..5b2798831 100644
--- a/pool/src/types.rs
+++ b/pool/src/types.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ pub trait BlockChain {
 	fn head_header(&self) -> Result<block::BlockHeader, PoolError>;
 }
 
+/// Bridge between the transaction pool and the rest of the system. Handles
+/// downstream processing of valid transactions by the rest of the system, most
+/// importantly the broadcasting of transactions to our peers.
+pub trait PoolAdapter: Send + Sync {
+	/// The transaction pool has accepted this transactions as valid and added
+	/// it to its internal cache.
+	fn tx_accepted(&self, tx: &transaction::Transaction);
+}
+
+/// Dummy adapter used as a placeholder for real implementations
+pub struct NoopAdapter {}
+impl PoolAdapter for NoopAdapter {
+	fn tx_accepted(&self, _: &transaction::Transaction) {}
+}
+
 /// Pool contains the elements of the graph that are connected, in full, to
 /// the blockchain.
 /// Reservations of outputs by orphan transactions (not fully connected) are