diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransaction.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransaction.java
index abcd38f53c..997f05085e 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransaction.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransaction.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import static tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.JsonRpcErrorConverter.conve
 
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Address;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Transaction;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.transactions.PendingTransactions;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.RpcMethod;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.JsonRpcRequest;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.rlp.RLP;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.rlp.RLPException;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.bytes.BytesValue;
 
+import java.util.OptionalLong;
+
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransaction implements JsonRpcMethod {
   private final PrivateTransactionHandler privateTransactionHandler;
   private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
   private final JsonRpcParameter parameters;
+  private final PendingTransactions pendingTransactions;
 
   public EeaSendRawTransaction(
       final BlockchainQueries blockchain,
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransaction implements JsonRpcMethod {
     this.privateTransactionHandler = privateTransactionHandler;
     this.transactionPool = transactionPool;
     this.parameters = parameters;
+    this.pendingTransactions = transactionPool.getPendingTransactions();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -136,6 +141,8 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransaction implements JsonRpcMethod {
   }
 
   protected long getNonce(final Address address) {
-    return blockchain.getTransactionCount(address, blockchain.headBlockNumber());
+    final OptionalLong pendingNonce = pendingTransactions.getNextNonceForSender(address);
+    return pendingNonce.orElseGet(
+        () -> blockchain.getTransactionCount(address, blockchain.headBlockNumber()));
   }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransactionTest.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransactionTest.java
index b91f59d6fe..542f9296ec 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransactionTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/privacy/EeaSendRawTransactionTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.crypto.SECP256K1;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Address;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Transaction;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Wei;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.transactions.PendingTransactions;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.JsonRpcRequest;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.parameters.JsonRpcParameter;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.bytes.BytesValue;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.OptionalLong;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -108,8 +110,12 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransactionTest {
 
   @Mock private BlockchainQueries blockchainQueries;
 
+  @Mock private PendingTransactions pendingTransactions;
+
   @Before
   public void before() {
+    when(transactionPool.getPendingTransactions()).thenReturn(pendingTransactions);
+
     method =
         new EeaSendRawTransaction(blockchainQueries, privateTxHandler, transactionPool, parameter);
   }
@@ -200,7 +206,6 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransactionTest {
         .thenReturn(PUBLIC_TRANSACTION);
     when(transactionPool.addLocalTransaction(any(Transaction.class)))
         .thenReturn(ValidationResult.valid());
-
     final JsonRpcRequest request =
         new JsonRpcRequest(
             "2.0", "eea_sendRawTransaction", new String[] {VALID_PRIVATE_TRANSACTION_RLP});
@@ -340,7 +345,6 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransactionTest {
         .thenReturn(PUBLIC_TRANSACTION);
     when(transactionPool.addLocalTransaction(any(Transaction.class)))
         .thenReturn(ValidationResult.invalid(transactionInvalidReason));
-
     final JsonRpcRequest request =
         new JsonRpcRequest(
             "2.0", "eea_sendRawTransaction", new String[] {VALID_PRIVATE_TRANSACTION_RLP});
@@ -361,6 +365,13 @@ public class EeaSendRawTransactionTest {
     verify(transactionPool).addLocalTransaction(any(Transaction.class));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void nextNonceUsesTxPool() {
+    Address address = PUBLIC_TRANSACTION.getSender();
+    when(pendingTransactions.getNextNonceForSender(address)).thenReturn(OptionalLong.of(123));
+    assertThat(method.getNonce(address)).isEqualTo(123);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void getMethodReturnsExpectedName() {
     assertThat(method.getName()).matches("eea_sendRawTransaction");