diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/TransactionPoolOptions.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/TransactionPoolOptions.java
index 6d1a6141ef..87bc7fe4c5 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/TransactionPoolOptions.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/TransactionPoolOptions.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public class TransactionPoolOptions implements CLIOptions<TransactionPoolConfigu
       "--strict-tx-replay-protection-enabled";
   private static final String TX_POOL_PRIORITY_SENDERS = "--tx-pool-priority-senders";
   private static final String TX_POOL_MIN_GAS_PRICE = "--tx-pool-min-gas-price";
+  private static final String TX_FAST_VERIFY_SIGNATURE_ENABLED =
+      "--tx-pool-tx-fast-verify-signature-enabled";
 
   private TransactionPoolValidatorService transactionPoolValidatorService;
 
@@ -277,6 +279,16 @@ public class TransactionPoolOptions implements CLIOptions<TransactionPoolConfigu
         arity = "1")
     private Duration eth65TrxAnnouncedBufferingPeriod =
         TransactionPoolConfiguration.Unstable.ETH65_TRX_ANNOUNCED_BUFFERING_PERIOD;
+
+    @CommandLine.Option(
+        names = {TX_FAST_VERIFY_SIGNATURE_ENABLED},
+        paramLabel = "<Boolean>",
+        hidden = true,
+        description =
+            "Efficient signature verification using transaction information in tx pool (default: true)",
+        arity = "1")
+    private boolean txFastVerifySignatureEnabled =
+        TransactionPoolConfiguration.Unstable.DEFAULT_TX_FAST_VERIFY_SIGNATURE_ENABLED;
   }
 
   private TransactionPoolOptions() {}
@@ -334,6 +346,8 @@ public class TransactionPoolOptions implements CLIOptions<TransactionPoolConfigu
         config.getUnstable().getTxMessageKeepAliveSeconds();
     options.unstableOptions.eth65TrxAnnouncedBufferingPeriod =
         config.getUnstable().getEth65TrxAnnouncedBufferingPeriod();
+    options.unstableOptions.txFastVerifySignatureEnabled =
+        config.getUnstable().getTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled();
 
     return options;
   }
@@ -392,6 +406,7 @@ public class TransactionPoolOptions implements CLIOptions<TransactionPoolConfigu
             ImmutableTransactionPoolConfiguration.Unstable.builder()
                 .txMessageKeepAliveSeconds(unstableOptions.txMessageKeepAliveSeconds)
                 .eth65TrxAnnouncedBufferingPeriod(unstableOptions.eth65TrxAnnouncedBufferingPeriod)
+                .txFastVerifySignatureEnabled(unstableOptions.txFastVerifySignatureEnabled)
                 .build())
         .build();
   }
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
index 58412029fc..39bf9705f8 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/IbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ public class IbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BftBesuControllerBuilder {
                     minedBlockObservers,
                     messageValidatorFactory,
                     messageFactory,
-                    bftExtraDataCodec().get()),
+                    bftExtraDataCodec().get(),
+                    transactionPool),
                 messageValidatorFactory,
                 messageFactory),
             gossiper,
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
index 60eac17996..ad2b332089 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BftBesuControllerBuilder {
                     minedBlockObservers,
                     messageValidatorFactory,
                     messageFactory,
-                    bftExtraDataCodec().get()),
+                    bftExtraDataCodec().get(),
+                    transactionPool),
                 messageValidatorFactory,
                 messageFactory,
                 new ValidatorModeTransitionLogger(qbftForksSchedule)),
diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRound.java b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRound.java
index bff32dbf3c..b21ccadf19 100644
--- a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRound.java
+++ b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRound.java
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MinedBlockObserver;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Block;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockImporter;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Transaction;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.sorter.AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.BlockImportResult;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.HeaderValidationMode;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.securitymodule.SecurityModuleException;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.util.Subscribers;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ public class IbftRound {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IbftRound.class);
 
+  private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
+
   private final Subscribers<MinedBlockObserver> observers;
   private final RoundState roundState;
   private final BlockCreator blockCreator;
@@ -94,7 +100,8 @@ public class IbftRound {
       final IbftMessageTransmitter transmitter,
       final RoundTimer roundTimer,
       final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec,
-      final BlockHeader parentHeader) {
+      final BlockHeader parentHeader,
+      final TransactionPool transactionPool) {
     this.roundState = roundState;
     this.blockCreator = blockCreator;
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ public class IbftRound {
     this.transmitter = transmitter;
     this.bftExtraDataCodec = bftExtraDataCodec;
     this.parentHeader = parentHeader;
+    this.transactionPool = transactionPool;
     roundTimer.startTimer(getRoundIdentifier());
   }
 
@@ -188,6 +196,24 @@ public class IbftRound {
     LOG.debug("Received a proposal message. round={}", roundState.getRoundIdentifier());
     final Block block = msg.getBlock();
 
+    if (transactionPool.getConfigTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled()) {
+      final AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter pendingTransactions;
+      pendingTransactions =
+          (AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter) (transactionPool.getPendingTransactionsObject());
+
+      final List<Transaction> blockTransactions = block.getBody().getTransactions();
+
+      for (final Transaction blockTransaction : blockTransactions) {
+
+        final Transaction pendingTransaction =
+            pendingTransactions.getTransactionByHash(blockTransaction.getHash()).orElse(null);
+
+        if (pendingTransaction != null) {
+          blockTransaction.setSender(pendingTransaction.getSender());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     if (updateStateWithProposedBlock(msg)) {
       LOG.debug("Sending prepare message. round={}", roundState.getRoundIdentifier());
       try {
diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRoundFactory.java b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRoundFactory.java
index 489e23b58a..e4f2b1f520 100644
--- a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRoundFactory.java
+++ b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/ibft/statemachine/IbftRoundFactory.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.blockcreation.BlockCreator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MinedBlockObserver;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.util.Subscribers;
 
 /** The Ibft round factory. */
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class IbftRoundFactory {
   private final MessageValidatorFactory messageValidatorFactory;
   private final MessageFactory messageFactory;
   private final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec;
+  private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
 
   /**
    * Instantiates a new Ibft round factory.
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ public class IbftRoundFactory {
       final Subscribers<MinedBlockObserver> minedBlockObservers,
       final MessageValidatorFactory messageValidatorFactory,
       final MessageFactory messageFactory,
-      final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec) {
+      final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec,
+      final TransactionPool transactionPool) {
     this.finalState = finalState;
     this.blockCreatorFactory = finalState.getBlockCreatorFactory();
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ public class IbftRoundFactory {
     this.messageValidatorFactory = messageValidatorFactory;
     this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
     this.bftExtraDataCodec = bftExtraDataCodec;
+    this.transactionPool = transactionPool;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ public class IbftRoundFactory {
         messageTransmitter,
         finalState.getRoundTimer(),
         bftExtraDataCodec,
-        parentHeader);
+        parentHeader,
+        transactionPool);
   }
 }
diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRound.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRound.java
index e0a8cb1c72..a2d1540ffa 100644
--- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRound.java
+++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRound.java
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MinedBlockObserver;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Block;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockImporter;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Transaction;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.sorter.AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.BlockImportResult;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.HeaderValidationMode;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@ public class QbftRound {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QbftRound.class);
 
+  private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
+
   private final Subscribers<MinedBlockObserver> observers;
 
   /** The Round state. */
@@ -108,7 +113,8 @@ public class QbftRound {
       final QbftMessageTransmitter transmitter,
       final RoundTimer roundTimer,
       final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec,
-      final BlockHeader parentHeader) {
+      final BlockHeader parentHeader,
+      final TransactionPool transactionPool) {
     this.roundState = roundState;
     this.blockCreator = blockCreator;
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ public class QbftRound {
     this.transmitter = transmitter;
     this.bftExtraDataCodec = bftExtraDataCodec;
     this.parentHeader = parentHeader;
+    this.transactionPool = transactionPool;
     roundTimer.startTimer(getRoundIdentifier());
   }
 
@@ -217,6 +224,25 @@ public class QbftRound {
         roundState.getRoundIdentifier(),
         msg.getAuthor());
     final Block block = msg.getSignedPayload().getPayload().getProposedBlock();
+
+    if (transactionPool.getConfigTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled()) {
+      final AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter pendingTransactions;
+      pendingTransactions =
+          (AbstractPendingTransactionsSorter) (transactionPool.getPendingTransactionsObject());
+
+      final List<Transaction> blockTransactions = block.getBody().getTransactions();
+
+      for (final Transaction blockTransaction : blockTransactions) {
+
+        final Transaction pendingTransaction =
+            pendingTransactions.getTransactionByHash(blockTransaction.getHash()).orElse(null);
+
+        if (pendingTransaction != null) {
+          blockTransaction.setSender(pendingTransaction.getSender());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     if (updateStateWithProposedBlock(msg)) {
       sendPrepare(block);
     }
diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRoundFactory.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRoundFactory.java
index 3025330009..78e1b588ff 100644
--- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRoundFactory.java
+++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/statemachine/QbftRoundFactory.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.blockcreation.BlockCreator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.MinedBlockObserver;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPool;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.util.Subscribers;
 
 /** The Qbft round factory. */
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class QbftRoundFactory {
   private final MessageValidatorFactory messageValidatorFactory;
   private final MessageFactory messageFactory;
   private final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec;
+  private final TransactionPool transactionPool;
 
   /**
    * Instantiates a new Qbft round factory.
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ public class QbftRoundFactory {
       final Subscribers<MinedBlockObserver> minedBlockObservers,
       final MessageValidatorFactory messageValidatorFactory,
       final MessageFactory messageFactory,
-      final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec) {
+      final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec,
+      final TransactionPool transactionPool) {
     this.finalState = finalState;
     this.blockCreatorFactory = finalState.getBlockCreatorFactory();
     this.protocolContext = protocolContext;
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ public class QbftRoundFactory {
     this.messageValidatorFactory = messageValidatorFactory;
     this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
     this.bftExtraDataCodec = bftExtraDataCodec;
+    this.transactionPool = transactionPool;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ public class QbftRoundFactory {
         messageTransmitter,
         finalState.getRoundTimer(),
         bftExtraDataCodec,
-        parentHeader);
+        parentHeader,
+        transactionPool);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/Transaction.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
index 0da8f8f28a..3e98695a09 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/Transaction.java
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
-import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Longs;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes32;
@@ -79,9 +77,6 @@ public class Transaction
 
   public static final BigInteger TWO = BigInteger.valueOf(2);
 
-  private static final Cache<Hash, Address> senderCache =
-      CacheBuilder.newBuilder().recordStats().maximumSize(100_000L).build();
-
   private final long nonce;
 
   private final Optional<Wei> gasPrice;
@@ -427,23 +422,20 @@ public class Transaction
   @Override
   public Address getSender() {
     if (sender == null) {
-      Optional<Address> cachedSender = Optional.ofNullable(senderCache.getIfPresent(getHash()));
-      sender = cachedSender.orElseGet(this::computeSender);
+      final SECPPublicKey publicKey =
+          signatureAlgorithm
+              .recoverPublicKeyFromSignature(getOrComputeSenderRecoveryHash(), signature)
+              .orElseThrow(
+                  () ->
+                      new IllegalStateException(
+                          "Cannot recover public key from signature for " + this));
+      sender = Address.extract(Hash.hash(publicKey.getEncodedBytes()));
     }
     return sender;
   }
 
-  private Address computeSender() {
-    final SECPPublicKey publicKey =
-        signatureAlgorithm
-            .recoverPublicKeyFromSignature(getOrComputeSenderRecoveryHash(), signature)
-            .orElseThrow(
-                () ->
-                    new IllegalStateException(
-                        "Cannot recover public key from signature for " + this));
-    final Address calculatedSender = Address.extract(Hash.hash(publicKey.getEncodedBytes()));
-    senderCache.put(this.hash, calculatedSender);
-    return calculatedSender;
+  public void setSender(final Address sender) {
+    this.sender = sender;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
index 30a1ea8e76..ab05a41fd9 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
@@ -290,18 +290,21 @@ public class MainnetTransactionProcessor {
     try {
       final var transactionValidator = transactionValidatorFactory.get();
       LOG.trace("Starting execution of {}", transaction);
-      ValidationResult<TransactionInvalidReason> validationResult =
-          transactionValidator.validate(
-              transaction,
-              blockHeader.getBaseFee(),
-              Optional.ofNullable(blobGasPrice),
-              transactionValidationParams);
-      // Make sure the transaction is intrinsically valid before trying to
-      // compare against a sender account (because the transaction may not
-      // be signed correctly to extract the sender).
-      if (!validationResult.isValid()) {
-        LOG.debug("Invalid transaction: {}", validationResult.getErrorMessage());
-        return TransactionProcessingResult.invalid(validationResult);
+      ValidationResult<TransactionInvalidReason> validationResult;
+      if (transaction.getSender() == null) {
+        validationResult =
+            transactionValidator.validate(
+                transaction,
+                blockHeader.getBaseFee(),
+                Optional.ofNullable(blobGasPrice),
+                transactionValidationParams);
+        // Make sure the transaction is intrinsically valid before trying to
+        // compare against a sender account (because the transaction may not
+        // be signed correctly to extract the sender).
+        if (!validationResult.isValid()) {
+          LOG.warn("Invalid transaction: {}", validationResult.getErrorMessage());
+          return TransactionProcessingResult.invalid(validationResult);
+        }
       }
 
       final Address senderAddress = transaction.getSender();
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
index 7bbf1abe3b..988681c07e 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ public class TransactionPool implements BlockAddedObserver {
     return pendingTransactions.logStats();
   }
 
+  public PendingTransactions getPendingTransactionsObject() {
+    return pendingTransactions;
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   Class<? extends PendingTransactions> pendingTransactionsImplementation() {
     return pendingTransactions.getClass();
@@ -687,6 +691,10 @@ public class TransactionPool implements BlockAddedObserver {
     return isPoolEnabled.get();
   }
 
+  public boolean getConfigTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled() {
+    return this.configuration.getUnstable().getTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled();
+  }
+
   public int getBlobCacheSize() {
     return (int) cacheForBlobsOfTransactionsAddedToABlock.size();
   }
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolConfiguration.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolConfiguration.java
index 2f823830fc..4353b3cff4 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolConfiguration.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolConfiguration.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public interface TransactionPoolConfiguration {
   interface Unstable {
     Duration ETH65_TRX_ANNOUNCED_BUFFERING_PERIOD = Duration.ofMillis(500);
     int DEFAULT_TX_MSG_KEEP_ALIVE = 60;
+    boolean DEFAULT_TX_FAST_VERIFY_SIGNATURE_ENABLED = true;
 
     TransactionPoolConfiguration.Unstable DEFAULT =
         ImmutableTransactionPoolConfiguration.Unstable.builder().build();
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ public interface TransactionPoolConfiguration {
     default int getTxMessageKeepAliveSeconds() {
       return DEFAULT_TX_MSG_KEEP_ALIVE;
     }
+
+    @Value.Default
+    default boolean getTxFastVerifySignatureEnabled() {
+      return DEFAULT_TX_FAST_VERIFY_SIGNATURE_ENABLED;
+    }
   }
 
   enum Implementation {