diff --git a/bchain/coins/blockchain.go b/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
index 7e068e67..cac247e8 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) GetTransaction(txid string) (v *bchain.Tx, err e
 	return c.b.GetTransaction(txid)
 }
 
+func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) GetTransactionForMempool(txid string) (v *bchain.Tx, err error) {
+	defer func(s time.Time) { c.observeRPCLatency("GetTransactionForMempool", s, err) }(time.Now())
+	return c.b.GetTransactionForMempool(txid)
+}
+
 func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (v float64, err error) {
 	defer func(s time.Time) { c.observeRPCLatency("EstimateSmartFee", s, err) }(time.Now())
 	return c.b.EstimateSmartFee(blocks, conservative)
diff --git a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
index 686efcf2..2ad04021 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ type resGetRawTransaction struct {
 	Result bchain.Tx        `json:"result"`
 }
 
+type resGetRawTransactionNonverbose struct {
+	Error  *bchain.RPCError `json:"error"`
+	Result string           `json:"result"`
+}
+
 // estimatesmartfee
 
 type cmdEstimateSmartFee struct {
@@ -545,6 +550,33 @@ func (b *BitcoinRPC) GetMempool() ([]string, error) {
 	return res.Result, nil
 }
 
+// GetTransactionForMempool returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
+// It could be optimized for mempool, i.e. without block time and confirmations
+func (b *BitcoinRPC) GetTransactionForMempool(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
+	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: getrawtransaction nonverbose ", txid)
+
+	res := resGetRawTransactionNonverbose{}
+	req := cmdGetRawTransaction{Method: "getrawtransaction"}
+	req.Params.Txid = txid
+	req.Params.Verbose = false
+	err := b.Call(&req, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Annotatef(err, "txid %v", txid)
+	}
+	if res.Error != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Annotatef(res.Error, "txid %v", txid)
+	}
+	data, err := hex.DecodeString(res.Result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Annotatef(err, "txid %v", txid)
+	}
+	tx, err := b.Parser.ParseTx(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Annotatef(err, "txid %v", txid)
+	}
+	return tx, nil
+}
+
 // GetTransaction returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
 func (b *BitcoinRPC) GetTransaction(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
 	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: getrawtransaction ", txid)
diff --git a/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go b/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
index 9193a9d8..249a7cb9 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ func (b *EthereumRPC) GetBlock(hash string, height uint32) (*bchain.Block, error
 	return &bbk, nil
 }
 
+// GetTransactionForMempool returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
+// It could be optimized for mempool, i.e. without block time and confirmations
+func (b *EthereumRPC) GetTransactionForMempool(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
+	return b.GetTransaction(txid)
+}
+
 // GetTransaction returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
 func (b *EthereumRPC) GetTransaction(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
diff --git a/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go b/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
index 3f346340..7d4fcc7f 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ func isInvalidTx(err error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// GetTransactionForMempool returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
+// It could be optimized for mempool, i.e. without block time and confirmations
+func (z *ZCashRPC) GetTransactionForMempool(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
+	return z.GetTransaction(txid)
+}
+
 // GetTransaction returns a transaction by the transaction ID.
 func (z *ZCashRPC) GetTransaction(txid string) (*bchain.Tx, error) {
 	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: getrawtransaction ", txid)
diff --git a/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go b/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
index 946dd89b..0c1f14b7 100644
--- a/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
+++ b/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (m *NonUTXOMempool) Resync(onNewTxAddr func(txid string, addr string)) erro
 	for _, txid := range txs {
 		io, exists := m.txToInputOutput[txid]
 		if !exists {
-			tx, err := m.chain.GetTransaction(txid)
+			tx, err := m.chain.GetTransactionForMempool(txid)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", txid, ": ", err)
 				continue
diff --git a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
index 0ad1836f..aadc6f2e 100644
--- a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
+++ b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
@@ -55,6 +55,51 @@ func (m *UTXOMempool) updateMappings(newTxToInputOutput map[string][]addrIndex,
 	m.addrIDToTx = newAddrIDToTx
 }
 
+func (m *UTXOMempool) getMempoolTxAddrs(txid string, onNewTxAddr func(txid string, addr string)) ([]addrIndex, bool) {
+	parser := m.chain.GetChainParser()
+	tx, err := m.chain.GetTransactionForMempool(txid)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", txid, ": ", err)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	io := make([]addrIndex, 0, len(tx.Vout)+len(tx.Vin))
+	for _, output := range tx.Vout {
+		addrID, err := parser.GetAddrIDFromVout(&output)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("error in addrID in ", txid, " ", output.N, ": ", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(addrID) > 0 {
+			io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrID), int32(output.N)})
+		}
+		if onNewTxAddr != nil && len(output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses) == 1 {
+			onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses[0])
+		}
+	}
+	for _, input := range tx.Vin {
+		if input.Coinbase != "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// TODO - possibly get from DB unspenttxs - however some output txs can be in mempool only
+		itx, err := m.chain.GetTransactionForMempool(input.Txid)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", input.Txid, ": ", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if int(input.Vout) >= len(itx.Vout) {
+			glog.Error("Vout len in transaction ", input.Txid, " ", len(itx.Vout), " input.Vout=", input.Vout)
+			continue
+		}
+		addrID, err := parser.GetAddrIDFromVout(&itx.Vout[input.Vout])
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("error in addrID in ", input.Txid, " ", input.Vout, ": ", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrID), int32(^input.Vout)})
+	}
+	return io, true
+}
+
 // Resync gets mempool transactions and maps outputs to transactions.
 // Resync is not reentrant, it should be called from a single thread.
 // Read operations (GetTransactions) are safe.
@@ -65,53 +110,17 @@ func (m *UTXOMempool) Resync(onNewTxAddr func(txid string, addr string)) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	parser := m.chain.GetChainParser()
 	// allocate slightly larger capacity of the maps
 	newTxToInputOutput := make(map[string][]addrIndex, len(m.txToInputOutput)+5)
 	newAddrIDToTx := make(map[string][]outpoint, len(m.addrIDToTx)+5)
 	for _, txid := range txs {
 		io, exists := m.txToInputOutput[txid]
 		if !exists {
-			tx, err := m.chain.GetTransaction(txid)
-			if err != nil {
-				glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", txid, ": ", err)
+			var ok bool
+			io, ok = m.getMempoolTxAddrs(txid, onNewTxAddr)
+			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			io = make([]addrIndex, 0, len(tx.Vout)+len(tx.Vin))
-			for _, output := range tx.Vout {
-				addrID, err := parser.GetAddrIDFromVout(&output)
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.Error("error in addrID in ", txid, " ", output.N, ": ", err)
-					continue
-				}
-				if len(addrID) > 0 {
-					io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrID), int32(output.N)})
-				}
-				if onNewTxAddr != nil && len(output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses) == 1 {
-					onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses[0])
-				}
-			}
-			for _, input := range tx.Vin {
-				if input.Coinbase != "" {
-					continue
-				}
-				// TODO - possibly get from DB unspenttxs - however some output txs can be in mempool only
-				itx, err := m.chain.GetTransaction(input.Txid)
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.Error("cannot get transaction ", input.Txid, ": ", err)
-					continue
-				}
-				if int(input.Vout) >= len(itx.Vout) {
-					glog.Error("Vout len in transaction ", input.Txid, " ", len(itx.Vout), " input.Vout=", input.Vout)
-					continue
-				}
-				addrID, err := parser.GetAddrIDFromVout(&itx.Vout[input.Vout])
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.Error("error in addrID in ", input.Txid, " ", input.Vout, ": ", err)
-					continue
-				}
-				io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrID), int32(^input.Vout)})
-			}
 		}
 		newTxToInputOutput[txid] = io
 		for _, si := range io {
diff --git a/bchain/types.go b/bchain/types.go
index c5a88630..2a2abe8d 100644
--- a/bchain/types.go
+++ b/bchain/types.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ type BlockChain interface {
 	GetBlock(hash string, height uint32) (*Block, error)
 	GetMempool() ([]string, error)
 	GetTransaction(txid string) (*Tx, error)
+	GetTransactionForMempool(txid string) (*Tx, error)
 	EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (float64, error)
 	EstimateFee(blocks int) (float64, error)
 	SendRawTransaction(tx string) (string, error)