diff --git a/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go b/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
index 67207589..ef0d5f79 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/eth/ethrpc.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type EthRPC struct {
 	bestHeader           *ethtypes.Header
 	chanNewBlock         chan *ethtypes.Header
 	newBlockSubscription *rpc.ClientSubscription
+	chanNewTx            chan ethcommon.Hash
+	newTxSubscription    *rpc.ClientSubscription
 }
 
 type configuration struct {
@@ -92,6 +94,22 @@ func NewEthRPC(config json.RawMessage, pushHandler func(bchain.NotificationType)
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// new mempool transaction notifications handling
+	// the subscription is done in Initialize
+	s.chanNewTx = make(chan ethcommon.Hash)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			t, ok := <-s.chanNewTx
+			if !ok {
+				break
+			}
+			if glog.V(2) {
+				glog.Info("rpc: new tx ", t.Hex())
+			}
+			pushHandler(bchain.NotificationNewTx)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +145,13 @@ func (b *EthRPC) Initialize() error {
 	}
 	b.newBlockSubscription = sub
 
+	// Subscribe to new mempool transactions
+	sub, err = b.rpc.EthSubscribe(ctx, b.chanNewTx, "newPendingTransactions")
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Annotatef(err, "EthSubscribe newPendingTransactions")
+	}
+	b.newTxSubscription = sub
+
 	b.Mempool = bchain.NewNonUTXOMempool(b)
 
 	return nil
@@ -137,6 +162,9 @@ func (b *EthRPC) Shutdown() error {
 	if b.newBlockSubscription != nil {
 		b.newBlockSubscription.Unsubscribe()
 	}
+	if b.newTxSubscription != nil {
+		b.newTxSubscription.Unsubscribe()
+	}
 	if b.rpc != nil {
 		b.rpc.Close()
 	}