diff --git a/lib/net/bip152.js b/lib/net/bip152.js
index 9d793fb8..8d92ba69 100644
--- a/lib/net/bip152.js
+++ b/lib/net/bip152.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ function CompactBlock(options) {
   this.count = 0;
   this.sipKey = null;
   this.totalTX = 0;
+  this.now = 0;
 
   if (options)
     this.fromOptions(options);
diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index 3a99bc11..b9cfb326 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ Peer.prototype.fulfill = function fulfill(packet) {
 Peer.prototype.maybeTimeout = function maybeTimeout() {
   var keys = this.responseMap.keys();
   var now = util.ms();
-  var i, key, entry, name, ts, mult;
+  var i, key, entry, name, ts, block, mult;
 
   for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     key = keys[i];
@@ -1343,6 +1343,18 @@ Peer.prototype.maybeTimeout = function maybeTimeout() {
         return;
       }
     }
+
+    keys = this.compactBlocks.keys();
+
+    for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+      key = keys[i];
+      block = this.compactBlocks.get(key);
+      if (now > block.now + Peer.RESPONSE_TIMEOUT) {
+        this.error('Peer is stalling (blocktxn).');
+        this.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   if (now > this.ts + 60000) {
diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 4a02a5aa..19da4b49 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -2842,6 +2842,8 @@ Pool.prototype.handleCmpctBlock = co(function* handleCmpctBlock(peer, packet) {
     }
   }
 
+  block.now = util.ms();
+
   assert(!peer.compactBlocks.has(hash));
   peer.compactBlocks.set(hash, block);