diff --git a/lib/bcoin/mempool.js b/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
index a3232b37..4b6e0dd6 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ Mempool.prototype.addUnchecked = function addUnchecked(entry, callback, force) {
             bcoin.debug('Could not resolve orphan %s: %s.',
               tx.rhash,
               err.message);
+            self.emit('bad orphan', tx, entry);
             return next();
           }
           self.emit('error', err);
@@ -1102,6 +1103,7 @@ Mempool.prototype.storeOrphan = function storeOrphan(tx) {
 
   if (tx.getSize() > 5000) {
     bcoin.debug('Ignoring large orphan: %s', tx.rhash);
+    this.emit('bad orphan', tx);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -1129,6 +1131,8 @@ Mempool.prototype.storeOrphan = function storeOrphan(tx) {
 
   bcoin.debug('Added orphan %s to mempool.', tx.rhash);
 
+  this.emit('add orphan', tx);
+
   this.limitOrphans();
 };
 
@@ -1294,6 +1298,8 @@ Mempool.prototype.removeOrphan = function removeOrphan(tx) {
 
   delete this.orphans[hash];
 
+  this.emit('remove orphan', tx);
+
   this.totalOrphans--;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 641999e2..96ef5efa 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   var self = this;
   var i;
 
+  if (this.mempool) {
+    this.mempool.on('add orphan', function(tx) {
+      self.rejects.add(tx.hash());
+    });
+    this.mempool.on('bad orphan', function(tx) {
+      self.rejects.add(tx.hash());
+    });
+  }
+
   this.chain.on('block', function(block, entry, peer) {
     // Emit merkle txs after the fact
     if (self.options.spv) {