diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index 876a595f..75fda90e 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -1322,6 +1322,18 @@ Peer.prototype.maybeTimeout = function maybeTimeout() {
       this.destroy();
       return;
     }
+
+    keys = this.requestMap.keys();
+
+    for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+      key = keys[i];
+      entry = this.requestMap.get(key);
+      if (now > entry + Peer.BLOCK_TIMEOUT) {
+        this.error('Peer is stalling (block).');
+        this.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 84fbf5f9..942b47eb 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ Pool.prototype.handleCmpctBlock = co(function* handleCmpctBlock(peer, packet) {
       peer.destroy();
       return;
     }
-    peer.requestMap.insert(hash);
+    peer.requestMap.set(hash, util.ms());
     assert(!this.requestMap.has(hash));
     this.requestMap.insert(hash);
   }
@@ -3012,6 +3012,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getBlocks = co(function* getBlocks(peer, tip, stop) {
  */
 
 Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(peer, hashes) {
+  var now = util.ms();
   var items = [];
   var i, hash;
 
@@ -3031,7 +3032,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(peer, hashes) {
       continue;
 
     this.requestMap.insert(hash);
-    peer.requestMap.insert(hash);
+    peer.requestMap.set(hash, now);
 
     items.push(hash);
   }
@@ -3055,6 +3056,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(peer, hashes) {
  */
 
 Pool.prototype.getTX = function getTX(peer, hashes) {
+  var now = util.ms();
   var items = [];
   var i, hash;
 
@@ -3074,7 +3076,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getTX = function getTX(peer, hashes) {
       continue;
 
     this.requestMap.insert(hash);
-    peer.requestMap.insert(hash);
+    peer.requestMap.set(hash, now);
 
     items.push(hash);
   }