diff --git a/blockstore/splitstore/markset_bolt.go b/blockstore/splitstore/markset_bolt.go
index cab0dd74a..bac7673b8 100644
--- a/blockstore/splitstore/markset_bolt.go
+++ b/blockstore/splitstore/markset_bolt.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package splitstore
 
 import (
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
+const boltMarkSetStaging = 16384
+
 type BoltMarkSetEnv struct {
 	db *bolt.DB
 }
@@ -18,6 +21,10 @@ var _ MarkSetEnv = (*BoltMarkSetEnv)(nil)
 type BoltMarkSet struct {
 	db       *bolt.DB
 	bucketId []byte
+
+	// cache for batching
+	mx   sync.RWMutex
+	pend map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 var _ MarkSet = (*BoltMarkSet)(nil)
@@ -49,7 +56,11 @@ func (e *BoltMarkSetEnv) Create(name string, hint int64) (MarkSet, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &BoltMarkSet{db: e.db, bucketId: bucketId}, nil
+	return &BoltMarkSet{
+		db:       e.db,
+		bucketId: bucketId,
+		pend:     make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (e *BoltMarkSetEnv) Close() error {
@@ -57,16 +68,48 @@ func (e *BoltMarkSetEnv) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (s *BoltMarkSet) Mark(cid cid.Cid) error {
-	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+	s.mx.Lock()
+	defer s.mx.Unlock()
+
+	key := cid.Hash()
+	s.pend[string(key)] = struct{}{}
+
+	if len(s.pend) < boltMarkSetStaging {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := s.db.Batch(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		b := tx.Bucket(s.bucketId)
-		return b.Put(cid.Hash(), markBytes)
+		for key := range s.pend {
+			err := b.Put([]byte(key), markBytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.pend = make(map[string]struct{})
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *BoltMarkSet) Has(cid cid.Cid) (result bool, err error) {
+	s.mx.RLock()
+	defer s.mx.RUnlock()
+
+	key := cid.Hash()
+	_, result = s.pend[string(key)]
+	if result {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
 	err = s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		b := tx.Bucket(s.bucketId)
-		v := b.Get(cid.Hash())
+		v := b.Get(key)
 		result = v != nil
 		return nil
 	})