diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
index 5cb2f3048..92f29b8ba 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
@@ -75,8 +75,12 @@ type MessagePool struct {
 
 	addSema chan struct{}
 
-	closer  chan struct{}
-	repubTk *clock.Ticker
+	closer chan struct{}
+
+	repubTk      *clock.Ticker
+	repubTrigger chan struct{}
+
+	republished map[cid.Cid]struct{}
 
 	localAddrs map[address.Address]struct{}
 
@@ -166,6 +170,7 @@ func New(api Provider, ds dtypes.MetadataDS, netName dtypes.NetworkName) (*Messa
 		addSema:       make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		closer:        make(chan struct{}),
 		repubTk:       build.Clock.Ticker(RepublishInterval),
+		repubTrigger:  make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		localAddrs:    make(map[address.Address]struct{}),
 		pending:       make(map[address.Address]*msgSet),
 		minGasPrice:   types.NewInt(0),
@@ -224,6 +229,10 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) runLoop() {
 			if err := mp.republishPendingMessages(); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("error while republishing messages: %s", err)
 			}
+		case <-mp.repubTrigger:
+			if err := mp.republishPendingMessages(); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("error while republishing messages: %s", err)
+			}
 		case <-mp.pruneTrigger:
 			if err := mp.pruneExcessMessages(); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to prune excess messages from mempool: %s", err)
@@ -676,6 +685,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) HeadChange(revert []*types.TipSet, apply []*types.TipSet)
 	mp.curTsLk.Lock()
 	defer mp.curTsLk.Unlock()
 
+	repubTrigger := false
 	rmsgs := make(map[address.Address]map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage)
 	add := func(m *types.SignedMessage) {
 		s, ok := rmsgs[m.Message.From]
@@ -700,6 +710,17 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) HeadChange(revert []*types.TipSet, apply []*types.TipSet)
 		mp.Remove(from, nonce)
 	}
 
+	maybeRepub := func(cid cid.Cid) {
+		if !repubTrigger {
+			mp.lk.Lock()
+			_, republished := mp.republished[cid]
+			mp.lk.Unlock()
+			if republished {
+				repubTrigger = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, ts := range revert {
 		pts, err := mp.api.LoadTipSet(ts.Parents())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -726,16 +747,25 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) HeadChange(revert []*types.TipSet, apply []*types.TipSet)
 			}
 			for _, msg := range smsgs {
 				rm(msg.Message.From, msg.Message.Nonce)
+				maybeRepub(msg.Cid())
 			}
 
 			for _, msg := range bmsgs {
 				rm(msg.From, msg.Nonce)
+				maybeRepub(msg.Cid())
 			}
 		}
 
 		mp.curTs = ts
 	}
 
+	if repubTrigger {
+		select {
+		case mp.repubTrigger <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, s := range rmsgs {
 		for _, msg := range s {
 			if err := mp.addSkipChecks(msg); err != nil {
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/repub.go b/chain/messagepool/repub.go
index a55bc4f3f..ba375cab8 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/repub.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/repub.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/messagepool/gasguess"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 )
 
 const repubMsgLimit = 30
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) republishPendingMessages() error {
 
 	pending := make(map[address.Address]map[uint64]*types.SignedMessage)
 	mp.lk.Lock()
+	mp.republished = nil // clear this to avoid races triggering an early republish
 	for actor := range mp.localAddrs {
 		mset, ok := mp.pending[actor]
 		if !ok {
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) republishPendingMessages() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	count := 0
 	log.Infof("republishing %d messages", len(msgs))
 	for _, m := range msgs {
 		mb, err := m.Serialize()
@@ -126,7 +129,20 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) republishPendingMessages() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return xerrors.Errorf("cannot publish: %w", err)
 		}
+
+		count++
 	}
 
+	// track most recently republished messages
+	republished := make(map[cid.Cid]struct{})
+	for _, m := range msgs[:count] {
+		republished[m.Cid()] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	mp.lk.Lock()
+	// update the republished set so that we can trigger early republish from head changes
+	mp.republished = republished
+	mp.lk.Unlock()
+
 	return nil
 }