diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index 54dcfe54c..f83e74118 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime/pprof"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/full"
+
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 
 	paramfetch "github.com/filecoin-project/go-paramfetch"
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			liteMode = node.Options(
 				node.Override(new(api.GatewayAPI), gapi),
 				node.Override(new(stmgr.StateManagerAPI), modules.NewRPCStateManager),
+				node.Override(new(full.PushMessageAPI), modules.NewRPCPushMessageAPI),
 				node.Unset(node.RunHelloKey),
 				node.Unset(node.RunChainExchangeKey),
 				node.Unset(node.RunPeerMgrKey),
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index 50a20d4bb..8579131b9 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/full"
+
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	ci "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/host"
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ func Online() Option {
 			Override(new(stmgr.UpgradeSchedule), stmgr.DefaultUpgradeSchedule()),
 			Override(new(*stmgr.StateManager), stmgr.NewStateManagerWithUpgradeSchedule),
 			Override(new(stmgr.StateManagerAPI), From(new(*stmgr.StateManager))),
+			Override(new(full.PushMessageAPI), From(new(full.MpoolAPI))),
 			Override(new(*wallet.Wallet), wallet.NewWallet),
 			Override(new(*messagesigner.MessageSigner), messagesigner.NewMessageSigner),
 
diff --git a/node/impl/full/mpool.go b/node/impl/full/mpool.go
index 1f093606c..000891bb2 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/mpool.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/mpool.go
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 )
 
+type PushMessageAPI interface {
+	MpoolPush(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessage) (cid.Cid, error)
+}
+
 type MpoolAPI struct {
 	fx.In
 
 	WalletAPI
 	GasAPI
+	PushMessageAPI
 
 	MessageSigner *messagesigner.MessageSigner
 
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolClear(ctx context.Context, local bool) error {
 }
 
 func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolPush(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessage) (cid.Cid, error) {
-	return a.Mpool.Push(smsg)
+	return a.PushMessageAPI.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg)
 }
 
 func (a *MpoolAPI) MpoolPushUntrusted(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessage) (cid.Cid, error) {
diff --git a/node/modules/pushmessage.go b/node/modules/pushmessage.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59af435a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/modules/pushmessage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package modules
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/full"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+)
+
+type RPCPushMessageAPI struct {
+	gapi api.GatewayAPI
+}
+
+func NewRPCPushMessageAPI(api api.GatewayAPI) *RPCPushMessageAPI {
+	return &RPCPushMessageAPI{gapi: api}
+}
+
+func (p *RPCPushMessageAPI) MpoolPush(ctx context.Context, smsg *types.SignedMessage) (cid.Cid, error) {
+	return p.gapi.MpoolPush(ctx, smsg)
+}
+
+var _ full.PushMessageAPI = (*RPCPushMessageAPI)(nil)