diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index d9bd6b83a0..959e2bc72b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ pub struct Bank {
 
     /// The number of slots in each epoch.
     slots_per_epoch: u64,
+
+    // The number of slots until the next leader schedule activates.
+    leader_schedule_offset: u64,
 }
 
 impl Default for Bank {
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ impl Default for Bank {
             hash: RwLock::<Hash>::default(),
             ticks_per_slot: DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT,
             slots_per_epoch: DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
+            leader_schedule_offset: DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@ impl Bank {
     pub fn new_from_parent(parent: &Arc<Bank>) -> Self {
         let mut bank = Self::default();
         bank.last_id_queue = RwLock::new(parent.last_id_queue.read().unwrap().clone());
+        bank.ticks_per_slot = parent.ticks_per_slot;
+        bank.slots_per_epoch = parent.slots_per_epoch;
+        bank.leader_schedule_offset = parent.leader_schedule_offset;
+
         bank.parent = Some(parent.clone());
         if *parent.hash.read().unwrap() == Hash::default() {
             *parent.hash.write().unwrap() = parent.hash_internal_state();
@@ -665,6 +673,21 @@ impl Bank {
         self.slots_per_epoch
     }
 
+    /// Return the number of slots until the next leader schedule activates.
+    pub fn leader_schedule_offset(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.leader_schedule_offset
+    }
+
+    /// Return the checkpointed bank that should be used to generate a leader schedule.
+    /// Return None if a sufficiently old bank checkpoint doesn't exist.
+    pub fn leader_schedule_bank(&self) -> Option<Arc<Bank>> {
+        let epoch_slot_height = self.slot_height() - self.slot_index();
+        let expected = epoch_slot_height.saturating_sub(self.leader_schedule_offset);
+        self.parents()
+            .into_iter()
+            .find(|bank| bank.slot_height() <= expected)
+    }
+
     /// Return the number of ticks since genesis.
     pub fn tick_height(&self) -> u64 {
         self.last_id_queue.read().unwrap().tick_height
@@ -997,6 +1020,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(register_ticks(&bank, ticks_per_epoch), (0, 1, 1));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_leader_schedule_bank() {
+        let (genesis_block, _) = GenesisBlock::new(5);
+        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
+        assert!(bank.leader_schedule_bank().is_none());
+
+        let bank = Bank::new_from_parent(&Arc::new(bank));
+        let ticks_per_offset = bank.leader_schedule_offset() * bank.ticks_per_slot();
+        register_ticks(&bank, ticks_per_offset);
+        assert_eq!(bank.slot_height(), bank.leader_schedule_offset());
+
+        let slot_height = bank.slots_per_epoch() - bank.leader_schedule_offset();
+        let bank = Bank::new_from_parent(&Arc::new(bank));
+        assert_eq!(
+            bank.leader_schedule_bank().unwrap().slot_height(),
+            slot_height
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_interleaving_locks() {
         let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(3);
diff --git a/src/leader_schedule.rs b/src/leader_schedule.rs
index dffbc6504f..0ec9880736 100644
--- a/src/leader_schedule.rs
+++ b/src/leader_schedule.rs
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ impl LeaderSchedule {
         Self { slot_leaders }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_with_bank(bank: &Bank, len: u64) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_with_bank(bank: &Bank) -> Self {
         let active_stakers = ActiveStakers::new(&bank);
         let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
         seed.copy_from_slice(bank.last_id().as_ref());
-        Self::new(&active_stakers.sorted_stakes(), &seed, len)
+        Self::new(
+            &active_stakers.sorted_stakes(),
+            &seed,
+            bank.slots_per_epoch(),
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,11 +48,26 @@ impl Index<usize> for LeaderSchedule {
     }
 }
 
+trait LeaderScheduleUtil {
+    /// Return the leader schedule for the current epoch.
+    fn leader_schedule(&self) -> LeaderSchedule;
+}
+
+impl LeaderScheduleUtil for Bank {
+    fn leader_schedule(&self) -> LeaderSchedule {
+        match self.leader_schedule_bank() {
+            None => LeaderSchedule::new_with_bank(self),
+            Some(bank) => LeaderSchedule::new_with_bank(&bank),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use solana_sdk::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
+    use std::iter;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_leader_schedule_index() {
@@ -85,7 +104,10 @@ mod tests {
         let pubkey = Keypair::new().pubkey();
         let (genesis_block, _mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new_with_leader(2, pubkey, 2);
         let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        let leader_schedule = LeaderSchedule::new_with_bank(&bank, 2);
-        assert_eq!(leader_schedule.slot_leaders, vec![pubkey, pubkey]);
+        let leader_schedule = LeaderSchedule::new_with_bank(&bank);
+        let len = bank.slots_per_epoch() as usize;
+        let expected: Vec<_> = iter::repeat(pubkey).take(len).collect();
+        assert_eq!(leader_schedule.slot_leaders, expected);
+        assert_eq!(bank.leader_schedule().slot_leaders, expected); // Same thing, but with the trait
     }
 }