diff --git a/core/src/fetch_stage.rs b/core/src/fetch_stage.rs
index 217ac25c49..e40588376b 100644
--- a/core/src/fetch_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/fetch_stage.rs
@@ -32,18 +32,25 @@ impl FetchStage {
         sender: &PacketSender,
     ) -> Self {
         let tx_sockets = sockets.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
-        Self::new_multi_socket(tx_sockets, exit, &sender)
+        let forwarder_sockets = forwarder_sockets.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
+        Self::new_multi_socket(tx_sockets, forwarder_sockets, exit, &sender)
     }
+
     fn new_multi_socket(
         sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>>,
+        forwarder_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>>,
         exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
         sender: &PacketSender,
     ) -> Self {
-        let thread_hdls: Vec<_> = sockets
+        let tpu_threads = sockets
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|socket| streamer::receiver(socket, &exit, sender.clone(), "fetch-stage"))
-            .collect();
+            .map(|socket| streamer::receiver(socket, &exit, sender.clone(), "fetch-stage"));
 
+        let forwarder_threads = forwarder_sockets
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|socket| streamer::blob_packet_receiver(socket, &exit, sender.clone()));
+
+        let thread_hdls: Vec<_> = tpu_threads.chain(forwarder_threads).collect();
         Self { thread_hdls }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/packet.rs b/core/src/packet.rs
index eb88f756c9..2824195878 100644
--- a/core/src/packet.rs
+++ b/core/src/packet.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ impl Default for Packets {
 }
 
 impl Packets {
+    pub fn new(packets: Vec<Packet>) -> Self {
+        Self { packets }
+    }
+
     pub fn set_addr(&mut self, addr: &SocketAddr) {
         for m in self.packets.iter_mut() {
             m.meta.set_addr(&addr);
diff --git a/core/src/streamer.rs b/core/src/streamer.rs
index 95de7a8805..fed499f7fa 100644
--- a/core/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/core/src/streamer.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 //! The `streamer` module defines a set of services for efficiently pulling data from UDP sockets.
 //!
 
-use crate::packet::{Blob, SharedBlobs, SharedPackets};
+use crate::packet::{Blob, Packet, Packets, SharedBlobs, SharedPackets};
 use crate::result::{Error, Result};
+use bincode::deserialize;
 use solana_metrics::{influxdb, submit};
 use solana_sdk::timing::duration_as_ms;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::{Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -139,6 +140,46 @@ pub fn blob_receiver(
         .unwrap()
 }
 
+fn recv_blob_packets(sock: &UdpSocket, s: &PacketSender) -> Result<()> {
+    trace!(
+        "recv_blob_packets: receiving on {}",
+        sock.local_addr().unwrap()
+    );
+    let blobs = Blob::recv_from(sock)?;
+    for blob in blobs {
+        let msgs: Vec<Packet> = {
+            let r_blob = blob.read().unwrap();
+            let msg_size = r_blob.size();
+            deserialize(&r_blob.data()[..msg_size])?
+        };
+        s.send(Arc::new(RwLock::new(Packets::new(msgs))))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn blob_packet_receiver(
+    sock: Arc<UdpSocket>,
+    exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    s: PacketSender,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    //DOCUMENTED SIDE-EFFECT
+    //1 second timeout on socket read
+    let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
+    sock.set_read_timeout(Some(timer))
+        .expect("set socket timeout");
+    let exit = exit.clone();
+    Builder::new()
+        .name("solana-blob_packet_receiver".to_string())
+        .spawn(move || loop {
+            if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                break;
+            }
+            let _ = recv_blob_packets(&sock, &s);
+        })
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crate::packet::{Blob, Packet, Packets, SharedBlob, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};