diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index bb323d7df3..f3662fa0b5 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ use solana_sdk::{
 use solana_transaction_status::token_balances::{
     collect_token_balances, TransactionTokenBalancesSet,
 };
+use solana_vote_program::vote_transaction;
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     cmp,
@@ -1025,12 +1026,16 @@ impl BankingStage {
         msgs: &Packets,
         transaction_indexes: &[usize],
         libsecp256k1_0_5_upgrade_enabled: bool,
+        votes_only: bool,
     ) -> (Vec<HashedTransaction<'static>>, Vec<usize>) {
         transaction_indexes
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|tx_index| {
                 let p = &msgs.packets[*tx_index];
                 let tx: Transaction = limited_deserialize(&p.data[0..p.meta.size]).ok()?;
+                if votes_only && vote_transaction::parse_vote_transaction(&tx).is_none() {
+                    return None;
+                }
                 tx.verify_precompiles(libsecp256k1_0_5_upgrade_enabled)
                     .ok()?;
                 let message_bytes = Self::packet_message(p)?;
@@ -1097,6 +1102,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
             msgs,
             &packet_indexes,
             bank.libsecp256k1_0_5_upgrade_enabled(),
+            bank.vote_only_bank(),
         );
         packet_conversion_time.stop();
 
@@ -1168,6 +1174,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
             msgs,
             &transaction_indexes,
             bank.libsecp256k1_0_5_upgrade_enabled(),
+            false,
         );
 
         let tx_count = transaction_to_packet_indexes.len();
diff --git a/core/src/replay_stage.rs b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
index d73f879e10..057733ac47 100644
--- a/core/src/replay_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
@@ -1227,12 +1227,15 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                 poh_slot, parent_slot, root_slot
             );
 
+            let root_distance = poh_slot - root_slot;
+
             let tpu_bank = Self::new_bank_from_parent_with_notify(
                 &parent,
                 poh_slot,
                 root_slot,
                 my_pubkey,
                 subscriptions,
+                root_distance > 500,
             );
 
             let tpu_bank = bank_forks.write().unwrap().insert(tpu_bank);
@@ -2489,6 +2492,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                     forks.root(),
                     &leader,
                     subscriptions,
+                    false,
                 );
                 let empty: Vec<Pubkey> = vec![];
                 Self::update_fork_propagated_threshold_from_votes(
@@ -2515,9 +2519,10 @@ impl ReplayStage {
         root_slot: u64,
         leader: &Pubkey,
         subscriptions: &Arc<RpcSubscriptions>,
+        vote_only_bank: bool,
     ) -> Bank {
         subscriptions.notify_slot(slot, parent.slot(), root_slot);
-        Bank::new_from_parent(parent, leader, slot)
+        Bank::new_from_parent_with_vote_only(parent, leader, slot, vote_only_bank)
     }
 
     fn record_rewards(bank: &Bank, rewards_recorder_sender: &Option<RewardsRecorderSender>) {
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index fac876a082..a0506ec422 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -912,6 +912,8 @@ pub struct Bank {
     pub drop_callback: RwLock<OptionalDropCallback>,
 
     pub freeze_started: AtomicBool,
+
+    vote_only_bank: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for BlockhashQueue {
@@ -1012,7 +1014,22 @@ impl Bank {
 
     /// Create a new bank that points to an immutable checkpoint of another bank.
     pub fn new_from_parent(parent: &Arc<Bank>, collector_id: &Pubkey, slot: Slot) -> Self {
-        Self::_new_from_parent(parent, collector_id, slot, &mut null_tracer())
+        Self::_new_from_parent(parent, collector_id, slot, &mut null_tracer(), false)
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_from_parent_with_vote_only(
+        parent: &Arc<Bank>,
+        collector_id: &Pubkey,
+        slot: Slot,
+        vote_only_bank: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self::_new_from_parent(
+            parent,
+            collector_id,
+            slot,
+            &mut null_tracer(),
+            vote_only_bank,
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn new_from_parent_with_tracer(
@@ -1021,7 +1038,13 @@ impl Bank {
         slot: Slot,
         reward_calc_tracer: impl FnMut(&RewardCalculationEvent),
     ) -> Self {
-        Self::_new_from_parent(parent, collector_id, slot, &mut Some(reward_calc_tracer))
+        Self::_new_from_parent(
+            parent,
+            collector_id,
+            slot,
+            &mut Some(reward_calc_tracer),
+            false,
+        )
     }
 
     fn _new_from_parent(
@@ -1029,6 +1052,7 @@ impl Bank {
         collector_id: &Pubkey,
         slot: Slot,
         reward_calc_tracer: &mut Option<impl FnMut(&RewardCalculationEvent)>,
+        vote_only_bank: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         parent.freeze();
         assert_ne!(slot, parent.slot());
@@ -1074,6 +1098,7 @@ impl Bank {
             fee_calculator: fee_rate_governor.create_fee_calculator(),
             fee_rate_governor,
             capitalization: AtomicU64::new(parent.capitalization()),
+            vote_only_bank,
             inflation: parent.inflation.clone(),
             transaction_count: AtomicU64::new(parent.transaction_count()),
             transaction_error_count: AtomicU64::new(0),
@@ -1170,6 +1195,10 @@ impl Bank {
         *self.drop_callback.write().unwrap() = OptionalDropCallback(callback);
     }
 
+    pub fn vote_only_bank(&self) -> bool {
+        self.vote_only_bank
+    }
+
     /// Like `new_from_parent` but additionally:
     /// * Doesn't assume that the parent is anywhere near `slot`, parent could be millions of slots
     /// in the past
@@ -1265,6 +1294,7 @@ impl Bank {
             feature_set: new(),
             drop_callback: RwLock::new(OptionalDropCallback(None)),
             freeze_started: AtomicBool::new(fields.hash != Hash::default()),
+            vote_only_bank: false,
         };
         bank.finish_init(genesis_config, additional_builtins);