diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/transaction.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/transaction.hpp
index 1d325352d0d..895d3ee4fb8 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/transaction.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/transaction.hpp
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ namespace eosio { namespace chain {
 
       time_point_sec     expiration()const;
       transaction_id_type id()const;
-      bytes              get_raw_transaction()const;
+      transaction_id_type get_uncached_id()const; // thread safe
+      bytes              get_raw_transaction()const; // thread safe
       vector<bytes>      get_context_free_data()const;
       transaction        get_transaction()const;
       signed_transaction get_signed_transaction()const;
diff --git a/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp b/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
index d81a35ff19b..c49f76ce771 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ transaction_id_type packed_transaction::id()const
    return get_transaction().id();
 }
 
+transaction_id_type packed_transaction::get_uncached_id()const
+{
+   const auto raw = get_raw_transaction();
+   return fc::raw::unpack<transaction>( raw ).id();
+}
+
 void packed_transaction::local_unpack()const
 {
    if (!unpacked_trx) {
diff --git a/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp b/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
index 80104a15ea1..4052fce2b30 100644
--- a/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
@@ -530,10 +530,15 @@ namespace eosio {
                  _block_status.insert( block_status(id, false, false) );
               }
            }
+        }
 
+        void on_accepted_block( const block_state_ptr& s ) {
+           verify_strand_in_this_thread(_strand, __func__, __LINE__);
            //idump((_block_status.size())(_transaction_status.size()));
            //ilog( "accepted block ${n}", ("n",s->block_num) );
 
+           const auto& id = s->id;
+
            _local_head_block_id = id;
            _local_head_block_num = block_header::num_from_id(id);
 
@@ -549,7 +554,9 @@ namespace eosio {
             */
            for( const auto& receipt : s->block->transactions ) {
               if( receipt.trx.which() == 1 ) {
-                 const auto tid = receipt.trx.get<packed_transaction>().id();
+                 const auto& pt = receipt.trx.get<packed_transaction>();
+                 // get id via get_uncached_id() as packed_transaction.id() mutates internal transaction state
+                 const auto& tid = pt.get_uncached_id();
                  auto itr = _transaction_status.find( tid );
                  if( itr != _transaction_status.end() )
                     _transaction_status.erase(itr);
@@ -1006,7 +1013,9 @@ namespace eosio {
         void mark_block_transactions_known_by_peer( const signed_block_ptr& b ) {
            for( const auto& receipt : b->transactions ) {
               if( receipt.trx.which() == 1 ) {
-                 auto id = receipt.trx.get<packed_transaction>().id();
+                 const auto& pt = receipt.trx.get<packed_transaction>();
+                 // get id via get_uncached_id() as packed_transaction.id() mutates internal transaction state
+                 const auto& id = pt.get_uncached_id();
                  mark_transaction_known_by_peer(id);
               }
            }
@@ -1041,10 +1050,12 @@ namespace eosio {
            if( app().get_plugin<chain_plugin>().chain().get_read_mode() == chain::db_read_mode::READ_ONLY )
               return;
 
-           auto id = p->id();
           // ilog( "recv trx ${n}", ("n", id) );
            if( p->expiration() < fc::time_point::now() ) return;
 
+           // get id via get_uncached_id() as packed_transaction.id() mutates internal transaction state
+           const auto& id = p->get_uncached_id();
+
            if( mark_transaction_known_by_peer( id ) )
               return;
 
@@ -1204,6 +1215,18 @@ namespace eosio {
             for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_new_lib( s ); } );
          }
 
+         /**
+          * Notify all active connections of the new accepted block so
+          * they can relay it. This method also pre-packages the block
+          * as a packed bnet_message so the connections can simply relay
+          * it on.
+          */
+         void on_accepted_block( block_state_ptr s ) {
+            _ioc->post( [s,this] { /// post this to the thread pool because packing can be intensive
+               for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_accepted_block( s ); } );
+            });
+         }
+
          void on_accepted_block_header( block_state_ptr s ) {
             _ioc->post( [s,this] { /// post this to the thread pool because packing can be intensive
                for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_accepted_block_header( s ); } );
@@ -1349,6 +1372,9 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       wlog( "bnet startup " );
 
+      auto& chain = app().get_plugin<chain_plugin>().chain();
+      FC_ASSERT ( chain.get_read_mode() != chain::db_read_mode::IRREVERSIBLE, "bnet is not compatible with \"irreversible\" read_mode");
+
       my->_on_appled_trx_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_transaction>()
                                 .subscribe( [this]( transaction_metadata_ptr t ){
                                        my->on_accepted_transaction(t);
@@ -1359,6 +1385,11 @@ namespace eosio {
                                        my->on_irreversible_block(s);
                                 });
 
+      my->_on_accepted_block_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_block>()
+                                         .subscribe( [this]( block_state_ptr s ){
+                                                my->on_accepted_block(s);
+                                         });
+
       my->_on_accepted_block_header_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_block_header>()
                                          .subscribe( [this]( block_state_ptr s ){
                                                 my->on_accepted_block_header(s);