diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bd6f1ba0d..155adfef7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   script/compressor.h \
   script/interpreter.h \
   script/script.h \
+  script/sigcache.h \
   script/sign.h \
   script/standard.h \
   serialize.h \
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   script/compressor.cpp \
   script/interpreter.cpp \
   script/script.cpp \
+  script/sigcache.cpp \
   script/sign.cpp \
   script/standard.cpp \
   $(BITCOIN_CORE_H)
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index a61b4fe29..a198eb586 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static void MutateTxSign(CMutableTransaction& tx, const string& flagStr)
         BOOST_FOREACH(const CTransaction& txv, txVariants) {
             txin.scriptSig = CombineSignatures(prevPubKey, mergedTx, i, txin.scriptSig, txv.vin[i].scriptSig);
         }
-        if (!VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, prevPubKey, mergedTx, i, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS))
+        if (!VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, prevPubKey, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS, SignatureChecker(mergedTx, i)))
             fComplete = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 83848bf84..595aa7e01 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ bool AreInputsStandard(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& mapInputs)
         // IsStandard() will have already returned false
         // and this method isn't called.
         vector<vector<unsigned char> > stack;
-        if (!EvalScript(stack, tx.vin[i].scriptSig, tx, i, false))
+        if (!EvalScript(stack, tx.vin[i].scriptSig, false, BaseSignatureChecker()))
             return false;
 
         if (whichType == TX_SCRIPTHASH)
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransa
 
         // Check against previous transactions
         // This is done last to help prevent CPU exhaustion denial-of-service attacks.
-        if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, true, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS))
+        if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, true, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS, true))
         {
             return error("AcceptToMemoryPool: : ConnectInputs failed %s", hash.ToString());
         }
@@ -1316,12 +1316,12 @@ void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, CCoinsViewCach
 
 bool CScriptCheck::operator()() const {
     const CScript &scriptSig = ptxTo->vin[nIn].scriptSig;
-    if (!VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, *ptxTo, nIn, nFlags))
+    if (!VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, nFlags, CachingSignatureChecker(*ptxTo, nIn, cacheStore)))
         return error("CScriptCheck() : %s:%d VerifySignature failed", ptxTo->GetHash().ToString(), nIn);
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks)
+bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, bool cacheStore, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks)
 {
     if (!tx.IsCoinBase())
     {
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsVi
                 assert(coins);
 
                 // Verify signature
-                CScriptCheck check(*coins, tx, i, flags);
+                CScriptCheck check(*coins, tx, i, flags, cacheStore);
                 if (pvChecks) {
                     pvChecks->push_back(CScriptCheck());
                     check.swap(pvChecks->back());
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsVi
                         // avoid splitting the network between upgraded and
                         // non-upgraded nodes.
                         CScriptCheck check(*coins, tx, i,
-                                flags & ~STANDARD_NOT_MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS);
+                                flags & ~STANDARD_NOT_MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS, cacheStore);
                         if (check())
                             return state.Invalid(false, REJECT_NONSTANDARD, "non-mandatory-script-verify-flag");
                     }
@@ -1599,8 +1599,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, C
     int64_t nBIP16SwitchTime = 1333238400;
     bool fStrictPayToScriptHash = (pindex->GetBlockTime() >= nBIP16SwitchTime);
 
-    unsigned int flags = SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE |
-                         (fStrictPayToScriptHash ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH : SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE);
+    unsigned int flags = fStrictPayToScriptHash ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH : SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE;
 
     CBlockUndo blockundo;
 
@@ -1644,7 +1643,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, C
             nFees += view.GetValueIn(tx)-tx.GetValueOut();
 
             std::vector<CScriptCheck> vChecks;
-            if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, fScriptChecks, flags, nScriptCheckThreads ? &vChecks : NULL))
+            if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, fScriptChecks, flags, false, nScriptCheckThreads ? &vChecks : NULL))
                 return false;
             control.Add(vChecks);
         }
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 7e849505d..c09a139b2 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "pow.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
+#include "script/sigcache.h"
 #include "script/standard.h"
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "txmempool.h"
@@ -258,9 +259,8 @@ unsigned int GetP2SHSigOpCount(const CTransaction& tx, const CCoinsViewCache& ma
 // Check whether all inputs of this transaction are valid (no double spends, scripts & sigs, amounts)
 // This does not modify the UTXO set. If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it
 // instead of being performed inline.
-bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &view, bool fScriptChecks = true,
-                 unsigned int flags = STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS,
-                 std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks = NULL);
+bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &view, bool fScriptChecks,
+                 unsigned int flags, bool cacheStore, std::vector<CScriptCheck> *pvChecks = NULL);
 
 // Apply the effects of this transaction on the UTXO set represented by view
 void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, CCoinsViewCache &inputs, CTxUndo &txundo, int nHeight);
@@ -302,12 +302,13 @@ private:
     const CTransaction *ptxTo;
     unsigned int nIn;
     unsigned int nFlags;
+    bool cacheStore;
 
 public:
-    CScriptCheck(): ptxTo(0), nIn(0), nFlags(0) {}
-    CScriptCheck(const CCoins& txFromIn, const CTransaction& txToIn, unsigned int nInIn, unsigned int nFlagsIn) :
+    CScriptCheck(): ptxTo(0), nIn(0), nFlags(0), cacheStore(false) {}
+    CScriptCheck(const CCoins& txFromIn, const CTransaction& txToIn, unsigned int nInIn, unsigned int nFlagsIn, bool cacheIn) :
         scriptPubKey(txFromIn.vout[txToIn.vin[nInIn].prevout.n].scriptPubKey),
-        ptxTo(&txToIn), nIn(nInIn), nFlags(nFlagsIn) { }
+        ptxTo(&txToIn), nIn(nInIn), nFlags(nFlagsIn), cacheStore(cacheIn) { }
 
     bool operator()() const;
 
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ public:
         std::swap(ptxTo, check.ptxTo);
         std::swap(nIn, check.nIn);
         std::swap(nFlags, check.nFlags);
+        std::swap(cacheStore, check.cacheStore);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 361a2bea4..280349e8c 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
             // policy here, but we still have to ensure that the block we
             // create only contains transactions that are valid in new blocks.
             CValidationState state;
-            if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, true, MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS))
+            if (!CheckInputs(tx, state, view, true, MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS, true))
                 continue;
 
             CTxUndo txundo;
diff --git a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
index bd87d7770..e50a278bc 100644
--- a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ Value signrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
         BOOST_FOREACH(const CMutableTransaction& txv, txVariants) {
             txin.scriptSig = CombineSignatures(prevPubKey, mergedTx, i, txin.scriptSig, txv.vin[i].scriptSig);
         }
-        if (!VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, prevPubKey, mergedTx, i, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS))
+        if (!VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, prevPubKey, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS, SignatureChecker(mergedTx, i)))
             fComplete = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.cpp b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
index a71f55dd2..56140f19d 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 #include "crypto/ripemd160.h"
 #include "crypto/sha1.h"
 #include "crypto/sha2.h"
-#include "random.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-#include <boost/tuple/tuple_comparison.hpp>
-
 using namespace std;
 
 typedef vector<unsigned char> valtype;
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ bool IsCanonicalSignature(const valtype &vchSig, unsigned int flags) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags)
+bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, unsigned int flags, const BaseSignatureChecker& checker)
 {
     CScript::const_iterator pc = script.begin();
     CScript::const_iterator pend = script.end();
@@ -675,7 +671,7 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, co
                     scriptCode.FindAndDelete(CScript(vchSig));
 
                     bool fSuccess = IsCanonicalSignature(vchSig, flags) && IsCanonicalPubKey(vchPubKey, flags) &&
-                        CheckSig(vchSig, vchPubKey, scriptCode, txTo, nIn, flags);
+                        checker.CheckSig(vchSig, vchPubKey, scriptCode);
 
                     popstack(stack);
                     popstack(stack);
@@ -736,7 +732,7 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, co
 
                         // Check signature
                         bool fOk = IsCanonicalSignature(vchSig, flags) && IsCanonicalPubKey(vchPubKey, flags) &&
-                            CheckSig(vchSig, vchPubKey, scriptCode, txTo, nIn, flags);
+                            checker.CheckSig(vchSig, vchPubKey, scriptCode);
 
                         if (fOk) {
                             isig++;
@@ -897,7 +893,7 @@ public:
 
 } // anon namespace
 
-uint256 SignatureHash(const CScript &scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int nHashType)
+uint256 SignatureHash(const CScript& scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int nHashType)
 {
     if (nIn >= txTo.vin.size()) {
         LogPrintf("ERROR: SignatureHash() : nIn=%d out of range\n", nIn);
@@ -921,70 +917,19 @@ uint256 SignatureHash(const CScript &scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsig
     return ss.GetHash();
 }
 
-// Valid signature cache, to avoid doing expensive ECDSA signature checking
-// twice for every transaction (once when accepted into memory pool, and
-// again when accepted into the block chain)
-class CSignatureCache
+bool SignatureChecker::VerifySignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubkey, const uint256& sighash) const
 {
-private:
-     // sigdata_type is (signature hash, signature, public key):
-    typedef boost::tuple<uint256, std::vector<unsigned char>, CPubKey> sigdata_type;
-    std::set< sigdata_type> setValid;
-    boost::shared_mutex cs_sigcache;
-
-public:
-    bool
-    Get(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubKey)
-    {
-        boost::shared_lock<boost::shared_mutex> lock(cs_sigcache);
-
-        sigdata_type k(hash, vchSig, pubKey);
-        std::set<sigdata_type>::iterator mi = setValid.find(k);
-        if (mi != setValid.end())
-            return true;
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    void Set(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubKey)
-    {
-        // DoS prevention: limit cache size to less than 10MB
-        // (~200 bytes per cache entry times 50,000 entries)
-        // Since there are a maximum of 20,000 signature operations per block
-        // 50,000 is a reasonable default.
-        int64_t nMaxCacheSize = GetArg("-maxsigcachesize", 50000);
-        if (nMaxCacheSize <= 0) return;
-
-        boost::unique_lock<boost::shared_mutex> lock(cs_sigcache);
-
-        while (static_cast<int64_t>(setValid.size()) > nMaxCacheSize)
-        {
-            // Evict a random entry. Random because that helps
-            // foil would-be DoS attackers who might try to pre-generate
-            // and re-use a set of valid signatures just-slightly-greater
-            // than our cache size.
-            uint256 randomHash = GetRandHash();
-            std::vector<unsigned char> unused;
-            std::set<sigdata_type>::iterator it =
-                setValid.lower_bound(sigdata_type(randomHash, unused, unused));
-            if (it == setValid.end())
-                it = setValid.begin();
-            setValid.erase(*it);
-        }
-
-        sigdata_type k(hash, vchSig, pubKey);
-        setValid.insert(k);
-    }
-};
+    return pubkey.Verify(sighash, vchSig);
+}
 
-bool CheckSig(vector<unsigned char> vchSig, const vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int flags)
+bool SignatureChecker::CheckSig(const vector<unsigned char>& vchSigIn, const vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode) const
 {
-    static CSignatureCache signatureCache;
-
     CPubKey pubkey(vchPubKey);
     if (!pubkey.IsValid())
         return false;
 
     // Hash type is one byte tacked on to the end of the signature
+    vector<unsigned char> vchSig(vchSigIn);
     if (vchSig.empty())
         return false;
     int nHashType = vchSig.back();
@@ -992,26 +937,20 @@ bool CheckSig(vector<unsigned char> vchSig, const vector<unsigned char>& vchPubK
 
     uint256 sighash = SignatureHash(scriptCode, txTo, nIn, nHashType);
 
-    if (signatureCache.Get(sighash, vchSig, pubkey))
-        return true;
-
-    if (!pubkey.Verify(sighash, vchSig))
+    if (!VerifySignature(vchSig, pubkey, sighash))
         return false;
 
-    if (!(flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE))
-        signatureCache.Set(sighash, vchSig, pubkey);
-
     return true;
 }
 
-bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags)
+bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, unsigned int flags, const BaseSignatureChecker& checker)
 {
     vector<vector<unsigned char> > stack, stackCopy;
-    if (!EvalScript(stack, scriptSig, txTo, nIn, flags))
+    if (!EvalScript(stack, scriptSig, flags, checker))
         return false;
     if (flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH)
         stackCopy = stack;
-    if (!EvalScript(stack, scriptPubKey, txTo, nIn, flags))
+    if (!EvalScript(stack, scriptPubKey, flags, checker))
         return false;
     if (stack.empty())
         return false;
@@ -1034,7 +973,7 @@ bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, const C
         CScript pubKey2(pubKeySerialized.begin(), pubKeySerialized.end());
         popstack(stackCopy);
 
-        if (!EvalScript(stackCopy, pubKey2, txTo, nIn, flags))
+        if (!EvalScript(stackCopy, pubKey2, flags, checker))
             return false;
         if (stackCopy.empty())
             return false;
diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.h b/src/script/interpreter.h
index adca2142a..f5363a753 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.h
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.h
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string>
 
+class uint256;
+class CPubKey;
 class CScript;
 class CTransaction;
-class uint256;
 
 /** Signature hash types/flags */
 enum
@@ -30,16 +31,40 @@ enum
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH      = (1U << 0), // evaluate P2SH (BIP16) subscripts
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC = (1U << 1), // enforce strict conformance to DER and SEC2 for signatures and pubkeys
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_LOW_S     = (1U << 2), // enforce low S values (<n/2) in signatures (depends on STRICTENC)
-    SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE   = (1U << 3), // do not store results in signature cache (but do query it)
-    SCRIPT_VERIFY_NULLDUMMY = (1U << 4), // verify dummy stack item consumed by CHECKMULTISIG is of zero-length
+    SCRIPT_VERIFY_NULLDUMMY = (1U << 3), // verify dummy stack item consumed by CHECKMULTISIG is of zero-length
 };
 
 bool IsCanonicalPubKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, unsigned int flags);
 bool IsCanonicalSignature(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchSig, unsigned int flags);
 
 uint256 SignatureHash(const CScript &scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int nHashType);
-bool CheckSig(std::vector<unsigned char> vchSig, const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, const CScript &scriptCode, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int flags);
-bool EvalScript(std::vector<std::vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags);
-bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags);
+
+class BaseSignatureChecker
+{
+public:
+    virtual bool CheckSig(const std::vector<unsigned char>& scriptSig, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode) const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    virtual ~BaseSignatureChecker() {}
+};
+
+class SignatureChecker : public BaseSignatureChecker
+{
+private:
+    const CTransaction& txTo;
+    unsigned int nIn;
+
+protected:
+    virtual bool VerifySignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& vchPubKey, const uint256& sighash) const;
+
+public:
+    SignatureChecker(const CTransaction& txToIn, unsigned int nInIn) : txTo(txToIn), nIn(nInIn) {}
+    bool CheckSig(const std::vector<unsigned char>& scriptSig, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode) const;
+};
+
+bool EvalScript(std::vector<std::vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, unsigned int flags, const BaseSignatureChecker& checker);
+bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, unsigned int flags, const BaseSignatureChecker& checker);
 
 #endif // H_BITCOIN_SCRIPT_INTERPRETER
diff --git a/src/script/sigcache.cpp b/src/script/sigcache.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..981563b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/sigcache.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2013 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "sigcache.h"
+
+#include "key.h"
+#include "random.h"
+#include "uint256.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/tuple/tuple_comparison.hpp>
+
+namespace {
+
+// Valid signature cache, to avoid doing expensive ECDSA signature checking
+// twice for every transaction (once when accepted into memory pool, and
+// again when accepted into the block chain)
+class CSignatureCache
+{
+private:
+     // sigdata_type is (signature hash, signature, public key):
+    typedef boost::tuple<uint256, std::vector<unsigned char>, CPubKey> sigdata_type;
+    std::set< sigdata_type> setValid;
+    boost::shared_mutex cs_sigcache;
+
+public:
+    bool
+    Get(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubKey)
+    {
+        boost::shared_lock<boost::shared_mutex> lock(cs_sigcache);
+
+        sigdata_type k(hash, vchSig, pubKey);
+        std::set<sigdata_type>::iterator mi = setValid.find(k);
+        if (mi != setValid.end())
+            return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    void Set(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubKey)
+    {
+        // DoS prevention: limit cache size to less than 10MB
+        // (~200 bytes per cache entry times 50,000 entries)
+        // Since there are a maximum of 20,000 signature operations per block
+        // 50,000 is a reasonable default.
+        int64_t nMaxCacheSize = GetArg("-maxsigcachesize", 50000);
+        if (nMaxCacheSize <= 0) return;
+
+        boost::unique_lock<boost::shared_mutex> lock(cs_sigcache);
+
+        while (static_cast<int64_t>(setValid.size()) > nMaxCacheSize)
+        {
+            // Evict a random entry. Random because that helps
+            // foil would-be DoS attackers who might try to pre-generate
+            // and re-use a set of valid signatures just-slightly-greater
+            // than our cache size.
+            uint256 randomHash = GetRandHash();
+            std::vector<unsigned char> unused;
+            std::set<sigdata_type>::iterator it =
+                setValid.lower_bound(sigdata_type(randomHash, unused, unused));
+            if (it == setValid.end())
+                it = setValid.begin();
+            setValid.erase(*it);
+        }
+
+        sigdata_type k(hash, vchSig, pubKey);
+        setValid.insert(k);
+    }
+};
+
+}
+
+bool CachingSignatureChecker::VerifySignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& pubkey, const uint256& sighash) const
+{
+    static CSignatureCache signatureCache;
+
+    if (signatureCache.Get(sighash, vchSig, pubkey))
+        return true;
+
+    if (!SignatureChecker::VerifySignature(vchSig, pubkey, sighash))
+        return false;
+
+    if (store)
+        signatureCache.Set(sighash, vchSig, pubkey);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/script/sigcache.h b/src/script/sigcache.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9537efbd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/sigcache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2013 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef H_BITCOIN_SCRIPT_SIGCACHE
+#define H_BITCOIN_SCRIPT_SIGCACHE
+
+#include "script/interpreter.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class CPubKey;
+
+class CachingSignatureChecker : public SignatureChecker
+{
+private:
+    bool store;
+
+public:
+    CachingSignatureChecker(const CTransaction& txToIn, unsigned int nInIn, bool storeIn=true) : SignatureChecker(txToIn, nInIn), store(storeIn) {}
+
+    bool VerifySignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const CPubKey& vchPubKey, const uint256& sighash) const;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/script/sign.cpp b/src/script/sign.cpp
index 8abd8d221..da77e7d1f 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.cpp
+++ b/src/script/sign.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ bool SignSignature(const CKeyStore &keystore, const CScript& fromPubKey, CMutabl
     }
 
     // Test solution
-    return VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, fromPubKey, txTo, nIn, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS);
+    return VerifyScript(txin.scriptSig, fromPubKey, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS, SignatureChecker(txTo, nIn));
 }
 
 bool SignSignature(const CKeyStore &keystore, const CTransaction& txFrom, CMutableTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, int nHashType)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static CScript CombineMultisig(CScript scriptPubKey, const CMutableTransaction&
             if (sigs.count(pubkey))
                 continue; // Already got a sig for this pubkey
 
-            if (CheckSig(sig, pubkey, scriptPubKey, txTo, nIn, 0))
+            if (SignatureChecker(txTo, nIn).CheckSig(sig, pubkey, scriptPubKey))
             {
                 sigs[pubkey] = sig;
                 break;
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ CScript CombineSignatures(CScript scriptPubKey, const CTransaction& txTo, unsign
     Solver(scriptPubKey, txType, vSolutions);
 
     vector<valtype> stack1;
-    EvalScript(stack1, scriptSig1, CTransaction(), 0, SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC);
+    EvalScript(stack1, scriptSig1, SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC, BaseSignatureChecker());
     vector<valtype> stack2;
-    EvalScript(stack2, scriptSig2, CTransaction(), 0, SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC);
+    EvalScript(stack2, scriptSig2, SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC, BaseSignatureChecker());
 
     return CombineSignatures(scriptPubKey, txTo, nIn, txType, vSolutions, stack1, stack2);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
index cb3774006..5a2ec1cb3 100644
--- a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multisig_verify)
     keys.clear();
     keys += key[0],key[1]; // magic operator+= from boost.assign
     s = sign_multisig(a_and_b, keys, txTo[0], 0);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, txTo[0], 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[0], 0)));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
     {
         keys.clear();
         keys += key[i];
         s = sign_multisig(a_and_b, keys, txTo[0], 0);
-        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, txTo[0], 0, flags), strprintf("a&b 1: %d", i));
+        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[0], 0)), strprintf("a&b 1: %d", i));
 
         keys.clear();
         keys += key[1],key[i];
         s = sign_multisig(a_and_b, keys, txTo[0], 0);
-        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, txTo[0], 0, flags), strprintf("a&b 2: %d", i));
+        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_and_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[0], 0)), strprintf("a&b 2: %d", i));
     }
 
     // Test a OR b:
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multisig_verify)
         keys += key[i];
         s = sign_multisig(a_or_b, keys, txTo[1], 0);
         if (i == 0 || i == 1)
-            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, txTo[1], 0, flags), strprintf("a|b: %d", i));
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[1], 0)), strprintf("a|b: %d", i));
         else
-            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, txTo[1], 0, flags), strprintf("a|b: %d", i));
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[1], 0)), strprintf("a|b: %d", i));
     }
     s.clear();
     s << OP_0 << OP_0;
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, txTo[1], 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[1], 0)));
     s.clear();
     s << OP_0 << OP_1;
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, txTo[1], 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(s, a_or_b, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[1], 0)));
 
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multisig_verify)
             keys += key[i],key[j];
             s = sign_multisig(escrow, keys, txTo[2], 0);
             if (i < j && i < 3 && j < 3)
-                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(s, escrow, txTo[2], 0, flags), strprintf("escrow 1: %d %d", i, j));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(s, escrow, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[2], 0)), strprintf("escrow 1: %d %d", i, j));
             else
-                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, escrow, txTo[2], 0, flags), strprintf("escrow 2: %d %d", i, j));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!VerifyScript(s, escrow, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo[2], 0)), strprintf("escrow 2: %d %d", i, j));
         }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
index e6cf00c2d..6c32a263a 100644
--- a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Verify(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, bool fStrict)
     txTo.vin[0].scriptSig = scriptSig;
     txTo.vout[0].nValue = 1;
 
-    return VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, txTo, 0, fStrict ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH : SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE);
+    return VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, fStrict ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH : SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE, SignatureChecker(txTo, 0));
 }
 
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sign)
         {
             CScript sigSave = txTo[i].vin[0].scriptSig;
             txTo[i].vin[0].scriptSig = txTo[j].vin[0].scriptSig;
-            bool sigOK = CScriptCheck(CCoins(txFrom, 0), txTo[i], 0, SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH | SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC)();
+            bool sigOK = CScriptCheck(CCoins(txFrom, 0), txTo[i], 0, SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH | SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC, false)();
             if (i == j)
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(sigOK, strprintf("VerifySignature %d %d", i, j));
             else
diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index 48a5635d8..6ed3e03f5 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ CMutableTransaction BuildSpendingTransaction(const CScript& scriptSig, const CMu
 
 void DoTest(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CScript& scriptSig, int flags, bool expect, const std::string& message)
 {
-    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, BuildSpendingTransaction(scriptSig, BuildCreditingTransaction(scriptPubKey)), 0, flags) == expect, message);
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(scriptSig, scriptPubKey, flags, SignatureChecker(BuildSpendingTransaction(scriptSig, BuildCreditingTransaction(scriptPubKey)), 0)) == expect, message);
 }
 
 namespace
@@ -464,18 +464,18 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_PushData)
     static const unsigned char pushdata4[] = { OP_PUSHDATA4, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0x5a };
 
     vector<vector<unsigned char> > directStack;
-    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(directStack, CScript(&direct[0], &direct[sizeof(direct)]), CTransaction(), 0, true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(directStack, CScript(&direct[0], &direct[sizeof(direct)]), true, BaseSignatureChecker()));
 
     vector<vector<unsigned char> > pushdata1Stack;
-    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata1Stack, CScript(&pushdata1[0], &pushdata1[sizeof(pushdata1)]), CTransaction(), 0, true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata1Stack, CScript(&pushdata1[0], &pushdata1[sizeof(pushdata1)]), true, BaseSignatureChecker()));
     BOOST_CHECK(pushdata1Stack == directStack);
 
     vector<vector<unsigned char> > pushdata2Stack;
-    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata2Stack, CScript(&pushdata2[0], &pushdata2[sizeof(pushdata2)]), CTransaction(), 0, true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata2Stack, CScript(&pushdata2[0], &pushdata2[sizeof(pushdata2)]), true, BaseSignatureChecker()));
     BOOST_CHECK(pushdata2Stack == directStack);
 
     vector<vector<unsigned char> > pushdata4Stack;
-    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata4Stack, CScript(&pushdata4[0], &pushdata4[sizeof(pushdata4)]), CTransaction(), 0, true));
+    BOOST_CHECK(EvalScript(pushdata4Stack, CScript(&pushdata4[0], &pushdata4[sizeof(pushdata4)]), true, BaseSignatureChecker()));
     BOOST_CHECK(pushdata4Stack == directStack);
 }
 
@@ -525,15 +525,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_CHECKMULTISIG12)
     CMutableTransaction txTo12 = BuildSpendingTransaction(CScript(), txFrom12);
 
     CScript goodsig1 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey12, key1, txTo12);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey12, txTo12, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey12, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo12, 0)));
     txTo12.vout[0].nValue = 2;
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey12, txTo12, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey12, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo12, 0)));
 
     CScript goodsig2 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey12, key2, txTo12);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig2, scriptPubKey12, txTo12, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig2, scriptPubKey12, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo12, 0)));
 
     CScript badsig1 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey12, key3, txTo12);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig1, scriptPubKey12, txTo12, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig1, scriptPubKey12, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo12, 0)));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_CHECKMULTISIG23)
@@ -553,46 +553,46 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_CHECKMULTISIG23)
     std::vector<CKey> keys;
     keys.push_back(key1); keys.push_back(key2);
     CScript goodsig1 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig1, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key1); keys.push_back(key3);
     CScript goodsig2 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig2, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig2, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key2); keys.push_back(key3);
     CScript goodsig3 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig3, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(VerifyScript(goodsig3, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key2); keys.push_back(key2); // Can't re-use sig
     CScript badsig1 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig1, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig1, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key2); keys.push_back(key1); // sigs must be in correct order
     CScript badsig2 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig2, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig2, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key3); keys.push_back(key2); // sigs must be in correct order
     CScript badsig3 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig3, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig3, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key4); keys.push_back(key2); // sigs must match pubkeys
     CScript badsig4 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig4, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig4, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear();
     keys.push_back(key1); keys.push_back(key4); // sigs must match pubkeys
     CScript badsig5 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig5, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig5, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 
     keys.clear(); // Must have signatures
     CScript badsig6 = sign_multisig(scriptPubKey23, keys, txTo23);
-    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig6, scriptPubKey23, txTo23, 0, flags));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!VerifyScript(badsig6, scriptPubKey23, flags, SignatureChecker(txTo23, 0)));
 }    
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_combineSigs)
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 83116b51e..823afa168 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ using namespace boost::algorithm;
 // In script_tests.cpp
 extern Array read_json(const std::string& jsondata);
 
-// Note how NOCACHE is not included as it is a runtime-only flag.
 static std::map<string, unsigned int> mapFlagNames = boost::assign::map_list_of
     (string("NONE"), (unsigned int)SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE)
     (string("P2SH"), (unsigned int)SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH)
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(tx_valid)
 
                 unsigned int verify_flags = ParseScriptFlags(test[2].get_str());
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(VerifyScript(tx.vin[i].scriptSig, mapprevOutScriptPubKeys[tx.vin[i].prevout],
-                                                 tx, i, verify_flags),
+                                                 verify_flags, SignatureChecker(tx, i)),
                                     strTest);
             }
         }
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(tx_invalid)
 
                 unsigned int verify_flags = ParseScriptFlags(test[2].get_str());
                 fValid = VerifyScript(tx.vin[i].scriptSig, mapprevOutScriptPubKeys[tx.vin[i].prevout],
-                                      tx, i, verify_flags);
+                                      verify_flags, SignatureChecker(tx, i));
             }
 
             BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!fValid, strTest);