diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e3c77e850..fb6d32b2f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ bool AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxMemPool& pool, CValidationState &state, const CTransa
             }
         }
 
-        CTxMemPoolEntry entry(tx, nFees, GetTime(), dPriority, chainActive.Height(), pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx), inChainInputValue, fSpendsCoinbase);
+        CTxMemPoolEntry entry(tx, nFees, GetTime(), dPriority, chainActive.Height(), pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx), inChainInputValue, fSpendsCoinbase, nSigOps);
         unsigned int nSize = entry.GetTxSize();
 
         // Don't accept it if it can't get into a block
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
index 9645c7c94..2147dbb06 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ CTxMemPoolEntry TestMemPoolEntryHelper::FromTx(CMutableTransaction &tx, CTxMemPo
     CAmount inChainValue = hasNoDependencies ? txn.GetValueOut() : 0;
 
     return CTxMemPoolEntry(txn, nFee, nTime, dPriority, nHeight,
-                           hasNoDependencies, inChainValue, spendsCoinbase);
+                           hasNoDependencies, inChainValue, spendsCoinbase, sigOpCount);
 }
 
 void Shutdown(void* parg)
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.h b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
index 343c27673..273bfdd7f 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ struct TestMemPoolEntryHelper
     unsigned int nHeight;
     bool hadNoDependencies;
     bool spendsCoinbase;
-
+    unsigned int sigOpCount;
+    
     TestMemPoolEntryHelper() :
         nFee(0), nTime(0), dPriority(0.0), nHeight(1),
-        hadNoDependencies(false), spendsCoinbase(false) { }
-
+        hadNoDependencies(false), spendsCoinbase(false), sigOpCount(1) { }
+    
     CTxMemPoolEntry FromTx(CMutableTransaction &tx, CTxMemPool *pool = NULL);
 
     // Change the default value
@@ -80,5 +81,6 @@ struct TestMemPoolEntryHelper
     TestMemPoolEntryHelper &Height(unsigned int _height) { nHeight = _height; return *this; }
     TestMemPoolEntryHelper &HadNoDependencies(bool _hnd) { hadNoDependencies = _hnd; return *this; }
     TestMemPoolEntryHelper &SpendsCoinbase(bool _flag) { spendsCoinbase = _flag; return *this; }
+    TestMemPoolEntryHelper &SigOps(unsigned int _sigops) { sigOpCount = _sigops; return *this; }
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 9d2513948..fa62cbf16 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ using namespace std;
 CTxMemPoolEntry::CTxMemPoolEntry(const CTransaction& _tx, const CAmount& _nFee,
                                  int64_t _nTime, double _entryPriority, unsigned int _entryHeight,
                                  bool poolHasNoInputsOf, CAmount _inChainInputValue,
-                                 bool _spendsCoinbase):
+                                 bool _spendsCoinbase, unsigned int _sigOps):
     tx(_tx), nFee(_nFee), nTime(_nTime), entryPriority(_entryPriority), entryHeight(_entryHeight),
     hadNoDependencies(poolHasNoInputsOf), inChainInputValue(_inChainInputValue),
-    spendsCoinbase(_spendsCoinbase)
+    spendsCoinbase(_spendsCoinbase), sigOpCount(_sigOps)
 {
     nTxSize = ::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     nModSize = tx.CalculateModifiedSize(nTxSize);
diff --git a/src/txmempool.h b/src/txmempool.h
index c4ea51557..334b54782 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.h
+++ b/src/txmempool.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private:
     bool hadNoDependencies; //! Not dependent on any other txs when it entered the mempool
     CAmount inChainInputValue; //! Sum of all txin values that are already in blockchain
     bool spendsCoinbase; //! keep track of transactions that spend a coinbase
+    unsigned int sigOpCount; //! Legacy sig ops plus P2SH sig op count
 
     // Information about descendants of this transaction that are in the
     // mempool; if we remove this transaction we must remove all of these
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ private:
 public:
     CTxMemPoolEntry(const CTransaction& _tx, const CAmount& _nFee,
                     int64_t _nTime, double _entryPriority, unsigned int _entryHeight,
-                    bool poolHasNoInputsOf, CAmount _inChainInputValue, bool spendsCoinbase);
+                    bool poolHasNoInputsOf, CAmount _inChainInputValue, bool spendsCoinbase,
+                    unsigned int nSigOps);
     CTxMemPoolEntry(const CTxMemPoolEntry& other);
 
     const CTransaction& GetTx() const { return this->tx; }
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ public:
     int64_t GetTime() const { return nTime; }
     unsigned int GetHeight() const { return entryHeight; }
     bool WasClearAtEntry() const { return hadNoDependencies; }
+    unsigned int GetSigOpCount() const { return sigOpCount; }
     size_t DynamicMemoryUsage() const { return nUsageSize; }
 
     // Adjusts the descendant state, if this entry is not dirty.