diff --git a/zebra-network/src/peer/server.rs b/zebra-network/src/peer/server.rs
index 743ca6b6..90e92a64 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/peer/server.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/peer/server.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ use tokio::{
     timer::{delay_for, Delay},
 };
 use tower::Service;
-use zebra_chain::serialization::SerializationError;
+
+use zebra_chain::{serialization::SerializationError, transaction::TransactionHash};
 
 use crate::{
     constants,
     protocol::{
         internal::{Request, Response},
+        inv::InventoryHash,
         message::Message,
     },
     BoxedStdError,
@@ -224,6 +226,12 @@ where
                 .await
                 .map_err(|e| e.into())
                 .map(|()| AwaitingResponse(Ping(nonce), tx)),
+            (AwaitingRequest, GetMempool) => self
+                .peer_tx
+                .send(Message::Mempool)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| e.into())
+                .map(|()| AwaitingResponse(GetMempool, tx)),
             // XXX timeout handling here?
         } {
             Ok(new_state) => {
@@ -305,6 +313,7 @@ where
         let req = match msg {
             Message::Addr(addrs) => Some(Request::PushPeers(addrs)),
             Message::GetAddr => Some(Request::GetPeers),
+            Message::Mempool => Some(Request::GetMempool),
             _ => {
                 debug!("unhandled message type");
                 None
@@ -351,6 +360,16 @@ where
                     self.fail_with(e.into());
                 }
             }
+            Response::Transactions(txs) => {
+                let hashes = txs
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|tx| InventoryHash::Tx(TransactionHash::from(tx)))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+                if let Err(e) = self.peer_tx.send(Message::Inv(hashes)).await {
+                    self.fail_with(e.into());
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol/internal.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/internal.rs
index 34a1ed22..d7d804f9 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/protocol/internal.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol/internal.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 //! responses, so that we have unified types to pass around. No serialization
 //! is performed as these are only internal types.
 
+use zebra_chain::transaction::Transaction;
+
 use crate::meta_addr::MetaAddr;
 
 use super::types::Nonce;
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ pub enum Request {
     // internally for connection management. You should not expect to
     // be firing or handling `Ping` requests or `Pong` responses.
     Ping(Nonce),
+    /// Requests the transactions the remote server has verified but
+    /// not yet confirmed.
+    GetMempool,
 }
 
 /// A response to a network request, represented in internal format.
@@ -29,4 +34,6 @@ pub enum Response {
     Ok,
     /// A list of peers, used to respond to `GetPeers`.
     Peers(Vec<MetaAddr>),
+    /// A list of transactions, such as in response to `GetMempool`.
+    Transactions(Vec<Transaction>),
 }
diff --git a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
index e29524b2..225de8b6 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl ConnectCmd {
         // Connect only to the specified peer.
         config.initial_mainnet_peers = vec![self.addr.to_string()];
 
-        let (mut peer_set, address_book) = zebra_network::init(config, node).await;
+        let (mut peer_set, _address_book) = zebra_network::init(config, node).await;
 
         info!("waiting for peer_set ready");
         peer_set.ready().await.map_err(Error::from_boxed_compat)?;