diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.cpp
index 5f12f589a1..a106976a3e 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace ripple {
 
+// Used to construct received proposals
 LedgerProposal::LedgerProposal (
         uint256 const& pLgr,
         std::uint32_t seq,
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ LedgerProposal::LedgerProposal (
     mTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
 }
 
+// Used to construct local proposals
+// CAUTION: publicKey_ not set
 LedgerProposal::LedgerProposal (
         RippleAddress const& publicKey,
         uint256 const& prevLgr,
@@ -74,10 +77,10 @@ uint256 LedgerProposal::getSigningHash () const
         mCurrentHash);
 }
 
-bool LedgerProposal::checkSign (std::string const& signature) const
+bool LedgerProposal::checkSign () const
 {
     return mPublicKey.verifyNodePublic(
-        getSigningHash(), signature, ECDSA::not_strict);
+        getSigningHash(), signature_, ECDSA::not_strict);
 }
 
 bool LedgerProposal::changePosition (
@@ -100,13 +103,12 @@ void LedgerProposal::bowOut ()
     mProposeSeq     = seqLeave;
 }
 
-Blob LedgerProposal::sign (RippleAddress const& privateKey)
+Blob const& LedgerProposal::sign (RippleAddress const& privateKey)
 {
-    Blob ret;
-    privateKey.signNodePrivate (getSigningHash (), ret);
+    privateKey.signNodePrivate (getSigningHash (), signature_);
     mSuppression = proposalUniqueId (mCurrentHash, mPreviousLedger, mProposeSeq,
-        mCloseTime, mPublicKey.getNodePublic (), ret);
-    return ret;
+        mCloseTime, mPublicKey.getNodePublic (), signature_);
+    return signature_;
 }
 
 Json::Value LedgerProposal::getJson () const
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.h b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.h
index fd48d1c82c..3870518394 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerProposal.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
         NetClock::time_point closeTime);
 
     uint256 getSigningHash () const;
-    bool checkSign (std::string const& signature) const;
+    bool checkSign () const;
 
     NodeID const& getPeerID () const
     {
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public:
     {
         return mPreviousLedger;
     }
+    RippleAddress const& getPublicKey () const
+    {
+        return mPublicKey;
+    }
     uint256 const& getSuppressionID () const
     {
         return mSuppression;
@@ -95,7 +99,17 @@ public:
         return mCloseTime;
     }
 
-    Blob sign (RippleAddress const& privateKey);
+    Blob const& sign (RippleAddress const& privateKey);
+
+    void setSignature (Blob sig)
+    {
+        signature_ = sig;
+    }
+
+    Blob const& getSignature () const
+    {
+        return signature_;
+    }
 
     bool isPrevLedger (uint256 const& pl) const
     {
@@ -139,7 +153,8 @@ private:
 
     NodeID          mPeerID;
     RippleAddress   mPublicKey;
-    PublicKey publicKey_;
+    PublicKey       publicKey_;
+    Blob            signature_;
 
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point mTime;
 };
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
index 06362a94d7..09b0969a06 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerConsensusImp.cpp
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ void LedgerConsensusImp::propose ()
     Blob const pubKey = mValPublic.getNodePublic ();
     prop.set_nodepubkey (&pubKey[0], pubKey.size ());
 
-    Blob const sig = mOurPosition->sign (mValPrivate);
+    Blob const& sig = mOurPosition->sign (mValPrivate);
     prop.set_signature (&sig[0], sig.size ());
 
     app_.overlay().send(prop);
@@ -1650,7 +1650,28 @@ void LedgerConsensusImp::playbackProposals ()
             if (proposal->isPrevLedger (mPrevLedgerHash) &&
                 peerPosition (proposal))
             {
-                // FIXME: Should do delayed relay
+                // Now that we know this proposal
+                // is useful, relay it
+                protocol::TMProposeSet prop;
+
+                prop.set_proposeseq (
+                    proposal->getProposeSeq ());
+                prop.set_closetime (
+                    proposal->getCloseTime ().time_since_epoch().count());
+
+                prop.set_currenttxhash (
+                    proposal->getCurrentHash().begin(), 256 / 8);
+                prop.set_previousledger (
+                    proposal->getPrevLedger().begin(), 256 / 8);
+
+                auto const pubKey = proposal->getPublicKey().getNodePublic ();
+                prop.set_nodepubkey (&pubKey[0], pubKey.size());
+
+                auto const& signature = proposal->getSignature();
+                prop.set_signature (&signature[0], signature.size());
+
+                app_.overlay().relay (
+                    prop, proposal->getSuppressionID ());
             }
         });
 }
diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
index a6cfb1ba8d..f9065eadf6 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
@@ -1289,6 +1289,7 @@ PeerImp::onMessage (std::shared_ptr <protocol::TMProposeSet> const& m)
         NetClock::time_point{NetClock::duration{set.closetime()}},
             signerPublic, PublicKey(makeSlice(set.nodepubkey())),
                 suppression);
+    proposal->setSignature (Blob (set.signature().begin(), set.signature().end()));
 
     std::weak_ptr<PeerImp> weak = shared_from_this();
     app_.getJobQueue ().addJob (
@@ -1902,7 +1903,7 @@ PeerImp::checkPropose (Job& job,
     assert (packet);
     protocol::TMProposeSet& set = *packet;
 
-    if (! cluster() && ! proposal->checkSign (set.signature ()))
+    if (! cluster() && ! proposal->checkSign ())
     {
         p_journal_.warning <<
             "Proposal fails sig check";