diff --git a/activation/activation.go b/activation/activation.go
index 7dc4b55ef8..ec43a0cf8a 100644
--- a/activation/activation.go
+++ b/activation/activation.go
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ const (
 
 // Config defines configuration for Builder.
 type Config struct {
-	CoinbaseAccount types.Address
-	GoldenATXID     types.ATXID
-	LayersPerEpoch  uint32
+	CoinbaseAccount  types.Address
+	GoldenATXID      types.ATXID
+	LayersPerEpoch   uint32
+	RegossipInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // Builder struct is the struct that orchestrates the creation of activation transactions
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ type Builder struct {
 	coinbaseAccount   types.Address
 	goldenATXID       types.ATXID
 	layersPerEpoch    uint32
+	regossipInterval  time.Duration
 	cdb               *datastore.CachedDB
 	atxHandler        atxHandler
 	publisher         pubsub.Publisher
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ func NewBuilder(
 		coinbaseAccount:       conf.CoinbaseAccount,
 		goldenATXID:           conf.GoldenATXID,
 		layersPerEpoch:        conf.LayersPerEpoch,
+		regossipInterval:      conf.RegossipInterval,
 		cdb:                   cdb,
 		atxHandler:            hdlr,
 		publisher:             publisher,
@@ -235,7 +238,22 @@ func (b *Builder) StartSmeshing(coinbase types.Address, opts PostSetupOpts) erro
 		b.run(ctx)
 		return nil
 	})
-
+	if b.regossipInterval != 0 {
+		b.eg.Go(func() error {
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(b.regossipInterval)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return ctx.Err()
+				case <-ticker.C:
+					if err := b.Regossip(ctx); err != nil {
+						b.log.With().Warning("failed to regossip", log.Context(ctx), log.Err(err))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -724,6 +742,28 @@ func (b *Builder) GetPositioningAtx() (types.ATXID, error) {
 	return id, nil
 }
 
+func (b *Builder) Regossip(ctx context.Context) error {
+	epoch := b.layerClock.CurrentLayer().GetEpoch()
+	atx, err := atxs.GetIDByEpochAndNodeID(b.cdb, epoch, b.signer.NodeID())
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNotFound) {
+		return nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	blob, err := atxs.GetBlob(b.cdb, atx[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get blob %s: %w", atx.ShortString(), err)
+	}
+	if len(blob) == 0 {
+		return nil // checkpoint
+	}
+	if err := b.publisher.Publish(ctx, pubsub.AtxProtocol, blob); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("republish %s: %w", atx.ShortString(), err)
+	}
+	b.log.With().Debug("regossipped atx", log.Context(ctx), log.ShortStringer("atx", atx))
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SignAndFinalizeAtx signs the atx with specified signer and calculates the ID of the ATX.
 func SignAndFinalizeAtx(signer *signing.EdSigner, atx *types.ActivationTx) error {
 	atx.Signature = signer.Sign(signing.ATX, atx.SignedBytes())
diff --git a/activation/activation_test.go b/activation/activation_test.go
index 1a9e9ace1d..b1a04af8e4 100644
--- a/activation/activation_test.go
+++ b/activation/activation_test.go
@@ -1271,6 +1271,36 @@ func TestWaitPositioningAtx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRegossip(t *testing.T) {
+	layer := types.LayerID(10)
+	t.Run("not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		h := newTestBuilder(t)
+		h.mclock.EXPECT().CurrentLayer().Return(layer)
+		require.NoError(t, h.Regossip(context.Background()))
+	})
+	t.Run("success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		h := newTestBuilder(t)
+		atx := newActivationTx(t,
+			h.signer, 0, types.EmptyATXID, types.EmptyATXID, nil,
+			layer.GetEpoch(), 0, 1, types.Address{}, 1, &types.NIPost{})
+		require.NoError(t, atxs.Add(h.cdb.Database, atx))
+		blob, err := atxs.GetBlob(h.cdb.Database, atx.ID().Bytes())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		h.mclock.EXPECT().CurrentLayer().Return(layer)
+
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		h.mpub.EXPECT().Publish(ctx, pubsub.AtxProtocol, blob)
+		require.NoError(t, h.Regossip(ctx))
+	})
+	t.Run("checkpointed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		h := newTestBuilder(t)
+		require.NoError(t, atxs.AddCheckpointed(h.cdb.Database,
+			&atxs.CheckpointAtx{ID: types.ATXID{1}, Epoch: layer.GetEpoch(), SmesherID: h.sig.NodeID()}))
+		h.mclock.EXPECT().CurrentLayer().Return(layer)
+		require.NoError(t, h.Regossip(context.Background()))
+	})
+}
+
 func TestWaitingToBuildNipostChallengeWithJitter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("before grace period", func(t *testing.T) {
 		//          ┌──grace period──┐
diff --git a/activation/handler.go b/activation/handler.go
index bfd3a06f58..e46400f77a 100644
--- a/activation/handler.go
+++ b/activation/handler.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type atxChan struct {
 
 // Handler processes the atxs received from all nodes and their validity status.
 type Handler struct {
+	local           p2p.Peer
 	cdb             *datastore.CachedDB
 	edVerifier      *signing.EdVerifier
 	clock           layerClock
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ type Handler struct {
 
 // NewHandler returns a data handler for ATX.
 func NewHandler(
+	local p2p.Peer,
 	cdb *datastore.CachedDB,
 	edVerifier *signing.EdVerifier,
 	c layerClock,
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func NewHandler(
 	poetCfg PoetConfig,
 ) *Handler {
 	return &Handler{
+		local:           local,
 		cdb:             cdb,
 		edVerifier:      edVerifier,
 		clock:           c,
@@ -493,6 +496,9 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleGossipAtx(ctx context.Context, peer p2p.Peer, msg []byte
 			log.Err(err),
 		)
 	}
+	if errors.Is(err, errKnownAtx) && peer == h.local {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/activation/handler_test.go b/activation/handler_test.go
index 5f573b16b9..4ac25d2f70 100644
--- a/activation/handler_test.go
+++ b/activation/handler_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/system/mocks"
 )
 
-const layersPerEpochBig = 1000
+const (
+	layersPerEpochBig = 1000
+	localID           = "local"
+)
 
 func newMerkleProof(t testing.TB, challenge types.Hash32, otherLeafs []types.Hash32) (types.MerkleProof, types.Hash32) {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ func newTestHandler(tb testing.TB, goldenATXID types.ATXID) *testHandler {
 	mbeacon := NewMockAtxReceiver(ctrl)
 	mtortoise := mocks.NewMockTortoise(ctrl)
 
-	atxHdlr := NewHandler(cdb, verifier, mclock, mpub, mockFetch, 1, goldenATXID, mValidator, mbeacon, mtortoise, lg, PoetConfig{})
+	atxHdlr := NewHandler(localID, cdb, verifier, mclock, mpub, mockFetch, 1, goldenATXID, mValidator, mbeacon, mtortoise, lg, PoetConfig{})
 	return &testHandler{
 		Handler: atxHdlr,
 
@@ -1002,6 +1005,26 @@ func TestHandler_HandleSyncedAtx(t *testing.T) {
 		atxHdlr.mclock.EXPECT().LayerToTime(gomock.Any()).Return(time.Now())
 		require.Error(t, atxHdlr.HandleGossipAtx(context.Background(), "", buf))
 	})
+	t.Run("known atx from local id is allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		atxHdlr := newTestHandler(t, goldenATXID)
+
+		atx := newActivationTx(t, sig, 0, types.EmptyATXID, types.EmptyATXID, nil, 0, 0, 0, types.Address{2, 4, 5}, 2, nil)
+
+		atxHdlr.mbeacon.EXPECT().OnAtx(gomock.Any())
+		atxHdlr.mtortoise.EXPECT().OnAtx(gomock.Any())
+		require.NoError(t, atxHdlr.ProcessAtx(context.Background(), atx))
+
+		buf, err := codec.Encode(atx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		atxHdlr.mclock.EXPECT().LayerToTime(gomock.Any()).Return(time.Now())
+		require.NoError(t, atxHdlr.HandleSyncedAtx(context.Background(), atx.ID().Hash32(), p2p.NoPeer, buf))
+
+		atxHdlr.mclock.EXPECT().LayerToTime(gomock.Any()).Return(time.Now())
+		require.NoError(t, atxHdlr.HandleGossipAtx(context.Background(), localID, buf))
+	})
 
 	t.Run("atx with invalid signature", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
diff --git a/checkpoint/recovery_test.go b/checkpoint/recovery_test.go
index 264c1bb618..c2d23be1de 100644
--- a/checkpoint/recovery_test.go
+++ b/checkpoint/recovery_test.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ func validateAndPreserveData(tb testing.TB, db *sql.Database, deps []*types.Veri
 	mtrtl := smocks.NewMockTortoise(ctrl)
 	cdb := datastore.NewCachedDB(db, lg)
 	atxHandler := activation.NewHandler(
+		"",
 		cdb,
 		edVerifier,
 		mclock,
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2feb7022a2..139ed2277d 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ type BaseConfig struct {
 	// MinerGoodAtxsPercent is a threshold to decide if tortoise activeset should be
 	// picked from first block insted of synced data.
 	MinerGoodAtxsPercent int `mapstructure:"miner-good-atxs-percent"`
+
+	RegossipAtxInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"regossip-atx-interval"`
 }
 
 type PublicMetrics struct {
diff --git a/config/mainnet.go b/config/mainnet.go
index b8472f8a76..03ebe7b927 100644
--- a/config/mainnet.go
+++ b/config/mainnet.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func MainnetConfig() Config {
 				"https://poet-110.spacemesh.network",
 				"https://poet-111.spacemesh.network",
 			},
+			RegossipAtxInterval: 2 * time.Hour,
 		},
 		Genesis: &GenesisConfig{
 			GenesisTime: "2023-07-14T08:00:00Z",
diff --git a/config/presets/fastnet.go b/config/presets/fastnet.go
index e7bf8d0d19..6e5e4f37a1 100644
--- a/config/presets/fastnet.go
+++ b/config/presets/fastnet.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func fastnet() config.Config {
 	conf.Sync.Interval = 5 * time.Second
 	conf.Sync.GossipDuration = 10 * time.Second
 	conf.LayersPerEpoch = 4
+	conf.RegossipAtxInterval = 30 * time.Second
 
 	conf.Tortoise.Hdist = 4
 	conf.Tortoise.Zdist = 2
diff --git a/config/presets/testnet.go b/config/presets/testnet.go
index 2c7c404ba1..a646030e77 100644
--- a/config/presets/testnet.go
+++ b/config/presets/testnet.go
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ func testnet() config.Config {
 
 			OptFilterThreshold: 90,
 
-			TickSize:    666514,
-			PoETServers: []string{},
+			TickSize:            666514,
+			PoETServers:         []string{},
+			RegossipAtxInterval: time.Hour,
 		},
 		Genesis: &config.GenesisConfig{
 			GenesisTime: "2023-09-13T18:00:00Z",
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 9797f148ab..e21e5e1d73 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ func (app *App) initServices(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	fetcherWrapped := &layerFetcher{}
 	atxHandler := activation.NewHandler(
+		app.host.ID(),
 		app.cachedDB,
 		app.edVerifier,
 		app.clock,
@@ -858,9 +859,10 @@ func (app *App) initServices(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	builderConfig := activation.Config{
-		CoinbaseAccount: coinbaseAddr,
-		GoldenATXID:     goldenATXID,
-		LayersPerEpoch:  layersPerEpoch,
+		CoinbaseAccount:  coinbaseAddr,
+		GoldenATXID:      goldenATXID,
+		LayersPerEpoch:   layersPerEpoch,
+		RegossipInterval: app.Config.RegossipAtxInterval,
 	}
 	atxBuilder := activation.NewBuilder(
 		builderConfig,