diff --git a/gossip/src/contact_info.rs b/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
index 5e4f5b27cac04a..bf9a25241b25a4 100644
--- a/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use {
     solana_streamer::socket::SocketAddrSpace,
     static_assertions::const_assert_eq,
     std::{
+        cmp::Ordering,
         collections::HashSet,
         net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
         time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -443,6 +444,24 @@ impl ContactInfo {
     pub(crate) fn check_duplicate(&self, other: &ContactInfo) -> bool {
         self.pubkey == other.pubkey && self.outset < other.outset
     }
+
+    // Returns None if the contact-infos have different pubkey.
+    // Otherwise returns true if (self.outset, self.wallclock) tuple is larger
+    // than (other.outset, other.wallclock).
+    // If the tuples are equal it returns None.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub(crate) fn overrides(&self, other: &ContactInfo) -> Option<bool> {
+        if self.pubkey != other.pubkey {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let other = (other.outset, other.wallclock);
+        match (self.outset, self.wallclock).cmp(&other) {
+            Ordering::Less => Some(false),
+            Ordering::Greater => Some(true),
+            Ordering::Equal => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for ContactInfo {
@@ -1038,6 +1057,8 @@ mod tests {
             let other = node.clone();
             assert!(!node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), None);
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), None);
         }
         // Updated socket address is not a duplicate instance.
         {
@@ -1046,9 +1067,13 @@ mod tests {
             while other.set_serve_repair(new_rand_socket(&mut rng)).is_err() {}
             assert!(!node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), None);
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), None);
             other.remove_serve_repair();
             assert!(!node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), None);
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), None);
         }
         // Updated wallclock is not a duplicate instance.
         {
@@ -1056,6 +1081,14 @@ mod tests {
             node.set_wallclock(rng.gen());
             assert!(!node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(
+                node.overrides(&other),
+                Some(other.wallclock < node.wallclock)
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                other.overrides(&node),
+                Some(node.wallclock < other.wallclock)
+            );
         }
         // Different pubkey is not a duplicate instance.
         {
@@ -1066,6 +1099,8 @@ mod tests {
             );
             assert!(!node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), None);
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), None);
         }
         // Same pubkey, more recent outset timestamp is a duplicate instance.
         {
@@ -1077,6 +1112,14 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(node.outset < other.outset);
             assert!(node.check_duplicate(&other));
             assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), Some(false));
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), Some(true));
+            node.set_wallclock(other.wallclock);
+            assert!(node.outset < other.outset);
+            assert!(node.check_duplicate(&other));
+            assert!(!other.check_duplicate(&node));
+            assert_eq!(node.overrides(&other), Some(false));
+            assert_eq!(other.overrides(&node), Some(true));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gossip/src/crds.rs b/gossip/src/crds.rs
index e0205e14e62988..046c52104b820f 100644
--- a/gossip/src/crds.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/crds.rs
@@ -196,14 +196,21 @@ impl Default for Crds {
 // Both values should have the same key/label.
 fn overrides(value: &CrdsValue, other: &VersionedCrdsValue) -> bool {
     assert_eq!(value.label(), other.value.label(), "labels mismatch!");
-    // Node instances are special cased so that if there are two running
-    // instances of the same node, the more recent start is propagated through
-    // gossip regardless of wallclocks.
+    // Contact-infos and node instances are special cased so that if there are
+    // two running instances of the same node, the more recent start is
+    // propagated through gossip regardless of wallclocks.
     if let CrdsData::NodeInstance(value) = &value.data {
         if let Some(out) = value.overrides(&other.value) {
             return out;
         }
     }
+    if let CrdsData::ContactInfo(value) = &value.data {
+        if let CrdsData::ContactInfo(other) = &other.value.data {
+            if let Some(out) = value.overrides(other) {
+                return out;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     match value.wallclock().cmp(&other.value.wallclock()) {
         Ordering::Less => false,
         Ordering::Greater => true,