diff --git a/gossip/src/crds.rs b/gossip/src/crds.rs
index 719bc138479096..6fe4e9de0e9ff8 100644
--- a/gossip/src/crds.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/crds.rs
@@ -147,14 +147,20 @@ impl Cursor {
 }
 
 impl VersionedCrdsValue {
-    fn new(value: CrdsValue, cursor: Cursor, local_timestamp: u64) -> Self {
+    fn new(value: CrdsValue, cursor: Cursor, local_timestamp: u64, route: GossipRoute) -> Self {
         let value_hash = hash(&serialize(&value).unwrap());
+        let num_push_dups = match route {
+            // set num_push_dups to 2^8 to indicate PullResponse
+            // unlikely a node receives the exact same message via push 2^8 times
+            GossipRoute::PullResponse => u8::MAX,
+            _ => 0u8,
+        };
         VersionedCrdsValue {
             ordinal: cursor.ordinal(),
             value,
             local_timestamp,
             value_hash,
-            num_push_dups: 0u8,
+            num_push_dups,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ impl Crds {
     ) -> Result<(), CrdsError> {
         let label = value.label();
         let pubkey = value.pubkey();
-        let value = VersionedCrdsValue::new(value, self.cursor, now);
+        let value = VersionedCrdsValue::new(value, self.cursor, now, route);
         match self.table.entry(label) {
             Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
                 self.stats.lock().unwrap().record_insert(&value, route);
@@ -303,6 +309,25 @@ impl Crds {
                     Err(CrdsError::InsertFailed)
                 } else if matches!(route, GossipRoute::PushMessage(_)) {
                     let entry = entry.get_mut();
+                    if entry.num_push_dups == u8::MAX {
+                        datapoint_info!(
+                            "gossip_crds_redundant_pull",
+                            (
+                                "origin",
+                                value.value.pubkey().to_string().get(..8),
+                                Option<String>
+                            ),
+                            (
+                                "signature",
+                                value.value.signature.to_string().get(..8),
+                                Option<String>
+                            )
+                        );
+                        // now that we've recorded redundant pull,
+                        // we can set num_push_dups to 0. It will get
+                        // incremented to 1 right after as it should
+                        entry.num_push_dups = 0;
+                    }
                     entry.num_push_dups = entry.num_push_dups.saturating_add(1);
                     Err(CrdsError::DuplicatePush(entry.num_push_dups))
                 } else {
@@ -1450,8 +1475,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[allow(clippy::neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord)]
     fn test_equal() {
         let val = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::LegacyContactInfo(ContactInfo::default()));
-        let v1 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(val.clone(), Cursor::default(), 1);
-        let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(val, Cursor::default(), 1);
+        let v1 =
+            VersionedCrdsValue::new(val.clone(), Cursor::default(), 1, GossipRoute::LocalMessage);
+        let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(val, Cursor::default(), 1, GossipRoute::LocalMessage);
         assert_eq!(v1, v2);
         assert!(!(v1 != v2));
         assert!(!overrides(&v1.value, &v2));
@@ -1467,6 +1493,7 @@ mod tests {
             ))),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
             {
@@ -1476,6 +1503,7 @@ mod tests {
             },
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
 
         assert_eq!(v1.value.label(), v2.value.label());
@@ -1501,6 +1529,7 @@ mod tests {
             ))),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
             CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::LegacyContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
@@ -1509,6 +1538,7 @@ mod tests {
             ))),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         assert_eq!(v1.value.label(), v2.value.label());
         assert!(overrides(&v1.value, &v2));
@@ -1527,6 +1557,7 @@ mod tests {
             ))),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
             CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::LegacyContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
@@ -1535,6 +1566,7 @@ mod tests {
             ))),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
+            GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         assert_ne!(v1, v2);
         assert!(!(v1 == v2));