diff --git a/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.cpp b/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.cpp
index ebf52356..5dc0b7be 100644
--- a/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.cpp
+++ b/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@
     @date 2018
 */
 
-#include "SkaleCommon.h"
 
+#include "thirdparty/json.hpp"
+#include "SkaleCommon.h"
 #include "Log.h"
+#include "datastructures/PeerStateInfo.h"
 #include "exceptions/ExitRequestedException.h"
-#include "exceptions/FatalError.h"
-
-#include "thirdparty/json.hpp"
-
 #include "abstracttcpserver/ConnectionStatus.h"
 #include "crypto/CryptoManager.h"
 
@@ -59,6 +57,12 @@ CatchupClientAgent::CatchupClientAgent( Schain& _sChain ) : Agent( _sChain, fals
             this->catchupClientThreadPool = make_shared< CatchupClientThreadPool >( 1, this );
             catchupClientThreadPool->startService();
         }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < _sChain.getNodeCount(); i++) {
+            // init peer state infos
+            peerStateInfos.push_back(nullptr);
+        }
+
     } catch ( ExitRequestedException& ) {
         throw;
     } catch ( ... ) {
@@ -128,6 +132,14 @@ nlohmann::json CatchupClientAgent::readCatchupResponseHeader(
         throw_with_nested( NetworkProtocolException( errString, __CLASS_NAME__ ) );
     }
 
+    // now see if peerinfo information returned by the peer
+    ptr<PeerStateInfo> peerStateInfo = PeerStateInfo::extract(response);
+
+    if (peerStateInfo) {
+        // update the info
+        LOCK(peerStateInfosMutex)
+        peerStateInfos.at((uint64_t)_dstIndex) = peerStateInfo;
+    }
 
     LOG( debug, "Catchupc step 2: read catchup response requestHeader" );
 
@@ -138,16 +150,13 @@ nlohmann::json CatchupClientAgent::readCatchupResponseHeader(
         return 0;
     }
 
-
     if ( status != CONNECTION_PROCEED ) {
         BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION( NetworkProtocolException(
             "Server error in catchup response:" + to_string( status ), __CLASS_NAME__ ) );
     }
 
-
     ptr< CommittedBlockList > blocks;
 
-
     try {
         blocks = readMissingBlocks( socket, response, requestHeader );
 
diff --git a/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.h b/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.h
index 13813d85..cb4bd797 100644
--- a/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.h
+++ b/catchup/client/CatchupClientAgent.h
@@ -23,17 +23,22 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-
 class CommittedBlockList;
 class ClientSocket;
 class Schain;
 class CatchupClientThreadPool;
 class CatchupRequestHeader;
 class CatchupResponseHeader;
+class PeerStateInfo;
+
 
 class CatchupClientAgent : public Agent {
+
     ptr< CatchupClientThreadPool > catchupClientThreadPool = nullptr;
 
+    vector<ptr<PeerStateInfo>> peerStateInfos;
+    recursive_mutex peerStateInfosMutex;
+
 public:
     explicit CatchupClientAgent( Schain& _sChain );
 
diff --git a/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.cpp b/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7ed9dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2023- SKALE Labs
+
+    This file is part of skale-consensus.
+
+    skale-consensus is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+    by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    skale-consensus is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+    along with skale-consensus.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+
+#include "thirdparty/json.hpp"
+#include "SkaleCommon.h"
+#include "PeerStateInfo.h"
+
+const block_id &PeerStateInfo::getLastBlockId() const {
+    return lastBlockId;
+}
+
+uint64_t PeerStateInfo::getLastBlockTimestampS() const {
+    return lastBlockTimestampS;
+}
+
+PeerStateInfo::PeerStateInfo(const block_id &lastBlockId, uint64_t lastBlockTimestampS) : lastBlockId(lastBlockId),
+                                                                                          lastBlockTimestampS(
+                                                                                                  lastBlockTimestampS) {
+
+}
+
+// extract PeerStateInfo object from catchup response header
+ptr<PeerStateInfo> PeerStateInfo::extract(nlohmann::json _catchupResponseHeasder) {
+
+    uint64_t lastBid = 0;
+    uint64_t lastTs = 0;
+
+    if (_catchupResponseHeasder.find("lastBid") != _catchupResponseHeasder.end()) {
+        lastBid = _catchupResponseHeasder.at("lastBid").get<uint64_t>();
+    }
+
+    if (_catchupResponseHeasder.find("lastTs") != _catchupResponseHeasder.end()) {
+        lastTs = _catchupResponseHeasder.at("lastTs").get<uint64_t >();
+    }
+
+    if (lastBid > 0 && lastTs > 0) {
+        return make_shared<PeerStateInfo>(block_id(lastBid), lastTs);
+    } else {
+        // the node did not provide info
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.h b/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a08482c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastructures/PeerStateInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2023- SKALE Labs
+
+    This file is part of skale-consensus.
+
+    skale-consensus is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+    by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    skale-consensus is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+    along with skale-consensus.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+
+
+class PeerStateInfo {
+
+    block_id lastBlockId = 0;
+    uint64_t lastBlockTimestampS = 0;
+
+public:
+    const block_id &getLastBlockId() const;
+
+    uint64_t getLastBlockTimestampS() const;
+
+    PeerStateInfo(const block_id &lastBlockId, uint64_t lastBlockTimestampS);
+
+    static ptr<PeerStateInfo> extract(nlohmann::json _catchupResponseHeasder);
+
+};
+
+