diff --git a/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool.go b/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b038b29f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package syncmgr
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/wire/payload"
+)
+
+func (s *Syncmgr) addToBlockPool(newBlock payload.Block) {
+	s.poolLock.Lock()
+	defer s.poolLock.Unlock()
+
+	for _, block := range s.blockPool {
+		if block.Index == newBlock.Index {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.blockPool = append(s.blockPool, newBlock)
+
+	// sort slice using block index
+	sort.Slice(s.blockPool, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return s.blockPool[i].Index < s.blockPool[j].Index
+	})
+
+}
+
+func (s *Syncmgr) checkPool() error {
+	// Assuming that the blocks are sorted in order
+
+	var indexesToRemove = -1
+
+	s.poolLock.Lock()
+	defer func() {
+		// removes all elements before this index, including the element at this index
+		s.blockPool = s.blockPool[indexesToRemove+1:]
+		s.poolLock.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// loop iterates through the cache, processing any
+	// blocks that can be added to the chain
+	for i, block := range s.blockPool {
+		if s.nextBlockIndex != block.Index {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Save this block and save the indice so we can remove it
+		err := s.processBlock(block)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		indexesToRemove = i
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool_test.go b/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c236afc2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/syncmgr/blockpool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package syncmgr
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestAddBlockPoolFlush(t *testing.T) {
+	syncmgr, _ := setupSyncMgr(blockMode, 10)
+
+	blockMessage := randomBlockMessage(t, 11)
+
+	peer := &mockPeer{
+		height: 100,
+	}
+
+	// Since the block has Index 11 and the sync manager needs the block with index 10
+	// This block will be added to the blockPool
+	err := syncmgr.OnBlock(peer, blockMessage)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(syncmgr.blockPool))
+
+	// The sync manager is still looking for the block at height 10
+	// Since this block is at height 12, it will be added to the block pool
+	blockMessage = randomBlockMessage(t, 12)
+	err = syncmgr.OnBlock(peer, blockMessage)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(syncmgr.blockPool))
+
+	// This is the block that the sync manager was waiting for
+	// It should process this block, the check the pool for the next set of blocks
+	blockMessage = randomBlockMessage(t, 10)
+	err = syncmgr.OnBlock(peer, blockMessage)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(syncmgr.blockPool))
+
+	// Since we processed 3 blocks and the sync manager started
+	//looking for block with index 10. The syncmananger should be looking for
+	// the block with index 13
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(13), syncmgr.nextBlockIndex)
+}