diff --git a/mempool/v0/reactor.go b/mempool/v0/reactor.go
index 5d5149938..208fd1709 100644
--- a/mempool/v0/reactor.go
+++ b/mempool/v0/reactor.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
+
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/clist"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -188,6 +190,23 @@ func (memR *Reactor) NewReceive(e p2p.Envelope) {
 	// broadcasting happens from go routines per peer
 }
 
+func (memR *Reactor) Receive(chID byte, peer p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte) {
+	var msg *protomem.Message
+	err := proto.Unmarshal(msgBytes, msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	uw, err := msg.Unwrap()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	memR.NewReceive(p2p.Envelope{
+		ChannelID: chID,
+		Src:       peer,
+		Message:   uw,
+	})
+}
+
 // PeerState describes the state of a peer.
 type PeerState interface {
 	GetHeight() int64