diff --git a/rpc/core/mempool.go b/rpc/core/mempool.go
index 79aa03bc5..74212e9d1 100644
--- a/rpc/core/mempool.go
+++ b/rpc/core/mempool.go
@@ -34,20 +34,29 @@ func BroadcastTxAsync(ctx *rpctypes.Context, tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadca
 func BroadcastTxSync(ctx *rpctypes.Context, tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx, error) {
 	resCh := make(chan *abci.Response, 1)
 	err := env.Mempool.CheckTx(tx, func(res *abci.Response) {
-		resCh <- res
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Context().Done():
+		case resCh <- res:
+		}
+
 	}, mempl.TxInfo{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	res := <-resCh
-	r := res.GetCheckTx()
-	return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx{
-		Code:      r.Code,
-		Data:      r.Data,
-		Log:       r.Log,
-		Codespace: r.Codespace,
-		Hash:      tx.Hash(),
-	}, nil
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Context().Done():
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("broadcast confirmation not received: %w", ctx.Context().Err())
+	case res := <-resCh:
+		r := res.GetCheckTx()
+		return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx{
+			Code:      r.Code,
+			Data:      r.Data,
+			Log:       r.Log,
+			Codespace: r.Codespace,
+			Hash:      tx.Hash(),
+		}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // BroadcastTxCommit returns with the responses from CheckTx and DeliverTx.
@@ -80,54 +89,61 @@ func BroadcastTxCommit(ctx *rpctypes.Context, tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadc
 	// Broadcast tx and wait for CheckTx result
 	checkTxResCh := make(chan *abci.Response, 1)
 	err = env.Mempool.CheckTx(tx, func(res *abci.Response) {
-		checkTxResCh <- res
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Context().Done():
+		case checkTxResCh <- res:
+		}
 	}, mempl.TxInfo{})
 	if err != nil {
 		env.Logger.Error("Error on broadcastTxCommit", "err", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error on broadcastTxCommit: %v", err)
 	}
-	checkTxResMsg := <-checkTxResCh
-	checkTxRes := checkTxResMsg.GetCheckTx()
-	if checkTxRes.Code != abci.CodeTypeOK {
-		return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
-			CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
-			DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
-			Hash:      tx.Hash(),
-		}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Wait for the tx to be included in a block or timeout.
 	select {
-	case msg := <-deliverTxSub.Out(): // The tx was included in a block.
-		deliverTxRes := msg.Data().(types.EventDataTx)
-		return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
-			CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
-			DeliverTx: deliverTxRes.Result,
-			Hash:      tx.Hash(),
-			Height:    deliverTxRes.Height,
-		}, nil
-	case <-deliverTxSub.Cancelled():
-		var reason string
-		if deliverTxSub.Err() == nil {
-			reason = "Tendermint exited"
-		} else {
-			reason = deliverTxSub.Err().Error()
+	case <-ctx.Context().Done():
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("broadcast confirmation not received: %w", ctx.Context().Err())
+	case checkTxResMsg := <-checkTxResCh:
+		checkTxRes := checkTxResMsg.GetCheckTx()
+		if checkTxRes.Code != abci.CodeTypeOK {
+			return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
+				CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
+				DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
+				Hash:      tx.Hash(),
+			}, nil
+		}
+
+		// Wait for the tx to be included in a block or timeout.
+		select {
+		case msg := <-deliverTxSub.Out(): // The tx was included in a block.
+			deliverTxRes := msg.Data().(types.EventDataTx)
+			return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
+				CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
+				DeliverTx: deliverTxRes.Result,
+				Hash:      tx.Hash(),
+				Height:    deliverTxRes.Height,
+			}, nil
+		case <-deliverTxSub.Cancelled():
+			var reason string
+			if deliverTxSub.Err() == nil {
+				reason = "Tendermint exited"
+			} else {
+				reason = deliverTxSub.Err().Error()
+			}
+			err = fmt.Errorf("deliverTxSub was cancelled (reason: %s)", reason)
+			env.Logger.Error("Error on broadcastTxCommit", "err", err)
+			return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
+				CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
+				DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
+				Hash:      tx.Hash(),
+			}, err
+		case <-time.After(env.Config.TimeoutBroadcastTxCommit):
+			err = errors.New("timed out waiting for tx to be included in a block")
+			env.Logger.Error("Error on broadcastTxCommit", "err", err)
+			return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
+				CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
+				DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
+				Hash:      tx.Hash(),
+			}, err
 		}
-		err = fmt.Errorf("deliverTxSub was cancelled (reason: %s)", reason)
-		env.Logger.Error("Error on broadcastTxCommit", "err", err)
-		return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
-			CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
-			DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
-			Hash:      tx.Hash(),
-		}, err
-	case <-time.After(env.Config.TimeoutBroadcastTxCommit):
-		err = errors.New("timed out waiting for tx to be included in a block")
-		env.Logger.Error("Error on broadcastTxCommit", "err", err)
-		return &ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit{
-			CheckTx:   *checkTxRes,
-			DeliverTx: abci.ResponseDeliverTx{},
-			Hash:      tx.Hash(),
-		}, err
 	}
 }