diff --git a/data/pools/transactionPool.go b/data/pools/transactionPool.go
index a4670c3020..44852c3459 100644
--- a/data/pools/transactionPool.go
+++ b/data/pools/transactionPool.go
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ func (pool *TransactionPool) addToPendingBlockEvaluatorOnce(txgroup []transactio
 				Round:      r,
 				FirstValid: tx.Txn.FirstValid,
 				LastValid:  tx.Txn.LastValid,
+				Early:      false,
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/data/transactions/error.go b/data/transactions/error.go
index d29db15fc8..86ce011023 100644
--- a/data/transactions/error.go
+++ b/data/transactions/error.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type TxnDeadError struct {
 	Round      basics.Round
 	FirstValid basics.Round
 	LastValid  basics.Round
+	Early      bool
 }
 
 func (err *TxnDeadError) Error() string {
diff --git a/data/transactions/transaction.go b/data/transactions/transaction.go
index 8aa93740c7..e0d908fd63 100644
--- a/data/transactions/transaction.go
+++ b/data/transactions/transaction.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func (tx Header) Alive(tc TxnContext) error {
 			Round:      round,
 			FirstValid: tx.FirstValid,
 			LastValid:  tx.LastValid,
+			Early:      round < tx.FirstValid,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/data/txHandler.go b/data/txHandler.go
index 59bb572e8e..82b59ea713 100644
--- a/data/txHandler.go
+++ b/data/txHandler.go
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ var transactionGroupTxSyncAlreadyCommitted = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.Transac
 
 var transactionMessageTxPoolRememberCounter = metrics.NewTagCounter(
 	"algod_transaction_messages_txpool_remember_{TAG}", "Number of transaction messages not remembered by txpool b/c if {TAG}",
-	txPoolRememberTagCap, txPoolRememberPendingEval, txPoolRememberTagNoSpace, txPoolRememberTagFee, txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, txPoolRememberTagTooLarge, txPoolRememberTagGroupID,
+	txPoolRememberTagCap, txPoolRememberPendingEval, txPoolRememberTagNoSpace, txPoolRememberTagFee, txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly, txPoolRememberTagTooLarge, txPoolRememberTagGroupID,
 	txPoolRememberTagTxID, txPoolRememberTagLease, txPoolRememberTagTxIDEval, txPoolRememberTagLeaseEval, txPoolRememberTagEvalGeneric,
 )
 
 var transactionMessageTxPoolCheckCounter = metrics.NewTagCounter(
 	"algod_transaction_messages_txpool_check_{TAG}", "Number of transaction messages that didn't pass check by txpool b/c if {TAG}",
-	txPoolRememberTagTxnNotWellFormed, txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, txPoolRememberTagTooLarge, txPoolRememberTagGroupID,
+	txPoolRememberTagTxnNotWellFormed, txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly, txPoolRememberTagTooLarge, txPoolRememberTagGroupID,
 	txPoolRememberTagTxID, txPoolRememberTagLease, txPoolRememberTagTxIDEval, txPoolRememberTagLeaseEval, txPoolRememberTagEvalGeneric,
 )
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const (
 	txPoolRememberTagNoSpace     = "no_space"
 	txPoolRememberTagFee         = "fee"
 	txPoolRememberTagTxnDead     = "txn_dead"
+	txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly    = "txn_early"
 	txPoolRememberTagTooLarge    = "too_large"
 	txPoolRememberTagGroupID     = "groupid"
 	txPoolRememberTagTxID        = "txid"
@@ -290,7 +291,11 @@ func (handler *TxHandler) checkReportErrors(err error) {
 		transactionMessageTxPoolCheckCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnNotWellFormed, 1)
 		return
 	case *transactions.TxnDeadError:
-		transactionMessageTxPoolCheckCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, 1)
+		if err.Early {
+			transactionMessageTxPoolCheckCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly, 1)
+		} else {
+			transactionMessageTxPoolCheckCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, 1)
+		}
 		return
 	case *ledgercore.TransactionInLedgerError:
 		if err.InBlockEvaluator {
@@ -348,7 +353,11 @@ func (handler *TxHandler) rememberReportErrors(err error) {
 		transactionMessageTxPoolRememberCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagFee, 1)
 		return
 	case *transactions.TxnDeadError:
-		transactionMessageTxPoolRememberCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, 1)
+		if err.Early {
+			transactionMessageTxPoolRememberCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly, 1)
+		} else {
+			transactionMessageTxPoolRememberCounter.Add(txPoolRememberTagTxnDead, 1)
+		}
 		return
 	case *ledgercore.TransactionInLedgerError:
 		if err.InBlockEvaluator {
diff --git a/data/txHandler_test.go b/data/txHandler_test.go
index 389eb6d2be..4e8dcdfe1d 100644
--- a/data/txHandler_test.go
+++ b/data/txHandler_test.go
@@ -1763,9 +1763,19 @@ func TestTxHandlerRememberReportErrorsWithTxPool(t *testing.T) {
 	handler.postProcessCheckedTxn(&wi)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, getMetricCounter(txPoolRememberTagEvalGeneric))
 
-	// trigger TxnDeadErr from the evaluator
+	// trigger TxnDeadErr from the evaluator for "early" case
 	txn2 = txn1
 	txn2.FirstValid = ledger.LastRound() + 10
+	prevTxnEarly := getMetricCounter(txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly)
+	wi.unverifiedTxGroup = []transactions.SignedTxn{txn2.Sign(secrets[0])}
+	handler.postProcessCheckedTxn(&wi)
+	require.Equal(t, prevTxnEarly+1, getMetricCounter(txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly))
+	handler.checkAlreadyCommitted(&wi)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, getCheckMetricCounter(txPoolRememberTagTxnEarly))
+
+	// trigger TxnDeadErr from the evaluator for "late" case
+	txn2 = txn1
+	txn2.LastValid = 0
 	prevTxnDead := getMetricCounter(txPoolRememberTagTxnDead)
 	wi.unverifiedTxGroup = []transactions.SignedTxn{txn2.Sign(secrets[0])}
 	handler.postProcessCheckedTxn(&wi)