diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index bd961f59d12be7..e8f55aa0a412af 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -3788,18 +3788,25 @@ impl Blockstore {
             .expect("fetch from DuplicateSlots column family failed")
     }
 
-    // `new_shred` is assumed to have slot and index equal to the given slot and index.
-    // Returns the existing shred if `new_shred` is not equal to the existing shred at the
-    // given slot and index as this implies the leader generated two different shreds with
-    // the same slot and index
-    pub fn is_shred_duplicate(&self, new_shred: &Shred) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
-        let (slot, index, shred_type) = new_shred.id().unpack();
-        let existing_shred = match shred_type {
-            ShredType::Data => self.get_data_shred(slot, index as u64),
-            ShredType::Code => self.get_coding_shred(slot, index as u64),
+    /// Returns the shred already stored in blockstore if it has a different
+    /// payload than the given `shred` but the same (slot, index, shred-type).
+    /// This implies the leader generated two different shreds with the same
+    /// slot, index and shred-type.
+    /// The payload is modified so that it has the same retransmitter's
+    /// signature as the `shred` argument.
+    pub fn is_shred_duplicate(&self, shred: &Shred) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        let (slot, index, shred_type) = shred.id().unpack();
+        let mut other = match shred_type {
+            ShredType::Data => self.get_data_shred(slot, u64::from(index)),
+            ShredType::Code => self.get_coding_shred(slot, u64::from(index)),
         }
         .expect("fetch from DuplicateSlots column family failed")?;
-        (existing_shred != *new_shred.payload()).then_some(existing_shred)
+        if let Ok(signature) = shred.retransmitter_signature() {
+            if let Err(err) = shred::layout::set_retransmitter_signature(&mut other, &signature) {
+                error!("set retransmitter signature failed: {err:?}");
+            }
+        }
+        (&other != shred.payload()).then_some(other)
     }
 
     pub fn has_duplicate_shreds_in_slot(&self, slot: Slot) -> bool {
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred.rs b/ledger/src/shred.rs
index 68c8186c89703a..39a3f3911769f6 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ impl Shred {
     dispatch!(pub(crate) fn erasure_shard_as_slice(&self) -> Result<&[u8], Error>);
     // Returns the shard index within the erasure coding set.
     dispatch!(pub(crate) fn erasure_shard_index(&self) -> Result<usize, Error>);
+    dispatch!(pub(crate) fn retransmitter_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error>);
 
     dispatch!(pub fn into_payload(self) -> Vec<u8>);
     dispatch!(pub fn merkle_root(&self) -> Result<Hash, Error>);
@@ -751,6 +752,34 @@ pub mod layout {
             .map(Hash::new)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn set_retransmitter_signature(
+        shred: &mut [u8],
+        signature: &Signature,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let offset = match get_shred_variant(shred)? {
+            ShredVariant::LegacyCode | ShredVariant::LegacyData => Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant),
+            ShredVariant::MerkleCode {
+                proof_size,
+                chained,
+                resigned,
+            } => {
+                merkle::ShredCode::get_retransmitter_signature_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)
+            }
+            ShredVariant::MerkleData {
+                proof_size,
+                chained,
+                resigned,
+            } => {
+                merkle::ShredData::get_retransmitter_signature_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)
+            }
+        }?;
+        let Some(buffer) = shred.get_mut(offset..offset + SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE) else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidPayloadSize(shred.len()));
+        };
+        buffer.copy_from_slice(signature.as_ref());
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     // Minimally corrupts the packet so that the signature no longer verifies.
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn corrupt_packet<R: Rng>(
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs b/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
index 60ebba92766567..9baa9a612c4e07 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,39 @@ impl ShredData {
         let node = get_merkle_node(shred, SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE..proof_offset).ok()?;
         get_merkle_root(index, node, proof).ok()
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn retransmitter_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
+        let offset = self.retransmitter_signature_offset()?;
+        self.payload
+            .get(offset..offset + SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE)
+            .map(|bytes| <[u8; SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE]>::try_from(bytes).unwrap())
+            .map(Signature::from)
+            .ok_or(Error::InvalidPayloadSize(self.payload.len()))
+    }
+
+    fn retransmitter_signature_offset(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        let ShredVariant::MerkleData {
+            proof_size,
+            chained,
+            resigned,
+        } = self.common_header.shred_variant
+        else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant);
+        };
+        Self::get_retransmitter_signature_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn get_retransmitter_signature_offset(
+        proof_size: u8,
+        chained: bool,
+        resigned: bool,
+    ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        if !resigned {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant);
+        }
+        let proof_offset = Self::get_proof_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)?;
+        Ok(proof_offset + usize::from(proof_size) * SIZE_OF_MERKLE_PROOF_ENTRY)
+    }
 }
 
 impl ShredCode {
@@ -524,6 +557,39 @@ impl ShredCode {
         let node = get_merkle_node(shred, SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE..proof_offset).ok()?;
         get_merkle_root(index, node, proof).ok()
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn retransmitter_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
+        let offset = self.retransmitter_signature_offset()?;
+        self.payload
+            .get(offset..offset + SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE)
+            .map(|bytes| <[u8; SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE]>::try_from(bytes).unwrap())
+            .map(Signature::from)
+            .ok_or(Error::InvalidPayloadSize(self.payload.len()))
+    }
+
+    fn retransmitter_signature_offset(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        let ShredVariant::MerkleCode {
+            proof_size,
+            chained,
+            resigned,
+        } = self.common_header.shred_variant
+        else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant);
+        };
+        Self::get_retransmitter_signature_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn get_retransmitter_signature_offset(
+        proof_size: u8,
+        chained: bool,
+        resigned: bool,
+    ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        if !resigned {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant);
+        }
+        let proof_offset = Self::get_proof_offset(proof_size, chained, resigned)?;
+        Ok(proof_offset + usize::from(proof_size) * SIZE_OF_MERKLE_PROOF_ENTRY)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> ShredTrait<'a> for ShredData {
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred/shred_code.rs b/ledger/src/shred/shred_code.rs
index 067d7edaf437eb..f1625c132256e7 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred/shred_code.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred/shred_code.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ impl ShredCode {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn retransmitter_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Legacy(_) => Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant),
+            Self::Merkle(shred) => shred.retransmitter_signature(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<legacy::ShredCode> for ShredCode {
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred/shred_data.rs b/ledger/src/shred/shred_data.rs
index ac409376370420..3aa97ebde9e4e1 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred/shred_data.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred/shred_data.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ impl ShredData {
             Self::Merkle(_) => panic!("Not Implemented!"),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn retransmitter_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Legacy(_) => Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant),
+            Self::Merkle(shred) => shred.retransmitter_signature(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<legacy::ShredData> for ShredData {