diff --git a/gossip/src/duplicate_shred.rs b/gossip/src/duplicate_shred.rs
index adfd89595a0..940d0bf75e2 100644
--- a/gossip/src/duplicate_shred.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/duplicate_shred.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ pub enum Error {
 ///     - Must match the expected shred version
 ///     - Must both sigverify for the correct leader
 ///     - Must have a merkle root conflict, otherwise `shred1` and `shred2` must have the same `shred_type`
-///     - If `shred1` and `shred2` share the same index they must be not equal
+///     - If `shred1` and `shred2` share the same index they must be not have equal payloads excluding the
+///       retransmitter signature
 ///     - If `shred1` and `shred2` do not share the same index and are data shreds
 ///       verify that they indicate an index conflict. One of them must be the
 ///       LAST_SHRED_IN_SLOT, however the other shred must have a higher index.
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ where
     }
 
     if shred1.index() == shred2.index() {
-        if shred1.payload() != shred2.payload() {
+        if shred1.is_shred_duplicate(shred2) {
             return Ok(());
         }
         return Err(Error::InvalidDuplicateShreds);
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         solana_ledger::shred::{ProcessShredsStats, ReedSolomonCache, Shredder},
         solana_sdk::{
             hash::Hash,
-            signature::{Keypair, Signer},
+            signature::{Keypair, Signature, Signer},
             system_transaction,
         },
         std::sync::Arc,
@@ -1255,4 +1256,82 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             );
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_retransmitter_signature_invalid() {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let leader = Arc::new(Keypair::new());
+        let (slot, parent_slot, reference_tick, version) = (53084024, 53084023, 0, 0);
+        let shredder = Shredder::new(slot, parent_slot, reference_tick, version).unwrap();
+        let next_shred_index = rng.gen_range(0..32_000);
+        let leader_schedule = |s| {
+            if s == slot {
+                Some(leader.pubkey())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        };
+        let data_shred =
+            new_rand_data_shred(&mut rng, next_shred_index, &shredder, &leader, true, true);
+        let coding_shred =
+            new_rand_coding_shreds(&mut rng, next_shred_index, 10, &shredder, &leader, true)[0]
+                .clone();
+        let mut data_shred_different_retransmitter_payload = data_shred.clone().into_payload();
+        shred::layout::set_retransmitter_signature(
+            &mut data_shred_different_retransmitter_payload,
+            &Signature::new_unique(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let data_shred_different_retransmitter =
+            Shred::new_from_serialized_shred(data_shred_different_retransmitter_payload).unwrap();
+        let mut coding_shred_different_retransmitter_payload = coding_shred.clone().into_payload();
+        shred::layout::set_retransmitter_signature(
+            &mut coding_shred_different_retransmitter_payload,
+            &Signature::new_unique(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let coding_shred_different_retransmitter =
+            Shred::new_from_serialized_shred(coding_shred_different_retransmitter_payload).unwrap();
+
+        let test_cases = vec![
+            // Same data shred from different retransmitter
+            (data_shred, data_shred_different_retransmitter),
+            // Same coding shred from different retransmitter
+            (coding_shred, coding_shred_different_retransmitter),
+        ];
+        for (shred1, shred2) in test_cases.iter().flat_map(|(a, b)| [(a, b), (b, a)]) {
+            assert_matches!(
+                from_shred(
+                    shred1.clone(),
+                    Pubkey::new_unique(), // self_pubkey
+                    shred2.payload().clone(),
+                    Some(leader_schedule),
+                    rng.gen(), // wallclock
+                    512,       // max_size
+                    version,
+                )
+                .err()
+                .unwrap(),
+                Error::InvalidDuplicateShreds
+            );
+
+            let chunks: Vec<_> = from_shred_bypass_checks(
+                shred1.clone(),
+                Pubkey::new_unique(), // self_pubkey
+                shred2.clone(),
+                rng.gen(), // wallclock
+                512,       // max_size
+            )
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect();
+            assert!(chunks.len() > 4);
+
+            assert_matches!(
+                into_shreds(&leader.pubkey(), chunks, version)
+                    .err()
+                    .unwrap(),
+                Error::InvalidDuplicateShreds
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred.rs b/ledger/src/shred.rs
index f2b7a84ed1e..dc57307c42a 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred.rs
@@ -576,6 +576,37 @@ impl Shred {
             Self::ShredData(_) => Err(Error::InvalidShredType),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if the other shred has the same ShredId, i.e. (slot, index,
+    /// shred-type), but different payload.
+    /// Retransmitter's signature is ignored when comparing payloads.
+    pub fn is_shred_duplicate(&self, other: &Shred) -> bool {
+        if self.id() != other.id() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        fn get_payload(shred: &Shred) -> &[u8] {
+            let Ok(offset) = shred.retransmitter_signature_offset() else {
+                return shred.payload();
+            };
+            // Assert that the retransmitter's signature is at the very end of
+            // the shred payload.
+            debug_assert_eq!(offset + SIZE_OF_SIGNATURE, shred.payload().len());
+            shred
+                .payload()
+                .get(..offset)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| shred.payload())
+        }
+        get_payload(self) != get_payload(other)
+    }
+
+    fn retransmitter_signature_offset(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        match self {
+            Self::ShredCode(ShredCode::Merkle(shred)) => shred.retransmitter_signature_offset(),
+            Self::ShredData(ShredData::Merkle(shred)) => shred.retransmitter_signature_offset(),
+            Self::ShredCode(ShredCode::Legacy(_)) => Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant),
+            Self::ShredData(ShredData::Legacy(_)) => Err(Error::InvalidShredVariant),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // Helper methods to extract pieces of the shred from the payload
@@ -786,7 +817,7 @@ pub mod layout {
             .ok_or(Error::InvalidPayloadSize(shred.len()))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn set_retransmitter_signature(
+    pub fn set_retransmitter_signature(
         shred: &mut [u8],
         signature: &Signature,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs b/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
index e569999ba3d..3b9e29934f3 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred/merkle.rs
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_merkle_shred {
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        fn retransmitter_signature_offset(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        pub(super) fn retransmitter_signature_offset(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
             let ShredVariant::$variant {
                 proof_size,
                 chained,