diff --git a/substrate/network/src/sync.rs b/substrate/network/src/sync.rs
index 517683a720718..ca2a3e7ba0c9a 100644
--- a/substrate/network/src/sync.rs
+++ b/substrate/network/src/sync.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 		let is_best = new_blocks.first().and_then(|b| b.block.header.as_ref()).map(|h| best_seen.as_ref().map_or(false, |n| h.number() >= n));
 		let origin = if is_best.unwrap_or_default() { BlockOrigin::NetworkBroadcast } else { BlockOrigin::NetworkInitialSync };
 		let import_queue = self.import_queue.clone();
+		if let Some((hash, number)) = new_blocks.last()
+			.and_then(|b| b.block.header.as_ref().map(|h|(b.block.hash.clone(), *h.number())))
+		{
+			if number > self.best_queued_number {
+				self.best_queued_number = number;
+				self.best_queued_hash = hash;
+			}
+		}
 		import_queue.import_blocks(self, protocol, (origin, new_blocks));
 		self.maintain_sync(protocol);
 	}