diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/mod.rs b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/mod.rs
index 30b80e1d..968674c2 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/mod.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+mod sharder;
 pub mod tx_forward;
diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
index 4e9e7f4a..1a13ceb0 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::outbound::sharder::Sharder;
 use crate::quic_util::SkipServerVerification;
 use crate::quinn_auto_reconnect::AutoReconnect;
 use crate::shared::ForwardPacket;
@@ -52,12 +53,15 @@ pub async fn tx_forwarder(
 
         agents.entry(tpu_address).or_insert_with(|| {
             let mut agent_exit_signals = Vec::new();
-            for connection_idx in 1..PARALLEL_TPU_CONNECTION_COUNT {
+            for connection_idx in 0..PARALLEL_TPU_CONNECTION_COUNT {
+                let sharder =
+                    Sharder::new(connection_idx as u32, PARALLEL_TPU_CONNECTION_COUNT as u32);
                 let global_exit_signal = exit_signal.clone();
                 let agent_exit_signal = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
                 let endpoint_copy = endpoint.clone();
                 let agent_exit_signal_copy = agent_exit_signal.clone();
                 // by subscribing we expect to get a copy of each packet
+
                 let mut per_connection_receiver = broadcast_in.subscribe();
                 tokio::spawn(async move {
                     debug!(
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ pub async fn tx_forwarder(
                         if packet.tpu_address != tpu_address {
                             continue;
                         }
+                        if !sharder.matching(packet.shard_hash()) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
 
                         let mut transactions_batch: Vec<VersionedTransaction> =
                             packet.transactions.clone();
@@ -90,6 +97,9 @@ pub async fn tx_forwarder(
                             if more.tpu_address != tpu_address {
                                 continue;
                             }
+                            if !sharder.matching(more.shard_hash()) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
                             transactions_batch.extend(more.transactions.clone());
                         }
 
diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy/src/shared/mod.rs b/quic-forward-proxy/src/shared/mod.rs
index 6b3f4c43..63557f81 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy/src/shared/mod.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy/src/shared/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use solana_sdk::transaction::VersionedTransaction;
+use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
+use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 /// internal structure with transactions and target TPU
@@ -7,3 +9,12 @@ pub struct ForwardPacket {
     pub transactions: Vec<VersionedTransaction>,
     pub tpu_address: SocketAddr,
 }
+
+impl ForwardPacket {
+    pub fn shard_hash(&self) -> u64 {
+        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+        // note: assumes that there are transactions with >=0 signatures
+        self.transactions[0].signatures[0].hash(&mut hasher);
+        hasher.finish()
+    }
+}