diff --git a/node/cmd/guardiand/node.go b/node/cmd/guardiand/node.go
index 42ca25c8..67b1b1c9 100644
--- a/node/cmd/guardiand/node.go
+++ b/node/cmd/guardiand/node.go
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ func runNode(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	// Inbound observations
 	obsvC := make(chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation, 50)
 
+	// Inbound signed VAAs
+	signedInC := make(chan *gossipv1.SignedVAAWithQuorum, 50)
+
 	// Injected VAAs (manually generated rather than created via observation)
 	injectC := make(chan *vaa.VAA)
 
@@ -456,7 +459,7 @@ func runNode(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	// Run supervisor.
 	supervisor.New(rootCtx, logger, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := supervisor.Run(ctx, "p2p", p2p.Run(
-			obsvC, sendC, priv, gk, gst, *p2pPort, *p2pNetworkID, *p2pBootstrap, *nodeName, *disableHeartbeatVerify, rootCtxCancel)); err != nil {
+			obsvC, sendC, signedInC, priv, gk, gst, *p2pPort, *p2pNetworkID, *p2pBootstrap, *nodeName, *disableHeartbeatVerify, rootCtxCancel)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -494,6 +497,7 @@ func runNode(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			sendC,
 			obsvC,
 			injectC,
+			signedInC,
 			gk,
 			gst,
 			*unsafeDevMode,
diff --git a/node/pkg/db/db.go b/node/pkg/db/db.go
index 5b51d18c..6cd704c9 100644
--- a/node/pkg/db/db.go
+++ b/node/pkg/db/db.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type VAAID struct {
 	Sequence       uint64
 }
 
-func vaaIDFromVAA(v *vaa.VAA) *VAAID {
+func VaaIDFromVAA(v *vaa.VAA) *VAAID {
 	return &VAAID{
 		EmitterChain:   v.EmitterChain,
 		EmitterAddress: v.EmitterAddress,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (d *Database) StoreSignedVAA(v *vaa.VAA) error {
 	// TODO: panic if same VAA is stored with different value
 
 	err := d.db.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
-		if err := txn.Set(vaaIDFromVAA(v).Bytes(), b); err != nil {
+		if err := txn.Set(VaaIDFromVAA(v).Bytes(), b); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
diff --git a/node/pkg/p2p/p2p.go b/node/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
index d5e7ef41..57ed8ab4 100644
--- a/node/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
+++ b/node/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func heartbeatDigest(b []byte) common.Hash {
 	return ethcrypto.Keccak256Hash(append(heartbeatMessagePrefix, b...))
 }
 
-func Run(obsvC chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation, sendC chan []byte, priv crypto.PrivKey, gk *ecdsa.PrivateKey, gst *node_common.GuardianSetState, port uint, networkID string, bootstrapPeers string, nodeName string, disableHeartbeatVerify bool, rootCtxCancel context.CancelFunc) func(ctx context.Context) error {
+func Run(obsvC chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation, sendC chan []byte, signedInC chan *gossipv1.SignedVAAWithQuorum, priv crypto.PrivKey, gk *ecdsa.PrivateKey, gst *node_common.GuardianSetState, port uint, networkID string, bootstrapPeers string, nodeName string, disableHeartbeatVerify bool, rootCtxCancel context.CancelFunc) func(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) (re error) {
 		logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ func Run(obsvC chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation, sendC chan []byte, priv crypto.
 			case *gossipv1.GossipMessage_SignedObservation:
 				obsvC <- m.SignedObservation
 				p2pMessagesReceived.WithLabelValues("observation").Inc()
+			case *gossipv1.GossipMessage_SignedVaaWithQuorum:
+				signedInC <- m.SignedVaaWithQuorum
+				p2pMessagesReceived.WithLabelValues("signed_vaa_with_quorum").Inc()
 			default:
 				p2pMessagesReceived.WithLabelValues("unknown").Inc()
 				logger.Warn("received unknown message type (running outdated software?)",
diff --git a/node/pkg/processor/observation.go b/node/pkg/processor/observation.go
index d67566f4..3ce8fbb1 100644
--- a/node/pkg/processor/observation.go
+++ b/node/pkg/processor/observation.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	node_common "github.com/certusone/wormhole/node/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/certusone/wormhole/node/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/certusone/wormhole/node/pkg/reporter"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
@@ -255,3 +256,82 @@ func (p *Processor) handleObservation(ctx context.Context, m *gossipv1.SignedObs
 
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *Processor) handleInboundSignedVAAWithQuorum(ctx context.Context, m *gossipv1.SignedVAAWithQuorum) {
+	v, err := vaa.Unmarshal(m.Vaa)
+	if err != nil {
+		p.logger.Warn("received invalid VAA in SignedVAAWithQuorum message",
+			zap.Error(err), zap.Any("message", m))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Calculate digest for logging
+	digest, err := v.SigningMsg()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	hash := hex.EncodeToString(digest.Bytes())
+
+	if p.gs == nil {
+		p.logger.Warn("dropping SignedVAAWithQuorum message since we haven't initialized our guardian set yet",
+			zap.String("digest", hash),
+			zap.Any("message", m),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Verify VAA signature to prevent a DoS attack on our local store.
+	if !v.VerifySignatures(p.gs.Keys) {
+		p.logger.Warn("received SignedVAAWithQuorum message with invalid VAA signatures",
+			zap.String("digest", hash),
+			zap.Any("message", m),
+			zap.Any("vaa", v),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
+	quorum := CalculateQuorum(len(p.gs.Keys))
+
+	if len(v.Signatures) < quorum {
+		p.logger.Warn("received SignedVAAWithQuorum message without quorum",
+			zap.String("digest", hash),
+			zap.Any("message", m),
+			zap.Any("vaa", v),
+			zap.Int("wanted_sigs", quorum),
+			zap.Int("got_sigs", len(v.Signatures)),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// We now established that:
+	//  - all signatures on the VAA are valid
+	//  - the signature's addresses match the node's current guardian set
+	//  - enough signatures are present for the VAA to reach quorum
+
+	// Check if we already store this VAA
+	_, err = p.db.GetSignedVAABytes(*db.VaaIDFromVAA(v))
+	if err == nil {
+		p.logger.Debug("ignored SignedVAAWithQuorum message for VAA we already store",
+			zap.String("digest", hash),
+		)
+		return
+	} else if err != db.ErrVAANotFound {
+		p.logger.Error("failed to look up VAA in database",
+			zap.String("digest", hash),
+			zap.Error(err),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Store signed VAA in database.
+	p.logger.Info("storing inbound signed VAA with quorum",
+		zap.String("digest", hash),
+		zap.Any("vaa", v),
+		zap.String("bytes", hex.EncodeToString(m.Vaa)),
+		zap.String("message_id", v.MessageID()))
+
+	if err := p.db.StoreSignedVAA(v); err != nil {
+		p.logger.Error("failed to store signed VAA", zap.Error(err))
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node/pkg/processor/processor.go b/node/pkg/processor/processor.go
index d7dcaeeb..8eeedbc0 100644
--- a/node/pkg/processor/processor.go
+++ b/node/pkg/processor/processor.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ type Processor struct {
 	sendC chan []byte
 	// obsvC is a channel of inbound decoded observations from p2p
 	obsvC chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation
+	// signedInC is a channel of inbound signed VAA observations from p2p
+	signedInC chan *gossipv1.SignedVAAWithQuorum
 
 	// injectC is a channel of VAAs injected locally.
 	injectC chan *vaa.VAA
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ func NewProcessor(
 	sendC chan []byte,
 	obsvC chan *gossipv1.SignedObservation,
 	injectC chan *vaa.VAA,
+	signedInC chan *gossipv1.SignedVAAWithQuorum,
 	gk *ecdsa.PrivateKey,
 	gst *common.GuardianSetState,
 	devnetMode bool,
@@ -114,13 +117,15 @@ func NewProcessor(
 	terraLCD string,
 	terraChainID string,
 	terraContract string,
-	attestationEvents *reporter.AttestationEventReporter) *Processor {
+	attestationEvents *reporter.AttestationEventReporter,
+) *Processor {
 
 	return &Processor{
 		lockC:              lockC,
 		setC:               setC,
 		sendC:              sendC,
 		obsvC:              obsvC,
+		signedInC:          signedInC,
 		injectC:            injectC,
 		gk:                 gk,
 		gst:                gst,
@@ -159,6 +164,8 @@ func (p *Processor) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			p.handleInjection(ctx, v)
 		case m := <-p.obsvC:
 			p.handleObservation(ctx, m)
+		case m := <-p.signedInC:
+			p.handleInboundSignedVAAWithQuorum(ctx, m)
 		case <-p.cleanup.C:
 			p.handleCleanup(ctx)
 		}
diff --git a/node/pkg/vaa/structs.go b/node/pkg/vaa/structs.go
index 447d564c..86f25453 100644
--- a/node/pkg/vaa/structs.go
+++ b/node/pkg/vaa/structs.go
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ func (v *VAA) SigningMsg() (common.Hash, error) {
 	return hash, nil
 }
 
-// VerifySignature verifies the signature of the VAA given the signer addresses.
+// VerifySignatures verifies the signature of the VAA given the signer addresses.
+// Returns true if the signatures were verified successfully.
 func (v *VAA) VerifySignatures(addresses []common.Address) bool {
 	if len(addresses) < len(v.Signatures) {
 		return false