diff --git a/core/src/consensus.rs b/core/src/consensus.rs
index 41df06e518..b68722f4dc 100644
--- a/core/src/consensus.rs
+++ b/core/src/consensus.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl Tower {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
+pub mod test {
     use super::*;
     use crate::replay_stage::{ForkProgress, ReplayStage};
     use solana_ledger::bank_forks::BankForks;
@@ -489,13 +489,13 @@ mod test {
     use std::{thread::sleep, time::Duration};
     use trees::{tr, Node, Tree};
 
-    struct ValidatorKeypairs {
+    pub(crate) struct ValidatorKeypairs {
         node_keypair: Keypair,
         vote_keypair: Keypair,
     }
 
     impl ValidatorKeypairs {
-        fn new(node_keypair: Keypair, vote_keypair: Keypair) -> Self {
+        pub(crate) fn new(node_keypair: Keypair, vote_keypair: Keypair) -> Self {
             Self {
                 node_keypair,
                 vote_keypair,
@@ -503,19 +503,19 @@ mod test {
         }
     }
 
-    struct VoteSimulator<'a> {
+    pub(crate) struct VoteSimulator<'a> {
         searchable_nodes: HashMap<u64, &'a Node<u64>>,
     }
 
     impl<'a> VoteSimulator<'a> {
-        pub fn new(forks: &'a Tree<u64>) -> Self {
+        pub(crate) fn new(forks: &'a Tree<u64>) -> Self {
             let mut searchable_nodes = HashMap::new();
             let root = forks.root();
             searchable_nodes.insert(root.data, root);
             Self { searchable_nodes }
         }
 
-        pub fn simulate_vote(
+        pub(crate) fn simulate_vote(
             &mut self,
             vote_slot: Slot,
             bank_forks: &RwLock<BankForks>,
@@ -592,7 +592,21 @@ mod test {
             let my_pubkey = my_keypairs.node_keypair.pubkey();
             let my_vote_pubkey = my_keypairs.vote_keypair.pubkey();
             let ancestors = bank_forks.read().unwrap().ancestors();
-            ReplayStage::select_fork(&my_pubkey, &ancestors, &bank_forks, tower, progress);
+            let mut frozen_banks: Vec<_> = bank_forks
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .frozen_banks()
+                .values()
+                .cloned()
+                .collect();
+            ReplayStage::compute_bank_stats(
+                &my_pubkey,
+                &ancestors,
+                &mut frozen_banks,
+                tower,
+                progress,
+            );
+            ReplayStage::select_fork(&frozen_banks, tower, progress);
 
             let bank = bank_forks
                 .read()
@@ -666,21 +680,17 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
-    enum VoteResult {
+    pub(crate) enum VoteResult {
         LockedOut(u64),
         FailedThreshold(u64),
         FailedAllChecks(u64),
         Ok,
     }
 
-    // Setup BankForks with banks including all the votes per validator as
-    // specified in the input `validator_votes`
-    fn initialize_state(
-        validator_votes: &HashMap<Pubkey, Vec<u64>>,
+    // Setup BankForks with bank 0 and all the validator accounts
+    pub(crate) fn initialize_state(
         validator_keypairs: &HashMap<Pubkey, ValidatorKeypairs>,
     ) -> (BankForks, HashMap<u64, ForkProgress>) {
-        assert!(validator_votes.len() < 1_000_000);
-
         let GenesisConfigInfo {
             mut genesis_config,
             mint_keypair,
@@ -790,7 +800,7 @@ mod test {
         );
 
         // Initialize BankForks
-        let (bank_forks, mut progress) = initialize_state(&HashMap::new(), &keypairs);
+        let (bank_forks, mut progress) = initialize_state(&keypairs);
         let bank_forks = RwLock::new(bank_forks);
 
         // Create the tree of banks
@@ -870,8 +880,7 @@ mod test {
         votes.extend((45..=50).into_iter());
 
         let mut cluster_votes: HashMap<Pubkey, Vec<Slot>> = HashMap::new();
-        cluster_votes.insert(node_pubkey, votes.clone());
-        let (bank_forks, mut progress) = initialize_state(&cluster_votes, &keypairs);
+        let (bank_forks, mut progress) = initialize_state(&keypairs);
         let bank_forks = RwLock::new(bank_forks);
 
         // Simulate the votes. Should fail on trying to come back to the main fork
diff --git a/core/src/replay_stage.rs b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
index db718ae904..5b022dfa68 100644
--- a/core/src/replay_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/replay_stage.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ use std::{
 
 pub const MAX_ENTRY_RECV_PER_ITER: usize = 512;
 
-type VoteAndPoHBank = Option<(Arc<Bank>, ForkStats)>;
-
 // Implement a destructor for the ReplayStage thread to signal it exited
 // even on panics
 struct Finalizer {
@@ -251,13 +249,40 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                     let ancestors = Arc::new(bank_forks.read().unwrap().ancestors());
                     loop {
                         let start = allocated.get();
-                        let vote_bank = Self::select_fork(
+                        let mut frozen_banks: Vec<_> = bank_forks
+                            .read()
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .frozen_banks()
+                            .values()
+                            .cloned()
+                            .collect();
+                        let newly_computed_slot_stats = Self::compute_bank_stats(
                             &my_pubkey,
                             &ancestors,
-                            &bank_forks,
+                            &mut frozen_banks,
                             &tower,
                             &mut progress,
                         );
+                        for slot in newly_computed_slot_stats {
+                            let fork_stats = &progress.get(&slot).unwrap().fork_stats;
+                            let confirmed_forks = Self::confirm_forks(
+                                &tower,
+                                &fork_stats.stake_lockouts,
+                                fork_stats.total_staked,
+                                &progress,
+                                &bank_forks,
+                            );
+
+                            for slot in confirmed_forks {
+                                progress
+                                    .get_mut(&slot)
+                                    .unwrap()
+                                    .fork_stats
+                                    .confirmation_reported = true;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        let vote_bank = Self::select_fork(&frozen_banks, &tower, &mut progress);
                         datapoint_debug!(
                             "replay_stage-memory",
                             ("select_fork", (allocated.get() - start) as i64, i64),
@@ -265,12 +290,21 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                         if vote_bank.is_none() {
                             break;
                         }
-                        let (bank, stats) = vote_bank.unwrap();
+                        let bank = vote_bank.unwrap();
+                        let (is_locked_out, vote_threshold, fork_weight, total_staked) = {
+                            let fork_stats = &progress.get(&bank.slot()).unwrap().fork_stats;
+                            (
+                                fork_stats.is_locked_out,
+                                fork_stats.vote_threshold,
+                                fork_stats.weight,
+                                fork_stats.total_staked,
+                            )
+                        };
                         let mut done = false;
                         let mut vote_bank_slot = None;
                         let start = allocated.get();
-                        if !stats.is_locked_out && stats.vote_threshold {
-                            info!("voting: {} {}", bank.slot(), stats.fork_weight);
+                        if !is_locked_out && vote_threshold {
+                            info!("voting: {} {}", bank.slot(), fork_weight);
                             subscriptions.notify_subscribers(bank.slot(), &bank_forks);
                             if let Some(votable_leader) =
                                 leader_schedule_cache.slot_leader_at(bank.slot(), Some(&bank))
@@ -294,7 +328,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                                 &blockstore,
                                 &leader_schedule_cache,
                                 &root_bank_sender,
-                                stats.total_staked,
+                                total_staked,
                                 &lockouts_sender,
                                 &snapshot_package_sender,
                                 &latest_root_senders,
@@ -738,23 +772,77 @@ impl ReplayStage {
         did_complete_bank
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn select_fork(
+    pub(crate) fn compute_bank_stats(
         my_pubkey: &Pubkey,
         ancestors: &HashMap<u64, HashSet<u64>>,
-        bank_forks: &RwLock<BankForks>,
+        frozen_banks: &mut Vec<Arc<Bank>>,
         tower: &Tower,
         progress: &mut HashMap<u64, ForkProgress>,
-    ) -> VoteAndPoHBank {
-        let tower_start = Instant::now();
-
-        let mut frozen_banks: Vec<_> = bank_forks
-            .read()
-            .unwrap()
-            .frozen_banks()
-            .values()
-            .cloned()
-            .collect();
+    ) -> Vec<Slot> {
         frozen_banks.sort_by_key(|bank| bank.slot());
+        let mut new_stats = vec![];
+        for bank in frozen_banks {
+            // Only time progress map should be missing a bank slot
+            // is if this node was the leader for this slot as those banks
+            // are not replayed in replay_active_banks()
+            let parent_weight = bank
+                .parent()
+                .and_then(|b| progress.get(&b.slot()))
+                .map(|x| x.fork_stats.fork_weight)
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let stats = &mut progress
+                .get_mut(&bank.slot())
+                .expect("All frozen banks must exist in the Progress map")
+                .fork_stats;
+
+            if !stats.computed {
+                stats.slot = bank.slot();
+                let (stake_lockouts, total_staked, bank_weight) = tower.collect_vote_lockouts(
+                    bank.slot(),
+                    bank.vote_accounts().into_iter(),
+                    &ancestors,
+                );
+                stats.total_staked = total_staked;
+                stats.weight = bank_weight;
+                stats.fork_weight = stats.weight + parent_weight;
+
+                datapoint_warn!(
+                    "bank_weight",
+                    ("slot", bank.slot(), i64),
+                    // u128 too large for influx, convert to hex
+                    ("weight", format!("{:X}", stats.weight), String),
+                );
+                warn!(
+                    "{} slot_weight: {} {} {} {}",
+                    my_pubkey,
+                    stats.slot,
+                    stats.weight,
+                    stats.fork_weight,
+                    bank.parent().map(|b| b.slot()).unwrap_or(0)
+                );
+                stats.stake_lockouts = stake_lockouts;
+                stats.block_height = bank.block_height();
+                stats.computed = true;
+            }
+            stats.vote_threshold = tower.check_vote_stake_threshold(
+                bank.slot(),
+                &stats.stake_lockouts,
+                stats.total_staked,
+            );
+            stats.is_locked_out = tower.is_locked_out(bank.slot(), &ancestors);
+            stats.has_voted = tower.has_voted(bank.slot());
+            stats.is_recent = tower.is_recent(bank.slot());
+            new_stats.push(stats.slot);
+        }
+        new_stats
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn select_fork(
+        frozen_banks: &[Arc<Bank>],
+        tower: &Tower,
+        progress: &mut HashMap<u64, ForkProgress>,
+    ) -> Option<Arc<Bank>> {
+        let tower_start = Instant::now();
         let num_frozen_banks = frozen_banks.len();
 
         trace!("frozen_banks {}", frozen_banks.len());
@@ -763,72 +851,16 @@ impl ReplayStage {
             .filter(|b| b.slot() < tower.root().unwrap_or(0))
             .count();
 
-        let stats: Vec<ForkStats> = frozen_banks
+        let stats: Vec<&ForkStats> = frozen_banks
             .iter()
             .map(|bank| {
                 // Only time progress map should be missing a bank slot
                 // is if this node was the leader for this slot as those banks
                 // are not replayed in replay_active_banks()
-                let mut stats = progress
+                &progress
                     .get(&bank.slot())
                     .expect("All frozen banks must exist in the Progress map")
                     .fork_stats
-                    .clone();
-
-                if !stats.computed {
-                    stats.slot = bank.slot();
-                    let (stake_lockouts, total_staked, bank_weight) = tower.collect_vote_lockouts(
-                        bank.slot(),
-                        bank.vote_accounts().into_iter(),
-                        &ancestors,
-                    );
-                    Self::confirm_forks(
-                        tower,
-                        &stake_lockouts,
-                        total_staked,
-                        progress,
-                        &bank_forks,
-                    );
-                    stats.total_staked = total_staked;
-                    stats.weight = bank_weight;
-                    stats.fork_weight = stats.weight
-                        + bank
-                            .parent()
-                            .and_then(|b| progress.get(&b.slot()))
-                            .map(|x| x.fork_stats.fork_weight)
-                            .unwrap_or(0);
-
-                    datapoint_warn!(
-                        "bank_weight",
-                        ("slot", bank.slot(), i64),
-                        // u128 too large for influx, convert to hex
-                        ("weight", format!("{:X}", stats.weight), String),
-                    );
-                    warn!(
-                        "{} slot_weight: {} {} {} {}",
-                        my_pubkey,
-                        stats.slot,
-                        stats.weight,
-                        stats.fork_weight,
-                        bank.parent().map(|b| b.slot()).unwrap_or(0)
-                    );
-                    stats.stake_lockouts = stake_lockouts;
-                    stats.block_height = bank.block_height();
-                    stats.computed = true;
-                }
-                stats.vote_threshold = tower.check_vote_stake_threshold(
-                    bank.slot(),
-                    &stats.stake_lockouts,
-                    stats.total_staked,
-                );
-                stats.is_locked_out = tower.is_locked_out(bank.slot(), &ancestors);
-                stats.has_voted = tower.has_voted(bank.slot());
-                stats.is_recent = tower.is_recent(bank.slot());
-                progress
-                    .get_mut(&bank.slot())
-                    .expect("All frozen banks must exist in the Progress map")
-                    .fork_stats = stats.clone();
-                stats
             })
             .collect();
         let num_not_recent = stats.iter().filter(|s| !s.is_recent).count();
@@ -874,30 +906,31 @@ impl ReplayStage {
             ),
             ("tower_duration", ms as i64, i64),
         );
-        rv.cloned().map(|x| (x.0.clone(), x.1.clone()))
+        rv.map(|x| x.0.clone())
     }
 
     fn confirm_forks(
         tower: &Tower,
         stake_lockouts: &HashMap<u64, StakeLockout>,
         total_staked: u64,
-        progress: &mut HashMap<u64, ForkProgress>,
+        progress: &HashMap<u64, ForkProgress>,
         bank_forks: &RwLock<BankForks>,
-    ) {
-        for (slot, prog) in progress.iter_mut() {
+    ) -> Vec<Slot> {
+        let mut confirmed_forks = vec![];
+        for (slot, prog) in progress.iter() {
             if !prog.fork_stats.confirmation_reported {
+                let bank = bank_forks
+                    .read()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .get(*slot)
+                    .expect("bank in progress must exist in BankForks")
+                    .clone();
                 let duration = prog.replay_stats.started.elapsed().as_millis();
-                if tower.is_slot_confirmed(*slot, stake_lockouts, total_staked)
-                    && bank_forks
-                        .read()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .get(*slot)
-                        .map(|s| s.is_frozen())
-                        .unwrap_or(true)
+                if bank.is_frozen() && tower.is_slot_confirmed(*slot, stake_lockouts, total_staked)
                 {
                     info!("validator fork confirmed {} {}ms", *slot, duration);
                     datapoint_warn!("validator-confirmation", ("duration_ms", duration, i64));
-                    prog.fork_stats.confirmation_reported = true;
+                    confirmed_forks.push(*slot);
                 } else {
                     debug!(
                         "validator fork not confirmed {} {}ms {:?}",
@@ -908,6 +941,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
                 }
             }
         }
+        confirmed_forks
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn handle_new_root(
@@ -1002,6 +1036,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
         commitment::BlockCommitment,
+        consensus::test::{initialize_state, ValidatorKeypairs, VoteResult, VoteSimulator},
         consensus::Tower,
         genesis_utils::{create_genesis_config, create_genesis_config_with_leader},
         replay_stage::ReplayStage,
@@ -1039,6 +1074,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         iter,
         sync::{Arc, RwLock},
     };
+    use trees::tr;
 
     struct ForkInfo {
         leader: usize,
@@ -1228,19 +1264,28 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
         (0..validators.len())
             .map(|i| {
-                let response = ReplayStage::select_fork(
+                let mut frozen_banks: Vec<_> = wrapped_bank_fork
+                    .read()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .frozen_banks()
+                    .values()
+                    .cloned()
+                    .collect();
+                ReplayStage::compute_bank_stats(
                     &validators[i].keypair.pubkey(),
                     &bank_fork_ancestors,
-                    &wrapped_bank_fork,
+                    &mut frozen_banks,
                     &towers[i],
                     &mut fork_progresses[i],
                 );
+                let response =
+                    ReplayStage::select_fork(&frozen_banks, &towers[i], &mut fork_progresses[i]);
 
                 if response.is_none() {
                     None
                 } else {
-                    let (_bank, stats) = response.unwrap();
-
+                    let bank = response.unwrap();
+                    let stats = &fork_progresses[i].get(&bank.slot()).unwrap().fork_stats;
                     Some(ForkSelectionResponse {
                         slot: stats.slot,
                         is_locked_out: stats.is_locked_out,
@@ -1847,4 +1892,72 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         }
         Blockstore::destroy(&ledger_path).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_child_bank_heavier() {
+        let node_keypair = Keypair::new();
+        let vote_keypair = Keypair::new();
+        let node_pubkey = node_keypair.pubkey();
+        let mut keypairs = HashMap::new();
+        keypairs.insert(
+            node_pubkey,
+            ValidatorKeypairs::new(node_keypair, vote_keypair),
+        );
+
+        let (bank_forks, mut progress) = initialize_state(&keypairs);
+        let bank_forks = Arc::new(RwLock::new(bank_forks));
+        let mut tower = Tower::new_with_key(&node_pubkey);
+
+        // Create the tree of banks in a BankForks object
+        let forks = tr(0) / (tr(1) / (tr(2) / (tr(3))));
+
+        let mut voting_simulator = VoteSimulator::new(&forks);
+        let mut cluster_votes: HashMap<Pubkey, Vec<Slot>> = HashMap::new();
+        let votes: Vec<Slot> = vec![0, 2];
+        for vote in &votes {
+            assert_eq!(
+                voting_simulator.simulate_vote(
+                    *vote,
+                    &bank_forks,
+                    &mut cluster_votes,
+                    &keypairs,
+                    keypairs.get(&node_pubkey).unwrap(),
+                    &mut progress,
+                    &mut tower,
+                ),
+                VoteResult::Ok
+            );
+        }
+
+        let mut frozen_banks: Vec<_> = bank_forks
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .frozen_banks()
+            .values()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect();
+
+        ReplayStage::compute_bank_stats(
+            &Pubkey::default(),
+            &bank_forks.read().unwrap().ancestors(),
+            &mut frozen_banks,
+            &tower,
+            &mut progress,
+        );
+
+        frozen_banks.sort_by_key(|bank| bank.slot());
+        for pair in frozen_banks.windows(2) {
+            let first = progress
+                .get(&pair[0].slot())
+                .unwrap()
+                .fork_stats
+                .fork_weight;
+            let second = progress
+                .get(&pair[1].slot())
+                .unwrap()
+                .fork_stats
+                .fork_weight;
+            assert!(second >= first);
+        }
+    }
 }