diff --git a/factory/processing/processComponents.go b/factory/processing/processComponents.go
index bfd985b4074..b41b9bedae6 100644
--- a/factory/processing/processComponents.go
+++ b/factory/processing/processComponents.go
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ func (pcf *processComponentsFactory) Create() (*processComponents, error) {
 		FallbackHeaderValidator: fallbackHeaderValidator,
 		EnableEpochsHandler:     pcf.coreData.EnableEpochsHandler(),
 		HeadersPool:             pcf.data.Datapool().Headers(),
+		ProofsPool:              pcf.data.Datapool().Proofs(),
 		StorageService:          pcf.data.StorageService(),
 	}
 	headerSigVerifier, err := headerCheck.NewHeaderSigVerifier(argsHeaderSig)
diff --git a/integrationTests/testProcessorNodeWithMultisigner.go b/integrationTests/testProcessorNodeWithMultisigner.go
index 7603865cc38..5ba26d0f10e 100644
--- a/integrationTests/testProcessorNodeWithMultisigner.go
+++ b/integrationTests/testProcessorNodeWithMultisigner.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/chainParameters"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/cryptoMocks"
+	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/dataRetriever"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/enableEpochsHandlerMock"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/genericMocks"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/genesisMocks"
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ func CreateNodesWithNodesCoordinatorAndHeaderSigVerifier(
 			FallbackHeaderValidator: &testscommon.FallBackHeaderValidatorStub{},
 			EnableEpochsHandler:     enableEpochsHandlerMock.NewEnableEpochsHandlerStub(),
 			HeadersPool:             &mock.HeadersCacherStub{},
+			ProofsPool:              &dataRetriever.ProofsPoolMock{},
 			StorageService:          &genericMocks.ChainStorerMock{},
 		}
 		headerSig, _ := headerCheck.NewHeaderSigVerifier(&args)
@@ -621,6 +623,7 @@ func CreateNodesWithNodesCoordinatorKeygenAndSingleSigner(
 				FallbackHeaderValidator: &testscommon.FallBackHeaderValidatorStub{},
 				EnableEpochsHandler:     enableEpochsHandlerMock.NewEnableEpochsHandlerStub(),
 				HeadersPool:             &mock.HeadersCacherStub{},
+				ProofsPool:              &dataRetriever.ProofsPoolMock{},
 				StorageService:          &genericMocks.ChainStorerMock{},
 			}
 
diff --git a/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify.go b/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify.go
index 7e38d7b7be7..306b5f8d759 100644
--- a/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify.go
+++ b/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type ArgsHeaderSigVerifier struct {
 	FallbackHeaderValidator process.FallbackHeaderValidator
 	EnableEpochsHandler     common.EnableEpochsHandler
 	HeadersPool             dataRetriever.HeadersPool
+	ProofsPool              dataRetriever.ProofsPool
 	StorageService          dataRetriever.StorageService
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ type HeaderSigVerifier struct {
 	fallbackHeaderValidator process.FallbackHeaderValidator
 	enableEpochsHandler     common.EnableEpochsHandler
 	headersPool             dataRetriever.HeadersPool
+	proofsPool              dataRetriever.ProofsPool
 	storageService          dataRetriever.StorageService
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func NewHeaderSigVerifier(arguments *ArgsHeaderSigVerifier) (*HeaderSigVerifier,
 		fallbackHeaderValidator: arguments.FallbackHeaderValidator,
 		enableEpochsHandler:     arguments.EnableEpochsHandler,
 		headersPool:             arguments.HeadersPool,
+		proofsPool:              arguments.ProofsPool,
 		storageService:          arguments.StorageService,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ func checkArgsHeaderSigVerifier(arguments *ArgsHeaderSigVerifier) error {
 	if check.IfNil(arguments.HeadersPool) {
 		return process.ErrNilHeadersDataPool
 	}
+	if check.IfNil(arguments.ProofsPool) {
+		return process.ErrNilProofsPool
+	}
 	if check.IfNil(arguments.StorageService) {
 		return process.ErrNilStorageService
 	}
@@ -321,7 +327,14 @@ func (hsv *HeaderSigVerifier) VerifyHeaderWithProof(header data.HeaderHandler) e
 		return hsv.verifyHeaderProofAtTransition(prevProof)
 	}
 
-	return hsv.VerifyHeaderProof(prevProof)
+	err = hsv.VerifyHeaderProof(prevProof)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_ = hsv.proofsPool.AddProof(prevProof)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (hsv *HeaderSigVerifier) getHeaderForProofAtTransition(proof data.HeaderProofHandler) (data.HeaderHandler, error) {
diff --git a/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify_test.go b/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify_test.go
index e4cb49fa4b9..7947eb8b01e 100644
--- a/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify_test.go
+++ b/process/headerCheck/headerSignatureVerify_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/storage"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/cryptoMocks"
+	dataRetrieverMocks "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/dataRetriever"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/enableEpochsHandlerMock"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/genericMocks"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon/hashingMocks"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func createHeaderSigVerifierArgs() *ArgsHeaderSigVerifier {
 				}, nil
 			},
 		},
+		ProofsPool:     &dataRetrieverMocks.ProofsPoolMock{},
 		StorageService: &genericMocks.ChainStorerMock{},
 	}
 }