diff --git a/core/src/cluster_slots_service.rs b/core/src/cluster_slots_service.rs
index 8fbc0534d10c27..650b53200ec8f9 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_slots_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_slots_service.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod cluster_slots;
 use {
     cluster_slots::ClusterSlots,
     crossbeam_channel::{Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender},
-    solana_gossip::cluster_info::ClusterInfo,
+    solana_gossip::{cluster_info::ClusterInfo, epoch_specs::EpochSpecs},
     solana_ledger::blockstore::Blockstore,
     solana_measure::measure::Measure,
     solana_runtime::bank_forks::BankForks,
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ impl ClusterSlotsService {
     ) {
         let mut cluster_slots_service_timing = ClusterSlotsServiceTiming::default();
         let mut last_stats = Instant::now();
-        loop {
-            if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                break;
-            }
+        let mut epoch_specs = EpochSpecs::from(bank_forks.clone());
+        while !exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
             let slots = match cluster_slots_update_receiver.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(200))
             {
                 Ok(slots) => Some(slots),
@@ -100,12 +98,25 @@ impl ClusterSlotsService {
             lowest_slot_elapsed.stop();
             let mut process_cluster_slots_updates_elapsed =
                 Measure::start("process_cluster_slots_updates_elapsed");
+
             if let Some(slots) = slots {
-                Self::process_cluster_slots_updates(
-                    slots,
-                    &cluster_slots_update_receiver,
-                    &cluster_info,
-                );
+                let node_id = cluster_info.id();
+                let my_stake = epoch_specs
+                    .current_epoch_staked_nodes()
+                    .get(&node_id)
+                    .cloned()
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+                // staked node should push EpochSlots into CRDS to save gossip bandwidth
+                if my_stake > 0 {
+                    Self::process_cluster_slots_updates(
+                        slots,
+                        &cluster_slots_update_receiver,
+                        &cluster_info,
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    // drain the channel dropping the updates
+                    while cluster_slots_update_receiver.try_recv().is_ok() {}
+                }
             }
             let root_bank = bank_forks.read().unwrap().root_bank();
             cluster_slots.update(&root_bank, &cluster_info);
diff --git a/gossip/src/epoch_specs.rs b/gossip/src/epoch_specs.rs
index 8c2a8fdf168b65..fff38c2c8d76c6 100644
--- a/gossip/src/epoch_specs.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/epoch_specs.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use {
 
 // Caches epoch specific information which stay fixed throughout the epoch.
 // Refreshes only if the root bank has moved to a new epoch.
-pub(crate) struct EpochSpecs {
+pub struct EpochSpecs {
     epoch: Epoch, // when fields were last updated.
     epoch_schedule: EpochSchedule,
     root: ReadOnlyAtomicSlot, // updated by bank-forks.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) struct EpochSpecs {
 
 impl EpochSpecs {
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn current_epoch_staked_nodes(&mut self) -> &Arc<HashMap<Pubkey, /*stake:*/ u64>> {
+    pub fn current_epoch_staked_nodes(&mut self) -> &Arc<HashMap<Pubkey, /*stake:*/ u64>> {
         self.maybe_refresh();
         &self.current_epoch_staked_nodes
     }
diff --git a/gossip/src/lib.rs b/gossip/src/lib.rs
index 06df390c59213f..2abc48d9edd2bd 100644
--- a/gossip/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub mod duplicate_shred;
 pub mod duplicate_shred_handler;
 pub mod duplicate_shred_listener;
 pub mod epoch_slots;
-mod epoch_specs;
+pub mod epoch_specs;
 pub mod gossip_error;
 pub mod gossip_service;
 #[macro_use]