diff --git a/blockchain/claimtrie.go b/blockchain/claimtrie.go
index b9913203..f821537a 100644
--- a/blockchain/claimtrie.go
+++ b/blockchain/claimtrie.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) ParseClaimScripts(block *btcutil.Block, bn *blockNode, view
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := b.claimTrie.AppendBlock()
+	err := b.claimTrie.AppendBlock(bn == nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "in append block")
 	}
diff --git a/claimtrie/claimtrie.go b/claimtrie/claimtrie.go
index 05d423be..68ef6488 100644
--- a/claimtrie/claimtrie.go
+++ b/claimtrie/claimtrie.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func New(cfg config.Config) (*ClaimTrie, error) {
 			ct.Close() // TODO: the cleanups aren't run when we exit with an err above here (but should be)
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "block repo get")
 		}
-		_, err = nodeManager.IncrementHeightTo(previousHeight)
+		_, err = nodeManager.IncrementHeightTo(previousHeight, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			ct.Close()
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "increment height to")
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ func (ct *ClaimTrie) SpendSupport(name []byte, op wire.OutPoint, id change.Claim
 }
 
 // AppendBlock increases block by one.
-func (ct *ClaimTrie) AppendBlock() error {
+func (ct *ClaimTrie) AppendBlock(temporary bool) error {
 
 	ct.height++
 
-	names, err := ct.nodeManager.IncrementHeightTo(ct.height)
+	names, err := ct.nodeManager.IncrementHeightTo(ct.height, temporary)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "node manager increment")
 	}
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (ct *ClaimTrie) AppendBlock() error {
 		updateNames = append(updateNames, newName)
 		updateHeights = append(updateHeights, nhn.Next)
 	}
-	if len(updateNames) != 0 {
+	if !temporary && len(updateNames) > 0 {
 		err = ct.temporalRepo.SetNodesAt(updateNames, updateHeights)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "temporal repo set")
@@ -266,9 +266,11 @@ func (ct *ClaimTrie) AppendBlock() error {
 	}
 
 	hitFork := ct.updateTrieForHashForkIfNecessary()
-
 	h := ct.MerkleHash()
-	ct.blockRepo.Set(ct.height, h)
+
+	if !temporary {
+		ct.blockRepo.Set(ct.height, h)
+	}
 
 	if hitFork {
 		err = ct.merkleTrie.SetRoot(h) // for clearing the memory entirely
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ func (ct *ClaimTrie) ResetHeight(height int32) error {
 		}
 		names = append(names, results...)
 	}
-	err := ct.nodeManager.DecrementHeightTo(names, height)
+	names, err := ct.nodeManager.DecrementHeightTo(names, height)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/claimtrie/claimtrie_test.go b/claimtrie/claimtrie_test.go
index 7cd1432b..61194f1a 100644
--- a/claimtrie/claimtrie_test.go
+++ b/claimtrie/claimtrie_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestEmptyHashFork(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ct.Close()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		err := ct.AppendBlock()
+		err := ct.AppendBlock(false)
 		r.NoError(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func incrementBlock(r *require.Assertions, ct *ClaimTrie, c int32) {
 		r.NoError(err)
 	} else {
 		for ; c > 0; c-- {
-			err := ct.AppendBlock()
+			err := ct.AppendBlock(false)
 			r.NoError(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func TestBlock884431(t *testing.T) {
 	o6 := add("testing", 20)
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		err = ct.AppendBlock()
+		err = ct.AppendBlock(false)
 		r.NoError(err)
 	}
 	n, err := ct.NodeAt(ct.height, []byte("go"))
diff --git a/claimtrie/cmd/cmd/chain.go b/claimtrie/cmd/cmd/chain.go
index 92e52816..b16ec599 100644
--- a/claimtrie/cmd/cmd/chain.go
+++ b/claimtrie/cmd/cmd/chain.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func NewChainReplayCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 func appendBlock(ct *claimtrie.ClaimTrie, chain *blockchain.BlockChain) error {
 
-	err := ct.AppendBlock()
+	err := ct.AppendBlock(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "append block: %w")
 	}
diff --git a/claimtrie/node/manager.go b/claimtrie/node/manager.go
index 605b7123..814bfc80 100644
--- a/claimtrie/node/manager.go
+++ b/claimtrie/node/manager.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 type Manager interface {
 	AppendChange(chg change.Change)
-	IncrementHeightTo(height int32) ([][]byte, error)
-	DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) error
+	IncrementHeightTo(height int32, temporary bool) ([][]byte, error)
+	DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) ([][]byte, error)
 	Height() int32
 	Close() error
 	NodeAt(height int32, name []byte) (*Node, error)
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type BaseManager struct {
 
 	height  int32
 	changes []change.Change
+
+	tempChanges map[string][]change.Change
 }
 
 func NewBaseManager(repo Repo) (*BaseManager, error) {
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@ func (nm *BaseManager) NodeAt(height int32, name []byte) (*Node, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "in load changes")
 	}
 
+	if nm.tempChanges != nil { // making an assumption that we only ever have tempChanges for a single block
+		changes = append(changes, nm.tempChanges[string(name)]...)
+	}
+
 	n, err := nm.newNodeFromChanges(changes, height)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "in new node")
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ func collectChildNames(changes []change.Change) {
 //	}
 //}
 
-func (nm *BaseManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
+func (nm *BaseManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32, temporary bool) ([][]byte, error) {
 
 	if height <= nm.height {
 		panic("invalid height")
@@ -198,13 +204,25 @@ func (nm *BaseManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
 		collectChildNames(nm.changes)
 	}
 
+	if temporary {
+		if nm.tempChanges != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("expected nil temporary changes")
+		}
+		nm.tempChanges = map[string][]change.Change{}
+	}
 	names := make([][]byte, 0, len(nm.changes))
 	for i := range nm.changes {
 		names = append(names, nm.changes[i].Name)
+		if temporary {
+			name := string(nm.changes[i].Name)
+			nm.tempChanges[name] = append(nm.tempChanges[name], nm.changes[i])
+		}
 	}
 
-	if err := nm.repo.AppendChanges(nm.changes); err != nil { // destroys names
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "in append changes")
+	if !temporary {
+		if err := nm.repo.AppendChanges(nm.changes); err != nil { // destroys names
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "in append changes")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Truncate the buffer size to zero.
@@ -218,20 +236,29 @@ func (nm *BaseManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
 	return names, nil
 }
 
-func (nm *BaseManager) DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) error {
+func (nm *BaseManager) DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
 	if height >= nm.height {
-		return errors.Errorf("invalid height of %d for %d", height, nm.height)
+		return affectedNames, errors.Errorf("invalid height of %d for %d", height, nm.height)
 	}
 
-	for _, name := range affectedNames {
-		if err := nm.repo.DropChanges(name, height); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "in drop changes")
+	if nm.tempChanges != nil {
+		if height != nm.height-1 {
+			return affectedNames, errors.Errorf("invalid temporary rollback at %d to %d", height, nm.height)
+		}
+		for key := range nm.tempChanges {
+			affectedNames = append(affectedNames, []byte(key))
+		}
+		nm.tempChanges = nil
+	} else {
+		for _, name := range affectedNames {
+			if err := nm.repo.DropChanges(name, height); err != nil {
+				return affectedNames, errors.Wrap(err, "in drop changes")
+			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	nm.height = height
 
-	return nil
+	return affectedNames, nil
 }
 
 func (nm *BaseManager) getDelayForName(n *Node, chg change.Change) int32 {
diff --git a/claimtrie/node/manager_test.go b/claimtrie/node/manager_test.go
index 705080c8..c907bb4c 100644
--- a/claimtrie/node/manager_test.go
+++ b/claimtrie/node/manager_test.go
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ func TestSimpleAddClaim(t *testing.T) {
 	r.NoError(err)
 	defer m.Close()
 
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(10)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(10, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	chg := change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName(name1).SetOutPoint(out1).SetHeight(11)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(11)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(11, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	chg = chg.SetName(name2).SetOutPoint(out2).SetHeight(12)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(12)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(12, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	n1, err := m.node(name1)
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ func TestSimpleAddClaim(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Equal(1, len(n2.Claims))
 	r.NotNil(n2.Claims.find(byOut(*out2)))
 
-	err = m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name2}, 11)
+	_, err = m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name2}, 11)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	n2, err = m.node(name2)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.Nil(n2)
 
-	err = m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name1}, 1)
+	_, err = m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name1}, 1)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	n2, err = m.node(name1)
 	r.NoError(err)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestSupportAmounts(t *testing.T) {
 	r.NoError(err)
 	defer m.Close()
 
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(10)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(10, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	chg := change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName(name1).SetOutPoint(out1).SetHeight(11).SetAmount(3)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestSupportAmounts(t *testing.T) {
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out2)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
 
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(11)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(11, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	chg = change.NewChange(change.AddSupport).SetName(name1).SetOutPoint(out3).SetHeight(12).SetAmount(2)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestSupportAmounts(t *testing.T) {
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out2)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
 
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(20)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(20, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
 	n1, err := m.node(name1)
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ func TestHasChildren(t *testing.T) {
 	chg := change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName([]byte("a")).SetOutPoint(out1).SetHeight(1).SetAmount(2)
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out1)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(1)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(1, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.False(m.hasChildren([]byte("a"), 1, nil, 1))
 
 	chg = change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName([]byte("ab")).SetOutPoint(out2).SetHeight(2).SetAmount(2)
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out2)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(2)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(2, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.False(m.hasChildren([]byte("a"), 2, nil, 2))
 	r.True(m.hasChildren([]byte("a"), 2, nil, 1))
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ func TestHasChildren(t *testing.T) {
 	chg = change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName([]byte("abc")).SetOutPoint(out3).SetHeight(3).SetAmount(2)
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out3)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(3)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(3, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.False(m.hasChildren([]byte("a"), 3, nil, 2))
 
 	chg = change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName([]byte("ac")).SetOutPoint(out1).SetHeight(4).SetAmount(2)
 	chg.ClaimID = change.NewClaimID(*out4)
 	m.AppendChange(chg)
-	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(4)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(4, false)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.True(m.hasChildren([]byte("a"), 4, nil, 2))
 }
@@ -248,3 +248,52 @@ func TestCollectChildren(t *testing.T) {
 
 	r.Len(c[7].SpentChildren, 0)
 }
+
+func TestTemporaryAddClaim(t *testing.T) {
+
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	param.SetNetwork(wire.TestNet)
+	repo, err := noderepo.NewPebble(t.TempDir())
+	r.NoError(err)
+
+	m, err := NewBaseManager(repo)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	defer m.Close()
+
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(10, false)
+	r.NoError(err)
+
+	chg := change.NewChange(change.AddClaim).SetName(name1).SetOutPoint(out1).SetHeight(11)
+	m.AppendChange(chg)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(11, false)
+	r.NoError(err)
+
+	chg = chg.SetName(name2).SetOutPoint(out2).SetHeight(12)
+	m.AppendChange(chg)
+	_, err = m.IncrementHeightTo(12, true)
+	r.NoError(err)
+
+	n1, err := m.node(name1)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal(1, len(n1.Claims))
+	r.NotNil(n1.Claims.find(byOut(*out1)))
+
+	n2, err := m.node(name2)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal(1, len(n2.Claims))
+	r.NotNil(n2.Claims.find(byOut(*out2)))
+
+	names, err := m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name2}, 11)
+	r.Equal(names[0], name2)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	n2, err = m.node(name2)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Nil(n2)
+
+	_, err = m.DecrementHeightTo([][]byte{name1}, 1)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	n2, err = m.node(name1)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Nil(n2)
+}
diff --git a/claimtrie/node/normalizing_manager.go b/claimtrie/node/normalizing_manager.go
index d35403cd..2f6c4cfe 100644
--- a/claimtrie/node/normalizing_manager.go
+++ b/claimtrie/node/normalizing_manager.go
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ func (nm *NormalizingManager) AppendChange(chg change.Change) {
 	nm.Manager.AppendChange(chg)
 }
 
-func (nm *NormalizingManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
+func (nm *NormalizingManager) IncrementHeightTo(height int32, temporary bool) ([][]byte, error) {
 	nm.addNormalizationForkChangesIfNecessary(height)
-	return nm.Manager.IncrementHeightTo(height)
+	return nm.Manager.IncrementHeightTo(height, temporary)
 }
 
-func (nm *NormalizingManager) DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) error {
+func (nm *NormalizingManager) DecrementHeightTo(affectedNames [][]byte, height int32) ([][]byte, error) {
 	if nm.normalizedAt > height {
 		nm.normalizedAt = -1
 	}