diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/api.go b/consensus/XDPoS/api.go
index 3bace2c902b6..ef07ea8a30ca 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/api.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/api.go
@@ -769,3 +769,81 @@ func (api *API) GetBlockInfoByEpochNum(epochNumber uint64) (*utils.EpochNumInfo,
 	}
 	return api.GetBlockInfoByV2EpochNum(epochNumber)
 }
+
+// GetSigningTxCountByEpoch returns the signing transaction count for ALL masternodes
+// (including non-active ones) in the epoch that immediately precedes the epoch
+// that starts at epochBlockNum. In other words, it walks blocks from
+// epochBlockNum-1 backwards to the previous epoch-switch block (inclusive).
+// epochBlockNum must be an epoch-switch block number that marks the start of an epoch.
+func (api *API) GetSigningTxCountByEpoch(epochBlockNum rpc.BlockNumber) (map[common.Address]uint64, error) {
+	header, err := api.getHeaderFromApiBlockNum(&epochBlockNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if header == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("block %d not found", epochBlockNum)
+	}
+
+	isEpochSwitch, _, err := api.XDPoS.IsEpochSwitch(header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !isEpochSwitch {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("block %d is not an epoch switch block", epochBlockNum)
+	}
+
+	// Walk backwards from epochBlockNum-1 to the previous epoch switch block,
+	// collecting signing txs from every block.
+	mapBlkHash := map[uint64]common.Hash{}
+	// sigData maps blockHash -> list of signers who signed for that block
+	sigData := make(map[common.Hash][]common.Address)
+
+	h := header
+	for i := header.Number.Uint64() - 1; ; i-- {
+		parentHash := h.ParentHash
+		h = api.chain.GetHeader(parentHash, i)
+		if h == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get header at number %d hash %s", i, parentHash.Hex())
+		}
+
+		mapBlkHash[i] = h.Hash()
+
+		signingTxs, ok := api.XDPoS.GetCachedSigningTxs(h.Hash())
+		if !ok {
+			block := api.chain.GetBlock(h.Hash(), i)
+			if block == nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get block at number %d hash %s", i, h.Hash().Hex())
+			}
+			signingTxs = api.XDPoS.CacheSigningTxs(h.Hash(), block.Transactions())
+		}
+		for _, tx := range signingTxs {
+			blkHash := common.BytesToHash(tx.Data()[len(tx.Data())-32:])
+			from := *tx.From()
+			sigData[blkHash] = append(sigData[blkHash], from)
+		}
+
+		prevIsEpochSwitch, _, err := api.XDPoS.IsEpochSwitch(h)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if prevIsEpochSwitch || i == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Count signings: for each block at MergeSignRange boundary, tally unique signers.
+	result := make(map[common.Address]uint64)
+	for blockNum, blkHash := range mapBlkHash {
+		if blockNum%common.MergeSignRange != 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen := make(map[common.Address]bool)
+		for _, addr := range sigData[blkHash] {
+			if !seen[addr] {
+				seen[addr] = true
+				result[addr]++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/timeout.go b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/timeout.go
index 474831fb3fd7..394d5e1eb08f 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/timeout.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/timeout.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) getTCEpochInfo(chain consensus.ChainReader, timeoutRound type
 		Round:  epochRound,
 		Number: epochSwitchInfo.EpochSwitchBlockInfo.Number,
 	}
-	log.Info("[getTCEpochInfo] Init epochInfo", "number", epochBlockInfo.Number, "round", epochRound, "tcRound", timeoutRound, "tcEpoch", tempTCEpoch)
+	log.Debug("[getTCEpochInfo] Init epochInfo", "number", epochBlockInfo.Number, "round", epochRound, "tcRound", timeoutRound, "tcEpoch", tempTCEpoch)
 	for epochBlockInfo.Round > timeoutRound && tempTCEpoch > 0 {
 		tempTCEpoch--
 		epochBlockInfo, err = x.GetBlockByEpochNumber(chain, tempTCEpoch)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) getTCEpochInfo(chain consensus.ChainReader, timeoutRound type
 		log.Debug("[getTCEpochInfo] Loop to get right epochInfo", "number", epochBlockInfo.Number, "round", epochBlockInfo.Round, "tcRound", timeoutRound, "tcEpoch", tempTCEpoch)
 	}
 	tcEpoch := tempTCEpoch
-	log.Info("[getTCEpochInfo] Final TC epochInfo", "number", epochBlockInfo.Number, "round", epochBlockInfo.Round, "tcRound", timeoutRound, "tcEpoch", tcEpoch)
+	log.Debug("[getTCEpochInfo] Final TC epochInfo", "number", epochBlockInfo.Number, "round", epochBlockInfo.Round, "tcRound", timeoutRound, "tcEpoch", tcEpoch)
 
 	epochInfo, err := x.getEpochSwitchInfo(chain, nil, epochBlockInfo.Hash)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
index 51d79f531d52..c1961d03dab1 100644
--- a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
+++ b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ web3._extend({
 			params: 3,
 			inputFormatter: [null, web3._extend.formatters.inputBlockNumberFormatter, web3._extend.formatters.inputBlockNumberFormatter]
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'getSigningTxCountByEpoch',
+			call: 'XDPoS_getSigningTxCountByEpoch',
+			params: 1,
+			inputFormatter: [web3._extend.formatters.inputBlockNumberFormatter]
+		}),
 	],
 	properties: [
 		new web3._extend.Property({