diff --git a/actpool/actpool.go b/actpool/actpool.go
index 5716435a2b..32bfaeb947 100644
--- a/actpool/actpool.go
+++ b/actpool/actpool.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type ActPool interface {
 type Subscriber interface {
 	OnAdded(*action.SealedEnvelope)
 	OnRemoved(*action.SealedEnvelope)
+	OnRejected(context.Context, *action.SealedEnvelope, error)
 }
 
 // SortedActions is a slice of actions that implements sort.Interface to sort by Value.
@@ -281,7 +282,11 @@ func (ap *actPool) PendingActionMap() map[string][]*action.SealedEnvelope {
 }
 
 func (ap *actPool) Add(ctx context.Context, act *action.SealedEnvelope) error {
-	return ap.add(ctx, act)
+	err := ap.add(ctx, act)
+	if err != nil {
+		ap.onRejected(ctx, act, err)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ap *actPool) add(ctx context.Context, act *action.SealedEnvelope) error {
@@ -586,6 +591,12 @@ func (ap *actPool) onRemoved(act *action.SealedEnvelope) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (ap *actPool) onRejected(ctx context.Context, act *action.SealedEnvelope, err error) {
+	for _, sub := range ap.subs {
+		sub.OnRejected(ctx, act, err)
+	}
+}
+
 type destinationMap struct {
 	mu   sync.Mutex
 	acts map[string]map[hash.Hash256]*action.SealedEnvelope
diff --git a/actpool/validator.go b/actpool/validator.go
index 201af354c8..813b854108 100644
--- a/actpool/validator.go
+++ b/actpool/validator.go
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ func (v *blobValidator) OnRemoved(act *action.SealedEnvelope) {
 	}
 	v.blobCntPerAcc[sender]--
 }
+
+func (v *blobValidator) OnRejected(context.Context, *action.SealedEnvelope, error) {}
diff --git a/api/action_radio.go b/api/action_radio.go
index c015bc46bf..2e421fb52f 100644
--- a/api/action_radio.go
+++ b/api/action_radio.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -117,6 +118,26 @@ func (ar *ActionRadio) OnRemoved(selp *action.SealedEnvelope) {
 	delete(ar.unconfirmedActs, hash)
 }
 
+func (ar *ActionRadio) OnRejected(ctx context.Context, selp *action.SealedEnvelope, err error) {
+	if !errors.Is(err, action.ErrExistedInPool) {
+		return
+	}
+	if _, fromAPI := GetAPIContext(ctx); fromAPI {
+		// ignore action rejected from API
+		return
+	}
+	// retry+1 for action broadcast from other nodes, alleviate the network congestion
+	hash, _ := selp.Hash()
+	ar.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ar.mutex.Unlock()
+	if radioAct, ok := ar.unconfirmedActs[hash]; ok {
+		radioAct.retry++
+		radioAct.lastRadioTime = time.Now()
+	} else {
+		log.L().Warn("Found rejected action not in unconfirmedActs", zap.String("actionHash", hex.EncodeToString(hash[:])))
+	}
+}
+
 // autoRadio broadcasts long time pending actions periodically
 func (ar *ActionRadio) autoRadio() {
 	now := time.Now()
diff --git a/api/context.go b/api/context.go
index d772ad6644..185009394b 100644
--- a/api/context.go
+++ b/api/context.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 type (
 	streamContextKey struct{}
 
+	apiContextKey struct{}
+
 	StreamContext struct {
 		listenerIDs map[string]struct{}
 		mutex       sync.Mutex
@@ -46,3 +48,15 @@ func StreamFromContext(ctx context.Context) (*StreamContext, bool) {
 	sc, ok := ctx.Value(streamContextKey{}).(*StreamContext)
 	return sc, ok
 }
+
+func WithAPIContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, apiContextKey{}, struct{}{})
+}
+
+func GetAPIContext(ctx context.Context) (struct{}, bool) {
+	c := ctx.Value(apiContextKey{})
+	if c == nil {
+		return struct{}{}, false
+	}
+	return c.(struct{}), true
+}
diff --git a/api/coreservice.go b/api/coreservice.go
index 28817bbade..9e63cf2c04 100644
--- a/api/coreservice.go
+++ b/api/coreservice.go
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ func (core *coreService) SendAction(ctx context.Context, in *iotextypes.Action)
 		return "", err
 	}
 	l := log.Logger("api").With(zap.String("actionHash", hex.EncodeToString(hash[:])))
+	ctx = WithAPIContext(ctx)
 	if err = core.ap.Add(ctx, selp); err != nil {
 		txBytes, serErr := proto.Marshal(in)
 		if serErr != nil {