diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 2e87bb8200..4b86382bdb 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ var (
 		utils.EthashDatasetDirFlag,
 		utils.EthashDatasetsInMemoryFlag,
 		utils.EthashDatasetsOnDiskFlag,
+		utils.TxPoolLocalsFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolNoLocalsFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolJournalFlag,
 		utils.TxPoolRejournalFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 674c5d9015..1e27d0ae8d 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 	{
 		Name: "TRANSACTION POOL",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			utils.TxPoolLocalsFlag,
 			utils.TxPoolNoLocalsFlag,
 			utils.TxPoolJournalFlag,
 			utils.TxPoolRejournalFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 7317655836..cfca7b4ab4 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ var (
 		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.Ethash.DatasetsOnDisk,
 	}
 	// Transaction pool settings
+	TxPoolLocalsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "txpool.locals",
+		Usage: "Comma separated accounts to treat as locals (no flush, priority inclusion)",
+	}
 	TxPoolNoLocalsFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "txpool.nolocals",
 		Usage: "Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions",
@@ -977,6 +981,16 @@ func setGPO(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *gasprice.Config) {
 }
 
 func setTxPool(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *core.TxPoolConfig) {
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(TxPoolLocalsFlag.Name) {
+		locals := strings.Split(ctx.GlobalString(TxPoolLocalsFlag.Name), ",")
+		for _, account := range locals {
+			if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(account); !common.IsHexAddress(trimmed) {
+				Fatalf("Invalid account in --txpool.locals: %s", trimmed)
+			} else {
+				cfg.Locals = append(cfg.Locals, common.HexToAddress(account))
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(TxPoolNoLocalsFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.NoLocals = ctx.GlobalBool(TxPoolNoLocalsFlag.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 7007f85ddf..46ae2759bc 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@ type blockChain interface {
 
 // TxPoolConfig are the configuration parameters of the transaction pool.
 type TxPoolConfig struct {
-	NoLocals  bool          // Whether local transaction handling should be disabled
-	Journal   string        // Journal of local transactions to survive node restarts
-	Rejournal time.Duration // Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal
+	Locals    []common.Address // Addresses that should be treated by default as local
+	NoLocals  bool             // Whether local transaction handling should be disabled
+	Journal   string           // Journal of local transactions to survive node restarts
+	Rejournal time.Duration    // Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal
 
 	PriceLimit uint64 // Minimum gas price to enforce for acceptance into the pool
 	PriceBump  uint64 // Minimum price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction (nonce)
@@ -231,6 +232,10 @@ func NewTxPool(config TxPoolConfig, chainconfig *params.ChainConfig, chain block
 		gasPrice:    new(big.Int).SetUint64(config.PriceLimit),
 	}
 	pool.locals = newAccountSet(pool.signer)
+	for _, addr := range config.Locals {
+		log.Info("Setting new local account", "address", addr)
+		pool.locals.add(addr)
+	}
 	pool.priced = newTxPricedList(pool.all)
 	pool.reset(nil, chain.CurrentBlock().Header())
 
@@ -534,6 +539,14 @@ func (pool *TxPool) Pending() (map[common.Address]types.Transactions, error) {
 	return pending, nil
 }
 
+// Locals retrieves the accounts currently considered local by the pool.
+func (pool *TxPool) Locals() []common.Address {
+	pool.mu.Lock()
+	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return pool.locals.flatten()
+}
+
 // local retrieves all currently known local transactions, groupped by origin
 // account and sorted by nonce. The returned transaction set is a copy and can be
 // freely modified by calling code.
@@ -665,7 +678,10 @@ func (pool *TxPool) add(tx *types.Transaction, local bool) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	// Mark local addresses and journal local transactions
 	if local {
-		pool.locals.add(from)
+		if !pool.locals.contains(from) {
+			log.Info("Setting new local account", "address", from)
+			pool.locals.add(from)
+		}
 	}
 	pool.journalTx(from, tx)
 
@@ -1138,6 +1154,7 @@ func (a addressesByHeartbeat) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
 type accountSet struct {
 	accounts map[common.Address]struct{}
 	signer   types.Signer
+	cache    *[]common.Address
 }
 
 // newAccountSet creates a new address set with an associated signer for sender
@@ -1167,6 +1184,20 @@ func (as *accountSet) containsTx(tx *types.Transaction) bool {
 // add inserts a new address into the set to track.
 func (as *accountSet) add(addr common.Address) {
 	as.accounts[addr] = struct{}{}
+	as.cache = nil
+}
+
+// flatten returns the list of addresses within this set, also caching it for later
+// reuse. The returned slice should not be changed!
+func (as *accountSet) flatten() []common.Address {
+	if as.cache == nil {
+		accounts := make([]common.Address, 0, len(as.accounts))
+		for account := range as.accounts {
+			accounts = append(accounts, account)
+		}
+		as.cache = &accounts
+	}
+	return *as.cache
 }
 
 // txLookup is used internally by TxPool to track transactions while allowing lookup without
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index c299ff9dc1..8c3337ba45 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -877,11 +877,26 @@ func (w *worker) commitNewWork(interrupt *int32, noempty bool) {
 		w.updateSnapshot()
 		return
 	}
-	txs := types.NewTransactionsByPriceAndNonce(w.current.signer, pending)
-	if w.commitTransactions(txs, w.coinbase, interrupt) {
-		return
+	// Split the pending transactions into locals and remotes
+	localTxs, remoteTxs := make(map[common.Address]types.Transactions), pending
+	for _, account := range w.eth.TxPool().Locals() {
+		if txs := remoteTxs[account]; len(txs) > 0 {
+			delete(remoteTxs, account)
+			localTxs[account] = txs
+		}
+	}
+	if len(localTxs) > 0 {
+		txs := types.NewTransactionsByPriceAndNonce(w.current.signer, localTxs)
+		if w.commitTransactions(txs, w.coinbase, interrupt) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if len(remoteTxs) > 0 {
+		txs := types.NewTransactionsByPriceAndNonce(w.current.signer, remoteTxs)
+		if w.commitTransactions(txs, w.coinbase, interrupt) {
+			return
+		}
 	}
-
 	w.commit(uncles, w.fullTaskHook, true, tstart)
 }