diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
index 6fa6dd51b8..a87650c022 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type XDPoS_v2 struct {
 	waitPeriodCh chan int
 
 	timeoutWorker *countdown.CountdownTimer // Timer to generate broadcast timeout msg if threashold reached
+	timeoutCount  int                       // number of timeout being sent
 
 	timeoutPool       *utils.Pool
 	votePool          *utils.Pool
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ type XDPoS_v2 struct {
 
 func New(config *params.XDPoSConfig, db ethdb.Database, waitPeriodCh chan int) *XDPoS_v2 {
 	// Setup Timer
-	duration := time.Duration(config.V2.TimeoutWorkerDuration) * time.Second
+	duration := time.Duration(config.V2.TimeoutPeriod) * time.Second
 	timer := countdown.NewCountDown(duration)
 	timeoutPool := utils.NewPool(config.V2.CertThreshold)
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) Initial(chain consensus.ChainReader, masternodes []common.Add
 	}
 
 	// Initial timeout
-	log.Info("[Initial] miner wait period", "period", x.config.WaitPeriod)
+	log.Info("[Initial] miner wait period", "period", x.config.V2.WaitPeriod)
 	// avoid deadlock
 	go func() {
 		x.waitPeriodCh <- x.config.V2.WaitPeriod
@@ -1184,6 +1185,7 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) processTC(blockChainReader consensus.ChainReader, timeoutCert
 */
 func (x *XDPoS_v2) setNewRound(blockChainReader consensus.ChainReader, round utils.Round) error {
 	x.currentRound = round
+	x.timeoutCount = 0
 	//TODO: tell miner now it's a new round and start mine if it's leader
 	x.timeoutWorker.Reset(blockChainReader)
 	//TODO: vote pools
@@ -1352,6 +1354,14 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) OnCountdownTimeout(time time.Time, chain interface{}) error {
 		log.Error("Error while sending out timeout message at time: ", time)
 		return err
 	}
+
+	x.timeoutCount++
+	if x.timeoutCount%x.config.V2.TimeoutSyncThreshold == 0 {
+		log.Info("[OnCountdownTimeout] timeout sync threadhold reached, send syncInfo message")
+		syncInfo := x.getSyncInfo()
+		x.broadcastToBftChannel(syncInfo)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/tests/timeout_test.go b/consensus/tests/timeout_test.go
index 82942ff94f..aa1b2920f7 100644
--- a/consensus/tests/timeout_test.go
+++ b/consensus/tests/timeout_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/XDPoS"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/XDPoS/utils"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/params"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -19,9 +21,47 @@ func TestCountdownTimeoutToSendTimeoutMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, poolSize, 1)
 	assert.NotNil(t, timeoutMsg)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1350), timeoutMsg.(*utils.Timeout).GapNumber)
+	fmt.Println(timeoutMsg.(*utils.Timeout).GapNumber)
 	assert.Equal(t, utils.Round(1), timeoutMsg.(*utils.Timeout).Round)
 }
 
+func TestSyncInfoAfterReachTimeoutSnycThreadhold(t *testing.T) {
+	blockchain, _, _, _, _, _ := PrepareXDCTestBlockChainForV2Engine(t, 2251, params.TestXDPoSMockChainConfig, 0)
+	engineV2 := blockchain.Engine().(*XDPoS.XDPoS).EngineV2
+
+	// Because messages are sending async and on random order, so use this way to test
+	var timeoutCounter, syncInfoCounter int
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		obj := <-engineV2.BroadcastCh
+		switch v := obj.(type) {
+		case *utils.Timeout:
+			timeoutCounter++
+		case *utils.SyncInfo:
+			syncInfoCounter++
+		default:
+			log.Error("Unknown message type received", "value", v)
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, timeoutCounter)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, syncInfoCounter)
+
+	t.Log("waiting for another consecutive period")
+	// another consecutive period
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		obj := <-engineV2.BroadcastCh
+		switch v := obj.(type) {
+		case *utils.Timeout:
+			timeoutCounter++
+		case *utils.SyncInfo:
+			syncInfoCounter++
+		default:
+			log.Error("Unknown message type received", "value", v)
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, timeoutCounter)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, syncInfoCounter)
+}
+
 // Timeout handler
 func TestTimeoutMessageHandlerSuccessfullyGenerateTCandSyncInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	blockchain, _, _, _, _, _ := PrepareXDCTestBlockChainForV2Engine(t, 11, params.TestXDPoSMockChainConfig, 0)
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index 7ad2cf8ec4..d7b1c031a8 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -36,23 +36,25 @@ var (
 
 var (
 	XDPoSV2Config = &V2{
-		TimeoutWorkerDuration: 50,
-		CertThreshold:         common.MaxMasternodesV2*2/3 + 1,
+		TimeoutPeriod: 50,
+		CertThreshold: common.MaxMasternodesV2*2/3 + 1,
 	}
 	TestXDPoSV2Config = &V2{
-		TimeoutWorkerDuration: 10,
-		CertThreshold:         3,
-		WaitPeriod:            1,
-		MinePeriod:            2,
-		SwitchBlock:           big.NewInt(900),
-		SkipV2Validation:      true,
+		SwitchBlock:          big.NewInt(900),
+		CertThreshold:        3,
+		TimeoutSyncThreshold: 2,
+		TimeoutPeriod:        10,
+		WaitPeriod:           1,
+		MinePeriod:           2,
+		SkipV2Validation:     true,
 	}
 	DevnetXDPoSV2Config = &V2{
-		SwitchBlock:           big.NewInt(7218000),
-		TimeoutWorkerDuration: 50,
-		CertThreshold:         6,
-		WaitPeriod:            2,
-		MinePeriod:            10,
+		SwitchBlock:          big.NewInt(7218000),
+		CertThreshold:        6,
+		TimeoutSyncThreshold: 5,
+		TimeoutPeriod:        50,
+		WaitPeriod:           2,
+		MinePeriod:           10,
 	}
 
 	// XDPoSChain mainnet config
@@ -202,18 +204,18 @@ type XDPoSConfig struct {
 	RewardCheckpoint    uint64         `json:"rewardCheckpoint"`    // Checkpoint block for calculate rewards.
 	Gap                 uint64         `json:"gap"`                 // Gap time preparing for the next epoch
 	FoudationWalletAddr common.Address `json:"foudationWalletAddr"` // Foundation Address Wallet
-	WaitPeriod          int            `json:"waitPeriod"`          // Miner wait period
 	SkipV1Validation    bool           //Skip Block Validation for testing purpose, V1 consensus only
 	V2                  *V2            `json:"v2"`
 }
 
 type V2 struct {
-	WaitPeriod            int      `json:"waitPeriod"`            // Miner wait period to check mine event
-	MinePeriod            int      `json:"minePeriod"`            // Miner mine period to mine a block
-	SwitchBlock           *big.Int `json:"switchBlock"`           // v1 to v2 switch block number
-	TimeoutWorkerDuration int64    `json:"timeoutWorkerDuration"` // Duration in ms
-	CertThreshold         int      `json:"certificateThreshold"`  // Necessary number of messages from master nodes to form a certificate
-	SkipV2Validation      bool     //Skip Block Validation for testing purpose, V2 consensus only
+	WaitPeriod           int      `json:"waitPeriod"`           // Miner wait period to check mine event
+	MinePeriod           int      `json:"minePeriod"`           // Miner mine period to mine a block
+	SwitchBlock          *big.Int `json:"switchBlock"`          // v1 to v2 switch block number
+	TimeoutSyncThreshold int      `json:"timeoutSyncThreshold"` // send syncInfo after number of timeout
+	TimeoutPeriod        int      `json:"timeoutPeriod"`        // Duration in ms
+	CertThreshold        int      `json:"certificateThreshold"` // Necessary number of messages from master nodes to form a certificate
+	SkipV2Validation     bool     //Skip Block Validation for testing purpose, V2 consensus only
 }
 
 // String implements the stringer interface, returning the consensus engine details.