diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index c462f49f9..769d4bb7b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -2969,6 +2969,10 @@ void wallet2::process_new_blockchain_entry(const cryptonote::block& b, const cry
       "block transactions=" + std::to_string(bche.txs.size()) +
       " not match with daemon response size=" + std::to_string(parsed_block.o_indices.indices.size()));
 
+  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(height != m_blockchain.size(), error::wallet_internal_error,
+      "New blockchain entry mismatch: block height " + std::to_string(height) +
+      " is not the expected next height " + std::to_string(m_blockchain.size()));
+
   //handle transactions from new block
     
   //optimization: seeking only for blocks that are not older then the wallet creation time plus 1 day. 1 day is for possible user incorrect time setup
@@ -3186,13 +3190,12 @@ void wallet2::pull_hashes(uint64_t start_height, uint64_t &blocks_start_height,
   hashes = std::move(res.m_block_ids);
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void wallet2::process_parsed_blocks(uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &blocks, const std::vector<parsed_block> &parsed_blocks, uint64_t& blocks_added, std::map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, size_t> *output_tracker_cache)
+void wallet2::process_parsed_blocks(const uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &blocks, const std::vector<parsed_block> &parsed_blocks, uint64_t& blocks_added, std::map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, size_t> *output_tracker_cache)
 {
-  size_t current_index = start_height;
   blocks_added = 0;
 
   THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(blocks.size() != parsed_blocks.size(), error::wallet_internal_error, "size mismatch");
-  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(!m_blockchain.is_in_bounds(current_index), error::out_of_hashchain_bounds_error);
+  THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(!m_blockchain.is_in_bounds(start_height), error::out_of_hashchain_bounds_error);
 
   tools::threadpool& tpool = tools::threadpool::getInstanceForCompute();
   tools::threadpool::waiter waiter(tpool);
@@ -3203,8 +3206,22 @@ void wallet2::process_parsed_blocks(uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cry
     num_txes += 1 + parsed_blocks[i].txes.size();
   tx_cache_data.resize(num_txes);
   size_t txidx = 0;
+  crypto::hash prev_block_id;
+  bool has_prev_block = m_blockchain.is_in_bounds(start_height - 1);
+  if (has_prev_block) {
+    prev_block_id = m_blockchain[start_height - 1];
+  }
   for (size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i)
   {
+    if (has_prev_block) {
+      THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(prev_block_id != parsed_blocks[i].block.prev_id, error::wallet_internal_error,
+          "Parent block hash mismatch at height " + std::to_string(start_height + i) +
+          ": expected " + string_tools::pod_to_hex(prev_block_id) +
+          ", but received a new block with prev_id " + string_tools::pod_to_hex(parsed_blocks[i].block.prev_id));
+    }
+    prev_block_id = parsed_blocks[i].hash;
+    has_prev_block = true;
+
     THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(parsed_blocks[i].txes.size() != parsed_blocks[i].block.tx_hashes.size(),
         error::wallet_internal_error, "Mismatched parsed_blocks[i].txes.size() and parsed_blocks[i].block.tx_hashes.size()");
     if (should_skip_block(parsed_blocks[i].block, start_height + i))
@@ -3344,6 +3361,7 @@ void wallet2::process_parsed_blocks(uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cry
 
   hwdev.set_mode(hw::device::NONE);
 
+  size_t current_index = start_height;
   size_t tx_cache_data_offset = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < blocks.size(); ++i)
   {
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 35dffbc36..e86ea0c79 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ private:
     void pull_hashes(uint64_t start_height, uint64_t& blocks_start_height, const std::list<crypto::hash> &short_chain_history, std::vector<crypto::hash> &hashes);
     void fast_refresh(uint64_t stop_height, uint64_t &blocks_start_height, std::list<crypto::hash> &short_chain_history, bool force = false);
     void pull_and_parse_next_blocks(bool first, bool try_incremental, uint64_t start_height, uint64_t &blocks_start_height, std::list<crypto::hash> &short_chain_history, const std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &prev_blocks, const std::vector<parsed_block> &prev_parsed_blocks, std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &blocks, std::vector<parsed_block> &parsed_blocks, std::vector<std::tuple<cryptonote::transaction, crypto::hash, bool>>& process_pool_txs, bool &last, bool &error, std::exception_ptr &exception);
-    void process_parsed_blocks(uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &blocks, const std::vector<parsed_block> &parsed_blocks, uint64_t& blocks_added, std::map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, size_t> *output_tracker_cache = NULL);
+    void process_parsed_blocks(const uint64_t start_height, const std::vector<cryptonote::block_complete_entry> &blocks, const std::vector<parsed_block> &parsed_blocks, uint64_t& blocks_added, std::map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, size_t> *output_tracker_cache = NULL);
     bool accept_pool_tx_for_processing(const crypto::hash &txid);
     void process_unconfirmed_transfer(bool incremental, const crypto::hash &txid, wallet2::unconfirmed_transfer_details &tx_details, bool seen_in_pool, std::chrono::system_clock::time_point now, bool refreshed);
     void process_pool_info_extent(const cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_BLOCKS_FAST::response &res, std::vector<std::tuple<cryptonote::transaction, crypto::hash, bool>> &process_txs, bool refreshed);