diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 64b195b30fa1..635e931b9f13 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ type worker struct {
 	snapshotMu       sync.RWMutex // The lock used to protect the block snapshot and state snapshot
 	snapshotBlock    *types.Block
 	snapshotReceipts types.Receipts
+	snapshotState    *state.StateDB
 
 	currentMu sync.Mutex
 	current   *Work
@@ -193,39 +194,28 @@ func (self *worker) setExtra(extra []byte) {
 	self.extra = extra
 }
 
-func (self *worker) pending() (*types.Block, *state.StateDB) {
-	self.currentMu.Lock()
-	defer self.currentMu.Unlock()
-
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 0 {
-		return types.NewBlock(
-			self.current.header,
-			self.current.txs,
-			nil,
-			self.current.receipts,
-		), self.current.state.Copy()
+// pending returns the pending state and corresponding block. The returned
+// values can be nil in case the pending block is not initialized.
+func (w *worker) pending() (*types.Block, *state.StateDB) {
+	w.snapshotMu.RLock()
+	defer w.snapshotMu.RUnlock()
+	if w.snapshotState == nil {
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return self.current.Block, self.current.state.Copy()
+	return w.snapshotBlock, w.snapshotState.Copy()
 }
 
-func (self *worker) pendingBlock() *types.Block {
-	self.currentMu.Lock()
-	defer self.currentMu.Unlock()
-
-	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 0 {
-		return types.NewBlock(
-			self.current.header,
-			self.current.txs,
-			nil,
-			self.current.receipts,
-		)
-	}
-	return self.current.Block
+// pendingBlock returns pending block. The returned block can be nil in case the
+// pending block is not initialized.
+func (w *worker) pendingBlock() *types.Block {
+	w.snapshotMu.RLock()
+	defer w.snapshotMu.RUnlock()
+	return w.snapshotBlock
 }
 
 // pendingBlockAndReceipts returns pending block and corresponding receipts.
+// The returned values can be nil in case the pending block is not initialized.
 func (w *worker) pendingBlockAndReceipts() (*types.Block, types.Receipts) {
-	// return a snapshot to avoid contention on currentMu mutex
 	w.snapshotMu.RLock()
 	defer w.snapshotMu.RUnlock()
 	return w.snapshotBlock, w.snapshotReceipts
@@ -337,7 +327,15 @@ func (self *worker) update() {
 				}
 				feeCapacity := state.GetTRC21FeeCapacityFromState(self.current.state)
 				txset, specialTxs := types.NewTransactionsByPriceAndNonce(self.current.signer, txs, nil, feeCapacity)
+
+				tcount := self.current.tcount
 				self.current.commitTransactions(self.mux, feeCapacity, txset, specialTxs, self.chain, self.coinbase, &self.pendingLogsFeed)
+
+				// Only update the snapshot if any new transactions were added
+				// to the pending block
+				if tcount != self.current.tcount {
+					self.updateSnapshot()
+				}
 				self.currentMu.Unlock()
 			} else {
 				// If we're mining, but nothing is being processed, wake on new transactions
@@ -524,6 +522,22 @@ func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+// updateSnapshot updates pending snapshot block and state.
+// Note this function assumes the current variable is thread safe.
+func (w *worker) updateSnapshot() {
+	w.snapshotMu.Lock()
+	defer w.snapshotMu.Unlock()
+
+	w.snapshotBlock = types.NewBlock(
+		w.current.header,
+		w.current.txs,
+		nil,
+		w.current.receipts,
+	)
+	w.snapshotReceipts = w.current.receipts
+	w.snapshotState = w.current.state.Copy()
+}
+
 func abs(x int64) int64 {
 	if x < 0 {
 		return -x
@@ -814,6 +828,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
 		self.lastParentBlockCommit = parent.Hash().Hex()
 	}
 	self.push(work)
+	self.updateSnapshot()
 }
 
 func (env *Work) commitTransactions(mux *event.TypeMux, balanceFee map[common.Address]*big.Int, txs *types.TransactionsByPriceAndNonce, specialTxs types.Transactions, bc *core.BlockChain, coinbase common.Address, pendingLogsFeed *event.Feed) {