diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go b/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
index bf8a16e1691d..e8878734e504 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/XDPoS.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (x *XDPoS) GetPeriod() uint64 {
 func (x *XDPoS) IsAuthorisedAddress(header *types.Header, chain consensus.ChainReader, address common.Address) bool {
 	switch x.config.BlockConsensusVersion(header.Number) {
 	case params.ConsensusEngineVersion2:
-		return true
+		return x.EngineV2.IsAuthorisedAddress(header, chain, address)
 	default: // Default "v1"
 		return x.EngineV1.IsAuthorisedAddress(header, chain, address)
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
index 993f8725422a..f69c01878d13 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/engine.go
@@ -324,6 +324,29 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) YourTurn(chain consensus.ChainReader, parent *types.Header, s
 	return len(masternodes), preIndex, curIndex, false, nil
 }
 
+func (x *XDPoS_v2) IsAuthorisedAddress(header *types.Header, chain consensus.ChainReader, address common.Address) bool {
+	var extraField utils.ExtraFields_v2
+	err := utils.DecodeBytesExtraFields(header.Extra, &extraField)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("[IsAuthorisedAddress] Fail to decode v2 extra data", "Hash", header.Hash(), "Extra", header.Extra, "Error", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	blockRound := extraField.Round
+
+	masterNodes := x.GetMasternodes(chain, header)
+
+	if len(masterNodes) == 0 {
+		log.Error("[IsAuthorisedAddress] Fail to find any master nodes from current block round epoch", "Hash", header.Hash(), "Round", blockRound, "Number", header.Number)
+		return false
+	}
+	leaderIndex := uint64(blockRound) % x.config.Epoch % uint64(len(masterNodes))
+	if masterNodes[leaderIndex] == address {
+		return true
+	}
+	log.Warn("Not authorised address", "Address", address, "MN", masterNodes, "Hash", header.Hash(), "masterNodes[leaderIndex]", masterNodes[leaderIndex], "Address", address)
+	return false
+}
+
 // Copy from v1
 func whoIsCreator(snap *SnapshotV2, header *types.Header) (common.Address, error) {
 	if header.Number.Uint64() == 0 {
diff --git a/consensus/tests/authorised_masternode_test.go b/consensus/tests/authorised_masternode_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c899c6f331d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consensus/tests/authorised_masternode_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/XDPoS"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/types"
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/params"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIsAuthorisedMNForConsensusV1(t *testing.T) {
+	/*
+		V1 consensus engine
+	*/
+	blockchain, _, parentBlock, _ := PrepareXDCTestBlockChain(t, GAP-2, params.TestXDPoSMockChainConfig)
+	// Insert first Block 449
+	t.Logf("Inserting block with propose at 449...")
+	blockCoinbaseA := "0xaaa0000000000000000000000000000000000449"
+	tx, err := voteTX(37117, 0, acc1Addr.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	//Get from block validator error message
+	merkleRoot := "46234e9cd7e85a267f7f0435b15256a794a2f6d65cc98cdbd21dcd10a01d9772"
+	header := &types.Header{
+		Root:       common.HexToHash(merkleRoot),
+		Number:     big.NewInt(int64(449)),
+		ParentHash: parentBlock.Hash(),
+		Coinbase:   common.HexToAddress(blockCoinbaseA),
+	}
+	block449, err := insertBlockTxs(blockchain, header, []*types.Transaction{tx})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	parentBlock = block449
+
+	// At block 449, we should not update signerList. we need to update it till block 450 gap block.
+	// Acc3 is the default account that is on the signerList
+
+	engine := blockchain.Engine().(*XDPoS.XDPoS)
+	isAuthorisedMN := engine.IsAuthorisedAddress(block449.Header(), blockchain, acc3Addr)
+	assert.True(t, isAuthorisedMN)
+
+	isAuthorisedMN = engine.IsAuthorisedAddress(block449.Header(), blockchain, acc1Addr)
+	assert.False(t, isAuthorisedMN)
+
+	// Now, let's mine another block to trigger the GAP block signerList update
+	block450CoinbaseAddress := "0xaaa0000000000000000000000000000000000450"
+	merkleRoot = "46234e9cd7e85a267f7f0435b15256a794a2f6d65cc98cdbd21dcd10a01d9772"
+	header = &types.Header{
+		Root:       common.HexToHash(merkleRoot),
+		Number:     big.NewInt(int64(450)),
+		ParentHash: parentBlock.Hash(),
+		Coinbase:   common.HexToAddress(block450CoinbaseAddress),
+	}
+	block450, err := insertBlock(blockchain, header)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	isAuthorisedMN = engine.IsAuthorisedAddress(block450.Header(), blockchain, acc3Addr)
+	assert.False(t, isAuthorisedMN)
+
+	isAuthorisedMN = engine.IsAuthorisedAddress(block450.Header(), blockchain, acc1Addr)
+	assert.True(t, isAuthorisedMN)
+}