diff --git a/rhizome.h b/rhizome.h
index 6deb5a48..8237ed3e 100644
--- a/rhizome.h
+++ b/rhizome.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ int rhizome_ignore_manifest_check(unsigned char *bid_prefix, int prefix_len);
 #define MAX_CANDIDATES 16
 
 int rhizome_suggest_queue_manifest_import(rhizome_manifest *m, const struct sockaddr_in *peerip,const unsigned char peersid[SID_SIZE]);
+rhizome_manifest * rhizome_fetch_search(unsigned char *id, int prefix_length);
 
 typedef struct rhizome_http_request {
   struct sched_ent alarm;
diff --git a/rhizome_database.c b/rhizome_database.c
index 79bdd06e..75862fae 100644
--- a/rhizome_database.c
+++ b/rhizome_database.c
@@ -1422,8 +1422,13 @@ int rhizome_is_bar_interesting(unsigned char *bar){
     DEBUGF("Ignoring %s", id_hex);
     return 0;
   }
-    
- // do we have this bundle [or later]?
+  
+  // are we already fetching this bundle [or later]?
+  rhizome_manifest *m=rhizome_fetch_search(&bar[RHIZOME_BAR_PREFIX_OFFSET], RHIZOME_BAR_PREFIX_BYTES);
+  if (m && m->version >= version)
+    return 0;
+  
+  // do we have this bundle [or later]?
   sqlite_retry_state retry = SQLITE_RETRY_STATE_DEFAULT;
   sqlite3_stmt *statement = sqlite_prepare(&retry, 
     "SELECT id, version FROM manifests WHERE id like ? and version >= ?");
diff --git a/rhizome_fetch.c b/rhizome_fetch.c
index c8f0540e..626a04d5 100644
--- a/rhizome_fetch.c
+++ b/rhizome_fetch.c
@@ -854,6 +854,26 @@ static void rhizome_start_next_queued_fetches(struct sched_ent *alarm)
     rhizome_start_next_queued_fetch(&rhizome_fetch_queues[i].active);
 }
 
+/* Search all fetch slots, including active downloads, for a matching manifest */
+rhizome_manifest * rhizome_fetch_search(unsigned char *id, int prefix_length){
+  int i, j;
+  for (i = 0; i < NQUEUES; ++i) {
+    struct rhizome_fetch_queue *q = &rhizome_fetch_queues[i];
+    
+    if (q->active.state != RHIZOME_FETCH_FREE && 
+	memcmp(id, q->active.manifest->cryptoSignPublic, prefix_length) == 0)
+      return q->active.manifest;
+      
+    for (j = 0; j < q->candidate_queue_size; j++) {
+      struct rhizome_fetch_candidate *c = &q->candidate_queue[j];
+      if (c->manifest && memcmp(id, c->manifest->cryptoSignPublic, prefix_length) == 0)
+	return c->manifest;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Queue a fetch for the payload of the given manifest.  If 'peerip' is not NULL, then it is used as
  * the port and IP address of an HTTP server from which the fetch is performed.  Otherwise the fetch
  * is performed over MDP.