diff --git a/solar/src/actors/muxrpc/history_stream.rs b/solar/src/actors/muxrpc/history_stream.rs
index 466cd4f..5fcae43 100644
--- a/solar/src/actors/muxrpc/history_stream.rs
+++ b/solar/src/actors/muxrpc/history_stream.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ use kuska_ssb::{
     rpc,
 };
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
-use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use regex::Regex;
 
 use crate::{
-    actors::muxrpc::{
-        blobs_get::RpcBlobsGetEvent,
-        handler::{RpcHandler, RpcInput},
+    actors::{
+        muxrpc::{
+            blobs_get::RpcBlobsGetEvent,
+            handler::{RpcHandler, RpcInput},
+        },
+        replication::blobs,
     },
     broker::{BrokerEvent, BrokerMessage, ChBrokerSend, Destination},
     config::{PEERS_TO_REPLICATE, RESYNC_CONFIG, SECRET_CONFIG},
@@ -26,10 +27,6 @@ use crate::{
     Result,
 };
 
-/// Regex pattern used to match blob references.
-pub static BLOB_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
-    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"(&[0-9A-Za-z/+=]*.sha256)").unwrap());
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct HistoryStreamRequest {
     req_no: i32,
@@ -174,22 +171,6 @@ where
         Ok(false)
     }
 
-    /// Extract blob references from post-type messages.
-    fn extract_blob_refs(&mut self, msg: &Message) -> Vec<String> {
-        let mut refs = Vec::new();
-
-        let msg = serde_json::from_value(msg.content().clone());
-
-        if let Ok(dto::content::TypedMessage::Post { text, .. }) = msg {
-            for cap in BLOB_REGEX.captures_iter(&text) {
-                let key = cap.get(0).unwrap().as_str().to_owned();
-                refs.push(key);
-            }
-        }
-
-        refs
-    }
-
     /// Process an incoming MUXRPC response. The response is expected to
     /// contain an SSB message.
     async fn recv_rpc_response(
@@ -236,13 +217,9 @@ where
                 // Extract blob references from the received message and
                 // request those blobs if they are not already in the local
                 // blobstore.
-                for key in self.extract_blob_refs(&msg) {
+                for key in blobs::extract_blob_refs(&msg) {
                     if !BLOB_STORE.read().await.exists(&key) {
-                        let event = RpcBlobsGetEvent(dto::BlobsGetIn {
-                            key,
-                            size: None,
-                            max: None,
-                        });
+                        let event = RpcBlobsGetEvent(dto::BlobsGetIn::new(key));
                         let broker_msg = BrokerEvent::new(
                             Destination::Broadcast,
                             BrokerMessage::RpcBlobsGet(event),
diff --git a/solar/src/actors/replication/blobs.rs b/solar/src/actors/replication/blobs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0c8622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solar/src/actors/replication/blobs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use kuska_ssb::{api::dto::content::TypedMessage, feed::Message};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use regex::Regex;
+
+/// Regex pattern used to match blob references.
+pub static BLOB_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
+    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"(&[0-9A-Za-z/+=]*.sha256)").unwrap());
+
+/// Extract blob references from post-type messages.
+pub fn extract_blob_refs(msg: &Message) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut refs = Vec::new();
+
+    let msg = serde_json::from_value(msg.content().clone());
+
+    if let Ok(TypedMessage::Post { text, .. }) = msg {
+        for cap in BLOB_REGEX.captures_iter(&text) {
+            let key = cap.get(0).unwrap().as_str().to_owned();
+            refs.push(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    refs
+}
diff --git a/solar/src/actors/replication/ebt/manager.rs b/solar/src/actors/replication/ebt/manager.rs
index 62982c8..7172a8a 100644
--- a/solar/src/actors/replication/ebt/manager.rs
+++ b/solar/src/actors/replication/ebt/manager.rs
@@ -14,19 +14,26 @@ use std::{
 
 use async_std::task;
 use futures::{select_biased, FutureExt, SinkExt, StreamExt};
-use kuska_ssb::{api::dto::content::SsbId, crypto::ToSsbId, feed::Message};
+use kuska_ssb::{
+    api::dto::{content::SsbId, BlobsGetIn},
+    crypto::ToSsbId,
+    feed::Message,
+};
 use log::{debug, error, trace, warn};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::{
     actors::{
-        muxrpc::ReqNo,
+        muxrpc::{ReqNo, RpcBlobsGetEvent},
         network::{connection::ConnectionData, connection_manager::ConnectionEvent},
-        replication::ebt::{clock, replicator, EncodedClockValue, VectorClock},
+        replication::{
+            blobs,
+            ebt::{clock, replicator, EncodedClockValue, VectorClock},
+        },
     },
     broker::{ActorEndpoint, BrokerEvent, BrokerMessage, Destination, BROKER},
     config::PEERS_TO_REPLICATE,
-    node::KV_STORE,
+    node::{BLOB_STORE, KV_STORE},
     Result,
 };
 
@@ -354,6 +361,21 @@ impl EbtManager {
                 msg.sequence(),
                 msg.author()
             );
+
+            // Create channel to send messages to broker.
+            let mut ch_broker = BROKER.lock().await.create_sender();
+
+            // Extract blob references from the received message and
+            // request those blobs if they are not already in the local
+            // blobstore.
+            for key in blobs::extract_blob_refs(&msg) {
+                if !BLOB_STORE.read().await.exists(&key) {
+                    let event = RpcBlobsGetEvent(BlobsGetIn::new(key));
+                    let broker_msg =
+                        BrokerEvent::new(Destination::Broadcast, BrokerMessage::RpcBlobsGet(event));
+                    ch_broker.send(broker_msg).await?;
+                }
+            }
         } else {
             warn!(
                 "Received out-of-order message from {}; received: {}, expected: {} + 1",
diff --git a/solar/src/actors/replication/mod.rs b/solar/src/actors/replication/mod.rs
index f80eeb9..e99e2de 100644
--- a/solar/src/actors/replication/mod.rs
+++ b/solar/src/actors/replication/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod blobs;
 pub mod classic;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod ebt;