diff --git a/include/bitcoin/node/chasers/chaser_validate.hpp b/include/bitcoin/node/chasers/chaser_validate.hpp
index 74c5e03f..5dc7eada 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/node/chasers/chaser_validate.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/node/chasers/chaser_validate.hpp
@@ -185,8 +185,10 @@ class BCN_API chaser_validate
     const uint64_t initial_subsidy_;
     const size_t maximum_backlog_;
     const size_t maximum_height_;
-    const uint64_t batch_target_;
-    const bool batch_enabled_;
+    const uint64_t verify_target_;
+    const uint64_t silent_target_;
+    const bool verify_enabled_;
+    const bool silent_enabled_;
     const bool node_witness_;
     const bool filter_;
 };
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/node/settings.hpp b/include/bitcoin/node/settings.hpp
index 2f417f6c..54d002d9 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/node/settings.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/node/settings.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class BCN_API settings
     float allowed_deviation;
     double minimum_fee_rate;
     double minimum_bump_rate;
-    uint64_t batch_signatures;
+    uint64_t batch_verify;
+    uint64_t batch_silent;
     uint16_t current_connections;
     uint16_t announcement_cache;
     uint16_t fee_estimate_horizon;
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ class BCN_API settings
     virtual uint64_t services_provided() const NOEXCEPT;
     virtual uint64_t services_required() const NOEXCEPT;
     virtual bool fee_estimate_enabled() const NOEXCEPT;
-    virtual bool batch_signatures_enabled() const NOEXCEPT;
+    virtual bool batch_verify_enabled() const NOEXCEPT;
+    virtual bool batch_silent_enabled() const NOEXCEPT;
     virtual network::steady_clock::duration sample_period() const NOEXCEPT;
     virtual network::steady_clock::duration compact_timeout() const NOEXCEPT;
     virtual network::wall_clock::duration currency_window() const NOEXCEPT;
diff --git a/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp b/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
index 8bddbd29..b98de698 100644
--- a/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ chaser_validate::chaser_validate(full_node& node) NOEXCEPT
     initial_subsidy_(node.system_settings().initial_subsidy()),
     maximum_backlog_(node.node_settings().maximum_concurrency_()),
     maximum_height_(node.node_settings().maximum_height_()),
-    batch_target_(node.node_settings().batch_signatures),
-    batch_enabled_(node.node_settings().batch_signatures_enabled() &&
+    verify_target_(node.node_settings().batch_verify),
+    silent_target_(node.node_settings().batch_silent),
+    verify_enabled_(node.node_settings().batch_verify_enabled() &&
+        system::batched::accelerated()),
+    silent_enabled_(node.node_settings().batch_silent_enabled() &&
         system::batched::accelerated()),
     node_witness_(node.node_settings().require_witness),
     filter_(node.archive().filter_enabled())
@@ -53,10 +56,14 @@ chaser_validate::chaser_validate(full_node& node) NOEXCEPT
 
 code chaser_validate::start() NOEXCEPT
 {
-    if (node_settings().batch_signatures_enabled() && !batch_enabled_)
-        LOGN("Signature batching disabled ("
-            << (system::batched::compiled() ? "no device" : "not compiled")
-            << ").");
+    const auto reason = system::batched::compiled() ? "no device" :
+        "not compiled";
+
+    if (node_settings().batch_verify_enabled() && !verify_enabled_)
+        LOGN("Signature batching disabled (" << reason << ").");
+
+    if (node_settings().batch_silent_enabled() && !silent_enabled_)
+        LOGN("Silent batching disabled (" << reason << ").");
 
     set_position(archive().get_fork());
     if (const auto ec = start_batch())
@@ -298,15 +305,22 @@ void chaser_validate::complete_block(const code& ec, const header_link& link,
     // Batch jobs (self-serviced from any thread).
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    if (closed() || !batch_enabled_)
+    if (closed())
+        return;
+
+    // Silent batch drains when mature or recent, independent of signatures.
+    if (silent_enabled_)
+    {
+        const auto recent = !bypass && is_current_header(link);
+        process_silent_batch(recent || is_residual());
+    }
+
+    if (!verify_enabled_)
         return;
 
     // Capturing disabled when confirmed chain current (and not under bypass).
     const auto current = !capturing && !bypass;
 
-    // Silent batch drains when mature or recent, independent of signatures.
-    process_silent_batch(current || is_residual());
-
     if (batched)
     {
         process_batch(is_residual());
diff --git a/src/chasers/chaser_validate_batch.cpp b/src/chasers/chaser_validate_batch.cpp
index 1ad9731f..964a6392 100644
--- a/src/chasers/chaser_validate_batch.cpp
+++ b/src/chasers/chaser_validate_batch.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ code chaser_validate::start_batch() NOEXCEPT
 
         // Prevalid is not a validation state, so dropped blocks validate in
         // place.
-        if (!batch_enabled_)
+        if (!verify_enabled_)
         {
             LOGN("Dropping staged batch rows ("
                 << query.prevalid_records(bank) << ").");
@@ -280,20 +280,20 @@ bool chaser_validate::is_mature(bool residual) NOEXCEPT
 
     // Verify residuals whenever, and non-residuals when mature.
     return residual ||
-        (ecdsa >= batch_target_) ||
-        (schnorr >= batch_target_);
+        (ecdsa >= verify_target_) ||
+        (schnorr >= verify_target_);
 }
 
 // Silent batch is committed while the candidate is not current.
 bool chaser_validate::is_silent_capturing(const header_link& link) NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return batch_enabled_ && !is_current_header(link);
+    return silent_enabled_ && !is_current_header(link);
 }
 
 bool chaser_validate::is_silent_mature(bool residual) NOEXCEPT
 {
     const auto rows = archive().silent_records(silent_bank_.load());
-    return is_nonzero(rows) && (residual || rows >= batch_target_);
+    return is_nonzero(rows) && (residual || rows >= silent_target_);
 }
 
 std::string chaser_validate::log_rate(const std::string& name,
diff --git a/src/chasers/chaser_validate_capture.cpp b/src/chasers/chaser_validate_capture.cpp
index b2aa0955..e98140e4 100644
--- a/src/chasers/chaser_validate_capture.cpp
+++ b/src/chasers/chaser_validate_capture.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void chaser_validate::do_fire(missed miss, size_t count) NOEXCEPT
 
 signatures chaser_validate::get_capture(const header_link& link) NOEXCEPT
 {
-    if (!batch_enabled_ || link.is_terminal() || is_current_header(link))
+    if (!verify_enabled_ || link.is_terminal() || is_current_header(link))
         return { false };
 
     // The capture populates this thread's accumulators (commit_capture consumes).
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 3e9e9fa8..84c0b167 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ settings::settings() NOEXCEPT
     provide_filters{ false },
     provide_privacy{ false },
     limited_blocks{ false },
-    batch_signatures{ 0 },
+    batch_verify{ 0 },
+    batch_silent{ 0 },
     minimum_fee_rate{ 0.0 },
     minimum_bump_rate{ 0.0 },
     allowed_deviation{ 1.5 },
@@ -135,9 +136,14 @@ bool settings::fee_estimate_enabled() const NOEXCEPT
     return to_bool(fee_estimate_horizon_());
 }
 
-bool settings::batch_signatures_enabled() const NOEXCEPT
+bool settings::batch_verify_enabled() const NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return to_bool(batch_signatures);
+    return to_bool(batch_verify);
+}
+
+bool settings::batch_silent_enabled() const NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return to_bool(batch_silent);
 }
 
 network::steady_clock::duration settings::sample_period() const NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/test/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp b/test/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
index f4ff2c4f..d8766551 100644
--- a/test/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
+++ b/test/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct validate_staged_fixture
     validate_staged_fixture()
       : validate_setup_fixture(validate_staged, [](configuration& config)
         {
-            config.node.batch_signatures = 1;
+            config.node.batch_verify = 1;
         })
     {
     }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ struct validate_staged_second_fixture
     validate_staged_second_fixture()
       : validate_setup_fixture(validate_staged_second, [](configuration& config)
         {
-            config.node.batch_signatures = 1;
+            config.node.batch_verify = 1;
         })
     {
     }
diff --git a/test/settings.cpp b/test/settings.cpp
index e56df1a8..097cf077 100644
--- a/test/settings.cpp
+++ b/test/settings.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__default_context__expected)
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.minimum_fee_rate_(), 0_u64);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.minimum_bump_rate, 0.0);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.allowed_deviation, 1.5);
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_signatures, 0_u64);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_verify, 0_u64);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_silent, 0_u64);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.current_connections, 10_u16);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.announcement_cache, 42_u16);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.fee_estimate_horizon, 0u);
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__default_context__expected)
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.maximum_concurrency_(), 50'000_size);
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.fee_estimate_horizon_(), 0_size);
     BOOST_REQUIRE(!node.fee_estimate_enabled());
-    BOOST_REQUIRE(!node.batch_signatures_enabled());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!node.batch_verify_enabled());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!node.batch_silent_enabled());
     BOOST_REQUIRE(node.sample_period() == steady_clock::duration(seconds(10)));
     BOOST_REQUIRE(node.currency_window() == steady_clock::duration(minutes(1440)));
     BOOST_REQUIRE(node.thread_priority_() == network::processing_priority::high);