diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
index a5a5f8ec6f..f0c78e7203 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ std::vector<fs::path> ListDatabases(const fs::path& wallet_dir)
                 (IsBDBFile(BDBDataFile(it->path())) || IsSQLiteFile(SQLiteDataFile(it->path())))) {
                 // Found a directory which contains wallet.dat btree file, add it as a wallet.
                 paths.emplace_back(path);
-            } else if (it.depth() == 0 && it->symlink_status().type() == fs::file_type::regular && IsBDBFile(it->path())) {
+            } else if (it.depth() == 0 && it->symlink_status().type() == fs::file_type::regular && IsBDBFile(it->path()) && it->path().extension() != ".bak") {
                 if (it->path().filename() == "wallet.dat") {
                     // Found top-level wallet.dat btree file, add top level directory ""
                     // as a wallet.
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_migration.py b/test/functional/wallet_migration.py
index 890b6a5c1b..88a1a0cae5 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_migration.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_migration.py
@@ -538,10 +538,14 @@ class WalletMigrationTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(info["descriptors"], True)
         assert_equal(info["format"], "sqlite")
 
+        walletdir_list = wallet.listwalletdir()
+
         # Check backup existence and its non-empty wallet filename
-        backup_path = self.nodes[0].wallets_path / f'default_wallet_{curr_time}.legacy.bak'
+        backup_filename = f"default_wallet_{curr_time}.legacy.bak"
+        backup_path = self.nodes[0].wallets_path / backup_filename
         assert backup_path.exists()
         assert_equal(str(backup_path), res['backup_path'])
+        assert {"name": backup_filename} not in walletdir_list["wallets"]
 
     def test_direct_file(self):
         self.log.info("Test migration of a wallet that is not in a wallet directory")