diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 141842d921..3faa038df4 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3068,7 +3068,8 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransactionInternal(
         tx = MakeTransactionRef(std::move(txNew));
 
         // Limit size
-        if (GetTransactionWeight(*tx) > MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT)
+        if ((sign && GetTransactionWeight(*tx) > MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT) ||
+            (!sign && tx_sizes.second > MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT))
         {
             error = _("Transaction too large");
             return false;