diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index a5f232c22..a8d667e3b 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ bool DecodeHexTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& strHexTx, bool fTry
     CDataStream ssData(txData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     try {
         ssData >> tx;
+        if (!ssData.empty())
+            return false;
     }
     catch (const std::exception&) {
         return false;