diff --git a/solana/bridge/program/src/api/governance.rs b/solana/bridge/program/src/api/governance.rs
index 0978c59c9..5195dc917 100644
--- a/solana/bridge/program/src/api/governance.rs
+++ b/solana/bridge/program/src/api/governance.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use solitaire::*;
 use solana_program::{
     program::invoke_signed,
     pubkey::Pubkey,
+    sysvar::rent::Rent,
 };
 use solitaire::{
     processors::seeded::Seeded,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::{
     Error::{
         InvalidFeeRecipient,
         InvalidGovernanceKey,
+        InvalidGovernanceWithdrawal,
         InvalidGuardianSetUpgrade,
     },
     CHAIN_ID_SOLANA,
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ pub struct TransferFees<'b> {
 
     /// Fee recipient
     pub recipient: Mut<Info<'b>>,
+
+    /// Rent calculator to check transfer sizes.
+    pub rent: Sysvar<'b, Rent>,
 }
 
 impl<'b> InstructionContext<'b> for TransferFees<'b> {
@@ -244,6 +249,15 @@ pub fn transfer_fees(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     verify_claim(&accs.vaa)?;
 
+    if accs
+        .fee_collector
+        .lamports()
+        .saturating_sub(accs.vaa.amount.as_u64())
+        < accs.rent.minimum_balance(accs.fee_collector.data_len())
+    {
+        return Err(InvalidGovernanceWithdrawal.into());
+    }
+
     accs.vaa.claim(ctx, accs.payer.key)?;
 
     // Transfer fees
diff --git a/solana/bridge/program/src/instructions.rs b/solana/bridge/program/src/instructions.rs
index 1e09d922d..fe7ba872c 100644
--- a/solana/bridge/program/src/instructions.rs
+++ b/solana/bridge/program/src/instructions.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ pub fn transfer_fees(
             AccountMeta::new(claim, false),
             AccountMeta::new(fee_collector, false),
             AccountMeta::new(recipient, false),
+            AccountMeta::new_readonly(sysvar::rent::id(), false),
             AccountMeta::new_readonly(solana_program::system_program::id(), false),
         ],
 
diff --git a/solana/bridge/program/src/lib.rs b/solana/bridge/program/src/lib.rs
index 5445c4732..c402a0b47 100644
--- a/solana/bridge/program/src/lib.rs
+++ b/solana/bridge/program/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,14 +63,15 @@ enum Error {
     InvalidGovernanceChain,
     InvalidGovernanceKey,
     InvalidGovernanceModule,
+    InvalidGovernanceWithdrawal,
     InvalidGuardianSetUpgrade,
     InvalidHash,
     InvalidSecpInstruction,
     MathOverflow,
     PostVAAConsensusFailed,
     PostVAAGuardianSetExpired,
-    VAAAlreadyExecuted,
     TooManyGuardians,
+    VAAAlreadyExecuted,
 }
 
 /// Translate from program specific errors to Solitaire framework errors. Log the error on the way
diff --git a/solana/bridge/program/tests/integration.rs b/solana/bridge/program/tests/integration.rs
index 402d16fea..dd3331706 100644
--- a/solana/bridge/program/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/solana/bridge/program/tests/integration.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ fn run_integration_tests() {
     test_transfer_fees(&mut context);
     test_transfer_fees_fails(&mut context);
     test_transfer_too_much(&mut context);
+    test_transfer_total_fails(&mut context);
 }
 
 fn test_initialize(context: &mut Context) {
@@ -1180,3 +1181,62 @@ fn test_foreign_bridge_messages(context: &mut Context) {
         assert_eq!(*signature, signature_bytes);
     }
 }
+
+fn test_transfer_total_fails(context: &mut Context) {
+    // Initialize a wormhole bridge on Solana to test with.
+    let (ref payer, ref client, ref program) = common::setup();
+    let emitter = Keypair::from_bytes(&GOVERNANCE_KEY).unwrap();
+    let sequence = context.seq.next(emitter.pubkey().to_bytes());
+
+    // Be sure any previous tests have fully committed.
+    common::sync(client, payer);
+
+    let fee_collector = FeeCollector::key(None, &program);
+    let account_balance = client.get_account(&fee_collector).unwrap().lamports;
+
+    // Prepare to remove total balance, adding 10_000 to include the fee we're about to pay.
+    let recipient = Keypair::new();
+    let nonce = rand::thread_rng().gen();
+    let message = GovernancePayloadTransferFees {
+        amount: (account_balance + 10_000).into(),
+        to: payer.pubkey().to_bytes(),
+    }
+    .try_to_vec()
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let message_key = common::post_message(
+        client,
+        program,
+        payer,
+        &emitter,
+        nonce,
+        message.clone(),
+        10_000,
+        false,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let (vaa, body, body_hash) = common::generate_vaa(&emitter, message.clone(), nonce, 1, 1);
+    common::verify_signatures(client, program, payer, body, body_hash, &context.secret, 1).unwrap();
+    common::post_vaa(client, program, payer, vaa).unwrap();
+
+    // Transferring total fees should fail, to prevent the account being de-allocated.
+    assert!(common::transfer_fees(
+        client,
+        program,
+        payer,
+        message_key,
+        emitter.pubkey(),
+        payer.pubkey(),
+        sequence,
+    )
+    .is_err());
+    common::sync(client, payer);
+
+    // The fee should have been paid, but other than that the balance should be exactly the same,
+    // I.E non-zero.
+    assert_eq!(
+        client.get_account(&fee_collector).unwrap().lamports,
+        account_balance + 10_000
+    );
+}