diff --git a/lib/errors/spec.js b/lib/errors/spec.js
index a3e42bc..70fbeac 100644
--- a/lib/errors/spec.js
+++ b/lib/errors/spec.js
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ module.exports = [{
       }, {
         name: 'UnableToVerifySignature',
         message: format('Unable to verify signature: {0}')
+      }, {
+        name: 'DustOutputs',
+        message: format('Dust amount detected in one output')
       }, {
         name: 'FeeError',
         message: format('Fees are not correctly set {0}'),
diff --git a/lib/transaction/transaction.js b/lib/transaction/transaction.js
index 38568fe..6a9793e 100644
--- a/lib/transaction/transaction.js
+++ b/lib/transaction/transaction.js
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ Transaction.prototype.checkedSerialize = Transaction.prototype.toString = functi
       throw new errors.Transaction.FeeError(feeError);
     }
   }
+  if (this._hasDustOutputs()) {
+    throw new errors.Transaction.DustOutputs();
+  }
   return this.uncheckedSerialize();
 };
 
@@ -145,6 +148,18 @@ Transaction.prototype._validateChange = function() {
   }
 };
 
+Transaction.DUST_AMOUNT = 5460;
+
+Transaction.prototype._hasDustOutputs = function() {
+  var output;
+  for (output in this.outputs) {
+    if (this.outputs[output].satoshis < Transaction.DUST_AMOUNT) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
 Transaction.prototype.inspect = function() {
   return '<Transaction: ' + this.toString() + '>';
 };
diff --git a/test/transaction/deserialize.js b/test/transaction/deserialize.js
index 499a151..28993d9 100644
--- a/test/transaction/deserialize.js
+++ b/test/transaction/deserialize.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('Transaction deserialization', function() {
     vectors_valid.forEach(function(vector) {
       if (vector.length > 1) {
         var hexa = vector[1];
-        Transaction(hexa).serialize().should.equal(hexa);
+        Transaction(hexa).serialize(true).should.equal(hexa);
         index++;
       }
     });
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('Transaction deserialization', function() {
     vectors_invalid.forEach(function(vector) {
       if (vector.length > 1) {
         var hexa = vector[1];
-        Transaction(hexa).serialize().should.equal(hexa);
+        Transaction(hexa).serialize(true).should.equal(hexa);
         index++;
       }
     });
diff --git a/test/transaction/transaction.js b/test/transaction/transaction.js
index 9a4ad0e..110fbdc 100644
--- a/test/transaction/transaction.js
+++ b/test/transaction/transaction.js
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ describe('Transaction', function() {
         return transaction.serialize();
       }).to.throw(errors.Transaction.FeeError);
     });
+    it('fails if a dust transaction is created', function() {
+      var transaction = new Transaction()
+        .from(simpleUtxoWith1BTC)
+        .to(toAddress, 1)
+        .change(changeAddress)
+        .sign(privateKey);
+      expect(function() {
+        return transaction.serialize();
+      }).to.throw(errors.Transaction.DustOutputs);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('to and from JSON', function() {