diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 58a6d540a8..a12e38ff53 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -918,6 +918,9 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     // Option to startup with mocktime set (used for regression testing):
     SetMockTime(GetArg("-mocktime", 0)); // SetMockTime(0) is a no-op
 
+    if (GetBoolArg("-peerbloomfilters", true))
+        nLocalServices |= NODE_BLOOM;
+
     // ********************************************************* Step 4: application initialization: dir lock, daemonize, pidfile, debug log
 
     // Initialize elliptic curve code
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 35fbec6665..a880533e65 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4591,6 +4591,21 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
     }
 
 
+    else if (!(nLocalServices & NODE_BLOOM) &&
+              (strCommand == "filterload" ||
+               strCommand == "filteradd" ||
+               strCommand == "filterclear") &&
+              //TODO: Remove this line after reasonable network upgrade
+              pfrom->nVersion >= NO_BLOOM_VERSION)
+    {
+        if (pfrom->nVersion >= NO_BLOOM_VERSION)
+            Misbehaving(pfrom->GetId(), 100);
+        //TODO: Enable this after reasonable network upgrade
+        //else
+        //    pfrom->fDisconnect = true;
+    }
+
+
     else if (strCommand == "filterload")
     {
         CBloomFilter filter;
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index b5e65032a2..50aeaf44ba 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ enum {
     // Bitcoin Core does not support this but a patch set called Bitcoin XT does.
     // See BIP 64 for details on how this is implemented.
     NODE_GETUTXO = (1 << 1),
+    // NODE_BLOOM means the node is capable and willing to handle bloom-filtered connections.
+    // Bitcoin Core nodes used to support this by default, without advertising this bit,
+    // but no longer do as of protocol version 70011 (= NO_BLOOM_VERSION)
+    NODE_BLOOM = (1 << 2),
 
     // Bits 24-31 are reserved for temporary experiments. Just pick a bit that
     // isn't getting used, or one not being used much, and notify the
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 38b3d2e734..6cdddf9255 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * network protocol versioning
  */
 
-static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70002;
+static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 70011;
 
 //! initial proto version, to be increased after version/verack negotiation
 static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 209;
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ static const int BIP0031_VERSION = 60000;
 //! "mempool" command, enhanced "getdata" behavior starts with this version
 static const int MEMPOOL_GD_VERSION = 60002;
 
+//! "filter*" commands are disabled without NODE_BLOOM after and including this version
+static const int NO_BLOOM_VERSION = 70011;
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_VERSION_H