diff --git a/src/dash-tx.cpp b/src/dash-tx.cpp
index 74c2336726..ef9e06f31b 100644
--- a/src/dash-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/dash-tx.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutMultiSig(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& s
     CScript scriptPubKey = GetScriptForMultisig(required, pubkeys);
 
     if (bScriptHash) {
-        // Get the address for the redeem script, then call
+        if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(strprintf(
+                        "redeemScript exceeds size limit: %d > %d", scriptPubKey.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE));
+        }
         // GetScriptForDestination() to construct a P2SH scriptPubKey.
         CBitcoinAddress addr(scriptPubKey);
         scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(addr.Get());
@@ -411,9 +414,18 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutScript(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& str
         bScriptHash = (flags.find("S") != std::string::npos);
     }
 
+    if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(strprintf(
+                    "script exceeds size limit: %d > %d", scriptPubKey.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_SIZE));
+    }
+
     if (bScriptHash) {
-      CBitcoinAddress addr(scriptPubKey);
-      scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(addr.Get());
+        if (scriptPubKey.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(strprintf(
+                        "redeemScript exceeds size limit: %d > %d", scriptPubKey.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE));
+        }
+        CBitcoinAddress addr(scriptPubKey);
+        scriptPubKey = GetScriptForDestination(addr.Get());
     }
 
     // construct TxOut, append to transaction output list