diff --git a/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.cpp b/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.cpp
index b629f4278b..1d0ca0c5ac 100644
--- a/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,19 @@ struct ECCryptoClosure
 ECCryptoClosure instance_of_eccryptoclosure;
 }
 
+/** Check that all specified flags are part of the libconsensus interface. */
+static bool verify_flags(unsigned int flags)
+{
+    return (flags & ~(bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_ALL)) == 0;
+}
+
 static int verify_script(const unsigned char *scriptPubKey, unsigned int scriptPubKeyLen, CAmount amount,
                                     const unsigned char *txTo        , unsigned int txToLen,
                                     unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags, bitcoinconsensus_error* err)
 {
+    if (!verify_flags(flags)) {
+        return bitcoinconsensus_ERR_INVALID_FLAGS;
+    }
     try {
         TxInputStream stream(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION, txTo, txToLen);
         CTransaction tx;
diff --git a/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.h b/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.h
index 1d2d5c23e4..1bef4fe9e9 100644
--- a/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.h
+++ b/src/script/bitcoinconsensus.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef enum bitcoinconsensus_error_t
     bitcoinconsensus_ERR_TX_SIZE_MISMATCH,
     bitcoinconsensus_ERR_TX_DESERIALIZE,
     bitcoinconsensus_ERR_AMOUNT_REQUIRED,
+    bitcoinconsensus_ERR_INVALID_FLAGS,
 } bitcoinconsensus_error;
 
 /** Script verification flags */
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ enum
     bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY = (1U << 9), // enable CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (BIP65)
     bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY = (1U << 10), // enable CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY (BIP112)
     bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_WITNESS             = (1U << 11), // enable WITNESS (BIP141)
+    bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_ALL                 = bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_P2SH | bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_DERSIG |
+                                                               bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_NULLDUMMY | bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY |
+                                                               bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY | bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_WITNESS
 };
 
 /// Returns 1 if the input nIn of the serialized transaction pointed to by
diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index 561adb8ea2..3169afb13a 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -173,11 +173,14 @@ void DoTest(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript
 #if defined(HAVE_CONSENSUS_LIB)
     CDataStream stream(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     stream << tx2;
-    if (flags & bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_WITNESS) {
-        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), txCredit.vout[0].nValue, (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, flags, NULL) == expect, message);
-    } else {
-        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), 0, (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, flags, NULL) == expect, message);
-        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, flags, NULL) == expect,message);
+    int libconsensus_flags = flags & bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_ALL;
+    if (libconsensus_flags == flags) {
+        if (flags & bitcoinconsensus_SCRIPT_FLAGS_VERIFY_WITNESS) {
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), txCredit.vout[0].nValue, (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, libconsensus_flags, NULL) == expect, message);
+        } else {
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script_with_amount(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), 0, (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, libconsensus_flags, NULL) == expect, message);
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(bitcoinconsensus_verify_script(begin_ptr(scriptPubKey), scriptPubKey.size(), (const unsigned char*)&stream[0], stream.size(), 0, libconsensus_flags, NULL) == expect,message);
+        }
     }
 #endif
 }