diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index 444a4c7eb..bf86055f8 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ bool DecodeHexTx(CTransaction& tx, const std::string& strHexTx)
     CDataStream ssData(txData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     try {
         ssData >> tx;
+        if (!ssData.empty())
+            return false;
     }
     catch (const std::exception&) {
         return false;