diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 33c0fe433a..cfa3d2f221 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -3526,6 +3526,8 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_type,
                                                                                      peer_txreconcl_version, remote_salt);
         switch (result) {
         case ReconciliationRegisterResult::NOT_FOUND:
+            LogPrintLevel(BCLog::NET, BCLog::Level::Debug, "Ignore unexpected txreconciliation signal from peer=%d\n", pfrom.GetId());
+            break;
         case ReconciliationRegisterResult::SUCCESS:
             break;
         case ReconciliationRegisterResult::ALREADY_REGISTERED:
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py b/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
index fe3126ca1e..b23308eee9 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_sendtxrcncl.py
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ class SendTxRcnclTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             peer.send_message(sendtxrcncl_higher_version)
         self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
 
+        self.log.info('unexpected SENDTXRCNCL is ignored')
+        peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(PeerNoVerack(), send_version=False, wait_for_verack=False)
+        old_version_msg = msg_version()
+        old_version_msg.nVersion = 70015
+        old_version_msg.strSubVer = P2P_SUBVERSION
+        old_version_msg.nServices = P2P_SERVICES
+        old_version_msg.relay = 1
+        peer.send_message(old_version_msg)
+        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(['Ignore unexpected txreconciliation signal from peer=2']):
+            peer.send_message(create_sendtxrcncl_msg())
+        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
+
         self.log.info('sending SENDTXRCNCL after sending VERACK triggers a disconnect')
         peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(["sendtxrcncl received after verack"]):