diff --git a/src/policy/packages.h b/src/policy/packages.h
index 60aafb6d748..4b1463dcb34 100644
--- a/src/policy/packages.h
+++ b/src/policy/packages.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+/** Default maximum number of transactions in a package. */
+static constexpr uint32_t MAX_PACKAGE_COUNT{25};
+/** Default maximum total virtual size of transactions in a package in KvB. */
+static constexpr uint32_t MAX_PACKAGE_SIZE{101};
+
 /** A "reason" why a package was invalid. It may be that one or more of the included
  * transactions is invalid or the package itself violates our rules.
  * We don't distinguish between consensus and policy violations right now.
diff --git a/src/test/txvalidation_tests.cpp b/src/test/txvalidation_tests.cpp
index 5242c666284..95ad85d0f83 100644
--- a/src/test/txvalidation_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/txvalidation_tests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
+#include <policy/packages.h>
+#include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
@@ -49,6 +51,25 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(tx_mempool_reject_coinbase, TestChain100Setup)
     BOOST_CHECK(result.m_state.GetResult() == TxValidationResult::TX_CONSENSUS);
 }
 
+// Create placeholder transactions that have no meaning.
+inline CTransactionRef create_placeholder_tx(size_t num_inputs, size_t num_outputs)
+{
+    CMutableTransaction mtx = CMutableTransaction();
+    mtx.vin.resize(num_inputs);
+    mtx.vout.resize(num_outputs);
+    auto random_script = CScript() << ToByteVector(InsecureRand256()) << ToByteVector(InsecureRand256());
+    for (size_t i{0}; i < num_inputs; ++i) {
+        mtx.vin[i].prevout.hash = InsecureRand256();
+        mtx.vin[i].prevout.n = 0;
+        mtx.vin[i].scriptSig = random_script;
+    }
+    for (size_t o{0}; o < num_outputs; ++o) {
+        mtx.vout[o].nValue = 1 * CENT;
+        mtx.vout[o].scriptPubKey = random_script;
+    }
+    return MakeTransactionRef(mtx);
+}
+
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(package_tests, TestChain100Setup)
 {
     LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -84,6 +105,43 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(package_tests, TestChain100Setup)
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(it_child->second.m_state.IsValid(),
                         "Package validation unexpectedly failed: " << it_child->second.m_state.GetRejectReason());
 
+    // Packages can't have more than 25 transactions.
+    Package package_too_many;
+    package_too_many.reserve(MAX_PACKAGE_COUNT + 1);
+    for (size_t i{0}; i < MAX_PACKAGE_COUNT + 1; ++i) {
+        package_too_many.emplace_back(create_placeholder_tx(1, 1));
+    }
+    auto result_too_many = ProcessNewPackage(m_node.chainman->ActiveChainstate(), *m_node.mempool, package_too_many, /* test_accept */ true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(result_too_many.m_state.IsInvalid());
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_too_many.m_state.GetResult(), PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_too_many.m_state.GetRejectReason(), "package-too-many-transactions");
+
+    // Packages can't have a total size of more than 101KvB.
+    CTransactionRef large_ptx = create_placeholder_tx(150, 150);
+    Package package_too_large;
+    auto size_large = GetVirtualTransactionSize(*large_ptx);
+    size_t total_size{0};
+    while (total_size <= MAX_PACKAGE_SIZE * 1000) {
+        package_too_large.push_back(large_ptx);
+        total_size += size_large;
+    }
+    BOOST_CHECK(package_too_large.size() <= MAX_PACKAGE_COUNT);
+    auto result_too_large = ProcessNewPackage(m_node.chainman->ActiveChainstate(), *m_node.mempool, package_too_large, /* test_accept */ true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(result_too_large.m_state.IsInvalid());
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_too_large.m_state.GetResult(), PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_too_large.m_state.GetRejectReason(), "package-too-large");
+
+    // A single, giant transaction submitted through ProcessNewPackage fails on single tx policy.
+    CTransactionRef giant_ptx = create_placeholder_tx(999, 999);
+    BOOST_CHECK(GetVirtualTransactionSize(*giant_ptx) > MAX_PACKAGE_SIZE * 1000);
+    auto result_single_large = ProcessNewPackage(m_node.chainman->ActiveChainstate(), *m_node.mempool, {giant_ptx}, /* test_accept */ true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(result_single_large.m_state.IsInvalid());
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_single_large.m_state.GetResult(), PackageValidationResult::PCKG_TX);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(result_single_large.m_state.GetRejectReason(), "transaction failed");
+    auto it_giant_tx = result_single_large.m_tx_results.find(giant_ptx->GetWitnessHash());
+    BOOST_CHECK(it_giant_tx != result_single_large.m_tx_results.end());
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(it_giant_tx->second.m_state.GetRejectReason(), "tx-size");
+
     // Check that mempool size hasn't changed.
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_node.mempool->size(), initialPoolSize);
 }
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index ad0f636554f..07308aab396 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1079,6 +1079,20 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult MemPoolAccept::AcceptMultipleTransactions(const std::
     PackageValidationState package_state;
     const unsigned int package_count = txns.size();
 
+    // These context-free package limits can be checked before taking the mempool lock.
+    if (package_count > MAX_PACKAGE_COUNT) {
+        package_state.Invalid(PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY, "package-too-many-transactions");
+        return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, {});
+    }
+
+    const int64_t total_size = std::accumulate(txns.cbegin(), txns.cend(), 0,
+                               [](int64_t sum, const auto& tx) { return sum + GetVirtualTransactionSize(*tx); });
+    // If the package only contains 1 tx, it's better to report the policy violation on individual tx size.
+    if (package_count > 1 && total_size > MAX_PACKAGE_SIZE * 1000) {
+        package_state.Invalid(PackageValidationResult::PCKG_POLICY, "package-too-large");
+        return PackageMempoolAcceptResult(package_state, {});
+    }
+
     std::vector<Workspace> workspaces{};
     workspaces.reserve(package_count);
     std::transform(txns.cbegin(), txns.cend(), std::back_inserter(workspaces), [](const auto& tx) {