diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index f061f981f24..399c751bd97 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1649,13 +1649,12 @@ bool PeerManagerImpl::GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats& stats) c
 
 void PeerManagerImpl::AddToCompactExtraTransactions(const CTransactionRef& tx)
 {
-    size_t max_extra_txn = gArgs.GetIntArg("-blockreconstructionextratxn", DEFAULT_BLOCK_RECONSTRUCTION_EXTRA_TXN);
-    if (max_extra_txn <= 0)
+    if (m_opts.max_extra_txs <= 0)
         return;
     if (!vExtraTxnForCompact.size())
-        vExtraTxnForCompact.resize(max_extra_txn);
+        vExtraTxnForCompact.resize(m_opts.max_extra_txs);
     vExtraTxnForCompact[vExtraTxnForCompactIt] = std::make_pair(tx->GetWitnessHash(), tx);
-    vExtraTxnForCompactIt = (vExtraTxnForCompactIt + 1) % max_extra_txn;
+    vExtraTxnForCompactIt = (vExtraTxnForCompactIt + 1) % m_opts.max_extra_txs;
 }
 
 void PeerManagerImpl::Misbehaving(Peer& peer, int howmuch, const std::string& message)
diff --git a/src/net_processing.h b/src/net_processing.h
index 422bf6879b3..6ee4f229607 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.h
+++ b/src/net_processing.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
         bool ignore_incoming_txs{DEFAULT_BLOCKSONLY};
         bool reconcile_txs{DEFAULT_TXRECONCILIATION_ENABLE};
         uint32_t max_orphan_txs{DEFAULT_MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS};
+        size_t max_extra_txs{DEFAULT_BLOCK_RECONSTRUCTION_EXTRA_TXN};
     };
 
     static std::unique_ptr<PeerManager> make(CConnman& connman, AddrMan& addrman,
diff --git a/src/node/peerman_args.cpp b/src/node/peerman_args.cpp
index 8a1da693f4e..4a000de83ff 100644
--- a/src/node/peerman_args.cpp
+++ b/src/node/peerman_args.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ void ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& argsman, PeerManager::Options& optio
     if (auto value{argsman.GetIntArg("-maxorphantx")}) {
         options.max_orphan_txs = uint32_t(std::max(int64_t{0}, *value));
     }
+
+    if (auto value{argsman.GetIntArg("-blockreconstructionextratxn")}) {
+        options.max_extra_txs = size_t(std::max(int64_t{0}, *value));
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace node