diff --git a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
index 978830b7e2b..0d8d860f1be 100755
--- a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
+++ b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ "${RUN_TIDY}" = "true" ]; then
           " src/dbwrapper.cpp"\
           " src/init"\
           " src/kernel"\
-          " src/mempool_args.cpp"\
+          " src/node/mempool_args.cpp"\
           " src/node/chainstate.cpp"\
           " src/policy/feerate.cpp"\
           " src/policy/packages.cpp"\
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 23bc1800953..1da61991374 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   logging.h \
   logging/timer.h \
   mapport.h \
-  mempool_args.h \
+  node/mempool_args.h \
   memusage.h \
   merkleblock.h \
   net.h \
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ libbitcoin_node_a_SOURCES = \
   kernel/context.cpp \
   kernel/mempool_persist.cpp \
   mapport.cpp \
-  mempool_args.cpp \
+  node/mempool_args.cpp \
   net.cpp \
   netgroup.cpp \
   net_processing.cpp \
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 056aadb675d..c19d27453b4 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
 #include <mapport.h>
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net_permissions.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
diff --git a/src/mempool_args.cpp b/src/node/mempool_args.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/mempool_args.cpp
rename to src/node/mempool_args.cpp
index f26f3729fd8..60993f1d8df 100644
--- a/src/mempool_args.cpp
+++ b/src/node/mempool_args.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 
 #include <kernel/mempool_limits.h>
 #include <kernel/mempool_options.h>
diff --git a/src/mempool_args.h b/src/node/mempool_args.h
similarity index 87%
rename from src/mempool_args.h
rename to src/node/mempool_args.h
index 72d202cca27..52d8b4f2655 100644
--- a/src/mempool_args.h
+++ b/src/node/mempool_args.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#ifndef BITCOIN_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
-#define BITCOIN_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
+#ifndef BITCOIN_NODE_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
+#define BITCOIN_NODE_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
 
 #include <optional>
 
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ struct MemPoolOptions;
 [[nodiscard]] std::optional<bilingual_str> ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& argsman, const CChainParams& chainparams, kernel::MemPoolOptions& mempool_opts);
 
 
-#endif // BITCOIN_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
+#endif // BITCOIN_NODE_MEMPOOL_ARGS_H
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/rbf.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/rbf.cpp
index 4801635791a..1a06ae886ee 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/rbf.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/rbf.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 #include <policy/rbf.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <sync.h>
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
index b1db1a425fd..ed372d5d1fc 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 #include <node/context.h>
 #include <node/miner.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/validation_load_mempool.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/validation_load_mempool.cpp
index 90c1a71d9f5..8241dff1897 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/validation_load_mempool.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/validation_load_mempool.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <kernel/mempool_persist.h>
 
 #include <chainparamsbase.h>
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 #include <node/mempool_persist_args.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index f5076c043bb..76ab6bfa040 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <init/common.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
-#include <mempool_args.h>
+#include <node/mempool_args.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>