diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface.go b/chainntnfs/interface.go
index 1f0e1e3f6..5e829633b 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface.go
@@ -628,6 +628,28 @@ func ConfDetailsFromTxIndex(chainConn TxIndexConn, r ConfRequest,
 				r.TxID, err)
 	}
 
+	// Deserialize the hex-encoded transaction to include it in the
+	// confirmation details.
+	rawTx, err := hex.DecodeString(rawTxRes.Hex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, TxNotFoundIndex,
+			fmt.Errorf("unable to deserialize tx %v: %v",
+				r.TxID, err)
+	}
+	var tx wire.MsgTx
+	if err := tx.Deserialize(bytes.NewReader(rawTx)); err != nil {
+		return nil, TxNotFoundIndex,
+			fmt.Errorf("unable to deserialize tx %v: %v",
+				r.TxID, err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the transaction matches our confirmation request in terms of
+	// txid and pkscript.
+	if !r.MatchesTx(&tx) {
+		return nil, TxNotFoundIndex,
+			fmt.Errorf("unable to locate tx %v", r.TxID)
+	}
+
 	// Make sure we actually retrieved a transaction that is included in a
 	// block. If not, the transaction must be unconfirmed (in the mempool),
 	// and we'll return TxFoundMempool together with a nil TxConfirmation.
@@ -659,21 +681,6 @@ func ConfDetailsFromTxIndex(chainConn TxIndexConn, r ConfRequest,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Deserialize the hex-encoded transaction to include it in the
-		// confirmation details.
-		rawTx, err := hex.DecodeString(rawTxRes.Hex)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, TxNotFoundIndex,
-				fmt.Errorf("unable to deserialize tx %v: %v",
-					txHash, err)
-		}
-		var tx wire.MsgTx
-		if err := tx.Deserialize(bytes.NewReader(rawTx)); err != nil {
-			return nil, TxNotFoundIndex,
-				fmt.Errorf("unable to deserialize tx %v: %v",
-					txHash, err)
-		}
-
 		return &TxConfirmation{
 			Tx:          &tx,
 			BlockHash:   blockHash,
diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
index dec608a16..1c2676da9 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
@@ -660,12 +660,29 @@ func testTxConfirmedBeforeNtfnRegistration(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 		t.Fatalf("unable to register ntfn: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// We'll also register for a confirmation notification with the pkscript
+	// of a different transaction. This notification shouldn't fire since we
+	// match on both txid and pkscript.
+	var ntfn4 *chainntnfs.ConfirmationEvent
+	ntfn4, err = notifier.RegisterConfirmationsNtfn(
+		txid3, pkScript2, 1, uint32(currentHeight-1),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to register ntfn: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case <-ntfn3.Confirmed:
 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatalf("confirmation notification never received")
 	}
 
+	select {
+	case <-ntfn4.Confirmed:
+		t.Fatalf("confirmation notification received")
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+	}
+
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
 	select {