diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.cpp b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
index abc0625bb1c..7e119bb3c4b 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool static CheckPubKeyEncoding(const valtype &vchPubKey, unsigned int flags, co
     return true;
 }
 
-bool static CheckMinimalPush(const valtype& data, opcodetype opcode) {
+bool CheckMinimalPush(const valtype& data, opcodetype opcode) {
     // Excludes OP_1NEGATE, OP_1-16 since they are by definition minimal
     assert(0 <= opcode && opcode <= OP_PUSHDATA4);
     if (data.size() == 0) {
diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.h b/src/script/interpreter.h
index c76b3acb225..212de17c7b0 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.h
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.h
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ bool VerifyScript(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, const C
 
 size_t CountWitnessSigOps(const CScript& scriptSig, const CScript& scriptPubKey, const CScriptWitness* witness, unsigned int flags);
 
+bool CheckMinimalPush(const std::vector<unsigned char>& data, opcodetype opcode);
+
 int FindAndDelete(CScript& script, const CScript& b);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_SCRIPT_INTERPRETER_H
diff --git a/src/script/standard.cpp b/src/script/standard.cpp
index 700155c8d46..e6f99f3034e 100644
--- a/src/script/standard.cpp
+++ b/src/script/standard.cpp
@@ -88,21 +88,53 @@ static constexpr bool IsSmallInteger(opcodetype opcode)
     return opcode >= OP_1 && opcode <= OP_16;
 }
 
-static bool MatchMultisig(const CScript& script, unsigned int& required, std::vector<valtype>& pubkeys)
+static constexpr bool IsPushdataOp(opcodetype opcode)
+{
+    return opcode > OP_FALSE && opcode <= OP_PUSHDATA4;
+}
+
+static constexpr bool IsValidMultisigKeyCount(int n_keys)
+{
+    return n_keys > 0 && n_keys <= MAX_PUBKEYS_PER_MULTISIG;
+}
+
+static bool GetMultisigKeyCount(opcodetype opcode, valtype data, int& count)
+{
+    if (IsSmallInteger(opcode)) {
+        count = CScript::DecodeOP_N(opcode);
+        return IsValidMultisigKeyCount(count);
+    }
+
+    if (IsPushdataOp(opcode)) {
+        if (!CheckMinimalPush(data, opcode)) return false;
+        try {
+            count = CScriptNum(data, /* fRequireMinimal = */ true).getint();
+            return IsValidMultisigKeyCount(count);
+        } catch (const scriptnum_error&) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool MatchMultisig(const CScript& script, int& required_sigs, std::vector<valtype>& pubkeys)
 {
     opcodetype opcode;
     valtype data;
+    int num_keys;
+
     CScript::const_iterator it = script.begin();
     if (script.size() < 1 || script.back() != OP_CHECKMULTISIG) return false;
 
-    if (!script.GetOp(it, opcode, data) || !IsSmallInteger(opcode)) return false;
-    required = CScript::DecodeOP_N(opcode);
+    if (!script.GetOp(it, opcode, data) || !GetMultisigKeyCount(opcode, data, required_sigs)) return false;
     while (script.GetOp(it, opcode, data) && CPubKey::ValidSize(data)) {
         pubkeys.emplace_back(std::move(data));
     }
-    if (!IsSmallInteger(opcode)) return false;
-    unsigned int keys = CScript::DecodeOP_N(opcode);
-    if (pubkeys.size() != keys || keys < required) return false;
+    if (!GetMultisigKeyCount(opcode, data, num_keys)) return false;
+
+    if (pubkeys.size() != static_cast<unsigned long>(num_keys) || num_keys < required_sigs) return false;
+
     return (it + 1 == script.end());
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +195,7 @@ TxoutType Solver(const CScript& scriptPubKey, std::vector<std::vector<unsigned c
         return TxoutType::PUBKEYHASH;
     }
 
-    unsigned int required;
+    int required;
     std::vector<std::vector<unsigned char>> keys;
     if (MatchMultisig(scriptPubKey, required, keys)) {
         vSolutionsRet.push_back({static_cast<unsigned char>(required)}); // safe as required is in range 1..16
diff --git a/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp b/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
index ea41a037284..975c982fea9 100644
--- a/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <pubkey.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <script/sign.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@ void CheckUnparsable(const std::string& prv, const std::string& pub, const std::
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(error, expected_error);
 }
 
+/** Check that the script is inferred as non-standard */
+void CheckInferRaw(const CScript& script)
+{
+    FlatSigningProvider dummy_provider;
+    std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> desc = InferDescriptor(script, dummy_provider);
+    BOOST_CHECK(desc->ToString().rfind("raw(", 0) == 0);
+}
+
 constexpr int DEFAULT = 0;
 constexpr int RANGE = 1; // Expected to be ranged descriptor
 constexpr int HARDENED = 2; // Derivation needs access to private keys
@@ -376,6 +385,27 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(descriptor_test)
     CheckUnparsable("", "addr(asdf)", "Address is not valid"); // Invalid address
     CheckUnparsable("", "raw(asdf)", "Raw script is not hex"); // Invalid script
     CheckUnparsable("", "raw(Ü)#00000000", "Invalid characters in payload"); // Invalid chars
+
+    // A 2of4 but using a direct push rather than OP_2
+    CScript nonminimalmultisig;
+    CKey keys[4];
+    nonminimalmultisig << std::vector<unsigned char>{2};
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        keys[i].MakeNewKey(true);
+        nonminimalmultisig << ToByteVector(keys[i].GetPubKey());
+    }
+    nonminimalmultisig << 4 << OP_CHECKMULTISIG;
+    CheckInferRaw(nonminimalmultisig);
+
+    // A 2of4 but using a direct push rather than OP_4
+    nonminimalmultisig.clear();
+    nonminimalmultisig << 2;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        keys[i].MakeNewKey(true);
+        nonminimalmultisig << ToByteVector(keys[i].GetPubKey());
+    }
+    nonminimalmultisig << std::vector<unsigned char>{4} << OP_CHECKMULTISIG;
+    CheckInferRaw(nonminimalmultisig);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()