diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index f1cf1049742..2d59506baba 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -1633,6 +1633,9 @@ CAmount CWallet::GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, unsigned int nConfirmTarge
 {
     // payTxFee is user-set "I want to pay this much"
     CAmount nFeeNeeded = payTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
+    // prevent user from paying a non-sense fee (like 1 satoshi): 0 < fee < minRelayFee
+    if (nFeeNeeded > 0 && nFeeNeeded < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes))
+        nFeeNeeded = ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
     // User didn't set: use -txconfirmtarget to estimate...
     if (nFeeNeeded == 0)
         nFeeNeeded = pool.estimateFee(nConfirmTarget).GetFee(nTxBytes);