diff --git a/src/policy/feerate.cpp b/src/policy/feerate.cpp
index e89ca308f..93bc4649d 100644
--- a/src/policy/feerate.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/feerate.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <arith_uint256.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 
 #include <tinyformat.h>
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ CFeeRate::CFeeRate(const CAmount& nFeePaid, uint32_t num_bytes)
 {
     const int64_t nSize{num_bytes};
 
-    if (nSize > 0) {
+    if (nFeePaid >= MAX_MONEY && nSize > 0) {
+        arith_uint256 nSatsPerK = arith_uint256(nFeePaid) * 1000 / arith_uint256(nSize);
+        nSatoshisPerK = nSatsPerK.GetLow64();
+    } else if (nSize > 0) {
         nSatoshisPerK = nFeePaid * 1000 / nSize;
     } else {
         nSatoshisPerK = 0;
diff --git a/src/test/amount_tests.cpp b/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
index d91527a11..9272d5f8e 100644
--- a/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <amount.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 
+#include <test/util/setup_common.h>
+
 #include <limits>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
@@ -84,8 +86,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetFeeTest)
     // some more integer checks
     BOOST_CHECK(CFeeRate(CAmount(26), 789) == CFeeRate(32));
     BOOST_CHECK(CFeeRate(CAmount(27), 789) == CFeeRate(34));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(SizeLimitTest)
+{
     // Maximum size in bytes, should not crash
-    CFeeRate(MAX_MONEY, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()).GetFeePerK();
+    BOOST_CHECK(CFeeRate(MAX_MONEY, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) == CFeeRate(2147483648487));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CFeeRate(MAX_MONEY, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()).ToString() , "21474.83648487 RDD/kvB");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CFeeRate(MAX_MONEY, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()).ToString(FeeEstimateMode::BTC_KVB) , "21474.83648487 RDD/kvB");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(CFeeRate(MAX_MONEY, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()).ToString(FeeEstimateMode::SAT_VB) , "2147483648.487 sat/vB");
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BinaryOperatorTest)